Surbahar

Pavel Stoychev – Surbahar is a musician and music producer from Sofia – Bulgaria.

He started producing electronic music in 2002. Pavel was playing in different bands such as: Band of Mad Women, Bluba Lu, Mescalitto, Pumpal and more. He is also working in two other projects - Samodelia & TubeFx.

For himself and his music he says: “My inspiration is the nature and the science of the inner knowledge.
Our consciousness has a lot of questions whose answers are forgotten. Creating music helps me to remember them.”

Surbahar live band:

Pavel Stoychev - programming, drums, percussions;

Georgi Gogov - piano, sinths, clarinet;
Desislava Petrova - vocal;
Orlin Cvetanov - violin;
Dimitar Bakardjiev - sax & flute;
Miroslav Cvetkov - gutar;
Daniel Eliseev - guitar;

Todor Kiurkchiev - live visuals

Some unforgettable gigs on festivals:

Sub fest 98'99
Music&Film fest'99
Sola Rama festival'99
XPO festival 2002
Ozora festival 2005
No Mans Land festival 2007
Transylvania Calling festival 2007
Gathering of the Tribe 2007
Sziget festival 1998/99/2001/05/06/07/09/11
Earthdance festival 2006/07
Surbahar India tour 2009
Artmospheric festival 2007/08/09/10/11/12/13/14
Poetics festival 2010/11
Melow Festival 2011
Tangra festival 2011/12/13
Alarma Punk Jazz fest 2012/13/14
In the Palace - Balchik film festival 2014

The idea of Artmospheric team was born in the beginning of 2006. This is our independent artist organization. More info: artmospheric.org

Upcoming:

- Electronica / Progressive album (TBA)

Discography

- Ambient album - The Om Remains the Same - Chill Om Rec 2011
- VA Sugar Gets Me Hi (Surbahar Remix) by Chill Om Records 2010
- Money YaY - VA (Brocoli compilation) 2009
- Swa-Raaj - VA (Chill Om Records 2008)
- AZAAD-E - VA (Chill Om Records 2007)
- Port 1 VA (Port 1 Records, BG, 2006)
- Artmospheric VA (Altera magazine, BG, 2006)

Online releases:

- Volume 10 VA (Blocksonic 2007)
- Kioto Hine VA (Controne Records 2006)
- Gopal (Ouim 2006)