Alians (band) Alians (band) Alians is a Polish punk-rock, reggae and ska band, founded in 1990 in Piła. Alians' first concert took place on May 19, 1990, in Bydgoszcz, with three founding members: Rafal Kasprzak (guit, voc.), Michal Thiede (bg) and Dariusz Kulak (drums). The band features "punky reggae" - a unique mix of the three kinds of music mentioned above. Apart from usual instruments, such as guitars, bass and drums, its members also use trumpets, accordion, trombone and saxophone. Alians is known for its politically engaged lyrics, inspired by such bands as The Clash and Dead Kennedys and by Anarchism as
The Sound (band) magazine wrote, "U2? Joy Division? Bunnymen? They pale in this band's shadow". A biography of Adrian Borland, titled "Book of (Happy) Memories", was published in 2001. In the same year, a tribute album titled "In Passing – A Tribute to Adrian Borland and the Sound" was released. The Sound have been cited to have been influenced by the Velvet Underground, the Stooges and Joy Division. The Sound (band) The Sound were an English post-punk band, formed in South London in 1979 and dissolved in 1988. They were fronted by Adrian Borland, and evolved from his previous band, the Outsiders. While