Televizor

Televizor
Телевизор
Background information
OriginSt. Petersburg, Russia
GenresDark wave
Gothic rock
Industrial rock
Techno
Funk rock
Synthpop
Years active1984–present
MembersMikhail Borzykin [ru]
Sergey Sivickiy
Sergey Rusanov
Websitetelevizor.band

Televizor (Russian: Телевизор, "Television set") is a Soviet/Russian gothic rock/industrial group formed in 1984[1] in Saint-Petersburg. Mikhail Borzykin [ru] is the lead singer[2] and founder of group.[3] They began to perform at the Leningrad Rock Club.[4] They are noted for their strong views against authoritarianism in Russian politics, and have repeatedly denounced the actions of Vladimir Putin in their lyrics.[5] At the time the group first formed, it was one of comparatively few political rock bands in Soviet Union.[6]

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.[7] Their 1987 album Otechestvo Illyuziy (Russian: Отечество иллюзий) is among the best albums in the history of Russian rock.[8]

"Your Papa Is a Fascist" is one of their most famous songs.[9]

Mikhail's songs and the Televizor music are influenced by Talking Heads,[10] The Cure,[10][11][12] Cocteau Twins,[10][11] The Beatles, Depeche Mode,[10][13] The Smiths,[10] philosophers Arthur Schopenhauer and Friedrich Nietzsche, as well as writers: Arkady and Boris Strugatsky,[6] Mikhail Bulgakov[14] and Hermann Hesse.[14][15]

On May 13, 2015 they performed the song "Ty prosti nas, Ukraina" (Russian: Ты прости нас, Украина, lit. 'Forgive us, Ukraine') at the Atlas nightclub in Kyiv. The song expresses the group's position towards the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, containing criticism of Vladimir Putin and mentioning the Heavenly Hundred.[16]

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
  • 2016 Ихтиозавр

Live 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

  • Mikhail Borzykin – singing, keyboards, synthesizer, programming
  • Sergey Sivickiy – guitar
  • Sergey Rusanov – drum kit

References

https://blog.allo.ua/istoriya-razvitiya-televizorov-ot-sovetskogo-rubin-do-nashih-dnej_2021-09-55/


История телевизора

  1. ^ Происхождение названия группы ТЕЛЕВИЗОР. "Время Z"
  2. ^ Pushkin, Yuri (2009-10-06). "Banned in the USSR: How Russian rock bands are being censored". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  3. ^ Burlaka, Andrey (1990). Рок блиц (in Russian). Изд-во "Сов. композитор".
  4. ^ Boyarinov, Denis (2014-04-10). "Михаил Борзыкин: «Я не ухожу из протеста»". Colta.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  5. ^ ""Телевизор" "Дежавю" ("Геометрия")". Kommersant (in Russian). 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  6. ^ a b Televizor. 100 Magnitoalbums of Soviet Rock
  7. ^ Borzykin
  8. ^ А. Кушнир Телевизор – Отечество иллюзий (1987)
  9. ^ Flintoff, Corey (2014-12-10). "Russian Pop Stars Pay A Price For Speaking Out On Ukraine". NPR. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  10. ^ a b c d e Петербургские рок-интервью: Михаил Борзыкин
  11. ^ a b Михаил Борзыкин. «Претензии искусства на волшебную силу необоснованны»
  12. ^ Михаил Борзыкин. Творческий вечер в клубе «ШУМ» (06.11.10)
  13. ^ Михаил Борзыкин. Человек должен идти один... ″Rothmans Адреналин″ — стр. 4
  14. ^ a b "Nашъ Драйвъ" №2, январь 1996 (М. Борзыкин и др.)
  15. ^ Рок-музыка: Бог или Сатана? Интервью для журнала Fuzz
  16. ^ "Російська рок-група написала пісню "Ти прости нас, Україно"" (in Ukrainian). Korrespondent. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2018.