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Bizarre

Bizarre

Bizarre has been played on NTS shows including Fifth World w/ Ian Kim Judd, with Pearlshell Fairy first played on 11 November 2020.

Estonian shoegaze group Bizarre came together in 1992. In the early stage they were largely influenced by the post - MBV dreampop scene. After causing a considerable stir in the underground, Bizarre released their debut cassette-only album called -Beautica- in spring 1994. It consisted of swirly, FX-ridden guitars, layers of hushy vocals and a sensitive atmosphere of beauty, melancholy and noise.

-Beautica- received very positive feedback and in alternative circles it was hugely successful. Although still in the frames of "normal music", -Beautica- already gave hints of the weirdness that followed… By that time the musical and mental landscape of the band had already grown far too… bizarre… to continue with the same kind of self-expression.therefore a 2-year old period followed, during which Bizarre recorded what would be the follow-up to the first tape. The only reason it took so long was that they were seldom completely satisfied with their tracks.

Throughout it's shortish career, Bizarre has had its own strong mentality as a band. They have always stood for escapism in music, support of the underground and contempt for the press. Bizarre are a circle of five vague figures (PR consultant of Tartu city government, photo model, neuronphase DJ, semiotics student and producer of radio ads) who are completely sure that they can express their way of living, conversations, views and memories into music. As many times as they have been interviewed they have come up with some words that describe Bizarre best: "beauty, despair, memories, dreams, substances, moodswings, escapism…" or, as one of Estonia's most progressive music critics Tiit Kusnets summed it up in one word: "relationshit".

Bizarre is not simply music, it's a mentality - fragile, educated and sensitive in its essence but most certainly indescribable in print. But it grows on you anyway. So get addicted…

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Bizarre

Bizarre has been played on NTS shows including Fifth World w/ Ian Kim Judd, with Pearlshell Fairy first played on 11 November 2020.

Estonian shoegaze group Bizarre came together in 1992. In the early stage they were largely influenced by the post - MBV dreampop scene. After causing a considerable stir in the underground, Bizarre released their debut cassette-only album called -Beautica- in spring 1994. It consisted of swirly, FX-ridden guitars, layers of hushy vocals and a sensitive atmosphere of beauty, melancholy and noise.

-Beautica- received very positive feedback and in alternative circles it was hugely successful. Although still in the frames of "normal music", -Beautica- already gave hints of the weirdness that followed… By that time the musical and mental landscape of the band had already grown far too… bizarre… to continue with the same kind of self-expression.therefore a 2-year old period followed, during which Bizarre recorded what would be the follow-up to the first tape. The only reason it took so long was that they were seldom completely satisfied with their tracks.

Throughout it's shortish career, Bizarre has had its own strong mentality as a band. They have always stood for escapism in music, support of the underground and contempt for the press. Bizarre are a circle of five vague figures (PR consultant of Tartu city government, photo model, neuronphase DJ, semiotics student and producer of radio ads) who are completely sure that they can express their way of living, conversations, views and memories into music. As many times as they have been interviewed they have come up with some words that describe Bizarre best: "beauty, despair, memories, dreams, substances, moodswings, escapism…" or, as one of Estonia's most progressive music critics Tiit Kusnets summed it up in one word: "relationshit".

Bizarre is not simply music, it's a mentality - fragile, educated and sensitive in its essence but most certainly indescribable in print. But it grows on you anyway. So get addicted…

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