Dvar

Dvar
Origin  Russia
Genres Darkwave, Lightwave, Electronic music
Years active 1995–2015
Website The band's official Bandcamp page

Dvar was an anonymous virtual band from Russia that played darkwave and electronic music. The first Dvar album was released in 1995, and the last in 2012.

History

The members of Dvar have kept their identities secret, therefore very little is known about their formation. In an interview, they stated, "Dvar is something that came in a dream." Band members claim to have heard music in their dreams, presented to them by a being named Dvar.

Based on the recurring theme of bees in their album artwork, some fans have claimed that the Dvar took on the shape of a giant bee. The band has insisted in several interviews that all of their music is directly inspired by the Dvar being, with the band serving as mere messengers. The vocals which accompany Dvar's music use what appears to be a constructed language, which displays a sound pattern that is somewhat reminiscent of ancient Semitic languages. Due to this similarity, many followers of the band claim that the "lyrics" are sung in the occult Enochian language, incorrectly attributing this claim to the band themselves. However, the band has given no clues as to the nature of their invented language, except to say that, like the music, the vocals merely relate the message of the Dvar being.

Their first known released work was a 1998 self-released tape called Raii, though rumors have circulated of an earlier self-released tape from 1995, simply named DVAR.[1] In the year 2000, the duo issued another self-released 4-track CD-R demo called Taai Liira. In 2002, the band released their first album on the Italian S.P.K.R/Radio Luxor record label. The album was called Piirrah. In 2003, Dvar moved to the Russian label Irond and released five albums: Roach (2003), Rakhilim (2004), re-release with bonus tracks of Taai Liira (2004), Hor Hor (2005) and Oramah Maalhur (2005). In 2005 an album Madegirah - Early Works was announced, but could not be released until 2009. In 2007 the band moved to the label Gravitator and released Jraah Mraah. In 2008 the band released Zii under the label Art Music Group. In 2009, Fayah! was released, a dark counterpart to Zii, along with a release of Madegirah, now entitled Madegirah - Bizarre Rares and Early Works. In mid-2010, their Tenth Anniversary Album, El Mariil was released, with an unusual medieval sound unlike - as is typical in all of DVAR's music - anything heard from them before. A new album "Deii" was released in Russian magazine "Мир Фантастики" ("Mir Fantastiki", "World of Sci-Fi") in mp3 320 kb/s format. Physical copies of the album were released in December 2012 on Shadowplay Records. The release consists of two parts (2 CD 16 tracks on each), the format of the disc - Digipack.

Style

The duo has an idiosyncratic style combining electronic music with screeching and bird-like vocals. The lyrics, according to the band, are written in the Enochian language, though they claim that they do not understand most of what is told to them by the creature Dvar. The band's record label has attempted to distance the band from the "darkwave" label through inclusion in a series of compilations entitled Highlights of Lightwave.[2]

Identity

Dvar has kept their identities secret, including their hometown, their ages, or exactly how many band members there are. However, Dvar is presumed to be a duo. This has led to many impostors claiming that they either are Dvar or know the identities of the band members. One rumor claimed that Dvar was Michael Jackson's secret project,[3] and that Dvar's members are patients in a mental institution. The band itself claims that Dvar is something "supernatural" that is delivered through them to share with the world.

Discography

  • Dvar (1995) (tape)
  • Raii (1997) (Tape) (self-release)
  • Taai Liira (2000) (4-track CD-R demo) (self-release)
  • Hissen Raii (2002) (self-release)
  • Piirrah (2002) (S.P.K.R/Radio Luxor)
  • Roah (2003) (Irond)
  • Rakhilim (2004) (Irond)
  • Taai Liira (2004) (Re-release+bonus)(Irond)
  • Hor Hor (2005) (Irond)
  • Oramah Maalhur (2005) (Irond)
  • Jraah Mraah (2007) (Gravitator)
  • Zii (2008) (Art Music Group)
  • Fayah (2009) (Art Music Group)
  • Madegirah - Bizarre Rares and Early Works (2009) (Shadowplay Records)
  • Piirah/Taii Liira (Re-release compilation) (2009) (Shadowplay Records)
  • El Mariil (2010) (Shadowplay Records)
  • Жрах Мрах (Jraah Mraah RE) (Russian edit 2010) (Shadowplay Records)
  • Elah (2011 Web Release & 2012 - with 3 new bonus-tracks) (2012)
  • Deii (2012) (Shadowplay Records)

Compilations that the band appeared on:[4]

  • Edge of the Night: Russian Gothic Compilation (2000) (CD RGP)
  • Per:version: vol.2 (2001) (CD Ritual)
  • Triton 3 (2002) (CD Triton)
  • The Best of the Best (2004) (CD PLAY)
  • Love, Blood & Magic (2004) (CD)
  • Colours of Black (2004) (CD Shadowplay)
  • Gothic Party (2004) (CD Audio Video)
  • 15 pesen dla vashey devushki(15 songs for your girl) (2004) (CD PLAY)
  • Legkoye Leto(Light Summer) (2005) (CD Snegiri)
  • Eclectic Music Box (2005) (CD Stereo & Video)
  • Novomesto (2006) (CD Snegiri)
  • Gnomy protiv el'fov (Гномы против эльфов) (2006) (split with Caprice)
  • From Fantasy to Sci-Fi (2010) (Mir Fantastiki)
  • Postminimalism (2010) (Stereo & Video)
  • The best of 2005-2010 (2011) (Mir Fantastiki)
  • Colours Of Black: Russian Neo-Folk Special (2015) (CD Shadowplay)

Trivia

  • Dvar is somehow influenced by Kabbalah, they stated in an interview, when asked what they think about Kabbalah learnings, that they know Dvar is 211.[5] In Hebrew, Dvar means Word of... or thing.
  • Dvar's song, Teremiah K'ruun was used in an official Alfa-Bank New Year Commercial (One of the biggest Russian Banks) in 2007.[6][7]
  • There is a lesser known Russian group, Draw, which has released three albums with covers very similar to those of Dvar. The music they use is very simple, and the songs are all very short. Draw's music sounds very similar to Dvar's and it is believed their music was released either as a tribute to Dvar or in mockery of Dvar.
  • There is an artist by the name of E.O.M.†.A.K.E.K that has also made an album as a tribute to Dvar, titled Tribute To Dvar.
  • Dvar's vocals have appeared in some of Caprice's songs, mainly "Kywitt Kywitt" and "Fae Fae Fae Fae Fae Fae Fae".

References

  1. ↑ DVAR discography
  2. ↑ Discogs.com - DVAR – Highlights Of Lightwave Vol.1
  3. ↑ Hands Off From Michael
  4. ↑ :: gravitator records : gothic-industrial-synthpop label ::
  5. ↑ Dvar
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-07-17. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
  7. ↑ http://putoblog.wordpress.com/2008/06/14/dvar/
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