Biographies Needing Attention

1999
It was June 1999 and a year passed since the release of the album of FRAMAURO. After my friends suggestions I decided to hire a professional studio and record the second album. The songs on this record were to come mainly from the first demo of FRAMAURO, which I recorded in my bedroom in 1996, officially released as a bootleg. The title had to be Last word the end-first demo or how Millenium started. I decided, though, that this time there will be a new vocalist and the drum machine will be replaced by a real drummer. The first new member of the group was the drummer Tomasz Paśko from INSIDE OUT, and after trying a few candidates Łukasz Gałęziowski "Gall" was chosen. After two months the bassman of INSIDE OUT, Piotr Mazurkiewicz joined the group. In August 1999 we entered the B&B studio in the following line-up:

RYSZARD KRAMARSKI- KEYBOARDS, ACCOUSTIC/ELECTRIC GUITAR
ŁUKASZ GALL- VOCAL
TOMASZ PABIAN- SOLO/ELECTRIC GUITAR
PIOTR MAZURKIEWICZ- BASS
TOMASZ PAŚKO- DRUMS

It was a mixture of FRAMAURO and INSIDE OUT. In the half of the recording session I decided to change the name of the band from FRAMAURO into MILLENIUM and though it was meant to be a temporary name, it's used till now. The album "Millenium" appeared in October 1999 followed by two maxi-singles- "Ecosong" and "There once once a country". However, me and the rest of the band werent satisfied with the effect, especially with the mix (nocomments). Fortunately enough people bought this album and it allowed me to start work on another one. Two months after the release of "Millenium" my cousin Tomasz Pabian left the band. I know many people whosay that the first album of MILLENIUM was the re-painted FRAMAURO and, honestly speaking- THEY ARE RIGHT! In the end of October 1999 Piotr Płonka (guitar) joined the group and the line-up looked as follows:

RYSZARD KRAMARSKI- KEYBOARDS
TOMASZ PAŚKO- DRUMS
ŁUKASZ GALL- VOCAL
PIOTR PŁONKA- GUITAR
PIOTR MAZURKIEWICZ- BASS
2000
It was the proper MILLENIUM. For me and the rest of the band the album "VOCANDA" is the debut of Millenium. "VOCANDA" was released in November 2000 and was followed by a maxi-single "Lady Cash Cash" which was editted in small amount and directed to the wrong people (from important radio stations).

2002

However this time we were happy with the end result and the album is still selling well. Half a year we were recording our album "REINCARNATIONS", which appeared in May 2002. The Polish version was followed by a maxi-single "Cygara smak", released in December 2002. The same month I opened a big professional LYNX MUSIC STUDIO oriented on art-rock. Here I started on twenty songs for the late st album. Before the recording session Piotr Mazurkiewicz and Piotr Płonka left the band and new musicians came on their place- Przemek Drużkowski (guitar) and Krzysztof Wyrwa (bass and Chapman Stick bass).

2003/2004

The first ten songs were recorded between August 2003 and March 2004. The album "DEJA VU" is in sale since June. The new sound of MILLENIUM has the climate of PETER GABRIEL and PINK FLOYD. I could at last say- Im satisfied in 99 per cent with this album.

In the process of working on "Deja Vu" the new material was ready to be released on a new album "To Zero, Zero For". However, I got the idea of coming back to the roots of Millenium and create a concept album similar to the second one, "Vocanda". And so I did.

2005

The new album "Interdead" tells about Adrian - a man addicted to the internet.In January 2005 the former guitarist Piotr Płonka comes back to the band, bringing along the Gilmour-like sound and Łukasz Gall sings like a real art-rocker. The album is definitely in the style of PINK FLOYD and ROGER WATERS with a small influence of the old MARILLION.
2006
During the work on the album Interdead I had an idea of combining the two heroes from Vocanda, Interdead and the album I was working on at that moment. And so the trilogy of the three brothers appeared  the oldest of them, John Sunders became the main hero of the latest album Numbers and the big dream of Mr Sunders. It took almost a year to finish the new album, which was released in September 2006. The album is headed by a maxi single The numbers with a song omitted on the album - talk to Aliens -part 2. Numbers.. is the next concept album, a musical tale about numbers and dreams we all dream. The album tells the story of a John Sunders, who, after having chosen the right numbers, wins a huge sum of money  but that is just the beginning of his adventures... Ten songs combined together create the music in the style of Pink Floyd, however performed in a typical Millenium-like manner.

2007

Year 2007 has come  time for summary: 7 YEARS  is a two-CD album summarising the seven-year-period of Millenium’s artistic activity. On the first album there are six songs which hadn’t been published before, six rarities coming mainly from promo-maxi-singles plus three remixes created by the winners of ESTRADA I STUDIO contest for the best remix of the song Alone in fame. The second album contains the best songs of the band, which means the songs most often played by radio stations. Additionally on the album there is a video-clip to the song 7 Years

30th of November:  exclusive limited edition of the album „Vocanda”. This subtly modified version of the original CD with completely new graphics, released as a digi-pack with four bonus tracks from the maxi single “Lady Cash Cash” (which has been unavailable for a considerable time) should grab the interest of old and new Millenium fans alike. “Vocanda” is the first part of the “ Three Brothers trilogy” and it tells the story of the businessman Daniel (brother of Adrian and John Sunders, the heroes of the later albums: “Interdead” and “Numbers and Big Dream of Mr Sunders” respectively). We invite you to listen to this amazing story once more…

2008
In aprill 2008 I recorded a mini album Three Brothers Epilogue  with 3 tracks. 15-minuts SUITE Epilogue -this the end of Three Brothers Trilogy and two rarietes from Numbers... session.


In March 2008 I started working on the new Millenium material. It was recorded in the same line-up as Numbers and Three brothers epilogue.

The session ended in September. The album is called Exist.

Exist is a theme album, describing through lyrics and music the most important parts of our lives (birth, childhood, love, family, work and old age). This is the most progressive and mature album in Millenium’s discography. Four expanded compositions, long guitar solos and rich arrangements. It is the album for the fans of Pink Floyd, Genesis, Marillion, IQ, Arena, Pendragon. It is available in digipack version and standard plastic package. Both versions include original lyrics and translations.

2009
Back on stage and recording first DVD concert 11.12.2009

2010

first DVD and live audio 2cd "Back after years -live in Kraków "

1 september 2010 : Eight years after the first edition of Millenium's
"Reincarnations" it is time for the special re-edition.
Ryszard Kramarski on the topic:

...apart from new graphic design and digipack version there are also a few
musical changes.

In 2002 while mixing the material I had an idea of combining three independent songs into one art, making the suite "The casino of love. Later it turned out that it was not the correct thing to do. Having the re-edition in mind I decided to come back to the original version and the old sequence of songs presenting the 12 theories of reincarnation. The suite was however added as a bonus. Moreover, there is also another version of "Hundreds of falling rivers" (not published so far) as well as the alternative version of "My life domino" (published on the album "7 years")

In 2002 at the end of mixes I could not decide which version should appear on the album. Now it is time to present the other choice. I think that this album in the new shape will uncover to the listeners the theories of reincarnations, both in the musical and literary sense..

 2010- The time has come for the  re-edition of old albums by Millenium.This time it is the new edition of "Numbers and the big dream of Mr. Sunders - The third part of the Three Brothers" Trilogy (so the story of John Sunders) appears in a completely new graphic design in digipack version.After many suggestions from the fans the second part was added to the original track "Talk to Aliens" which originally was erased on purpose during the mixes in 2006. Now these two songs in full version under the title "Dream about Aliens" form the integral part of this concept album.The song ?Wake up John? was added as a bonus to be the alternative end of the album.
2011
White Crow album -There were three important reasons for releasing this unique album.First of all: the year 2010 was the 10th anniversary of Millenium and such an album surely makes an ideal present for all the fans.The second reason: the two older albums "7 Years" and "Three Brothers? Epilogue" have been sold out and will never be re-released again.There were a few interesting songs on these albums which, together with another rarities from White Crow, make a brand new album now. The third reason: Millenium closes with this album the next chapter in its history.On the "White Crow" album you can find some rarities from the years 2003-2010, coming from different compilation albums, promotional singles and maxi-singles, as well as the songs and mixes published for the first time.You can also listen to a new song - "White Crow", written especially for this album. All the tracks have been recorded by the line up of today's Millenium, that means: Łukasz Gall -vocals , Piotr Płonka- guitars , Krzysztof Wyrwa -bass , Tomasz Paśko- drums and Ryszard Kramarski- keyboards.

Three years have passed since our last studio album "Exist". We can proudly inform all our fans that we´ve just finished recording our brand new material "Puzzles". In 2008, after releasing "Exist" I already knew that our next Millenium album would be a double one and symbolically white. This white cover is not a coincidence - it should evoke the reminiscence of the Pink Floyd cult "The Wall" album. This album was, and still is, very important to me because it inspired me some time ago to start my long adventure with progressive rock scene. The album "Puzzles" mirrors my greatest musical fascinations starting with Pink Floyd, Genesis, Marillion, Camel and ending with some lighter music like ELO, The Alan Parsons Project, Queen or The Beatles. I was of course supported by other musicians of Millenium. They patiently listened to my clues and added many good ideas of their own. They did a great job and I´m really thankful to them. I quickly realised why so few bands make double albums. It´s a difficult and time-consuming work, however very satisfying. "Puzzles" is a concept album about the complicated man woman relationship. In terms of music it comes back to the 70s and 80s but it is produced in a modern way. We had a possibility to test our new equipment and instruments what contributed to the sound value of the album. If I were to compare this CD to our previous ones I would choose "Vocanda" and "Numbers And The Big Dream Of Mr.Sunders". The way of releasing this album is also a sign of my personal longing for the era of vinyl records, those of you who will purchase this album will understand what I mean. Leading the uneven fight with illegal mp3s in the net Millenium releases their albums in beautiful digipack versions including the booklets and translations of lyrics. "Puzzles" will be released in the same way and, despite being a two CD edition, will be in the price of a single album. It is the only right way to convince people to purchase an original product. It often happened in the past that after releasing their double white albums famous bands faced some important changes. Will it be the case this time with Millenium and "Puzzles" Time will show but in the meantime I would like to invite you to our latest CD. Enjoy the music of Millenium.

2012

Third edition of Millenium Vocanda  in digipak and jawel case version. First orginal cover and music without bonus.

First vinyl of Millenium : EXIST LP ( gatefold sleeve , numbered , collector's limited edition )

2013

Second vinyl of Millenium : VOCANDA LP ( gatefold sleeve , numbered , collector's limited edition )

 A new studio album of Millenium called "ego" are six extended art rock
compositions depicting the band and its music in a new light without
losing the typical Millenium style. In addition to the steady line-up a
few other names appeared featuring Dariusz Rybka (saxophone), Michał
Bylica (trumpet), and Karolina Leszko (backing vocals). The album
lyrically refers to the topics related to human life in the modern
world and the longing for what has already passed. Digipak and jawel version.

Third vinyl of Millenium : EGO LP ( gatefold sleeve , numbered , collector's limited edition )

 9 September -Vocanda 2013 live in studio .This is not a regular studio album of Millennium, although it could be and this is not a concert recording. This material is a recording of one of the band's rehearsals in the studio Lynx Music made for the purpose of preparing for the concert live Vocanda 2013,which took place on June 14, 2013 in Kraków to celebrate the 15^th anniversary of Lynx Music. Since the registration of this recording was done professionally in the multi-track technique, and the sound quality was very good, after a raw mix I decided to publish the material officially on the CD in a special limited edition collector's edition especially for our fans.
The concert which took place in June 14, 2013, in the Rotunda club was not professionally recorded for the issue of a CD or DVD, therefore this CD may be of interest to all fans of Millennium. This album is our gift and souvenir for all the supporters of the band who were there on that day of the anniversary concert and for those who could not be on it, as much as they wanted, and for us,the musicians. For the first time we played in this line-up all the material from "Vocanda" album with guests from Ego album: Karolina Leszko -vocal and darek Rybka -saxophone.
Vocanda 2013 are fresh ideas new vocal , solos and instrumental arrangements of the old tracks from 2000. We used these sounds of instruments and arrangements during the concert on June 14^th in Rotunda club. The album "Vocanda" might more or less sound like this if it appeared now, 13 years after its first edition.
Numbered, limited special anniversary collector's edition with bonus video ( live in Rotunda Club fragments)
FOR OUR FANS

November 2013 Millenium Reincarnations LP vinyl ( gatefold sleeve , numbered , collector's limited edition )

2014 ( june)

MILLENIUM „ IN THE WORLD OF FANTASY ? ...AND OTHER RARITIES „

Special limited , numbered 15^th Anniversary editon. With a new 13 min. track from „In search of the perfect melody” album and rarities like : The song of hope & love from Ego session , The prose of life 2014 radio re-mix , Puzzles suite , Reincarnations vinyl version , Up & Down radio short version and more old tracks from maxi promo singles realized and unrealized

1.In the world of fantasy ? 12:30 ( promo track from a new studio album :" In search of the perfect melody " 2014 )
2.The song of hope & love 4:30  ( unrealized from Ego album session 2013 )
3.Puzzles suite 14:15  ( from Farewell maxi promo single 2011 )
4.Reincarnations 6:40  ( vinyl version from Ego maxi promo single 2013 )
5.Up & down  5:14  ( radio edit from Embryo maxi promo single 2008 )
6.Chaos 4:28  ( demo version from Lady Cash Cash maxi promo single 1999 )
7.Epilogue 6:16 ( radio edit from Epilogue maxi promo single 2008 )
8.Ecosong 4:30 ( alternative version from Ekopieśń maxi promo single 1999 )
9.Born in 67  5:48 (demo R. Kramarski vocal version from Born in 67  maxi promo single 2013 )
10.The Prose of life 4:46 ( short radio re-mix 2014 )
11.Ocean of memories 5:58  ( unrealized 1999 )
12.Dreaming 1:30 ( unrealized symphonic and choral theme from suite " In serach of the perfect melody " session 2014 )

2014 ( september)

  MILLENIUM In search of the perfect melody

1. In search of the perfect melody 19:50

2. Girl from a glass sphere 7:09

3. The mirror of memories 7:00

4. Blood on the rain 4:21

5. Over & over 5:40

6. In the world of fantasy ? 12:27

total time 56:27

Łukasz Gall-vocal

Krzysztof Wyrwa – bass , Warr guitar

Tomasz Paśko- drums

Piotr Płonka- guitars

Ryszard Kramarski – keyboards, piano

The newest studio and also jubilee (15 years) album of Millenium brings six premiere compositions including the longest track in the band's discography - "In search of the perfect melody". This suite tells the story of a composer obsessed with the desire to write the perfect tune and ready to sign a pact with the devil to achieve this goal. The song pictures the pursuit of fame and fortune at any cost. "In search of the perfect melody" is also a tribute to great composers of classical music (Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Brahms, Handel, Wagner) and also to legendary art rock bands and timeless compositions such as Genesis, "Supper's ready", Pink Floyd "Echoes", Yes "Close to the edge", The Alan Parsons Project "The turn of a friendly card" or Marillion "Grendel".

Apart from the above suite this album also includes: the ballad of love and betrayal "Blood on the rain", the song "Girl from a glass sphere" written with a special dedication, the instrumental "The mirror of memories", the catchy "Over & Over" and, last but not least, the final song "In the world of fantasy?", which carries the anti-war message.

There are a few guest performances on this album: Karolina Leszko - vocals, Metus - vocals, Dariusz Rybka – saxophone and Piotr Bylica – cello. Available in digipak or jawel case