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Alina Orlova

Alina Orlova is a young singer-songwriter, painter and photographer from Visaginas, Lithuania. Her music could be described as short, soulful piano ballads with poetic lyrics.
The artist became famous when she recorded about 17 demo tracks which quickly leaked to the internet. These included some covers of songs by Виктор Цой and Moby, but most of them were composed by Alina herself.
In the beginning of 2008, after nine months of recording, Alina finally released her first official album - Laukinis Šuo Dingo.

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IJO

The beginning stages of IJO’s musical career took place in the intersection of dark ambient, drum’n’bass and drill’n’bass styles. Later the talented producer moved on to exploring the more accessible easy listening, ambient and IDM territories (though not renouncing his personal attachment to twisted drum’n’bass). Yet even this lighter musical material bore the traces of his experiments with darker and heavier styles, manifested in syncopated polyrhythmic beats and carefully crafted atmospheres.

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Nojus

Singer, guitarist, songwriter and producer Darius Mileris ("Nojus") and drummer Asta Mil formed alternative folkrock band NOJUS in 2001, when both moved to Ireland from Lithuania after band AIRIJA, they were in and recorded 5 albums since 1992, disbanded. Still being in band Airija, Nojus recorded two acoustic solo albums "Name" (1998) and "East" (2000). In 2002 and 2006 respectively, albums "Saugok" ("Save") and "Am

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Lys

There are at least two bands called LYS: 1)
LYS is Lithuanian capital-based ambient/drone project. Project's music gets into depths of a strange static-movement of the sound, earlier used to be more IDM/electronic/experimental orientated. Now it spreads through different horizons, involving listeners to sink (or penetrate)through ambientic slumber atmosphere.
There were some handmade CDr's and internet releases, but now LYS is preparing to release a debut full-length album. EARLIER :

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Leon Somov

Leon Somov has been creating music for more than 10 years. His musical carrier began in a metal band, and much later he became a member of a popular Lithuanian rock band InCulto. At present, he is studying audio engineering in SAE institute in London. A FREE Leon Somov feat. Jazzu: Offline Remixed (Sutemos021) and Leon Somov feat. Jazzu: Offline EP (Sutemos018) is available for download at Sutemos Netlabel. More info:
www.myspace.com/leonsomov

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Requiem

There are quite a few artists called Requiem.

1. Requeim is a Lithuanian rock / post-punk band. 1994-the year, winter, with the mental daw allow long-west Psyche basement, drinking cheap wine and immoderate Smoking ... This was the beginning of the group. After a while joined Šniras. For some time, they played only for themselves and cellar rats. In 1994 2 October Can be considered the official birthday group, since its first public concert of music Ukmerge school hall.

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Andrius Mamontovas

A household name in Lithuania, Andrius Mamontovas has been charming audiences with his recipe of melancholic rock for two decades now. A crowd of 60 000 gathered to witness the last show of his now legendary band Foje in 1997 and his ongoing solo career is impressive. Getting his umpteenth gong at Bravo awards (Lithuanian equivalent of Grammy) has become a routine for Lithuania's biggest and most charismatic rock star who is also carving a career path as a music producer and actor (playing the main...

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Awakening Sun

AWAKENING SUN – an unsigned, fast growing, one of the most promising Lithuanian bands. AWAKENING SUN was set up by a guitarist, a lyricist, the main composer, the frontman and band producer Ernestas in spring 2011. Different musicians had replaced each other, until the final cast was formed: Ernestas Skripkiūnas (vocals/ lead guitar), Vilius Stašauskas- (drums), Denis Bubel (rhythm guitar), Povilas Laurinaitis (bass guitar).

Read more about Awakening Sun on Last.fm.

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Silhouette

There are five artists by the name of Silhouette: 1. A Lithuanian Progressive Metal band from Klaipeda. In 2008 they released their EP “Theory of Dream”. 2. Swedish jazz group SiLHOUETTE was founded in the spring of 2008, when Christina and Fredrik met at a party, where both of them were playing, but not together. Christina heard Fredrik practicing the beautifiul Lars Gullin tune “Silhouette”, she joined in...

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