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Anastasia (band)

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Anastasia
Also known asApokrifna realnost, Aporea
OriginNorth Macedonia
GenresElectronic ; Darkwave; progressive folk
Years active1987–2002
MembersGoran Trajkovski

Klime Kovaceski

Zlatko Oriǵanski

Zoran Spasovski

Anastasia (Macedonian: Анастасија, romanizedAnastasija) was a Macedonian music group. The band was formed in 1987 as Apokrifna Realnost and changed their name to Anastasia in 1989. Their members are:

Their music is a blend combining Byzantine past, through Eastern Orthodox Church music with a rich gamut of ethnic Macedonian music rhythms.

Anastasia have written several music scores for films, theater performances and TV programs. Their soundtrack for the Academy Award-nominated movie Before the Rain was released in 1994 by Polygram and sold thousands of copies worldwide. In the same year, the Thessaloniki-based label Poeta Negra released a 12" EP [1] containing the tracks "By the Rivers of Babylon" and "Pass Over." In 1997, they released "Melourgia" on the Greek label Libra (cat. no. L.M.007);[2] the record included a reworked version of "By the Rivers of Babylon." This was followed by their last album to date, "Nocturnal," on the same label (cat.no. L.M.013); this record saw the band including electronic elements in their music as well.

Discography

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  • Na rjekah vavilonskih (1988, self-released)
  • Na rjekah vavilonskih (1990, DOM)
  • Before the Rain (1994, PolyGram)
  • Melourgia (1997, Libra Music)
  • Nocturnal (1998, Third Ear Music)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Poeta Negra's release catalogue". Archived from the original on 2008-07-24.
  2. ^ "Libra Music's release catalogue". Archived from the original on 2004-05-29.
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