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Abraxas

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99 (1999)	Centurie (1998)	Cykl obraca się. Narodzin (1996)

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Progressive Rock

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Rock/Pop

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Philosophical

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1987

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1987 to Present...

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Polish neo-progressive rock group was founded in 1987 in Bydgoszcz. Lassa & Lukasz Swiech lead the band at that time. ABRAXAS came from a story by H. Hessenamed "Demian" in which a specific dualism appeared between the good and the evil that pervades each other, this is called ABRAXAS and it is turned out to be the major characteristic of the band. With gusto atmospheres, unusual beats, controversial songwriting, impressive arrangements, and dominated harmony, here are the major features of the ABRAXAS music.

At the end of the '80s, the polish scene was marked by the Punk Rock waves. Although ABRAXAS received prestigious awards, their music wasn't been treated seriously. At that time, they gave important concerts supporting bands like ZIYO and RESERWAT and they also had hope in the recording of their music because their fans and popularity had grown. But the band deep crisis made them split and they wouldn't perform for a period of two years.

In 1991, somebody who cherished and enjoyed their music made the band restart with Adam and Lukasz. They were helped by Krysztof Pacholski(keyboards), Mikolaj Matyska (drums), Rafal Ratajczak (bass) and Radek Kaminski (guitar). They gave two majestic concerts in Bydgoszcz at the break of March and April 1992, in the Hall of Youth Palace and the Beanus Club. Gathered was an amazing number of people who saw this mysterious band. They also performed at the Festival in Wegorzewo and a live concert for the PIK Radio before splitting for the second time. This successful period ended up with a witty live concert and radio appearances even after they had split and with Radek's injuries in a car accident. Sometimes misfortune can turn in a better way...

Then the band went to Gniezno where they met the musicians of AYLOE who shared the same passion for music. This move turned out to be the third revival of the band. They are now with a completely new line-up than the one in '95 and '96. In their most important period, they started to work on their first album and performed their first show in a progressive festival in Warsaw, and were acclaimed as stars.

In 1996 ABRAXAS' first album saw the light on the Ars Mundi label and was warmly reviewed. We have to admit that the band performed lots of concerts along with many stars such as FISH, ARENA, COLIN BASS, PORCUPINE TREE, ROBERT PLANT and JIMMY PAGE in the Spodek Arena, Katowice. In 1998 they released their second album, searching for a new sound owing to the significant contribution of Szymon Brzezinski, which became the best album of the year for the listeners of the Polish Radio 3 music station. At the same time, Szymon and Marcin started to collaborate with Colin Bass (CAMEL) who decided to produce their solo album, which resulted in a European tour. In 1999, the third ABRAXAS album "99" saw the light. They have now 5 albums,
"Century" and "Prophecies" is the same album, the latter being the English version, and a live album in 2000 recorded during a Polish Radio concert on January 3/29, 2000.
See also Swiech, Lukasz solo album.


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16th Feb 2022

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