Chronos (band)

Chronos
Chronos
Background information
Origin	Moscow, Russia
Genres	Ethnic electronica, trip hop, downtempo
Years active	2004–present
Members	Nick Klimenko; Alexey Ansheles; Galina Shchetinina; Alexey Shapovalov; Dinara Yuldasheva
Website	chronos-music.ru

Chronos is a Russian music band formed in 2004 in Moscow. The project was started by Niсk Klimenko. The musical style of the project varies greatly within different genres of electronic music combined with motives of classical and ethnic music as well as vocal and recordings of nature sounds and live voices.

Band members[edit]

Nik Klimenko – ideology, music, keyboards.
Alexey Ansheles – music, guitar.
Galina Shchetinina – music, cello, vocals.
Alexey Shapovalov – music, ethnic instruments, percussion.
Dinara Yuldasheva – vocals, djembe.

About the project[edit]

The progenitor of the band is Nick Klimenko. Chronos project was formed in 2004. In 2007 the debut album Steps to the Great Knowledge was released at the Sunline Records.

Appearances[edit]

2010 – audio-accompaniment of Alex Grey's live-painting at the Transfiguration performance ("The roof of the World" club, Moscow)
2012 – audio-visual concert and the When Mars Meets Venus album presentation in the Kyiv Planetarium «АTMASFERA 360»

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

1. "Steps to the Great Knowledge" (2007) ^[1]

The Gates
Step By Step
Stonehendge
Mandala
Self Overcoming
Mayan Artifact (part 1)
Mayan Artifact (part 2)
Shamora Ritual
Mayan Artifact

2. "Quid Est Veritas" with C.J. Catalizer (2009) ^[2]

The Call
4 AM
Ice Hearts Age
Unknown Civilizations
Spiral Clouds (Kumharas Edit)
Voice of Infinity
Crystallic Sea
Sounds of the World
Across the Universe (album edit 2009)
Sky Path (Zero Cult remix)
Quid Est Veritas?

3. "Inspirational Power" (2010) ^[3]

Autumn Leaves
Planetarium (Ambient Version)
Towards the Light House
Deus Ex Machina
Deep Unity (Album Version)
Sky Path (Folk Remix)
Planetarium (Taff Remix)
Asura – The Prophecy (Chronos Remix)
Optimistic Future
Forgiveness

4. "When Mars Meets Venus, Part One: Mars» (2012) ^[4]

Leaving Geia (Mechanical Edit)
Arkturus
Hi Tech Mosaic
Sequenced Engine
Zirda
One Touch & Whole Life
Shining Parallel World
Lullaby for the Little Robot
Broken Song
Pain Feedback
Alex Sparky

5. "When Mars Meets Venus, Part Two: Venus» (2012) ^[5]

Leaving Geia
Vector of Friendship
Star Swimmer
Red Planet
Dark Flame Landing
Soaring in Abyss
Venus Eyes
Eclipse of Inner World
Galactic Winter

6. "Helios" (2013) ^[6]

Out of Chaos
Moon Through a Lense
Deimos
Rotating Light Circles
Osiris (feat. Proton Kinoun)
Oracul
Dolphinium
Ancient Bells

7. "We Are One" (2014) ^[7]

Synth Tuning
Endless Rotation of Feelings
We Are One
Space Cake (Gayatri Evening Version)
Solar Movement 2013
One Touch & Whole Life (United Rmx)
Tetra Window Room
Lullaby for the Little Robot (Acoustic Mix)
Limits Breaker (Album Version)
Alex Sparky (Progressive Mix)

Remix albums and EPs[edit]

Natus in Spiritus (2009)
Vargan (2010)
When the Day Turns to Night (with Taff) (2010)
Space Sweets & Logical Beats (2011)
Limits Breaker (2012)
Two Paths (2012)
Tea & Music (2012)
Mars & Venus remixes (2013)
Improvisations (2014)
Chronos & Alex Shapovalov – Warm Deep Space (2014)

References[edit]

Interview for the Korg portal
Article in the Mushroom Magazine about the Inspirational Power album
Interview for the Morpheus Music portal about the Inspirational Power album
Interview for the Morpheus Music portal about the Natus in Spiritus EP
Interview and review of the Natus in Spiritus EP at the Ajana Records portal
Review of the Helios album at the Altar Records portal
Article by Nick Klimenko about the Russian community of psy-downtempo music at psybient.org

External links[edit]