VELJANOV inks deal with Prophecy Productions
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Dark wave and dark alternative rock icon VELJANOV has signed a multi-album deal with Prophecy Productions. His next full-length solo album "Shanderilan" will be released by the label in early 2027.
VELJANOV comments: "Dear friends, I am delighted to have found a new home for my solo project Veljanov", the singer and mastermind states. "After a long break, my fourth individual album project will finally be released on Prophecy Productions."
"We are all thrilled to welcome Veljanov", the label's founder Martin Koller announces. "It does not happen every day that a living legend and iconic musician joins our roster. Then again, we have already worked for the famous duo Deine Lakaien, consisting of Veljanov and pianist Ernst Horn, outside the German-speaking countries. Well, I gladly admit to having been a long-time fan of both the duo and the solo project, from the start. Welcome!"
Few artists ever achieve legendary status early in their lives and while still releasing new material on a regular basis. Alexander Veljanov aka VELJANOV is widely considered one of them.
The German vocalist with roots in what is today North Macedonia rose to prominence with the duo DEINE LAKAIEN, which he co-founded together with composer and classically trained theatre pianist Ernst Horn in 1985. While Horn was very much interested in contemporary musical avant-garde, Alexander Veljanov, a student of theatre and film sciences, came with a background in the dark wave and gothic scenes.
That DEINE LAKAIEN with their unique blend of avant-garde, electronic music, dark wave, and other stylistic elements quickly gained iconic status in the dark music scene, particularly in the German language area, is due in part to their visionary sound experiments and in part to Veljanov's singularly enchanting vocals.
VELJANOV's magical baritone voice has been described as particularly deep and resonant, warm and possessing a velvety tone. He also moves seemingly without effort into higher registers while maintaining his characteristic timbre that is often termed 'Slavonic'.
The singer contributed his unique voice to several projects before embarking on a solo path under his own name. The first VELJANOV album appeared under the title "Secrets of the Silver Tongue" to high praise from critics and fans alike in 1998. This was followed by a string of equally successful album and MCD releases during the next decade until "Porta Macedonia" (2008) and the subsequent tour in 2009, after which an extended hiatus began.
Although the enigmatic artist continued to perform with DEINE LAKAIEN and also released new albums with "Dual" (2021) as their latest masterpiece, his solo career remained dormant until now, and many prematurely assumed it had ended for good.
To the utter delight of his loyal following, VELJANOV announced his surprising return to the limelight with both a new album entitled "Shanderilan" and a tour in 2026. Sometimes, wonderful miracles happen. Welcome back!
