Televizor

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Televizor
Телевизор
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Background information
OriginSt. Petersburg, Russia
GenresDark wave
Gothic rock
Industrial rock
Techno
Funk rock
Synthpop
Years active1984–present
MembersMikhail Borzykin
Sergey Sivickiy
Sergey Rusanov
Websitewww.televizorr.com

Televizor (Russian: Телевизор) is a Soviet/Russian gothic rock/industrial group formed in 1984[1] in Saint-Petersburg. Leader and founder of group — Mikhail Borzykin.[2] They began to perform at the Leningrad Rock Club.[3] They are noted for their strong views against authoritarianism in Russian politics, and have repeatedly denounced the actions of Vladimir Putin in their lyrics.[4] At the time the group first formed, it was one of comparatively few political rock bands in Soviet Union.[5]

Televizor's songs were selected for the Legends of Russian Rock collection.

History

The band got its start in the 1984, in Leningrad, and is considered part of the Leningrad Rock Club.[6] Their 1987 album "Otechestvo illyuziy" is among the best albums in the history of Russian rock.[7]

"Your Papa Is a Fascist" is one of their most famous songs.[8]

Mikhail's songs and the Televizor music are influenced by Talking Heads,[9] The Cure,[9][10][11] Cocteau Twins,[9][10] The Beatles, Depeche Mode,[9][12] The Smiths,[9] philosophers Arthur Schopenhauer and Friedrich Nietzsche, as well as writers: Arkady and Boris Strugatsky,[5] Mikhail Bulgakov[13] and Hermann Hesse.[13][14]

Discography

Studio albums

  • 1985 Шествие рыб
  • 1987 Отечество иллюзий
  • 1989 Отчуждение
  • 1990 Мечта самоубийцы
  • 1992 Дым-туман
  • 1995 Двое
  • 2001 Путь к успеху
  • 2004 МегаМизантроп
  • 2005 Отчуждение-2005
  • 2009 Дежавю

Concert albums

  • 1984 II фестиваль Ленинградского рок-клуба
  • 1985 III фестиваль Ленинградского рок-клуба
  • 1987 Музыка для мёртвых
  • 1990 Концерт в Амстердаме
  • 1994 Живой
  • 2002 Перекрёсток
  • 2010 XXV лет в одной лодке

Members

References

  1. ^ Происхождение названия группы ТЕЛЕВИЗОР. "Время Z"
  2. ^ Андрей Бурлака (1990). Рок блиц (in Russian). Изд-во "Сов. композитор".
  3. ^ Михаил Борзыкин: «Я не ухожу из протеста»
  4. ^ Televizor. Dejavu
  5. ^ a b Televizor. 100 Magnitoalbums of Soviet Rock
  6. ^ Borzykin
  7. ^ А. Кушнир Телевизор - Отечество иллюзий (1987)
  8. ^ Russian Pop Stars Pay A Price For Speaking Out On Ukraine, NPR, December 10, 2014
  9. ^ a b c d e Петербургские рок-интервью: Михаил Борзыкин
  10. ^ a b Михаил Борзыкин. «Претензии искусства на волшебную силу необоснованны»
  11. ^ Михаил Борзыкин. Творческий вечер в клубе «ШУМ» (06.11.10)
  12. ^ Михаил Борзыкин. Человек должен идти один... ″Rothmans Адреналин″ — стр. 4
  13. ^ a b "Nашъ Драйвъ" №2, январь 1996 (М. Борзыкин и др.)
  14. ^ Рок-музыка: Бог или Сатана? Интервью для журнала Fuzz

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