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Niowt
OriginLjubljana, Slovenia
Genresexperimental rock, indie rock, alternative rock
Years active1992–present
LabelsChrom Records
Members
  • Mojca Krevel
  • Peter Šenk

Niowt is an alternative rock band from Ljubljana, Slovenia. The band started in the early 90's and was active until 2004. Since 2016 the founding members: Mojca Krevel (vocals, guitar) and Peter Šenk (synthesizers and keyboards) reunited with Slovenian multi-instrumentalist and producer Peter Penko (Coptic Rain [en], April Nine) and started with new releases in 2022.

History

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Niowt 2022 - Mojca Krevel, Peter Senk
Niowt 2022

Mojca Krevel and Peter Šenk started collaborating in 1992 when they were working on a music score for a student theatre project by the now-renowned Slovene director Sebastijan Horvat. In 1994, the collaboration expanded with additional members and the band started live performances under the name Niowt (a variant of the now more common spelling “niwt”, the supposed pronunciation of the hieroglyph for ‘city’[1], a theme expanded with the song City and the album art on the first album Niowt.).

Over the next two years the band performed live Slovenia and recorded several songs (produced by Janez Križaj) that found airplay on[2] Slovene alternative radio stations. In 1996, after a successful performance at the Novi Rock Festival in Ljubljana[2], the band was contacted by the musician and emerging producer Peter Penko, who offered to record and produce their material. The resulting 13 songs were released on their debut album Niowt, issued in 1997 by the German label Chrom Records[3][4]. The album received positive reviews around Europe,[5][6][7][8] and was described as an indie version of Garbage or the Siouxsie and the Banshees of the 1990s.[9][10] Remixes of the songs from the album have been included on various compilations. The release did not have a significant impact in Slovenia, however, therefore the band spent the next two years touring Europe and preparing material for the next album.[11][12]

The second album, Loverboy, was recorded with Peter Penko in 1999 and 2000 and released by Chrom Records in 2001. Loverboy received positive reviews from specialized critics in Europe, but was noticed this time also in Slovenia[13], where they band was associated with the term "alternative rock". Niowt performed the new material in a several noticeable festivals (i.e., Wave Gothic Treffen[14] in Germany, Beach Bum in Italy, Rock for People in Czech Republic, concluding with a concert in Cankar Centre in Ljubljana[15]). In 2000 Niowt opened for the Finnish band HIM in Tivoli Hall, which was Ljubljana’s largest concert venue at the time. Their songs were included in compilations of dark, gothic and elecronic material.[16][17] In 2003, after extensive touring, the band started preparing material for a third album. In the same year, they recorded 80 minutes of original music for the theatre play Play It Again, Caligula (directed by Matjaž Pograjc), and recived the award for the best music score for a theatre play at the second Slovenian Festival of Chamber Theatre in Ptuj.[18][19]

In 2004, the funding members, Mojca and Peter, decided to focus on their academic careers. Mojca continued working as a musical peformer, occasionally collaborating with various Slovenian musicians (Xenia Ius, Warrego Valles, Werefox)[20][21][22][23], but the band's activities were suspended until 2016, when Mojca and Peter reunited and started working on new songs.

In 2020 Niowt reconnected with Peter Penko to start recording the new material. “Lamenting Venus”, their first new single and video since 2004, was released in 2022, followed by “Bedtime Stories” in 2023. On November 13th 2024, Niowt Goran Koražija on guitars (as guest) had the first live event since its revival in 2016 performing both new and old songs in front of Ljubljana City Hall at the opening of the 10-year celebration of nearby Pritličje Bar in Ljubljana Old Town.[24]

Discography

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Studio albums

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  • Niowt (1997)
  • Loverboy (2001)

Previous members

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  • Bojan Brajkovič
  • Luka Jamnik
  • Jernej Jurc
  • Tibor Mihelič
  • Robert Oven
  • Luka Šalehar
  • Matej Puklavec
  • Boštjan Vajs

References

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  1. ^ "Niwt, in: Artefacts of Writing; A site about language, writing, translation and thinking interculturally". 19 April 2021. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  2. ^ a b Veler, Alenka (1996-09-17). "Tokrat v dveh večerih: Novi rock '96 v KUD-u in Križankah". Dnevnik. p. 22.
  3. ^ "Niowt presented on Chrom Records publisher's web site".
  4. ^ Poštrak, Milko (1998-02-15). "Zvoki mesta: Skupina Niowt izdala svoj prvi album pri Chrom Records". Nedeljski dnevnik. p. 31.
  5. ^ Sprissler, Martin (November 1997). "Niowt: 12 Tracks, die eine Zukunftsstadt beschrieben". Gothic, no. 26.
  6. ^ N., F. (1998). "NIOWT - "Niowt" (CD)". Black. p. 62.
  7. ^ "Niowt - demoni meseca". Dr. Music, no. 7. 1996-03-16. p. 34.
  8. ^ Picicci, Annibale (1998-01-15). "Niowt: Niowt". 030 (#2. 1). p. 10.
  9. ^ Sprissler, Martin (December 1997). "Niowt: Musik aus dem naechten Jahrtausend". Gothic, no. 27. pp. 67–68.
  10. ^ Asmodo, Joe (December 1997). "Niowt". Zillo MusikMagazin. pp. 30–31.
  11. ^ "Niowt v Nemčiji". Antena. Vol. XXXIII, no. 36. Ljubljana. 1997. p. 31.
  12. ^ Wohlfield, Carsten (December 1997). "Zillo Weihnachtsfestivals 1997". Zillo MusikMagazin. pp. 38–39.
  13. ^ Pohar, Nejc (2002-09-12). "Rekviem za električne sanje". Polet. p. 55.
  14. ^ "~ Offizielle Seiten Wave-Gotik-Treffen Leipzig ~". www.wave-gotik-treffen.de. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  15. ^ Tušek, Boštjan (2002-04-27). "Niowt: Dark rock za sladokusce". Vikend (priloga Dela). p. 10.
  16. ^ "Discogs: Various – Venusa.XX - An Electronica Collection Of Femina Vox Part II". Portal Discogs. December 6, 2002. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  17. ^ "Gothic and Industrial Music Archive - Gothic Compilation". The Gothic Compilation Part VI. 1997. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  18. ^ "SiGledal.si: Play it again, Caligula (uprizoritev igre A. Camusa, Slovensko mladinsko gledališče)". Portal SiGledal. 2003-04-02. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  19. ^ Pezdir, Slavko (2003-06-09). "Satir že drugič v Dramo". Delo.
  20. ^ Velikonja, Varja (2010-06-02). "KONCERT: Ksenija Jus – Ljubljana, Španski borci, 18. 5. 2010". Muska. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  21. ^ Matoz, Zdenko (2015-09-04). "Album tedna: Ksenija Jus & Blaž Grm, Enciklopedija človeka in soljudi". Delo. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  22. ^ Vene, Simon (2016-06-15). "Kritika: Intimna pesem strojev". Dnevnik. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  23. ^ "FESTIVAL LENT 2016: BORGHESIA ● WEREFOX - 30.06.2016". Festival Lent 2016. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  24. ^ "Pritličje praznuje 10 let, veliki koncert". Pritličje (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-12-12.
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