P.I.F. (band)
P.I.F. is a Bulgarian alternative rock band with lead singer Dimo Stoyanov, known as Dimo. During the 1990s inspired by the grunge sound Dimo and Ivan (guitarist), the core of band, found "Resemblance" with musicians from later formed group Crowfish. In 1992 they had already created around 40 records in English. They even lived in Hungary and held performances there for a month. After that period they decided to return to Bulgaria and try singing in their mother language. They moved to the capital - Sofia - and Resemblance fell apart. Pavlin Bachvarov(pianist), Valeri Cenkov(drummer), and Emilian Bonev(bassist) joined Dimo and Ivan. It was then that P.I.F. was born.
Patriots In Fashion
In 2000 their first album P.I.F.(Patriots In Fashion) is released. The song called Prikazka (in Bulgarian Приказка) became an unprecedented hit. Since then they gain many fans with numerous songs from this album such as- Kolelo (Колело), Vali (Вали), Patuvane (Пътуване), Nevidimo Dete (Невидимо Дете), Kambanite (Камбаните). Each song has its own history and Dimo often tells it to the public at their live performances. Patriots In Fashion won an award for Best Album Of The Year the same year it was released.
Pictures In Frames
Their second album is called P.I.F. (Pictures in Frames), released in 2001. In an interview the band says they have separated themselves from the hustle-bustle in Sofia for several weeks in a villa in the Rila Mountain. This explains why its sound is a bit out-of-time-out-of-space. With their unique ways of creating music, the group continued gaining popularity. However, Dimo shares that the album was created in a very difficult period for the band- at that time he was divorcing his wife, and pianist Liubо was leaving the band etc. That time was recorded a song called Obarkvacia (Обърквация) and the music video was shot. It shows vocalist and guitarist of the band kidding in a room with sofa. During the chorus appear a little girl and two persons with "fish" and "elephant" heads. The song mixes elements of blues rock, punk rock and reggae. The song is not included in the album because the musicians say that it represents the confusion and chaos of the time it was composed.
Passion In Fact
Three years later, after a tour around Europe P.I.F. stabilized and enlarged into six members. Guitarist Hristo Hristov, bassist Martin Nikolov, drummer Atanas Kasabov joined the group.They made their tour in December and destinations included Paris, Cologne, Bochum, Karlsruhe, Viens and others. In 2006 a new album was released- P.I.F. (Passion in Fact).
Track listing
Patriots In Fashion
- Приказка (Prikazka, A fairy tale)
- Пътуване (Patuvane, Journey)
- Вали (Vali, It rains)
- Колело (Kolelo, Bicycle)
- Сам (Sam, Alone)
- Камбаните (Kambanite, The bells)
- Песен (Pesen, Song)
- Невидимо дете (Nevidimo dete, Invisible child)
- Горим (Gorim, We burn)
- Събота вечер (Sabota vecher, Saturday evening)
- Весели хора (Veseli hora, Joyful people)
- Колибри в цвете спи (Kolibri v cvete spi, Hummingbird in a flower bed)
- Акзакирп (Akzakirp, Elat yriaf a, reverse for "A fairy tale")
Pictures In Frames
- Мечта (Mechta, A dream)
- Ти не знаеш (Ti ne znaesh, You don't know)
- Цялото небе (Cyaloto nebe, The whole sky)
- Не боли (Ne boli, It doesn't hurt)
- Нощта на слънчогледа (Noshtta na slanchogleda, The night of the sunflower)
- Букет цветя (Buket cvetya, Bunch of flowers)
- Отлъчен (Otlachen, Excommunicated)
- Там назад (Tam nazad, There, before)
- Не знам (Ne znam, I don't know)
- Нова вяра (Nova vyara, New faith)
- Рисуваш в мен (Risuvash v men, You paint inside of me)
- Есен (Esen, Autumn)
- Сезоните говорят (Sezonite govoryat, The seasons speak)
- Той (Toy, He)
Passion In Fact
- Кой си ти? (Koi si ti?, Who are you?)
- Лебед (Lebed, Swan)
- Времето внезапно спря (Vremeto vnezapno sprya, The time suddenly stopped)
- Спомен (Spomen, A memory)
- Всеки ден, a cappella (Vseki den, Every day)
- Ноемврийски ден (Noemvriiski den, November day)
- Всеки ден, radio edition (Vseki den, Every day)
- Ти (Ti, You)
- Свято (Svyato, Holyness)
- No Name
Non-album Songs
- Obarkvatzia (Confusion)
- Ne spya (I can't sleep)
- Obeshtavam (I promise)
- Messiah
- San v sanya (A Dream Within a Dream)
- Ostavam tuk ("I'm staying here")
External links
- Official Website of P.I.F.
- P.I.F.'s place at MySpace
- An interview in Bulgarian
- Short biography in Bulgarian