Szymon Josiah Borzestowski (18 February 1989 – 2 December 2012), known by his stage name Szymon, was an Australian musician.[1] His debut album, Tigersapp, was released three years after his death[2] and was nominated for a 2015 ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album[3] and debuted at #21 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[4]
Szymon | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Szymon Josiah Borzestowski |
| Born | 18 February 1989 Newcastle, Australia |
| Died | 2 December 2012 (aged 23) |
| Occupation | Musician |
Szymon began working on his album in 2007, when he was eighteen years old. Production was put on hold in early 2010 due to mental health issues. Shortly after Szymon had committed suicide, in 2012, Mark Holland, a producer from EMI, continued mixing the songs, and the final result was released in August 2015, titled Tigersapp.[5]
Szymon's younger brother Dom, who is known by others as Donnie, is the drummer of the Australian indie rock group Gang of Youths.
Discography
edit- Tigersapp (21 August 2015)[6]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Golden" | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Locks" | 3:39 |
| 3. | "Medusa" | 3:16 |
| 4. | "Roma" | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Katyusha" | 3:58 |
| 6. | "Runaway" | 3:52 |
| 7. | "Saigon" | 3:23 |
| 8. | "Brokenworld" | 4:15 |
| 9. | "Zoo Story" | 3:49 |
| 10. | "Trojan Stalks" | 2:22 |
| 11. | "Floods" | 2:53 |
| 12. | "Polen" | 2:09 |
| Total length: | 41:40 | |
- Blue Coloured Mountain (8 November 2019)[7]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yakuza" | 2:54 |
| 2. | "Feenicks" | 2:28 |
| 3. | "Blue Coloured Mountain" | 2:15 |
| 4. | "Orestes" | 2:52 |
| 5. | "Anhalt" | 4:00 |
| 6. | "Untitled" | 2:34 |
| 7. | "Come Back Home" | 1:19 |
| Total length: | 18:22 | |
References
edit- ^ Levin, Darren (21 August 2015), "The Songs Szymon Left Behind", Rolling Stone
- ^ Gillezeau, Natasha (1 October 2015), "Szymon Borzestowsi: The Boy Who'll Never Perform His Music Live", GQ Australia
- ^ Shedden, Iain (7 October 2015), "ARIA Music Awards: Courtney Barnett leads way as nominations revealed", The Australian
- ^ ARIA Report, issue 1331
- ^ Lavoipierre, Angela (24 August 2015), "Gifted young musician Szymon Borzestowski's record released three years after his death", ABC
- ^ "Tigersapp, by Szymon". Szymon. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Blue Colored Mountain, by Szymon". Szymon. Retrieved 3 October 2020.