Brunette Models
{{Infobox musical artist
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| birth_name = Piotr Krzyżanowski
| alias = Peter Krzyzanowski, Ερημίτης Κατώτερος (Eremites Katoteros)
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1974}}
| origin = Toruń, Poland
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| genre = Ambient, Experimental music, Atmospheric Music, Electroacoustic music, Deep Listening, Hesychasm
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| years_active = 1991 – present
| label = [https://anadyomene-records.com/ Anadyomene' Secret Rec.], [http://www.eng.generator.pl/p,brunette-models-last-poem,3528.html#recenzje Generator Rec.]
| associated_acts = Agnes de Venice, Xenia Agapene, Provatofoni (Πρόβατοφωνή)
| website = [https://anadyomene-records.com/ Anadyomene' Secret Rec.]
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Brunette Models is a Polish-Cypriot musical project for experimental electronic music and sound sculpture, in the style of ambient music, atmospheric, hesychasm, deep listening music, and is one of a pioneer of this kind of music in Poland, although outside the media and without publicity.Weychert-Waluszko, Monika (2005) „Torun to...”, Algo, {{ISBN|83-89683-13-X}}, p. 129-142{{cite web |url=http://astralvoyager.midimania.pl/arty.php#pk |title=Astral Voyager. |publisher=Astralvoyager.midimania.pl |date=2011-05-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926201328/http://astralvoyager.midimania.pl/arty.php#pk |archivedate=2010-09-26 |access-date=2011-05-24 }}[http://www.sonicimmersion.org/brunette-models-last-poem/ Brunette Models], SonicImmersion.org. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
Piotr Krzyżanowski
Brunette Models is the alter ego of the artist Piotr Krzyzanowski, who was born (1974) and grew up in Toruń (Poland). He graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń). He was involved in projects for the Warsaw Electronic Festival (WEF){{cite web |url=http://wef.pl/wefrec/artists |title=WEF-Rec. artists-list |publisher=wef.pl |accessdate=2011-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902053506/http://wef.pl/wefrec/artists |archive-date=September 2, 2011 |url-status=dead }}, and Contemporary Electronic Soundscapes (CES).{{cite web |url=http://ces.studio-nagran.pl/artists/brunette-models/ |title=Contemporary Electronic Soundscapes |publisher=ces.studio-nagran.pl |date= |accessdate=2017-06-03}} He also was a journalist of the „Estrada i Studio” magazine.{{cite web|url=http://www.eis.com.pl/virtual/modules.php?name=Sections&sop=viewarticle&artid=175 |title=Estrada i Studio - magazine for musicians; one of many articles by Krzyzanowski |publisher=Eis.com.pl |date= |accessdate=2011-05-24 }}, [http://anadyomene-records.com/other/wiki_image/EiS_07.2001.jpg Picture] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811112450/http://anadyomene-records.com/other/wiki_image/EiS_07.2001.jpg |date=August 11, 2011 }} Krzyzanowski is active in music production (Agnes de Venice, Xenia Agapene) and the implementation of sound, too. He performed live at the International Ambient Festival in Gorlice, 15 July 2004{{cite web |url=http://www.mpmambient.pl/en/archives2004.html |title=International Ambient Festival 2004 |publisher=Mpmambient.pl |date= |accessdate=2011-05-24 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://kordowicz.prv.pl/ |title=MPM Ambient Gorlice 2004 Live concert to free download |publisher=kordowicz.prv.pl |date= |accessdate=2017-01-02}}Newsweek Polska, No. 29/2004 (18 July 2004), ISSN 1642-5685, p. 106. and many more. The music of Brunette Models has been played by radio stations.{{cite web |url=http://www.anadyomene-records.com/mp3.htm |title=Few radio broadcasts from public Polish Radio III |publisher=Anadyomene-records.com |accessdate=2012-01-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118041952/http://www.anadyomene-records.com/mp3.htm |archivedate=2012-01-18 }} In August 2009 a video-clip by Polish multimedia-artist Joanna Cholascinska was released with a track from the „Apsychastenia” album.{{cite web|last=Models |first=Brunette |url=http://vimeo.com/7522603 |title=Video-clip on Vimeo |publisher=Vimeo.com |date= |accessdate=2011-05-24}} Krzyzanowski designed and constructed hardware and software for high-resolution recording (Digital eXtreme Definition) on a 24-bit/352.8 kHz workstation.{{cite web |url=http://anadyomene-records.com/studio.htm |title=DIY: Digital eXtreme Definition 24-bit/ 352.8 kHz audio work - station |publisher=Anadyomene-records.com |date=2011-05-17 |accessdate=2011-05-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707135758/http://anadyomene-records.com/studio.htm |archivedate=2011-07-07 }} Krzyzanowski founded the Cypriot label Anadyomene' Secret Records. After 10 years this site was closed by a massive hacker attack. From 2018 April, the web-portal has been made fully working again. An announcement was made in the spring of 2025:{{cite web|url=https://anadyomene-records.com |title=anadyomene-records.com |publisher=Anadyomene' Secret Rec. |date= |accessdate=2025-04-15}}
{{quote|We have been online with you for 26 years (previously at a different address). Everything is changing, the world is changing. Internet service prices have risen by more than 500%(!). I am one person, completely independent. I have never earned a cent from the music. This music has always been made available FOR FREE. Thank you very much for your interest & thanks for all downloads. This host will be online until 10 June 2025. See you in a better world. Lov–ya.}}
Πρόβατοφωνή
Since 2018, Brunette Models as Ερημίτης Κατώτερος (Eremites Katoteros) alias, creates with Xenia Agapene a musical duet named Πρόβατοφωνή (Provatofoni).
Musical development
A characteristic of Brunette Models music is that it homes in on the dominant tone color, as a fundamental aesthetic value, which is a trait of synesthetes. For the past few years he has not officially published pressed albums.{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/1314421-Brunette-Models/ |title=Brunette Models Discography at Discogs |publisher=discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2017-08-05}} He withdrew from the world and focused on music only, without promotion, A&R, PR and without even connection to the internet. In his artistic manifesto{{cite web|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6rw-n9ttBLsbmI5d1RGQVF6Mlk/view |title=Artistic manifesto by Brunette Models, 05 Aug 2011 |publisher=drive.google.com |date=2011-08-05}} he motivated this asceticism, that today's world looks more at the name of the composer, than at the music. BM thinks it is not a good. In music he sees mysticism as a possible prayer to God, a kind of hesychasm.{{cite web |url=http://elmuzyka.blogspot.com/2011/11/piotr-krzyzanowski-to-muzyka-jest.html |title=[Polish language] Interview with Brunette Models, The music is more important, Part 1/2 |publisher=elmuzyka.blogspot.com |accessdate=2019-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044243/http://elmuzyka.blogspot.com/2011/11/piotr-krzyzanowski-to-muzyka-jest.html |archive-date=March 6, 2019 |url-status=dead }},{{cite web |url=http://elmuzyka.blogspot.com/2011/11/piotr-krzyzanowski-to-muzyka-jest_07.html |title=[Polish language] Interview with Brunette Models, The music is more important, Part 2/2 |publisher=elmuzyka.blogspot.com |accessdate=2019-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043145/http://elmuzyka.blogspot.com/2011/11/piotr-krzyzanowski-to-muzyka-jest_07.html |archive-date=March 6, 2019 |url-status=dead }},
Discography
= As Brunette Models =
- 1995 - 97 – Magnus luctus in ergastulo – The first album.
- 1999 – Apsychastenia – The second album.
- 2000 – Impressions of whispers – The third album.
- 2002 – Apsychastenia 2.
- 2002 – Historia jednej chwili (History of one moment) – ANR0017.
- 2002 – City Songs 7 – compilation.
- 2004 – 6th International Music Presentations of Ambient 2004, 15 July, P5:00, presenter: Jerzy Kordowicz.
- 2008 – Last poem – The fifth album – GEN CD 007.
- 2010 – Αυτάρκεια (Autarky) [single – Studio Master 24-bit/96 kHz technology].
- 2011 – Ατλαντίδα (Atlantis) [single – Studio Master 24-bit/96 kHz technology].
- 2012 – Παρουσία (Parousia) [single – Studio Master 24-bit/96 kHz technology].
- 2014 – Aναστενάζοντας στον Θεό [maxi-single – Studio Master 24-bit/96 kHz technology].
- since 2019 – Πρόβατοφωνή (Provatofoni) etc.
=As [[Eremites Katoteros]] nick=
- 2021 – Album from May 5, which has non–writable secret titles. See inlay for details.{{cite web |url=https://eremites.bandcamp.com/album/24-bit-96-khz-see-inlay-for-details |title=Eremites Katoteros, 24 bit 96 kHz music album to free downloads. |publisher=bandcamp.com |date=2021-05-05 |accessdate=2021-05-08}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
Sources
- Polscy producenci muzyczni (Polish music producers), PL edition [paperback], Publication Date: 3 September 2011, {{ISBN|1-231-84654-2}}, {{ISBN|978-1-231-84654-4}}.
- Kalejdoskop polskich twórców (Kaleidoscope of Polish artists), „Astral Voyager” Magazyn Muzyki Elektronicznej (Electronic Music Magazine), 2001, No. 1.
- Czym jest dla mnie muzyka, czyli co ma Chopin do ambientu, „Astral Voyager” Magazyn Muzyki Elektronicznej (Electronic Music Magazine), 2001, No. 2.
- El-Skwarka, Impresje Szeptów (Impressions of whispers), „Estrada i Studio”, No. 5, 2001, ISSN 1427-0404, p. 96.
- AUDIOPHILE Sound Numero Speciale Top Audio 2011 p. 6.
External links
- [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6rw-n9ttBLsbmI5d1RGQVF6Mlk/view?usp=sharing Art manifesto by Brunette Models]
- [http://www.eng.generator.pl/p,brunette-models-last-poem,3528.html#recenzje Generator]
- [http://www.alienairmusic.com/playlists/2010-02-28.html Brunette Models by AlienAirMusic' broadcast in Los Angeles]
- [http://www.pugachov.ru/eem/kafram.html Encyclopedia of Electronic Music]
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