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Messed Up are a Belarusian punk rock band from Grodno, West Belarus. Formed in 2015, they have been referred to as the first all-female punk band in Belarus and compared to the riot grrrl movement. Their lyrical themes are mostly concerned with "how a post-Soviet society favours an ordinary person, and how people in positions of power oppress those who choose to live differently". Due to their country's authoritarian government, restriction of personal and political freedoms, as well as its patriarchal social norms, Messed Up have oftentimes had to organise concerts practically illegally and thus have arguably found greater success playing abroad in the neighbouring countries of Poland and Lithuania, where they have frequently performed at numerous points throughout the band's history. Igo
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| dbo:abstract | Messed Up are a Belarusian punk rock band from Grodno, West Belarus. Formed in 2015, they have been referred to as the first all-female punk band in Belarus and compared to the riot grrrl movement. Their lyrical themes are mostly concerned with "how a post-Soviet society favours an ordinary person, and how people in positions of power oppress those who choose to live differently". Due to their country's authoritarian government, restriction of personal and political freedoms, as well as its patriarchal social norms, Messed Up have oftentimes had to organise concerts practically illegally and thus have arguably found greater success playing abroad in the neighbouring countries of Poland and Lithuania, where they have frequently performed at numerous points throughout the band's history. Igor Bancer, frontman of Grodno-based street punk group Mister X, has helped the band grow and aided its members with translation as well as promotion; Messed Up and Mister X have also performed together at various concerts in several countries across Eastern Europe. For a time, Messed Up founding member Katya also played as the drummer for Mister X. All members of the band are activists in their personal lives and are strictly opposed to sexism, homophobia, racism, fascism, and ageism. Inspired by left-wing and anarchist themes, all the founding members were in their late teens when the band was formed and identify as feminists. Messed Up have played alongside Moscow Death Brigade in Germany, at the Wrocław Tattoo Konwent 2017, as well as performing at the fourth edition of the 161 Fest in Warszawa, Poland. They released their first demo available for free download in October 2016. Their first full-length album, released on vinyl and CD in November 2019 via Audiolith Records, was met with positive reviews and followed by a promotional tour throughout Germany with their own workshops about the feminist scene in Belarus. The band has been featured in a number of international media, from interviews in old-school punk zines to articles in online multilingual projects. In early to mid August 2020, when the 2020 Belarusian protests escalated following the announcement of falsified election results, two members of the band (first Timofei and then Maryia) were imprisoned by police forces of the authoritarian government for taking part in demonstrations against the regime. However, eventually they were both released after some time in arrest. Most members of Messed Up were eventually forced to leave Belarus due to political repression and found refuge in Poland; due to this and the damaging effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, in July 2021, the band decided to indefinitely cease their acitivity. (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | Messed Up are a Belarusian punk rock band from Grodno, West Belarus. Formed in 2015, they have been referred to as the first all-female punk band in Belarus and compared to the riot grrrl movement. Their lyrical themes are mostly concerned with "how a post-Soviet society favours an ordinary person, and how people in positions of power oppress those who choose to live differently". Due to their country's authoritarian government, restriction of personal and political freedoms, as well as its patriarchal social norms, Messed Up have oftentimes had to organise concerts practically illegally and thus have arguably found greater success playing abroad in the neighbouring countries of Poland and Lithuania, where they have frequently performed at numerous points throughout the band's history. Igo (en) |
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