Ploho

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Ploho
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Background information
Origin Novosibirsk, Russia
Genres Post-punk, Cold wave
Years active2013–present
Labels
  • RDS
  • Sierpien
  • Artoffact
MembersViktor Uzhakov
Andrei Smorgonsky
Igor Starshinov

Ploho (Russian for "bad") [a] is a Russian post-punk band from Novosibirsk, formed in 2013.

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History

The group was established in Novosibirsk in 2013. In an interview with Post-Punk.com [1] the band cited growing up in the "rather cold and dark time" of "total crime and chaos" of Russia in the 1990s as drawing the band members towards punk music from an early age. Most influential to the band in this period was the seminal Soviet 80s post punk band Kino.

In 2018, the American radio station XRAY.fm listed the band's album Kuda ptitsy uletayut umirat (Russian : Куда птицы улетают умирать, lit.  'Where the birds fly away to die') in their ranking of the top 25 best albums of the year. [2] [3]

In June 2020, the band signed with Canadian record label Artoffact Records. [4] In February 2021, the band released Fantomniye chuvstva (Russian : Фантомные Чувства, lit.  'Phantom Feelings').

The band relocated to Serbia in March 2022 after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [5]

Studio albums

YearOriginal titleTranslated title
2014Смирение и отрицаниеHumility and denial
2014Добрая песняKind song
2015Н​о​в​о​с​т​р​о​й​к​иNew buildings
2016Культура доминированияDominance culture
2016Тот, кто гасит светOne who puts out the light
2016Хотеть теплаTo want warmth
2017Бумажные бомбыPaper bombs
2018Куда птицы улетают умиратьWhere the birds fly away to die
2019ПыльDust
2021Фантомные ЧувстваPhantom Feelings
2022Когда душа спитWhen the soul sleeps
2024ПочваSoil

Cameo role in Isaac

The group made a cameo in the film Isaac from the Lithuanian director Jurgis Matulevičius. They cameo as a band during a scene and play their songs "Crosses" and "Down". [6] [7]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ From Russian: плохо, romanized: plokho.

References

  1. ↑ "An Introduction to Russian Post-Punk with Ploho and Molchat Doma". Post-Punk.com. 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  2. ↑ "A Different Kind of Infamy - 2018's 25 Best Albums, Pt 2 - Songs from under the Floorboard /// XRAY.fm". XRAY.FM. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  3. ↑ Vyun, Masha (2019-01-05). "Альбом новосибирской группы Ploho вошел в топ американского радио". ngs.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  4. ↑ "Ploho releases new single from upcoming album on Artoffact". ReGen Magazine. 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  5. ↑ Camilla Bell-Davies (2024-07-24). "'No One Needs Your English Single': Anti-War Russian Performers Grapple With Staying Relevant in Exile". The Moscow Times . Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  6. ↑ Manko, Nikita (2017-10-13). "Новосибирская группа Ploho сыграла в фильме о холокосте в Литве". sib.fm (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  7. ↑ Osintseva, Lidiya (2017-10-17). "Новосибирская группа Ploho появится в фильме о холокосте". Sobaka.ru  [ ru ] (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-02-25.
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