Artist The Maneken: poster of concerts
The Maneken
The music group The Maneken whose songs are familiar to more and more people every year is a Ukrainian pop-rock band. For all those who want to learn more about the creative activities of The Maneken, the Wikipedia portal gives full information that it is a solo project of musician Evgeny Filatov. The group was founded in 2007 in Kiev. The impetus for the creation of the group was the recording and performances of the group's leader Yevgeny Filatov under the stage name "The Maneken". Also, the band The Maneken to listen to music compositions which is a pleasure for all fans of this style in music, works in such genres as electro-rock, indie-pop, indie-rock, soft-rock, alternative.
In 2008, Filatov released his debut album "First Look". The musician composed and recorded all the compositions of the album himself. He consistently performed all musical parts.
In the summer of 2009, The Maneken Electronic Performance was presented on the main stage of the KAZANTIP festival, based on the use of a new IM Table tool - an interactive media table developed by Front Pictures.
In total, the group has 6 albums and 3 singles. The band previously collaborated with Moon Records.
Today there are 4 participants in the group. This is directly Eugene Filatov - DJ, vocalist, songwriter. Also Maxim Shevchenko - guitar, Alexander Chunin - bass guitar and Denis Marinkin - on drums.
The discography currently consists of seven albums, three singles and 12 music videos.
The Maneken's second studio album, Soulmate Sublime, was released almost a year and a half later. On the record, The Maneken appears in a new creative role - most of the songs are written in the style of electronic rock, at the junction of guitar and electronic music.
The Maneken's third album is Portrait. The author of the music and arrangements was Eugene Filatov, frontman of The Maneken. German songwriter and director Charlie Stadler has once again written the lyrics for the English-language songs.
For the first time in the history of The Maneken, the band released a song in Russian - the song "Ticket Back". The text was co-authored with Russian writer Victoria Platova.
Evgeny Flatov said about the last album: “I was not looking for complex constructions, but focused on timbres that I know well and that I love. We don't really need many of the things around us. While working on Sale, I cut off everything that prevented the music from unfolding. I looked for new voices, trusting my own intuition. Artists who took part in the recording of Sale are not an additional element. They are the basis of this release. There are no conventions for creativity. It doesn't matter where you are or what's going on around you. Only the people around you are important. What matters is their energy, which turns your creative impulse into something bigger. That's how new music was born. Along with a lot of talented people. I think that makes the whole Sale project more meaningful. ” The songs of the band The Maneken are easy to download on the band's official website.