Chronos (band)

Band members

About the project

The progenitor of the band is Nick Klimenko, a composer, sound engineer, sound designer, the founder of electronic music school (Stereoschool) and a studio, the author of electronic music composing courses. Nick has been practising music in various forms since childhood, has finished the First National School of Television with a specialization in TV sound engineering. He used to act as a dj at many musical events in Russia and Europe and as a radio host at the first Russian Internet radio of electronic music Sunwave Radio. Nick is a Steinberg certificated tutor of Cubase 7 sequencer, an official sound-designer of the German company "Best Service GmbH, and also he has created sound libraries for synthesizers of such companies as Yamaha, Korg, Access.

At different time collaboration with labels: Altar Records (Canada), Soundmute Records (England), Sentimony Records (Ukraine), Random Records (Spain), Uxmal Records (Mexico), Beats & Pieces Records (Israel), Mystic Sound Records (Russia), Aventuel Records (Russia), Ajana Records (Netherlands), Plusquam Records (Germany), Ajnavision Records (Portugal), Cosmicleaf Records (Greece), and various musicians from all over the world (Aes Dana, Shulman, Khooman, Koan, Astropilot, Asura, Taff, Planetarium, Lemonchill, Astralwaves, Maiia, Side Liner, Zero Cult).

Chronos project was formed in 2004 when the first tracks were released in the compilation of the Russian label Quadro-disk, then in the compilation of the German label Ajana Records. In 2007 the debut album Steps to the Great Knowledge was released at the Sunline Records with its presentation at Flexible Dreams party in the Pag&Arm club. The same year Dmitriy Neschadim (aka С.J. Catalizer) joined the project, and the two young musicians played on numerous stages of Moscow, Moscow region, cities of Russia and Ukraine accompanied by live instruments and vocal. In 2009 the musicians released their cooperative album Quid Est Veritas, then Dmitriy left the project and different musicians have taken part in the project activity from then onward.

As of now Nick has released 7 studio albums, 10 EPs, a great number of tracks in compilations of different countries, soundtracks for video clips, degree works, and foreign TV-programmes about Nature. Chronos band gives performances in different types of environment: small clubs, large-scale parties, live concerts in cinemas and planetariums, at world-famous festivals, federal events.

Chronos music is a permanent experiment with new sounds and techniques on the stage and in the studio. Their music is a mix of modern rhythms and powerful sequences, the contemplative cello, expressive guitar solos and inspiring live instruments. Chronos music unites advanced electronic music (idm, psybient, chillout, trip-hop, downtempo, ambient, space music, breaks) with motives of funk, jazz, ethno, Flamenco and rock. Each full-band concert of Chronos project is a unique performance of atmospheric sounding of mixed genres and live instruments (guitar, cello, violin, saxophone, percussion, didgeridoo, tambourine, hang, Jew's harp).

Concurrently Nick is developing his solo breaks/progressive project NK Vibes and synthpop/electro-acoustic project Sparky4 in collaboration with Alexey Ansheles and Zhanna Kuzmina.

Appearances

Studio albums

1. "Steps to the Great Knowledge" (2007) ^[1]

1. The Gates
2. Step By Step
3. Stonehendge
4. Mandala
5. Self Overcoming
6. Mayan Artifact (part 1)
7. Mayan Artifact (part 2)
8. Shamora Ritual
9. Mayan Artifact

2. "Quid Est Veritas" with C.J. Catalizer (2009) ^[2]

1. The Call
2. 4 AM
3. Ice Hearts Age
4. Unknown Civilizations
5. Spiral Clouds (Kumharas Edit)
6. Voice of Infinity
7. Crystallic Sea
8. Sounds of the World
9. Across the Universe (album edit 2009)
10. Sky Path (Zero Cult remix)
11. Quid Est Veritas?

3. "Inspirational Power" (2010) ^[3]

1. Autumn Leaves
2. Planetarium (Ambient Version)
3. Towards the Light House
4. Deus Ex Machina
5. Deep Unity (Album Version)
6. Sky Path (Folk Remix)
7. Planetarium (Taff Remix)
8. Asura – The Prophecy (Chronos Remix)
9. Optimistic Future
10. Forgiveness

4. "When Mars Meets Venus, Part One: Mars» (2012) ^[4]

1. Leaving Geia (Mechanical Edit)
2. Arkturus
3. Hi Tech Mosaic
4. Sequenced Engine
5. Zirda
6. One Touch & Whole Life
7. Shining Parallel World
8. Lullaby for the Little Robot
9. Broken Song
10. Pain Feedback
11. Alex Sparky

5. "When Mars Meets Venus, Part Two: Venus» (2012) ^[5]

1. Leaving Geia
2. Vector of Friendship
3. Star Swimmer
4. Red Planet
5. Dark Flame Landing
6. Soaring in Abyss
7. Venus Eyes
8. Eclipse of Inner World
9. Galactic Winter

6. "Helios" (2013) ^[6]

1. Out of Chaos
2. Moon Through a Lense
3. Deimos
4. Rotating Light Circles
5. Osiris (feat. Proton Kinoun)
6. Oracul
7. Dolphinium
8. Ancient Bells

7. "We Are One" (2014) ^[7]

1. Synth Tuning
2. Endless Rotation of Feelings
3. We Are One
4. Space Cake (Gayatri Evening Version)
5. Solar Movement 2013
6. One Touch & Whole Life (United Rmx)
7. Tetra Window Room
8. Lullaby for the Little Robot (Acoustic Mix)
9. Limits Breaker (Album Version)
10. Alex Sparky (Progressive Mix)

Remix albums and EPs