Open Space
OriginMinsk, Belarus
Genrespop rock, indie rock, britpop[1]
Years active2006–present
LabelsWest Records, Vigma
MembersVitaliy Matievskiy
Seva Maslov
Andrey Malashenko
Artem Buryakin
Past membersMaxim Mestovskiy
Roman Sorokaletov
Websiteosband.com

Open Space is a pop rock and indie rock band from Minsk, Belarus.[2][3] Formed in 2006 with an English repertoire and a few Belarusian songs,[4] they later adapted mostly Russian lyrics. The band has released two full albums and several EPs and singles, but in recent years the musicians play together mostly as a cover band.[5][6] Since 2017, frontman Vitaliy Matievskiy has focused on his synth-pop duo Days of Days,[7] and since 2018 he also writes music for his solo electronic music project MATIVI.[8]

History

Open Space was formed in 2006 by Seva Maslov (bass) and Vitaliiy Matievsky (vocals, guitar).[9] They were later joined by Maxim Mestovskiy (guitar) and Andrey Malashenko (drums).[10]

In 2007 the band recorded their first demo EP Wake Up at the Graffity club in Minsk. They began performing regularly in Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia. In 2008 they released the 5-song EP Beautiful.[11] In 2009 the band was nominated as Best New Artist at the annual Rock Coronation Awards in Belarus.[12] In 2010 they won the award for Best Pop-Rock Band.[13]

Open Space released their first full-length album Deal With Silence on the local label West Records in 2010.[14][15] Also in 2010, the band played on main stages at the Be2gether and Basovišča music festivals.[16][17] The EP Let It Go was released later that year.

Their second full-length album Pressure was released in 2012.[18] At the 2012 National Music Awards presented by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus and Capital TV, Open Space was honored as Best Rock Band.[19]

Musical style

A columnist for the newspaper Muzykalnaya Gazeta described the Open Space sound: “It felt like an overdose of Coldplay in the music. The only difference is that it is easier, more primitive, not so nice, and does not cling.”[20] The band has been noted for memorable dance rhythms decorated with heavy guitars.[21] The band has “clinging, catchy songs designed for a wide audience,” wrote the Belarusian music portal LiveSound, and “Open Space is a very strong band. The guys play great and will play for a very long time”.[22] The same publication described the sound of the band as soft Britpop, played very smoothly and professionally, though it is occasionally “boring”.[23] In 2010 hosts from European Radio for Belarus noted that the band is often confused with Hair Peace Salon and Coldplay.[24]

Band members

Timeline

Discography

  • Wake Up (EP, 2007)[9]
  • Beautiful (EP, 2008)
  • Deal With Silence (LP, 2009)
  • Let It Go (EP, 2010)
  • Bookseller (EP, 2011)
  • Do You Remember (maxi single, 2012)
  • Pressure (LP, 2012)[25]
  • Сделай Шаг (single, 2014)

Participation in collections

  • «APS Sound» Volume 1 (2012)[26]

Press

Notes

  1. ↑ Валынскі, Дохтур (2009). "Хварэем на Brit Pop" (in Belarusian). European Radio for Belarus. Archived from the original on 2009-04-07. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  2. ↑ "О группе | Группа Open Space — официальный сайт". www.osband.com. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  3. ↑ "Open Space". www.radiohit.by. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
  4. ↑ "Концерт группы "Open space" на СТВ" [Concert of the "Open Space» band on CTV]. Capital TV. 2012-06-23. Archived from the original on 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  5. ↑ "Группа Open Space — кавер бэнд, кавер-версии и собственные песни". Группа Open Space. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  6. ↑ Весялуха, Марына (2016-08-18). "Open Space: "Мы чужыя песні граем як свае"" [Open Space, “We play other people's songs as ours”] (in Belarusian). Zvyazda. Archived from the original on 2019-06-06. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
  7. ↑ Виталий Матиевский (2017-05-17), Day of Days - Miracle, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2018-11-14
  8. ↑ "Минская волна - В гостях Виталий Матиевский". mvradio.by (in Russian). 2018-06-18. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  9. 1 2 "Wake Up – мини альбом от группы Open Space" [Wake Up - mini album from the Open Space band]. LiveSound.by (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2008-10-03. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  10. ↑ Сакович, Екатерина (2007). "OPEN SPACE :: Wake Up". Muzykalnaya Gazeta (in Russian) (34). Archived from the original on 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  11. ↑ Богнат, Екатерина (2008-04-27). ""Open Space" — брит-рок по-белорусски" [“Open Space” is Brit-rock in Belarusian] (in Russian). BelaPAN. Archived from the original on 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
  12. ↑ "ESPRIT — "Адкрыцьцё году" па вэрсыі наведнікаў ТГ". Archived from the original on 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2009-03-18. Retrieved 11 February 2009
  13. ↑ ""Рок-корону-2009" получила группа "Без билета"" [beZ bileta received the “Rock Crown 2009”]. naviny.by (in Russian). BelaPAN. 2010-03-05. Archived from the original on 2019-06-10. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  14. ↑ Калеснікава, Маша (2010-01-14). "Аглядача: Open Space "Deal with Silence"" [Review: Open Space "Deal with Silence"] (in Belarusian). European Radio for Belarus. Archived from the original on 2019-06-12. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  15. ↑ "Каталог". rollingstone.ru. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
  16. ↑ "B2g.lt – Tai, kas naudinga, aktualu ir įdomu".
  17. ↑ "PROGRAM FESTIWALU / ПРАГРАМА ФЭСТЫВАЛЮ". Archived from the original on 2004-06-18. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
  18. ↑ "Проект "СТАрт"" [Project «СТАрт»]. СТА Логистик (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  19. ↑ Чернухо, Александр; Бегункова, Марина (2012-12-13). "Национальная музыкальная премия: "С умением переставлять ноты туда-сюда в нашей стране проблем нет"" [National Music Award: “There is no problem with the ability to rearrange notes back and forth in our country”] (in Russian). Ultra-Music. Archived from the original on 2019-06-10. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  20. ↑ Слэп. (2006). "АЎСЯНКА, СЭР!" [Oatmeal, sir!]. Muzykalnaya Gazeta (in Belarusian) (10). Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  21. ↑ Соболевская, Елена “Aresha” (2007-07-03). "Белорусские бритрокеры: кто сильнее?" [Belarusian brit-rockers: who is stronger?] (in Russian). LiveSound.by. Archived from the original on 2008-10-03. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  22. ↑ Aresha. "HPS не гости, а хозяева" [HPS are not guests, but the hosts]. LiveSound.by | Белорусский музыкальный портал (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  23. ↑ duckling; Fobia_L. "Contr-US-тный Brit Rock" (in Russian). LiveSound.by. Archived from the original on 2007-11-11. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  24. ↑ Еўрарадыё; Ждановіч, Аляксандр “Tarantino” (2010). "Open Space: "Скарыць Мінск — гэта свайго роду вайнушка!"" (in Belarusian). European Radio for Belarus. Archived from the original on 2010-04-27. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  25. ↑ Подберезский, Дмитрий (2012). "Pressure" (in Russian). ej.by. Archived from the original on 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
  26. ↑ ""APS Sound" Volume 1". APS. 2013-01-18. Archived from the original on 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
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