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Gorchitza

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Gorchitza
Background information
OriginKyiv, Ukraine
GenresElectronic, dance-rock, funky house
Years active2007–present
LabelsIKON, Lavina Music
Membersa.gorchitza (Oleksii Laptev)

Alloise(Alla Moskovka)

Malysh(Alexey Kyrychenko)

Gorchitza is a Ukrainian electronic music band from Kyiv which sings in English. According to music press, the band is one of the representatives of contemporary pop and electronic music.

History

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Early stages

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Gorchitza emerged through the efforts of composer, producer, and musician Alexey Gorchitza (Alexey Laptev). For 6 years, Alexey worked as a sound engineer at the local Kerch radio station until he founded his own "Kublo-production", based at the studio of Sofia Rotaru.[1] There, he remixed tracks of Alena Vinnitskaya, the bands Number 482, Mumiy Troll, and many other famous Ukrainian and Russian acts.[citation needed] He then began experimenting with computer music, but later decided to create a live electronic project.

The first formation was compiled of two local bands, called Vedo (ukr. Вєдо) and Radiokefir (rus. Радиокефир), in 2002. The band sang in Ukrainian and won a renowned Ukrainian band contest Krasche Razom (ukr. Краще Разом), but soon broke up and the only thing remained was its name,"Gorchitza.”[citation needed]

Debut

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The turning point in the history of the band marked the introduction of Alexey with a House vocalist Alloise (Alla Moskovka), well known in the Kyiv club scene. Alloise was found singing in a club.[2]

They got to know each other almost by accident when Alexey invited Alloise to the studio, as he needed a strong female vocal part for a record. After only a few months of fruitful co-operation the new band Gorchitza had created enough material to play their debut-concert in the Kyiv club "Kaif", on October 6, 2006. This was the day the band considered as their official beginning.[citation needed]

Their first single Kiss Me Loneliness became a national radio hit (# 13 annual national radio charts Ukraine).[citation needed]

International success

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In October 2007, the band released the single One New Message, followed by a video clip. The track became the band's most recognizable song and brought Gorchitza international recognition and massive popularity.[citation needed] In January 2008, the famous British band Apollo 440 remixed the track One New Message, for which Gorchitza became widely known abroad - mainly due to house-made online promo.[citation needed]

In April 2008, Gorchitza got signed by Lavina Music, and released their first studio album Highlights. Half a year later, in October they became finalists of the biggest Polish festival SOPOT and got signed by EMI Music Poland.[citation needed]

In 2010 Nokia produced a custom edition of its mobile phones with pre-installed Gorchitza's music.[3]

The first performance of Gorchitza in Russia was at the NuNote Lounge Fest in Moscow in August 2009.[4]

In March 2020 Gorchitza had their first Russian solo concert in Moscow Rock-club Sixteen Tons.[5]

Band members

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Current members

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  • Alexey Gorchitza (Alexey Laptev) — front man, keyboards, programming
  • Alloise — lead vocals, lyrics (2007-2012, 2017)
  • Alexey Kyrychenko — guitar
  • Artem Ugodnikov — drums

Former members

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  • Olya Dibrova — vocals, lyrics (2012-2017)
  • Oleg Kuzmenko — drums
  • Yaroslav Polishchuk — bass guitar
  • Alexey Molchanov — drums

Discography

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Albums

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  • Highlights (2008) — first studio album
  • Neytrino (2008) — Gorchitza's (Alexey) solo album
  • Highlights RMXS (2008) — remix album
  • It's You (2011) — second studio album

Singles

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  • One New Message (2007) — single from the first studio album Highlights
  • Call It A Dream (2009) — single from the first studio album Highlights
  • Last Time (2010) — single from the second studio album It's You
  • Final Cut (2010) — single from the second studio album It's You, release scheduled for late 2010

References

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  1. ^ "Алексей GORCHITZA продюсирует американо-украинскую группу ANTENNA". Gloss (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-05-19.
  2. ^ Kerr, Andrew Michael (2010-02-11). "Milk & honey with Gorchitza Life Project - Feb. 11, 2010". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
  3. ^ "Gorchitza Live Project". Jango Radio. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
  4. ^ MTV News "Gorchitza and Skye Edwards @ Lounge Fest, Moscow" Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Russia.ru "Gorchitza's first Russian solo concert"". Archived from the original on 2010-08-01. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
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