The Volume is a cross-border trio consisting of Tomek Chołoniewski (PL) on percussion, Alexander Chikmakov (KZ) on guitars and Denis Kolokol (UA) on electronics and voice.
The group appeared in 2006 in Almaty, when Denis Kolokol and
Alexander Chikmakov started to experiment with computer and acoustic
guitar in order to find and habitate their own corner in abstract
music. In 2008 Denis Kolokol moved to Kraków, and for 2 years the duo
worked across a distance. The focus slowly shifted to interactive works
and algorithmic composition. In 2010 another member joined -
Tomek Chołoniewski, on drums and percussion. At the moment The Volume is a trio residing in Kraków.
They describe their work as follows: "The music is not just sequence of events, but an urge, which we can only pretend to be able to control. If the order becomes slightly more complicated than just a simple equation, the system tends to fall apart. Standing on the surface of math we try our best not to be buried under pure chaos."