Affinage (band)

Affinage
Affinage in 2018 at the charity festival "Raznyye Lyudi – Rok-muzykanty pomogayut detyam" ("Different People – Rock musicians help children"), Saint Petersburg
Affinage in 2018 at the charity festival "Raznyye Lyudi – Rok-muzykanty pomogayut detyam" ("Different People – Rock musicians help children"), Saint Petersburg
Background information
OriginRussia
Genresnoir-chanson, folk rock, acoustic rock, alternative rock
Years active2012–present
MembersMikhail Em Kalinin
Aleksandr Sasha Om Yevdokimov
Sergei Sergeich Shiliaev
Aleksandr Koryukovets
Websitehttps://affinageband.ru/

Affinage (Russian: Аффинаж) is a Russian band founded in 2012 by songwriter and lead singer Mikhail Em Kalinin (Russian: Михаил "Эм" Калинин) and bass player Sergei Sergeich Shiliaev (Russian: Сергей "Сергеич" Шиляев) in the city of Saint Petersburg. The band plays songs in its own style of noir-chanson and takes its name from the process of purifying an impure metal (French: affinage).

Since its formation, the group released five studio albums, seven EPs, thirteen singles and one compilation. Affinage toured across Russia and Belarus, taken part in the popular Russian festivals (such as Nashestvie[1][2]) and has songs on major music hit charts,[3][4][5][6] and played on radio stations (e.g. Nashe Radio[7][8][9][10][11][12]), without producers, labels or large sponsors.[13]

  1. ^ Румянцева, Татьяна (4 July 2017). "Нашествие-2017: расписание выступлений по дням на площадках рок-фестиваля" [Nashestvie-2017: Schedule of the rock festival]. KP.RU – сайт "Комсомольской правды" (in Russian). Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  2. ^ Докучаев, Игорь (26 July 2018). "Нашествие-2018: расписание выступлений по дням на площадках рок-фестиваля" [Nashestvie-2018: Schedule of the rock festival]. KP.RU – сайт Комсомольской правды (in Russian). Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Пятерки номинантов Премии "Чартова дюжина"" [Five nominates of the prize "Chart Dozen"]. Наше Радио (in Russian). 30 December 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Объявлены пятерки номинантов Премии "Чартова дюжина" 2018. Старт народного голосования" [Announced the five nominees "Chart Dozen" 2018 Start of the popular vote]. Наше Радио (in Russian). 16 January 2018. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Чарты, рейтинги, хит-парады | "Ты, который нашёл" – 4-е место в ТОП-10 Альбомов на Google Play" [Charts, ratings | "Ty, kotoryy nashol" (English: "You who found") — 4th in the Top 10 Albums on Google Play]. InterMedia (in Russian). 8 March 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Чарты, рейтинги, хит-парады | "Комната с личными вещами" – 2-е место в ТОП-10 альбомов на GooglePlay" [Charts, ratings | "Komnata s lichnymi veshchami" (English: "Room With Personal Belongings") — 2nd in the Top 10 Albums on Google Play]. InterMedia (in Russian). 17 May 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Аффинаж" [Affinage]. nashe.ru – Наше Радио (in Russian). Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  8. ^ ""Герой моих детских грез" | НАШЕ Радио" ["Geroy moikh detskikh groz" (English: "The hero of my childhood dreams") | Nashe Radio]. www.nashe.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  9. ^ ""Сидней" | НАШЕ Радио" ["Sidney" (English: "Sydney") | Nashe Radio]. www.nashe.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  10. ^ ""Моряк" | НАШЕ Радио" ["Moryak" (English: "Sailor") | Nashe Radio]. www.nashe.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  11. ^ ""Солнце" | НАШЕ Радио" ["Solntse" (English: "Sun") | Nashe Radio]. www.nashe.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  12. ^ ""Напрасная обида" | НАШЕ Радио" ["Naprasnaya obida" (English: "Senseless Resentment") | Nashe Radio]. www.nashe.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  13. ^ "Лидер группы "Аффинаж": "Наше творчество – это анатомия внутреннего мира человека"" [Leader of the band Affinage: "Our work is the anatomy of the human inner world"]. 78.ru | Официальный сайт телеканала 78 (in Russian). 31 May 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.