Bandersnatch

Bandersnatch is a band associated in the input with both Seattle and Moscow, Russia. One description presents it as a UK-based folk, roots and acoustic group that has performed since 2000, with a line-up change in 2007. Another describes it as a garage rock band from Moscow. Taken together, the available information places the act across several stylistic areas, including folk, roots, acoustic music, garage rock, hardtek, stoner, hardcore, folk and progressive metal.

Style and repertoire

The folk-based description says the group’s repertoire ranges from gentle ballads in restrained arrangements to more forceful folk rock and blues, with an emphasis on rhythm and contrast. It also notes that the band adapts familiar material while also drawing on less commonly explored parts of the folk landscape. Their performance style combines warmth and humour with a disciplined approach on stage.

Line-up

The Moscow garage rock description lists Gleb Kolyazin on guitar and vocals, Igor Podterebkov on guitar and synth, Natalya Filchenko on synth and vocals, and Ilya Zaytsev on drums.