- Skyline
The wildest electronic band from Czech Republic formed in 1998 in Prague. Skyline are recognized for their energetic combination of genres (rave, pop, post-punk.) and also for their three ecstatic lead vocalists – two male MCs and a hyper female singer Marka Rybin.
1998 – playing at the legendary Jeleni Prikop festival at Prague Castle alongside The Orb, 808 State, Transglobal Underground.
2001 - The debut album Riders In The Store was released in 2001 (Intellygent Recordings) and Skyline became part of the music scene around Pragues famous club Roxy.
2002 - The band is touring heavily, with highlights such as Pohoda festival alongside Stereo MCs, or Creamfields festival alongside Underworld and Kosheen, performing in front of 20 000 people.
2003 - The band is playing at Go Planet Roxy festival alongside Morcheeba, Marilyn Manson, or Moloko, to name only a few artists headlining the dance stage. Skyline also perform at gigs in Portugal or Germany.
2004 - 2nd album Urbanica (U:Bahn Records) is released in spring 2004, followed by a sold-out show at the band's home based venue Roxy. The band is getting Best Live Act in Czech Dance Awards. Besides the Czech Republic and Slovakia Tour, the band is playing at Amsterdam Dance Event and touring Poland.
2005 – The band is supporting legendary Underworld during their Prague show, defending first place in Czech Dance Awards as Best Live Act, getting an ALMA Award for The Best Live Dance Act, (ALMA awards are based on votes of people involved in the music industry)
The band is performing at most important festivals in the Czech Republic alongside artists like Nick Cave, Kosheen, Manu Chao, and many others.
2006 - In March 2006 Skyline released their ambitious third album called Virginplatonicpanic (X Production), which includes hit singles Ladies, Ninja! and Pretty Princess. Lo-fi video for Pretty Princess released only on YouTube has already had more than 250 000 views.
The band is receiving Best Live Act in Czech Dance Awards again, together with a TV Ocko Award (Czech music TV) for Best Dance Act.
The band is performing at Eurosonic Festival in Groningen (Netherlands), and plays its first show in London.
2008 - they released the album Escapism with a more edgy disco-punk sound, and their first DVD Live In Fléda, which is chronicling their sold-out show in a popular Czech club Fléda.
Apart from the theatre tour in the Czech Republic, the band is playing in Slovakia, Hungary, and performing their first show in Paris.
2010 - In October 2010 Skyline released their latest album Private Madness, Public Danger (Sub Pub Records), which was produced by top czech Czech music producer Dusan Neuwerth.
Albums:
Riders In The Store (2001),
Urbanica (2004),
Virginplatonicpanic (2006),
Escapism+DVD Live In Fléda (2008),
Private Madness, Public Danger (2010)
