PPK is a notable Russia

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n trance

Trance music

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 duo that was based primarily in Rostov-on-Don

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The group consisted of Sergei Pimenov and Alexander Polyakov. PPK name is the acronym of founding members' initials, K was for short-time member DJ Kordj (Roman Korzhov).

PPK became popular abroad due to their single "ResuRection", which was available to download for free on
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 for about a year. A few million people downloaded it and a such wave of popularity brought to signing a contract with Paul Oakenfold

Paul Oakenfold

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's Perfecto label and was used to celebrate the New Year 2003 in Warsaw

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, Poland

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 (seen on Sky News Active, 31 December 2002). This song was the first major international hit by a Russian artist in the post Soviet era.

"ResuRection" was based on the melody of the 1979 Russian (Soviet) film Siberiade

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by Eduard Artemyev

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 and contained, in some remix versions, vocal samples of Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin

Yuri Gagarin

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. "Reload" was based on the melody "Zodiak" from an album "Disco Alliance" by Latvia

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n electronic rock band Zodiaks. In early 2004 the duo released a remix of Minimalistix

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's 2003 hit Magic Fly.

The group broke up in 2004, however, in 2005 Pimenov did remixes for the group t.A.T.u.

T.A.T.u.

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's single "Lyudi Invalidy" under the name PPK.

In 2009, Alexander Polyakov released a single played on A State Of Trance called "My Heart", featuring Kate Cameron on vocals.

Singles

• 2000 "I Have a Dream"
• 2001 "Hey DJ!"
• 2001 "ResuRection" - UK
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• 2002 "Reload" - UK #39
• 2002 "Reload" / "Russian Trance"

Albums

• 2002 Reload
• 2002 Russian Trance: Formation (mostly the same as Reload)

Track listing:

1. "Russian Trance" (6:18)
2. "Hey DJ" (Original Mix) (5:40)
3. "21 Century" (5:54)
4. "I Have a Dream" (8:56)
5. "InsuRection" (9:27)
6. "I Need a Rhythm 2001" (5:26)
7. "Love Without Boundaries" (10:21)
8. "Hey DJ" (Trance Mix) (5:13)
9. "ResuRection" (8:01)
10. "Russian Trance" (Radio Edit) (3:28)
11. "Love Without Boundaries" (Radio Edit) (4:05)
12. "ResuRection" (Radio Edit) (3:27)
13. "Robots Outro" (1:41)

External links

• mp3.com.au
• PPK at Russmus.Net pimenov.ru iRecords — Alexander Polyakov's label Uplifto — Sergei Pimenov's label