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= Księżyc (band) = Księżyc is a Polish band formed in 1990. The members of the group are Agata Harz and Katarzyna Smoluch (vocal), Robert Niziński (brass, keyboard), Lechosław Polak (keyboard, tapes), Remigiusz Mazur-Hanaj (tapes, texts).

It is difficult to define a genre of music created by this band. The members themselves name it a psychodelic-etnic minimal.

1.1 The beggining
At the beginning Księżyc contained only Agata Harz, Katarzyna Smoluk and Olga Nakonieczna. It was a feminine music a cappela project inspired by traditional folk music with its origins in Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania and Bulgaria. In this line-up girls gave a few concerts. The first one took place in Rivera-Remont Club in Warsaw. They made their debut on The Festival of Students’ song. The most remarkable performance was the one which took place in the prison on Rakowiecka street in Warsaw. Some time after this Olga Nakonieczna left the group.

1.2 Years 1991-1996
Olga’s place was quickly filled by Robert Niziński and Lechosław Polak. That was the time when the band began to form their final shape, which was later appreciated by so many. The members known each other, because they had worked in Poga Theatre next to Rivera-Remont Club. The band was initially formed in need of finishing a play which the theatre had worked on before its dissolution. The scenario was based on stories by Icchok Perec and poetry by Edmond Jabes. However with the passing of time the band was doing so well that they decided to continue their cooperation. In 1993 they released their first CD called „Nów” containing four singles. The agent of foreign label T-4 thought it was so good that he decided to promote it outside of Poland. Three years later they recorded their second CD „Księżyc”. Even though it was a great success, the band split in the same year. The members commented this by saying that working together is great, but they would like to try something else at a while.

1.3 Reactivation
In 2014 the band was reactivated. It was caused by the fact that the label Penultimate Press released remastered version of their old record. Since then Księżyc gave a few performances and released two CD’s.

2. Members

 * Agata Harz - vocal
 * Katarzyna Smoluk - vocal
 * Robert Niziński - the winds and keyboard instruments
 * Lechosław Polak - keyboard instruments and accordion
 * Remigiusz Mazur-Hanaj - years 1991-93 tapes and texts; since 2014 violin and hurdy gurdy

3. Discography

 * 1) Nów (1993)
 * 2) Księżyc (1/vinyl i 2/cassette 1996, 3/renewal CD 2004, 4/remastered 12’LP released in 2013 by Penultimate Press)
 * 3) Rabbit Eclipse, CD (2015), Penultimate Press
 * 4) Anthology: Unsound 2014, The Dream, The Wire 2014
 * 5) Anthology: Eugeniusz Rudnik, Miniatury, Requiem Records 2015

4.Performances
Księżyc’s performances was and are outstanding. They do not just go on stage and play their pieces. Every show is more like a theatre play with a whole story behind it. The artists are so focused they do not even do things which are completely accepted by the audience on every other concert like drinking water or talking to fans. All of this causes that Księżyc is an important phenomenon in the history of polish performance.

List of some of their performance:
 * 1) Riviera-Remont Club, Warszawa, 5 X 1991 (pierwszy występ)
 * 2) Studencki Festiwal Piosenki, Kraków, 1991
 * 3) opuszczony Kościół Św. Wincentego we Wrocławiu (Noc Świętojańska 1992)
 * 4) ogrody Ambasady Polskiej w Pradze, czerwiec 1992
 * 5) "Otwarcie" Warszawski Ośrodek Kultury, 1992
 * 6) "W kręgu kwadratu", Toruń 1992
 * 7) Krakowskie Reminiscencje Teatralne, marzec 1993
 * 8) wieża ratuszowa w Poznaniu, Off Biennale, czerwiec 1993
 * 9) "Zamek wyobraźni", Bytów, czerwiec 1993
 * 10) "Relacje odwrotne", Toruń 1993
 * 11) "Otwarcie" - Fabryka Norblina (Warszawa 1993)
 * 12) kościoły w Walii (1995)
 * 13) festiwal "Muzyka w Krajobrazie" - Kościół Św. Idziego w Inowłodzu (1996)
 * 14) ujawnienie w ramach cyklu "Muzyka jakiej świat nie widzi", Gorzów Wielkopolski (1997)
 * 15) festiwal Unsound, Kraków (2014)[2]
 * 16) Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej Zamek Ujazdowski, Warszawa (2014) (z Ivą Bittovą)
 * 17) Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Huddersfield (2015)
 * 18) Cafe Oto, London (2015)

5. Use of symbol
The name of the band is not random. Moon, which is direct translation from Księżyc, is a symbol of femininity, mystery, transformation and death. Those subjects are very often used in their songs.