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Get back to the history- during the winter 2003/ 2004 he was constructing his artistic life when he felt that he is ready to start the journey with art. He knew that he wanted to do something. He didn't know what exactly. Soon he has found the answer. Or better to say, that the answer has found him. Another case was that Sophie's music inspired him to write first poem after long break, poem titled "Tears Go Down". And the logical progress of the situation was that he wanted to publicize this work on Sophie Ellis- Bextor web site, Forum section of course. He did it. And he started e-mail correspondence with Dave H. In the very first e-mail Dave wrote that he is a musician and that he has composed few pieces of instrumental music. Radek proposed him to work together on new project, Dave agreed- here is the true beginning of MusicWordArt as a real band. Exactly on 16 March 2004, 11:39 PM, when the e-mail with answer hit Radek's inbox...
After Bunji's out, the group decided to work as a duo. Once again Dave H and radek started to discuss art and good stuff in modern music. Sharing mp3's between United States and Poland cyber spaces. And working together. It all went really good and it was probably, and still is (because it still can return) the most econimical, the fastest in creation process and full of contrasts. Simply because Radek and Dave, even if they have thousands of same thoughts and impressions, also have totally different views on life. But this is the true power of MusicWordArt- merging total contrasts and different points of view. A simple advice to all of you, dear internet audience, to find compromise or just go your own way in relations with other people. The fruit of that time works is an excellent art pack called "Brides Of Russia" and second, moderned and progressed version of MWA web site. Brides creation process has began in August 2004, then Radek wrote the lyrics. It was released released that art pack in December and it all went good with promtotion, the soul of these weeks was something very special. The music was created by Dave H and graphic/poem was made of course by Radek. Then the second member started to look for someone who can get on Bunji's place in the group.
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MusicWordArt- name of nothing and name of everything in
the same time. Their art is only a cycle of zero's and one's putted
somewhere in the cyber space. But is "only" a right word? Take a look
on their music- it's pulsing, full of great influences but mainly in
totally new, original style, that can be described as "pulsing rhythms and voices from far away calling" stuff. Their lyrics are written by the sweat and the blood- abortion described in "Womans Hand", solitude and fear of Russian Brides, sex, murder, dreams, love from "Bullet", "Brides Of Russia", "Moonflower"
and other art packs... Take a look on their graphics and photo
artworks- there is something hidden inside, something calling from the
deep. The girl sorrounding the tree with arms and light from her black
face, old family photo, earth "screaming through space", apple
bited by naked woman... MusicWordArt is something more than few people
creating
multimedia materials in various line ups. It's something more than you
hear, read or see here. It's something that you can feel. It touches
the deepest places in human's soul. Simply because this art is created
with the use of deepest memories, emotions and dreams. It's a mirror of
life.
Everything has begun few years ago, exactly in the first months of year 2002, when Dave H became Sophie Ellis- Bextor's
Forum moderator. Sophie can be taken as a common point in this
MusicWordArt history, in fact her music helped collaborators come
together and work in the beginning of the history. But, let's return to
Dave H- he is an American musician, keyboardist and drummer, composer
and photographer. His fascinations, created through all years of his
young and mature life were very similar to these that later appeared as
Radek fascination, which fact started whole collaboration- these
musical interests were progressive rock and ambient sound spaces, bands
like King Crimson or Dead Can Dance, musicians like Robert Fripp and
Brian Eno. Dave composed many songs using keyboards, lot of electronic
stuff and of course his creative imagination. Later this mysterious,
experimental music became first step of band's artistic exploration.
His talent, musical originality and
enthusiasm as a fan of rock music have become one of the first motors
of MusicWordArt's collaborative works. Radek describes his american
collaborator: "He's
like my brother. We were sharing thoughts and ideas on life for long
months in whole year 2004. We are of course still corresponding,
discussing MWA things and events in world art, also private stuff. He
is my best friend, one of two most creative people that I was happy to
work with and I it still is on." Dave is someone that gives MWA the
transcdendental atmosphere, deep soul. He is man of faith and honour.
As Radek noted in few conversations with friend- "He's a man that I would trust with my child in his hands, in a burning house."
During the fall of year 2003 Sophie Ellis- Bextor released her second album titled "Shoot from the Hip". Without this event, there would be no MusicWordArt ever. Here is the moment when Radek Kordasiewicz
appears. He was so fascinated by the album that he wrote review for
local polish press and ran the CD thousands of times through his
player. Let's make him more known- polish lyricist, reviews writer,
musical journalist, drummer and composer, thinker and web designer,
guitar amateur player. In MusicWordArt he became lyricist, graphic
designer, musical producer and composer, web sites creator, and mainly
the "brain" of the project, contacting all the time with other members,
keeping the terms, inspiring each other and pushing whole project
forward into the uncertain future.
How about his lyrics? Well, Radek always writes about things that many
people want to forget about- few ones for example, like abortion,
solitude and fear in modern world, also faith questioning... But there
is always something very special and original in his lyrics, not a hope
in traditional meaning or something like this but real brave that you
can find in his sentence- "Human
feelings are the most powerful thing on this earth, in our whole world
and I believe that we can annul everything, everything without any hope
for better life, for someone waiting for us after death. Be honest and
live in truth, this is only thing that we can do"... Radek always
tries to find human beings the most fascinating, deep and inspiring
elements of reality (especially women)- our feelings, like love,
passion, also fear and suffering, simply everything that creates our
life is Radek's inspiration and- like he says- only reason of our
existence. Beautiful and touching reason... As you can see Radek is not
just
another lyricist. He is mainly a sensitive and brave human being.
Second step of MusicWordArt's artistic exploration.
Next part of the story is simple-Bunji,
one of the Sophie Ellis- Bextor forums member has posted a comment in
Radek's topic where he wrote about his multimedia collaboration with
few of his friends. It intrigued MusicWordArt'slyricist and he quickly
checked out Bunji's web site to learn some more about his creation. He
decided to ask him for collaborating with him and Dave H in graphic
designer character. Bunji agreed- on 7'th May 2004 MusicWordArt began
existence as a trio. Group began releasing their collaborative
materials called Art Packs on 3'rd September 2004, with "Womans Hand"-
including Dave H's ambient music, Radek's poem and Bunji's graphical
visualization of the words. The art packs were released on special new
MWA web site, created by Radek during the summer 2004. Many people (in
great percent lot of group's friends from Bextor and Raveonettes
forums) get interested in the project, asking about the next releases
and web sites. The band has followed
"Womans Hand" with a real masterpiece, an art pack called "Bullet". It's the favourite one of Radek- "In
that time, in that weeks of summer and fall 2004, there was something
amazing in the air. It was very inspired time. I have added few sounds
to Dave's original composition, wrote the lyrics and then Bunji has
created this amazing and touching symbolic graphic artwork. Now our art
is different. But as a fruit of our ideas from the beginning, "Bullet"
was the top. And it will always be something special, making me proud"
Radek has included few original ideas in the lyrics. Inspired by german
philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, he wrote about eternal return of our
world and all in our life, on and on. With King Crimson inspired,
pulsing and spaceful music and masterpiece graphic it all worked out
totally amazing. And then the first line up broke up... Radek notes: "The
band broke up in the time of works on the third art pack, "Brides Of
Russia" one. I remember that day like a sad and
silent one. It was friday 15'th in November 2005, like I have mentioned
in the beginning of this writing. Joe has sent me the e-mail and he
said that he is no longer a MusicWordArt member. He explained his
decision in a kind way, with a good and honest reasons. We have gone on
our own artistic ways in a great friendship atmosphere. It still
continues. Someone like Joe can never be forgotten by his
collaborators."
Radek has found her profile with artworks on DeviantART. Her real name is Dominika, her artistic name is Lorineth Hexe.
He proposed her to work with MusicWordArt. She agreed and then they
have started long, few weeks internet conversations about their first
work together, an art pack with strong erotic elements. Radek wanted it
to be strong and sensitive in the same time. He has written a poem and
created music, with ambient additions of Dave. Lorineth has organised a
photo session, Dave and Radek have chosen the best photography from all
stuff and then, after overworks on music, words and pictures it all was
released in January 2005. The promotion was bigger than ever before.
Third version of the web site, tons of promo messages on forums,
friends blogs (interview too) and mainly a great promotion on the
NowaMuzyka.pl polish electronic music web site. It all worked out well
for the group. Lorineth getout of the band for some time for private
reasons, Dave and radek started
to think about future of the project. The result was three months of
total silence. Then the new art form appeared in MWA's space- the
exclusive word/art release "Silent Water", which was a overworked photo artwork with poem on it, without any music, just a silent release. More was upcoming.
In late April 2005 the new line up of MusicWordArt was formed. Radek
was creating graphic artworks and taking care of promotion, Dave H was
composing music, and there we two new members- Gosia Sobanska, polish lyricist and also Radek's girlfriend and Mateusz Rozwadowski,
very talented polish guitarist, with amazing style of playing that
reminds Steven Wilson, Robert Fripp or David Gilmour. The first release
(or if you will the pre-release) was an exclusive WordArt material
called "Artist's Epitaph", including Gosia's fantastic lyrics
and Radek's mysterious photo artwork. With amazing promotion (again)
and support of many fans from whole world on MySpace.com group's
account, MusicWordArt worked out the newest, fifth art pack called "Moonflower",
including Dave's beautiful music with Radek's additions and Mateusz
amazing solo guitar playing, Radek's graphical artwork and Gosia's
fantastic hearttouching poem.
New
web site called "In the meantime" was holding group's new releases. The
band started to think about the future. Radek has composed more music,
Mateusz was working on new guitar parts, Dave H's collected music was
also waiting for internet release. Today this chapter in their history
is still opened. Working in various line up's (for example as a trio
Radek-Mateusz-Dave on a remix of the music taken from the project
Rumours About Angels II- Birth process) on various projects, new art
packs, exclusive releases they still progress and look into the future.
To the end of year 2005 Radek wants to release few WordArt's and art
packs in MusicWordArt, with new ideas, for music, poems and graphics.
The band is currently releasing their continuation of "Moonflower" art pack- two new packs titled "Human" and "Meantime" that include music, poems and graphics that can be taken as the new way of creating modern art.
It seems that MusicWordArt will live long. But with words in artists mind, written by Jim Morrison- "The future's uncertain and the end is always near".
Fall 2005- a time of changes in MusicWordArt. After releasing two brand new art packs the band started to promote it hardly with the help of such a great web sites as NowaMuzyka or Postindustry. With a friend's help and a new web site (this one) MWA grew into more popularity in hermetic underground groups of multimedia fans. Music and graphics shared in the web hit many people browsing the most silent places on the edge of the web. In August 2005, before all of this, Radek has contacted with Marta Zbieron, polish female photographer, art creator. He proposed her an artistic collaboration in MWA and the result is an amazing series of three graphics that will be soon released on the site. Marta's' style, very poetic but also full of hard emotions was something ideal for new creations. The collaborative upcoming art pack titled "Under The Hotel" is a story about cheating. "I want you to catch the atmosphere- you're a guy that loves his woman totally. It's a party somewhere in the hotel while your visit
there. You can see her cheating you somewhere in the silent rooms, you can still hear the music from below when next to you, behind the door, yor woman is screaming during havng sex. You can't move and get there, you're paralysed, you see only a pale moonlight flashing through the windows and flowing into the corridors of hotel. The art pack is going to be great event- three graphical art works, over fifteen minutes of music and a long symbolic poem. Memories, tears, sex, past and the future- all merged in one creation. Soon...