| Description: | The band known as Van & Borner came to existance in 1995 as a duo composiong and performing electronic music. The two founding members were Barbara Zielinska-Van and Sabina Borner. Both artists became interested in electronic music during their studies at the Karol Szymanowski Academy Of Music in Katowice. Their compositions received a warm welcome and were often aired on local radio stations and on Polish Radio 3, during the show hosted by Jerzy Kordowicz.
The duo also gave numerous live performances. The venues included: the Ten Ta To Gallery in Katowice, the Spodek hall in Katowice (during the Wagary festival), the Music and Show festival in Warsaw, El-Izerie, the Korez Theatre, the Szuster Palace in Warsaw, etc. Van & Borner also prepared the electronic versions of Polish Christmas carols.
In 2003 the ladies released their debut album entitled "Miracles". The album featured guest performances by Marek Gorlitz (guitar),Darek Budkiewicz (bass guitar) and Jolanta Literska (vocals).
The album had its premiere during the Electronic Music Fairs in Langenfeld, Germany. The new, mutual production was widely acclaimed, the songs were aired on radio stations worldwide. One of the compositions, "Shadow Dancing" was released on the "Sequences" magazine compilation CD. The clip filmed for the song "Walking In Clouds" was presented on Polish TV 1, during "Teleexpress". |