Stardust Bear Bazaar is a concept album set around a hidden pub between worlds — a stable point in a shifting sci-fi universe. At the center is The Bear, the keeper of the place, who controls the portals and welcomes those passing through. The pub exists in a time loop, offering temporary escape while every choice still carries consequences beyond its walls.
Each track follows a different character, blending progressive rock with cinematic elements to reflect the instability of the worlds they come from.
New Laconia is a Ukrainian-American art rock project based between Dnipro, Ukraine, and Boston, USA, creating music within a unified sci-fi universe. Founded by Alex Syniakov, the project blends progressive rock, alternative, metal, and cinematic elements.
Instead of a traditional artist-centered identity, New Laconia operates through its universe. At its core is the mystical pub Stardust Bear Bazaar, its enigmatic owner The Bear, and a network of portals where time flows differently. Within this space, characters lose and rediscover themselves, face dilemmas, and move through stories that evolve with each release.
The music combines cinematic depth, nostalgic motifs, and unexpected experiments — from accordion and saxophone to synths and Arabic-inspired sounds. Each composition expands the world while standing on its own as a complete piece.
The keeper of the Bazaar. He controls the portals, holds the system together, and decides who enters — and who leaves.
Keeps the system running. Builds, fixes, and rewires not only machines, but the paths others depend on.
Three sisters who don't predict fate — they maintain it. They stabilize what shouldn't fall apart and lock events into place.
Lives on the edge by design. Turns risk into momentum and chaos into control — until something pushes back.
All forward motion. She chooses action over hesitation, pushing through risk without waiting for certainty.
A traveler who lost direction but never the idea of return. Carries the weight of distance and unfinished paths.
A corrosive force inside the system. Ruster doesn't break portals directly — he weakens them until every path becomes unreliable.
Not a character you can outrun. It bends routes, closes portals, and makes every delay irreversible.
