DVA (band)
{{Short description|Czech musical duo}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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| name = DVA
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| caption = DVA performing in 2011
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| origin = Hradec Králové, Czechia
| genre = Alternative rock, freak folk
| years_active = 2006–present
| label = Label Home Table, Indies
| website = {{url|2dva.cz}}
| current_members =
- Bára Ungerová
- Jan Kratochvíl
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DVA is a Czech alternative rock music duo consisting of the siblings Bára Ungerová and Jan Kratochvíl.[http://www.2dva.cz/bio/ DVA official Website - Bio/Booking]. www.2dva.cz. Retrieved 23 February 2025/
DVA have described their style as "folk music of nonexistent nations", which consists of a mix of tango, cabaret, circus, pop, beatboxing, freak folk, and acoustic electro, among a variety of other eclectic styles.{{cite web|last1=Matas|first1=Jakub|title=Formace DVA v M-klubu představí hudbu neexistujících národů {{!}} Kulturní zařízení|url=http://www.kzvalmez.cz/tiskovy-servis/Formace-DVA-v-M-klubu-predstavi-hudbu-neexistujicich-narodu/|website=www.kzvalmez.cz|accessdate=14 June 2016}} The lyrics of their songs are made up of nonsensical words that mix German, Hungarian, and Swedish, among others.{{cite web|title=Každá řeč je naší vlastní |url=https://www.goethe.de/ins/cz/prj/jug/kul/cs11351487.htm |website=goethe.de |date= |access-date=19 December 2021 |language=cs |trans-title=Each Language Is Our Own}}{{cite web|last1=Tesař|first1=Milan|title=DVA z neexistujících rádií – Radio Proglas|url=http://hudba.proglas.cz/detail-clanku/dva-z-neexistujicich-radii.html|website=hudba.proglas.cz|accessdate=14 June 2016}}
History
DVA (which means "two" in Czech) was formed in 2006 by Bára Ungerová (then Bára Kratochvílová) and Jan Kratochvíl, who were both previously associated with Divadlo DNO in Hradec Králové. They simultaneously launched their own home-based record label, Label Home Table.{{cite web|title=Novinky • Fléda|url=http://fleda.cz/novinky/808-dva-album-zdarma-nove-klipy-bbc-echoanalog/|website=fleda.cz|accessdate=14 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304235158/http://fleda.cz/novinky/808-dva-album-zdarma-nove-klipy-bbc-echoanalog/|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}} Their debut album, titled Fonók, was released in 2008. They followed it a year later with Kollektt8, a collection of unreleased tracks, which they gave away for free.{{cite web|title='Tamti' Dva z Hradce Králové nabízejí desku Kollektt8 zadarmo {{!}} Kultura|url=http://www.lidovky.cz/tamti-dva-z-hradce-kralove-nabizeji-desku-kollektt8-zadarmo-pou-/kultura.aspx?c=A090908_140009_ln_kultura_jk|website=Lidovky.cz|accessdate=14 June 2016|date=8 September 2009|language=cs |trans-title=Dva, from Hradec Králové, Offer their album Kollektt8 for Free}}{{cite web|title=Hudba české skupiny DVA zní z německé reklamy|url=http://www.tyden.cz/rubriky/kultura/hudba/hudba-ceske-skupiny-dva-zni-z-nemecke-reklamy_165575.html|website=TÝDEN.cz|accessdate=14 June 2016|date=15 April 2010}}
The duo has since released three further studio albums: HU (2010), Nipomo (2014), and Piri Piri (2024).
Dva's stage performances are often accompanied by projections created by Markéta Lisá and Magdalena Hrubá (under the name 2M) from the electro group Midi lidi.{{cite web|title=Dva |url=https://www.indies.eu/en/umelci/159/dva/ |website=indies.eu |date= |access-date=19 December 2021}}
=Video game soundtracks=
In 2012, DVA composed the soundtrack for the Amanita Design video game Botanicula. The record received an Independent Game Festival Award for Excellence in Audio. In 2018, the duo wrote the soundtrack for another video game by Jaromír Plachý, this one titled Chuchel. They named the album Cherries on Air.{{cite web|title=The 17th Annual Independent Games Festival|url=http://igf.com/2012/03/fourteenth_annual_independent_.html|website=igf.com|accessdate=14 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060444/http://igf.com/2012/03/fourteenth_annual_independent_.html|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last1=Dobrovský|first1=Pavel|title=Chuchel – představení nové hry od autora Botaniculy – Games.cz|url=http://games.tiscali.cz/preview/chuchel-predstaveni-nove-hry-od-autora-botaniculy-275939|website=Games.cz|accessdate=14 June 2016}} The soundtrack was released as their sixth album.{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/DVA-Cherries-On-Air-Chuchel-Soundtrack/release/11986055|website=discogs|title=DVA (3) – Cherries On Air (Chuchel Soundtrack)|date=31 May 2018 }}
In 2021, Dva published the soundtrack for the latest Amanita Design project, also designed by Jaromír Plachý, titled Happy Game.{{cite web|title=Happy Game Soundtrack and Art Book |url=https://www.gog.com/game/happy_game_soundtrack_art_book |website=gog.com |date= |access-date=19 December 2021}}
Band members
- Bára Ungerová – vocals, wind instruments
- Jan Kratochvíl – guitar, banjo, looping, beatboxing, vocals
Touring members
- 2M (Magdalena Hrubá and Markéta Lisá) – projections
Discography
Studio albums
- Fonók (2008)
- Kollektt8 (2009)
- HU (2010)
- Nipomo (2014)
- Piri Piri (2024)
Soundtracks
- Lappop (Soundtrack to the play Ledové techno, tedy lapohádky – 2007)
- Mélies (Soundtrack to Georges Méliès films – 2008)
- Caligari (Original music for reinterpretation of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari – 2008)
- Vše pro dobro světa a Nošovic (Documentary soundtrack – 2010)
- Medvědí ostrovy (Documentary soundtrack – 2010)
- Botanicula – (Video game soundtrack – 2012)
- Cherries on Air – (Chuchel soundtrack – 2018)
- Happy Game – (Video game soundtrack – 2021)
Other albums
- Bezděčné vítězství (Radio play broadcast – 2006)
- Nunovó Tango (Mini-album – 2006)
- Elektro a kusto (Mini-album – 2006)
- Kapitán Demo (Compilation of Nunovó Tango, Elektro a kusto, Lappop, Caligari, Zvonění do mobilních telefonů, et al. – 2007)
- Zvonění do mobilních telefonů (2008)
Selected awards
- Nominated at the 2008 Anděl Awards for Best Alternative Music Album, Fonók
- 2010 Anděl Award, Best Alternative Music Album for HU{{cite web|title=Ceny Anděl |url=https://andelceny.cz/ |website=andelceny.cz |date= |access-date=19 December 2021 |language=cs |trans-title=Anděl Awards}}
References
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External links
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- {{official website|2dva.cz}}
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Category:Czech alternative rock groups
Category:Musical groups from Hradec Králové
Category:Musical groups established in 2006
Category:Video gaming in the Czech Republic