IVATU

Группа из трех участников, сформированная в Москве в 2016 году с выходом дебютного EP «Revel», который во многом продолжает эстетику Portishead и Massive Attack. В настоящее время IVATU является активно гастролирующей командой по странам Западной и Восточной Европы. Группа избегает компьютеров, используя винтажное аналоговое обоурудование и во время записи и во время лайвов. Красивые аранжировки, странные тексты, космический, хрупкий вокал, музыкальная техническая сложность, мощный образный посыл и постоянное нахождение на грани акустического и электронного восприятия - всё это создаёт для IVATU запоминающийся стиль, уникальную атмосферу. Участники группы: Members Eava, Anton Fish, Pavel Nikolskiy IVATU (ex.White Slaver) - is a darkwave band, composed of Eava (vocals and keys), Anton Fish (ac. guitar, drums and synths) and Pavel Nikolskiy (guitar, bass and mixing), that formed in Moscow in 2016 with the debut album «Revel». The band's music is noted for its trip-hop, alternative, darkwave, psycodelic and minimalism influences. Its melodic but sharp, with poetic lyrics. The band likes to avoid computers, using vintage gear during recording and live shows. EP «Revel» (2016) which has a taste of Portishead and Massive Attack aesthetics has been followed with a long European Tour including around 13 countries (with Whoneedslyrics Festival(Bratislava) and Underground Youth(UK) support), Russian Trip-Hop and Soundscape Festivals and Zoe Zanias(Berlin) support. Pumped over, and at the same time rather transparent sound proceeding from lots of analog sints in combination with gloomy and very sensitive vocal of Iva gives unforgettable effect, a certain mix of Massive Attack, Cocteau Twins with minimal-techno impregnations turns out. Icecream Booking Agency IVATU create gloomy, melodious and fascinating music suspense with a sensual female vocal. Timeout.ru IVATU passionately knead a psychedelia and a trip-hop. Classic Rock Magazine And happens also so: you talk about something insignificant to the girl neighbor in hostel in the afternoon — and in the evening she steps on the stage of "the Glade of Labyrinths" and it appears literal "reincarnation" of Bette Gibbons from the Portishead group. And you stiffen in amazement, listening attentively to strange harmonies of IVATU and semi-sobbing voice. Rara-rara blog IVATU don't need the complicated and heavy arrangements, on the contrary, their music seeks to minimize any stratifications to leave as much space as possible for the special energy of this strange project. Mayak Radio