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Mashina Vremeni (Russian
Russian language

Russian is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages, and the largest native language in Europe....
 for Time Machine) (originally captioned "Time Machines"), which formed in Moscow in the late 1960s, is recognized as one of the two "patriarchs" of Russian rock
Russian rock

Russian rock refers to rock music made in Russia and/or in Russian language. Rock and roll became known in the Soviet Union in the 1960s and quickly broke free from its western roots....
 music (the other one being Aquarium
Aquarium (group)

Aquarium is a Russian rock group, formed in Saint Petersburg in 1972 by Boris Grebenshchikov, then a student of Applied Mathematics at Leningrad State University, and Anatoly Gunitsky, then a playwright and absurdist poet....
). This indirectly dates the Soviet/Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
n rock-n-roll
Rock and roll

Rock and roll is a form of music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Its roots lay mainly in rhythm and blues, Country music, folk music, gospel music, and jazz....
 tradition: the leaders of both bands (Andrei Makarevich
Andrei Makarevich

Andrei Vadimovich Makarevich is a Russian bard , musician, composer, poet, writer, graphics artist and producer of Belarusians in Russia and Jewish origin....
 and Boris Grebenshchikov
Boris Grebenshchikov

Boris Grebenshchikov also known as Boris Purushottama Grebenshikov, is one of the most prominent members of the generation which is widely considered the "founding fathers" of Russian rock music....
, who share a career-long friendship) were born in 1953 and admitted to getting into rock-n-roll due a high-school fascination with The Beatles
The Beatles

The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
.

Despite the influence, Mashina never sounded much like the Beatles: their rock anthems, which are a staple of Russian pop-culture, somewhat resemble Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival

Creedence Clearwater Revival was an United States rock and roll band who gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a number of successful singles drawn from various Studio album....
, and over the course of their career they've recorded songs in every tint of 70's rock music, in addition to outright blues numbers.






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Mashina Vremeni (Russian
Russian language

Russian is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages, and the largest native language in Europe....
 for Time Machine) (originally captioned "Time Machines"), which formed in Moscow in the late 1960s, is recognized as one of the two "patriarchs" of Russian rock
Russian rock

Russian rock refers to rock music made in Russia and/or in Russian language. Rock and roll became known in the Soviet Union in the 1960s and quickly broke free from its western roots....
 music (the other one being Aquarium
Aquarium (group)

Aquarium is a Russian rock group, formed in Saint Petersburg in 1972 by Boris Grebenshchikov, then a student of Applied Mathematics at Leningrad State University, and Anatoly Gunitsky, then a playwright and absurdist poet....
). This indirectly dates the Soviet/Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
n rock-n-roll
Rock and roll

Rock and roll is a form of music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Its roots lay mainly in rhythm and blues, Country music, folk music, gospel music, and jazz....
 tradition: the leaders of both bands (Andrei Makarevich
Andrei Makarevich

Andrei Vadimovich Makarevich is a Russian bard , musician, composer, poet, writer, graphics artist and producer of Belarusians in Russia and Jewish origin....
 and Boris Grebenshchikov
Boris Grebenshchikov

Boris Grebenshchikov also known as Boris Purushottama Grebenshikov, is one of the most prominent members of the generation which is widely considered the "founding fathers" of Russian rock music....
, who share a career-long friendship) were born in 1953 and admitted to getting into rock-n-roll due a high-school fascination with The Beatles
The Beatles

The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
.

Despite the influence, Mashina never sounded much like the Beatles: their rock anthems, which are a staple of Russian pop-culture, somewhat resemble Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival

Creedence Clearwater Revival was an United States rock and roll band who gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a number of successful singles drawn from various Studio album....
, and over the course of their career they've recorded songs in every tint of 70's rock music, in addition to outright blues numbers. Just like with Aquarium, Mashina has tried to incorporate Eastern European and Asian
Culture of Asia

The culture of Asia is the artificial aggregate of the cultural heritage of many Nationality, society, religions, and ethnic groups in the region, traditionally called a continent from a Western-centric perspective, of Asia....
 folk
Folk music

Folk music can have a number of different meanings, including:* Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous with the term "Traditional music", also often including World Music and Roots music; the term "Traditional music" was given its more specific meaning to distinguish it from the other definition...
 influences, although to a lesser degree. Mashina Vremeni's best known members are Andrei Makarevich
Andrei Makarevich

Andrei Vadimovich Makarevich is a Russian bard , musician, composer, poet, writer, graphics artist and producer of Belarusians in Russia and Jewish origin....
 - the founder, principal singer-songwriter and the band's public persona, and Alexander Kutikov
Alexander Kutikov

Alexander Kutikov is a Soviet/Russian musician, record producer, and businessman, of Jewish background. He was an avid fan of groups such as the Beatles during his secondary school years....
 - the bass player and producer/sound engineer.

Other members have come and gone throughout the years, which contributed to the fact that Mashina is a pluralistic band - on any given record one will hear songs performed by at least two different singers (on the later records the number is usually four).

History

The first band Andrei Makarevich was involved in was a school band which consisted of two guitarists and two girls on vocals singing American folk songs. Serious attempts began in 1968 when Andrei Makarevich heard songs by The Beatles. The band was reformed and called The Kids. After some time the girls were removed from the squad and the band began to be called Mashiny Vremeni (Time Machines - in plural
Plural

Plural is a grammatical number, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world. In the English language, singular and plural are the only grammatical numbers....
 form imitating The Beatles, Rolling Stones etc.) The most significant founders included Sergey Kavagoe and Andrei Makarevich. The band's repertoire consisted of eleven songs in English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
, now lost.

  • 1971 - Alexander Kutikov becomes the bass player, introducing more of buoyant rock-n-roll into the band's material
  • 1972 - Line-up losses in the band; several members are drafted into service (which to this day is compulsory in Russia)
  • 1973 - Due to tensions between Sergey Kavagoe and Alexander Kutikov the latter leaves the band for a hard rock outfit Visokosnoe Leto (Leap Year Summer)
  • 1974 - Sergey Kavagoe leaves, Alexander Kutikov returns. However, Kavagoe returns after about a half-year. The band performs with the following line-up - Andrei Makarevich, Alexander Kutikov, Sergey Kavagoe, and Alexey Romanov (future leader of another prominent Russian band Voskresenie (Sunday))
  • 1975 - Romanov and Kutikov suddenly depart. Evgeny Margulis joins on guitar
  • 1976 - Mashina Vremeni is invited to a festival "Songs of youth in Tallinn - 76" and performed there with a great success. Many people join (including couple of violinists) and leave after some time during this year.
  • 1978 - The first studio record of Mashina Vremeni. Alexander Kutikov while playing in Visokosnoe Leto was also working in sound-recording studio in order to help the band gain access to good equipment. The record is now known as "Eto bylo tak davno" ("That was so long ago").
  • 1979 - A crisis of the band. Sergey Kavagoe and Evgeny Margulis leaves the band joining Voskresenie of Alexey Romanov. This time one of the most popular songs of the band was written by Andrei Makarevich - "Poka gorit svecha" ("While the candle burns") as a sign of his not giving up. After some time of frustration Alexander Kutikov saves the situation leaving the Visokosnoe Leto band and bringing Valeriy Efremov (also from Visokosnoe Leto) as drummer and Petr Podgorodetskiy on the keyboards.
  • 1980 - The beginning of the golden era of Mashina Vremeni. The band wins the festival "Spring Rhythms 80"
    Tbilisi Rock Festival (1980)

    The "Spring Rhythms. Tbilisi-80" was a musical event held in Tbilisi, capital of the Georgian SSR, Soviet Union, from March 8 to March 16 1980....
     main award and continues its concert tour. However, that was allowed only because of music freedom indulgences given in light of Olympic Games 1980 in Moscow.
  • 1981 - The song "Povorot" ("The turning point") stays on the top of charts for 18 monthes. They also compose the soundtrack of the very popular Sofia Rotau movie Dusha. The music score was also met with praise.
  • 1982 - Repressions starts again with a slashing article "Ragout out of Blue bird" ("Blue Bird" was a popular song of the band) noting depressive and non-ideological songs of the band. However country-wide wave of protest against those repressions raised and thousands letters are sent to the editors of the newspapers. Petr Podgorodetskiy leaves and Alexandr Zaitsev substitutes him.
  • 1986 - "Best songs 1979-1985" compilation is recorded. Album "V dobriy chas" ("Good Luck") is recorded.
  • 1987 - "Reki i Mosty" ("Rivers and Bridges") album is issued. That album is considered as first released album (all the previous were just recorded for the underground distribution. First appearances on the television. The band performs at Live Aid 2 festival in Japan.
  • 1988 - First international tours - USA, Canada, Greece, Spain and Bulgaria.
  • 1989 - "V kruge sveta" ("In the circle of light") album is released.
  • 1990 - Alexandr Zaitsev leaves and well-known Evgeny Margulis and Petr Podgorodetsky join the band once again.
  • 1991 - "Medlennaya khoroshaya muzyka" ("Slow good music") album is released.
  • 1993 - Alexander Kutikov's company "Sintez Records" releases retro albums "Best songs 1979-1985" and "That was so long ago". Album "Vneshtatniy komandir Zemli" ("Part-time commander of the Earth") is released.
  • 1994 - Acoustic live album "Unplugged" is recorded and released. 25th anniversary is celebrated in 7 hours concert on the Red Square
    Red Square

    Red Square is the most famous city square in Moscow, and arguably one of the most famous in the world. The square separates the Moscow Kremlin, the former royal citadel and currently the official residence of the President of Russia, from a historic merchant quarter known as Kitay-gorod....
  • 1995 - Compilation of old unpublished songs is released. This compilation is known as "Kovo ty hotiel udivit?" ("Whom did you want to surprise?"). It was called after one of the most successful songs of Alexander Kutikov.
  • 1996 - "Kartonniye krylia lubvi" ("Paper wings of love") album is released.
  • 1996 - "20 let spustya" ("20 years later") album is released.
  • 1997 - "Otryvayas" ("Breaking away") album is released.
  • 1999 - The 30th anniversary of the band. Great concert, which is usually considered to be the best concert of Mashina Vremeni, is carried out in the main stadium of "sport-complex Olympiyskiy" im Moscow
    Moscow

    Moscow is the capital and the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia of the Russian Federation. It is also the largest European cities and metropolitan areas, with the Moscow metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world....
    . "Chasy i znaki" ("Hours and signs") album is released. Petr Podgorodetskiy leaves due to tensions. Andrey Derzhavin takes his place on the keyboard.
  • 2001 - "Mesto gde svet" ("The place where there's light") album is released.
  • 2004 - 35th anniversary of the band. Great concert consisting of 35 selected songs is played at the Red Square
    Red Square

    Red Square is the most famous city square in Moscow, and arguably one of the most famous in the world. The square separates the Moscow Kremlin, the former royal citadel and currently the official residence of the President of Russia, from a historic merchant quarter known as Kitay-gorod....
    . "Mashinalno" ("Mechanically") album is released.
  • 2005 - Live album "Kremlin rocks" was released. The band performed with chamber orchestra "Kremlin".
  • 2006 - Sintez Records
    Sintez Records

    Sintez Records is a record label in Russia which is run by Alexandr Kutikov, bass guitarist and vocalist of Russian rock band Mashina Vremeni....
     releases a compilation called "Mashina vremeni - chast' 1" ("Time Machine - Part 1"). The band records a new album (which is called in English "Time machine") at famous Studio 2 at Abbey Road Studios
    Abbey Road Studios

    Abbey Road Studios, established in November 1931 by EMI in London, England, is a recording studio located at number 3 Abbey Road , in St John's Wood in the City of Westminster....
    .
  • 2007 - The group releases the Time machine album.


Analysis

Although presented as a rock band, Mashina Vremeni incorporates many different genres. Through the its development the band played in many styles, beginning with imitations of Western rock leaders and ending with Mashina's unique style. However, experiments are welcome even now at the end of the fourth decade of the band's existence. The last album "Mashinalno" reflects the devotion of band members to the music of 1970s with the sound of the 21st century. The album includes some Beatles-like songs, punk
Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed the perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock....
 composition, some blues
Blues

Blues is a music genre based on the use of the blues chord progressions and the blue notes. Though several blues musical form s exist, the 12-bar blues chord progressions are the most frequently encountered....
 and some slow ballads. Actually, each album includes songs of many genres. The blues of Petr Podgorodetskiy and Evgeny Margulis, a variety of genres by Andrei Makarevich and hard rock
Hard rock

Hard rock is a sub-genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock and psychedelic rock and is considerably harder than conventional rock music....
 and the fiery rock-n-roll of Alexandr Kutikov. And yet, this cannot be called a rule - all authors contributed almost to every genre.

Most of the charm of their songs is in melody and lyrics - many of the most popular songs in their repertoire are played only with guitar beats or one simple guitar solo. But that doesn't reduce their popularity among listeners of all ages. It is probably one of the only Russian rock bands at whose concert one can see bearded, 50-something Beatles fans alongside teenagers in the crowd.

Prominent hits

  • Povorot ("The Turn" by Kutikov/Makarevich) is a pop-culture phenomenon for anyone of Russian descent, and comfortably one of the Top 10 most recognized pop/rock songs in Soviet/Russian (on the par with Hey Jude
    Hey Jude

    "Hey Jude" is a song by the English Rock music band The Beatles that was recorded in 1968. Originally titled "Hey Jules", the ballad was written by Paul McCartney?and credited to Lennon/McCartney?to comfort John Lennon's son Julian Lennon during his parents' divorce....
     for the English-speaking world). A 2x4 70s pop-rock bulldozer (sounding somewhat like Creedence Clearwater Revival
    Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Creedence Clearwater Revival was an United States rock and roll band who gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a number of successful singles drawn from various Studio album....
    's "Proud Mary" with a rougher feel). It was usually performed next to last in concert, and sung along by most of the crowd. The lyrics play on the well-trodden image of the road taking a turn and life turning with it. Soviet censorship had long suspected that the lyrics might be concealing a call for dramatic reforms.


  • Svecha ("The Candle" or "While the candle burns" by Makarevich) - an Elton John-esque song of hope complete with the piano part.


  • Marionetki ("The puppets" by Makarevich) is the other band anthem with the lyric being an elaborate sketch on the topic of all humans being puppets in someone's "able and well-worked" hands. The puppeteer is never named.


Albums


Year Russian Translit English Notes
1978 ??? ???? ??? ????? Eto bylo tak davno That was so long ago  
1979 ????????? ????? Malenkiy printz The Little Prince
The Little Prince

The Little Prince , published in 1943, is France aviator Antoine de Saint-Exup?ry's most famous novel. He wrote it in the United States while renting The Bevin House in Asharoken, New York, on Long Island....
 		 live album with inter-song quotations from the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Antoine de Saint-Exup?ry was a France writer and aviator. He is most famous for his novella The Little Prince, and is also well known for his books about aviation adventures, including Night Flight and Wind, Sand and Stars....
 book
1985 ?????? ????? ?????? ??????? 1979-1985 Luchshiye Pesni 1979-1985 Time Machines Best songs 1979-1985  
1986 ? ?????? ??? V dobriy chas In a Better Hour  
1987 ???? ? ????? Reki i mosty Rivers and bridges  
1989 ? ????? ????? V kruge sveta In the circle of light  
1991 ????????? ??????? ?????? Medlennaya khoroshaya muzyka Slow good music  
1993 ?????????? ????????? ????? Vneshtatniy komandir Zemli Part-time commander of the Earth  
1994 ???? ?? ????? ???????? Kogo ty khotel udivit Whom did you want to surprise? old unpublished song compilation
1994 Unplugged live acoustic album
1996 Megamix remixes of some popular songs in electronic music manner
1996 ????????? ?????? ????? Kartonniye kryliya lubvi Cardboard wings of love  
1996 ?????????? Neizdannoe Unpublished some rare songs of early 70s
1997 ????????? Otryvayas Breaking away  
1999 ??? ??? ?? XXX anniversary concert live album
1999 ???? ? ????? Chasy i znaki Hours and signs  
2000 50 ?? ????? 50 na dvoikh 50 for two Joint concert of Mashina Vremeni and Voskresenie
2001 ?????, ??? ???? Mesto gde svet Place where there is light  
2004 ?????????? Mashinalno
Mashinalno (Album)

Mashinalno - is an album released in 2004 by the company Sintez Records which consists of 12 songs by the popular Russian rock band Mashina Vremeni ....
 		 Mechanically  
2005 Kremlin Rocks! A concert of Mashina Vremeni with chamber orchestra Kremlin
2007 Time machine  
Mashina Vremeni is one of the best selling artists in Russia, but due to raging computer piracy, most of CDs sold are not legal CDs released by recording companies.

Trivia

The opening credits on the DVD
DVD

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 with the group 30th anniversary concert (1999) give some info about the group's history. These credits say:

30 years are:
10957 days OR 15778080 minutes OR 4 general secretaries and 2 presidents OR 593 songs OR 21 albums OR 3359 concerts in 173 cities in 27 countries

Current line-up

  • Andrei Makarevich
    Andrei Makarevich

    Andrei Vadimovich Makarevich is a Russian bard , musician, composer, poet, writer, graphics artist and producer of Belarusians in Russia and Jewish origin....
     - guitar, vocals
  • Alexander Kutikov
    Alexander Kutikov

    Alexander Kutikov is a Soviet/Russian musician, record producer, and businessman, of Jewish background. He was an avid fan of groups such as the Beatles during his secondary school years....
     - bass-guitar, vocals
  • Valeriy Efremov - drums, percussion
  • Evgeny Margulis - guitar, bass-guitar, vocals
  • Andrei Derzhavin - keyboard, vocals


  • Sergey Ostroumov - additional percussions (regular on live performances since 2004)
  • Alexandr Ditkovsky - trumpet (regular on live performances since 2004)


Related

  • Mashina Vremeni at Wikipedia Russia
  • Mashina Vremeni category at Wikipedia Russia
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