Smokin A
Smokin
For 16 years Alex has been involved in the rock-n-roll scene with such bands as Rukiv Bryuki, The WiseGuyz, The Real Gone Tones, and way more. Hes learned how to perform and how to compose in different styles from roots blues and country to shout blues, rockabilly and soul. Smokin A tries to avoid any worn out clichs, and conventional subjects in his all-original repertoire, while at the same time the music of the band is still based on classics of the past. The reason for that is not because he is a "vintage lover", but because he is "a fan of a good stuff", so he considers his songs to be modern music. Some call it punk, somebody call it soul, Alex himself calls it R&B, but in fact it is a mix of deep and sometimes melancholic, yet sharp and up-to-date lyrics with groovy beat and inescapable turnovers and melodies. His debut recording took place in an analogue studio right in Alexs living room on the 6th floor of a panel house in a residential area of Kiev.