Püdelsi

Püdelsi
Origin	Kraków, Poland
Years active	1986-present
Members
Andrzej "Pudel" Bieniasz Franz Dreadhunter Szymon Goldberg Dario Litwińczuk Wojtek Namaczyński Adam Niedzielin
Past members
Maciej Maleńczuk

Püdelsi is a Polish musical group founded in 1986 in Kraków.

The band's music became the continuation of the musical and lyrical heritage of the psychedelic art music group "Düpą", and its leader Piotr Marek, who committed suicide in 1985. The first release was the album "Bela Pupa", where most of the songs were sung by Polish pop vocalist Kora (Olga Jackowska), except "Morrison" and "W krainie ciemności" that were sung by Püdelsi's later frontman and vocalist, Maciej Maleńczuk. After receiving practically no critical reception on their album, the band dissolved in the late 80's. After almost 5 years on hiatus, Püdelsi revived their activity, and started working on a new album. "Viribus Unitis", the band's second record, was released in 1996. The band was influenced by psychedelic rock, hard rock, reggae, and elements of metal music, and featured satirical, political and sometimes demonical lyrics. The newly taken musical direction was confirmed one year later, when "Narodziny Zbigniewa" was released. The material was recorded during the recording session of "Viribus Unitis", but didn't make the final cut. "Narodziny Zbigniewa" is dedicated to Düpą's frontman Piotr Marek, and consists of his lyrics exclusively. In 1999 the album "Psychopop" was released. It consists mainly of songs with a more pop-psychedelic touch, which eventually embedded the band's place in Polish mainstraim music. Püdelsi's fifth album, called "Wolność słowa" was released in 2003. In 2005 Maciej Maleńczuk left the band in order to evolve his solo career, as well as his carrier as the vocalist in the band Homo Twist. After finding a new singer, Szymon Goldberg, Püdelsi recorded and released their sixth album, "Zen", in early 2007 and are currently working on some new material.

Line-up

Current members

• Andrzej "Pudel" Bieniasz - guitar
• Franz Dreadhunter - bass guitar
• Szymon Goldberg (singer) - vocal
• Dario Litwińczuk - guitar
• Wojtek Namaczyński - drums
• Adam Niedzielin - keyboards

Former members

• Maciej Maleńczuk - vocal, guitar

Discography

LPs

• Bela Pupa (1988) (voc. Kora)
• Viribus Unitis (1996)
• Narodziny Zbigniewa (Püdelsi grają Düpą) (1997)
• Psychopop (1999)
• Wolność słowa (2003)
• Jasna Strona - Legendarni Pudelsi 1986-2004 (2004)
• Zen (2007)
• TBA (late 2008/early 2009)

Singles

• Prezydent (Do roboty)/Pudel z Guadelupy (1989)
• Czerwone Tango (1995)
• Pudel z Guadelupy (1996)
• Oto (1996)
• Szuwary/Noś Dobre Ciuchy (1999)
• Samba-Mamba (1999)
• Nigdy Więcej (2003)
• Mundialeiro (2003)
• Kocham Się (2003)
• Wolność Słowa (Jedzie Jedzie Wózek), Mundialeiro, Tango Libido i inne hity (2004)
• Dawna Dziewczyno (2004)
• Samba Mamba (2004)
• Jestem zły (2007)

Music videos

• Pudel z Guadelupy (1996)
• Szklane oko (1996)
• Oto (1996)
• Samba Mamba (1999)
• Szuwary (1999)
• Hipis (2003)
• Wolność słowa (2003)
• Nigdy więcej (2003)
• Polityka kulturalna (2003)
• Kocham się (2003)
• Uważaj na niego (2003)
• List (2003)
• Konduktorka PKP (2003)
• Kwas (2003)
• Tango libido (2003)
• Dawna dziewczyno (2003)
• Skóry (2005)
• Na plaży w Dębkach (2006)
• Zaćmienie (2006)
• Dziewczyny z podwórka, chłopaki z mojej ulicy (2008)

DVDs

• Wolność słowa (2004)