Diskoteka Avariya

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Дискотека “Авария”
Diskoteka “Avariya”
Diskoteka Avariia 2013.jpg
In 2013
Background information
Origin Ivanovo, Russia
Genres Pop rap, house, hip-hop, nu-disco, dance-pop, pop rock
Years active1990—present
LabelsARS Records
Corporation Avariya
Members Aleksey Olegovich Ryzhov :
writer and composer, musician, DJ, occasional singer, rapper (band creator)

Aleksey Borisovich Serov :
rapper (joined in 1997)
Past members† Oleg Yevgenyevich Zhukov :
rapper (1991-2002, deceased)

Nikolay Stagoranovich Timofeev :
singer (band creator, left in 2012)

Anna Khokhlova :
singer (2012-2020)
Website http://www.avariya.ru

Diskoteka "Avaria" (Russian : Дискотека "Авария" - Disco "Accident") are a Russian band from Ivanovo, Russia. The duo consists of Aleksey Borisovich Serov (Алексей Борисович Серов) and Aleksey Olegovich Ryzhov (Алексей Олегович Рыжов). Its former members include vocalist Anna Khokhlova (Анна Хохлова), who left in September 2020, vocalist Nikolay Stagoranovich Timofeev (Николай Стагоранович Тимофеев), who left in July 2012, and rapper Oleg Yevgenyevich Zhukov (Олег Евгеньевич Жуков), who died on February 9, 2002, of cancer.

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Although "Avaria" knew only moderate success in Russia during the 1990s, they are considered to be pioneers of house music in that country. Following Zhukov's death in 2002, the trio slowly lost original popularity and oriented themselves into a mainstream electropop movement.

History

The origins

Towards the end of the 80's Nikolay Timofeev  [ ru ] and Alexey Ryzhov met in high school. Both being creative minds with good sense of humor, they started creating humorous material. After being noticed at a KVN (Клуб Весёлых и Находчивых, Klub Vesyolyh i Nahodchivyh, Club of Funny and Smart, is a Russian TV show, a humor contest, which indirectly spanned similar contests in schools, independent from the show), they started receiving invitations to provide entertainment at parties.

Meanwhile, the band was asked to perform in a local club called "Электрон" ("Electron"). Noticing the bad state of their club, they dubbed it "Disaster Disco". After a few fixing, the rating of their club went uphill as it became more and more famous. [1]

From two to four

A childhood acquaintance of Timofeev and Ryzhov, Oleg Zhukov, was amongst the biggest and most loyal fans of "Disco 'Crash'", and soon joined the duo's closest circle of friends. One night, they took him with them to a soirée organized by a company called "Kranek", and all Zhukov did was repeating the company's name during one song. As Timofeev recalls: "And during one of our song, Zhukov repeated the company's name, Kranek, with such a voice, that the audience and us fell for his charm, and since then, he joined us for good". This happened in 1991. Around that time, the band was invited to Moscow for a trial studio record, resulting in their first album "Танцуй со мной" (Tantsuy so mnoy", Dance with me), but it wasn't what the band expected. Some of its songs were later reused in their first official album. [2]

Towards 1997, the trio noticed their club was losing their popularity. They found out that a rival disco opened in town, and people there were charged half as much. They discovered that disco had only one MC, young and motivated, close in style to Timofeev. They decided that it was the best to join forces with him. That's how Alexey Serov joined the band. His first contribution to the band was recording a skit where he asked to turn the music off using many expletives (used later in the song "Заколебал Ты!" but with expletives covered by radio parasite sounds), and his second contribution was recording vocals for the second and final version of the song "Двигай-двигай" ("Dvigay-dvigay", Move it-move it). [3]

First success

"At that time, our group was full—fledged: one was a handsome hairy man, the other was smart with glasses, played the piano, the third, a foolish athlete, jumped and ran, and Zhukov was the good that unites us all."

Aleksey Serov, StarHit interview, 2020 [4]

In 1998, while Russia was in crisis, the band decided to record their second album (considered by many to be their first). They lacked the cash to pay for studio time, so they made a deal with the studio "Soyuz". At that time, the studio was working on a remix album for the Belarusian band Lyapis Trubetskoy called "Lyapis-Dance", and Diskoteka "Avariya" was asked to make four remixes for the album. They made three pure remixes, while the last one became a comic rap song using Lyapis Trubetskoy's chorus. The song, called "Ты кинула" ("Ty kinula", You dumped) became their first single and later, their first music video. The band then had enough money to record their first official album "Песня про тебя и меня" ("Pesnya pro tebya i menya", Song about you and me). Their single stint with a producer, Peter Volkov, was short-lived.

The song “New Year’s” brought national love to the group, which did not cause much excitement in the winter of 1999, but became very popular in the summer of 2000. [5] The video "Новогодняя" has been broadcast on TV every year for the holiday it celebrates, Novy God -New Year's Day. [6]

After their album "Маньяки" ("Manyaki", Maniacs) was released in 2001, [7] Oleg Zhukov fell ill, and the band had to perform without him. On 9 February 2002, Zhukov died of brain cancer. [8] "Disco Superstar" music video, which was originally prepared for the artist's return, turned out to be a dedication.

Back to three

Presentation of "Nano-Techno" music video, 2011. Diskoteka Avariia na prezentatsii klipa Nano-Tekhno.jpg
Presentation of "Nano-Techno" music video, 2011.

After Zhukov's death and a period of pause, the band decided to go on as a trio. They released their first music videos without Zhukov: "Х.Х.Х.И.Р.Н.Р." (acronym for "Hip-Hop, House and Rock'N'Roll") and "Небо" ("Nebo", Sky), the latter featuring international model Katia Elizarova.

After releases of some famous singles, the band released in 2006 a new album called "Четверо парней" ("Chetvero Parney", Four guys), which was praised by critics. [9] It featured the song of the same name (although listed in the song list as an acronym of its title) which was recorded prior to the release of "Маньяки", but the band lacked time to put it in the album. This song was the last new song released to feature Oleg Zhukov's vocals. [10] [11] [12] [13]

Changes in style and lineup

In 2011, the band released a new album "Недетское время" ("Nedetskoe vremya", A Time not for Kids), featuring a more electropop-sounding style, and for the first time the autotune was used. The album itself was released online for free. [14]

In July 2012, Timofeev left the band [15] to start his own solo career. The main reason cited by both sides was a continuous strain in the relationship between Nikolay and the rest of the band. In November, the band announced on their website the arrival of a female vocalist, Anna Hohlova. [16]

Honors

Discography

Studio albums
EPs
Compilations

Singles

Videos

(directors in parentheses)

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References

  1. ↑ Честная, Мария (2022-08-20). ""Это трэш, ребята!": зачем "Дискотека Авария" требует в райдере живую курицу". teleprogramma.pro (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  2. ↑ ""Дискотека Авария" : о важном событии в истории группы". tele.ru (in Russian). 13 October 2019. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  3. ↑ ""Дискотека Авария": По настроению мы такие же хулиганы, как и были". bel.ru. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  4. ↑ Эй, Толстый: кому нужна «Дискотека Авария» без Олега Жукова?. In Russian
  5. ↑ Песня «Новогодняя» (1999) группы «Дискотека Авария»: почему забраковали новый клип на легендарный хит. In Russian
  6. ↑ Лучшие новогодние песни: 25 композиций на все времена. In Russian
  7. ↑ Intermedia" «ДИСКОТЕКА АВАРИЯ» - «МАНЬЯКИ». In Russian
  8. ↑ Олег Жуков незримо с «Дискотекой Аварией». In Russian
  9. ↑ Трио «Дискотека авария» сделало «Четверо парней». In Russian
  10. ↑ http://avariya.ru/?p=biography (in Russian, the history of the band from their official website)
  11. ↑ http://avariya.ru/?p=74 (in Russian, history of the band as seen by Alexey Serov)
  12. ↑ http://avariya.ru/?p=77 (in Russian, history of the band, as seen by Alexey Ryzhov)
  13. ↑ http://avariya.ru/?p=71 (in Russian, history of the band, as seen by Nikolay Timofeev)
  14. ↑ "Официальный сайт группы "Дискотека Авария" | Музыка". Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  15. ↑ ""Дискотека "Авария" теперь без Николая Тимофеева". Archived from the original on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  16. ↑ новости и события: 6 ноября '12 [News & Events: 6 November '12] (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
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