Luna Amară
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Luna Amară is a Romanian band. The name means "Bitter Moon" in Romanian, and is borowed from the Roman Polański movie of the same name, inspired by the eponymous novel written by Pascal Bruckner.
The band was founded in September 1999 under the name Tanagra Noise by Nick Făgădar (vocals, guitar) and Gheorghe Farcaş (bass guitar). In 2000 they changed it to the current name, Luna Amară. The band has played on stage over 200 times in the past five years, throughout Romania. As a live act, this Romanian five-piece outfit has a style that combines modern heavy metal with alternative rock.
All the artists in the band want to dedicate their lives to promote and support a modern European society in Romania. Luna Amară is involved in ecological projects such as "Save Vama Veche" [link] (protecting the endangered seahorses), "Save Rosia Montana" [link] (protecting the wildlife and natural surroundings of a historical mining area from cyanide poisoning) and social awareness projects, such as the recent "Vote for Them" tour, organized to convince young adults to vote.
Considered a "cult band", Luna Amară is currently Romania's most successful group from the new wave of rock acts. Luna Amară was the top selling artist in a national chain of music stores (Hollywood Music & Film) from July until September 2004. The "Folclor" ("Folklore"), "Gri dorian" ("Dorian Grey"), "Roşu aprins" ("Red") and "Ego nr. 4" singles reached number one in airplay charts at local radio stations around the country.
In January 2006 they released the album Loc Lipsă. The band performed a 40 dates tour all over Romania in clubs and open air locations as well as shows in Holland, Germany, Bulgary and Turkey. For the 2nd time consecutively, Luna Amara has been invited to play live at Sziget Festival in Budapest.
Discography
- Asfalt (July 2004)
- Loc Lipsă (January 2006)
Videos
- Roşu Aprins (March 2002)
- Gri Dorian (October 2002; MTV Romania Exclusive Video)
- Ego Nr. 4 (June 2004)
- Folclor (December 2004)
- Loc Lipsă (January 2006)
External links
- [Luna Amară, official page]
- [Luna Amară, official English page]
- [Interview with Mihnea Blidariu (voice, guitar & trumpet]
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