NRM (band)

N.R.M. is a prominent rock band from Minsk, Belarus. It was founded in 1994 on the basis of a rock band "Mroja" (Dream/Vision), and the acronym actually stands for "The Independent Republic of Dream/Vision" (Незалежная рэспубліка Мроя in Belarusian).

Arguably they are the most popular rock band singing in Belarusian.

Their music style can be characterzied as hard rock, something in between pop rock (such as Bon Jovi or Guns N' Roses) and a bit heavier punk rock (such as Smashing Pumpkins, Green Day or Pearl Jam).

Like several other bands that sing in Belarusian (and expressed their opposing political views), they are unofficially banned from FM station broadcast in Belarus. There is no written order, but FM station managers said they got unofficial "recommendations" from the authorities with the black list.

Albums

• ŁaŁaŁaŁa (1995)
• Odzirydzidzina (1996)
• Made in N.R.M. (1997)
• Paszpart hramadzianina N.R.M. (The Passport of NRM Citizen) (1998)
• Akustycznyja kancerty kanca 20-ha stahodzdzia (Acoustic Concerts at the End of 20th Century) (1999)
• Samotnik (The Single) (2000)
• Try czarapachi (Three Turtles) (2000)
• Dom kultury (Palace of Culture) (2002)
• Spravazdacza 1994-2004 (Report 1994-2004) (2004)
  

  Other projects

• Pesniarok (1997), tribute to Pesniary
• Narodny albom (1997)
• Serca Europy in rock (2001)
• Personal Depeche (2002), Belarusian tribute to Depeche Mode
• Generaly ajczynnaha roku (2004)
  

  Participants

• Aleh Dziamidovicz: percussion
• Juras Laukou: bass guitar
• Pit Paulau: guitar
• Lavon Volski: guitar, vocals

  External links

• N.R.M. official site (in Belarusian)
• Rock-rebels saved by the dictator
• Belarus hardman drowns out the sounds of revolution (Article in The Times about NRM being banned from FM stations in Belarus)