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DDT (or ДДТ in Cyrillic) is a popular Russian rock band founded by its permanent lead singer, Yuri Shevchuk (Юрий Шевчук), in the capital city Ufa in 1981.
The original band comprises:
- Yuri Shevchuk - vocals, guitar
- Vladimir Sigachev - keyboard
- Rustem Asanbayev - guitar
- Gennadi Rodin - bass
- Rustam Karimov - percussion
History
In 1982, Komsomolskaya Pravda declared a competition for young music performers called Zolotoy Kamerton (Golden Tuningfork). DDT sent three compositions, 'Inoplanetiane' (Aliens), 'Chernoe solntse' (Black sun), 'Ne streliay' (Don't shoot).
During the long-running competition, the group published their first album (on tape), 'Svinya na raduge' (A pig on a rainbow). This could be labelled experimental, containing compositions with elements of rock and roll, blues and country.
DDT's submission to Zolotoy Kamerton passed through to the finals and the group was invited to perform in a concert at Moscow's Orlyonok complex (Young Eagle complex), together with the other finalist band, Rok-sentiabr (Rock-September) from Cherepovets.
DDT and three members of Rock-September, Viacheslav Korbin, Yevgeniy Belozerov and Andrei Maslennikov, soon recorded and published an album (on tape), Monolog v Saigone (Monologue in Saigon), which has had some resonance even outside the close circles of Russian rock followers.
After recording the album, Sigachev and Shevchuk returned to Ufa.
Sigachev distances from the group, while Shevchuk collects new members including the bassist Rodin, drummer Sergey Rudogo,
guitarist Rustam Rezvanov and keyboard player Vladislav Strochillo.
The group published the album Periferia (Periphery), recorded in April 1984.
In May 1983 DDT successfully performed at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, as part of a three-day, sanctioned festival Rok za mir (Rock for peace/Rock for the world, double meaning).
Their performance, however, was cut out of the television program about the event.
After recording Periferia, some members of the group have been watched and contacted several times by the KGB.
Shevchuk spent some time in Sverdlovsk (present Yekaterinburg), performing with the group Urfin Juis. Sigachev returns to the group and together with Shevchuk they plan out the new programme.
In November 1985, DDT record the album Vremia (Time) in Sverdlovsk.
In 1986, Shevchuk moves to Leningrad (present Saint Petersburg) with his wife, son and mother.
In 1987 he rebuilds DDT. The members of the group are now:
- Nikita Zaitsev — guitar
- Vadim Kurylev — bass
- Andrei Vasiliev — guitar
- Igor Dotsenko — drums
- Andrei Muratov — keyboard
- Mihail Chernov — saxophone
In June 1987 DDT performs at a Saint Peterburg rock-club festival.
DDT performs second-last and the venue, designed for 1000, is occupied by 3000 people.
In the summer of 1988, DDT toured accross USSR, from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean.
They record a new album, Ottepel (Snowbreak) in the same year.
In 1989, DDT went touring. Together with another group, Alisa, performed at a rock-festival in Hungary.
In 1990, performed several concerts in USA, Japan. Also performed as part of a concert in honour of Viktor Tsoy.
In 1991, the tenth year together, DDT published the next album, Plastun.
The next album followed in the spring of the same year, Aktrisa Vesna (Actress Spring).
Then the group changed its performance strategy by adding 'programmes' to its repertoire: well-prepared, conceptually linked concerts.
With the first programme, Chernyi Pyos Peterburg (Black Dog Petersburg), DDT toured widely in the countries comprising the CIS during December 1992 and January 1993.
On 27th May 1993, the birthday of Saint Petersburg, DDT performed an open concert on the Dvortsovaya Square. 120,000 people attended.
During the summer of 1994 DDT took part in the rock-festival White Nights of Saint Petersburg in Berlin. In the autumn, the group was awarded the prestigious Ovatsiya award (Ovation) for Best Rock-group of the Year. Yuri Shevchuk was named Best Rock-musician of the Year.
In the beginning of 1995, the next album was recorded, Eto vsyo... (That is all...). In January, Shevchuk went on a mission of peace to Chechnya, where he performed in 50 concerts for the Russian troops and Chechen citizens alike.
On 25th June 1995, DDT performed a solo-concert on the Petrovskiy stadium, which attracted tens of thousands.
After, the group tours with the next programme, Ot i do (From start to end). In the end of the winter of 1995-1996, the group worked in the USA.
In February-March 1996, the group records a new album, Lubov (Love), at Long View Farm Massachusetts. New members also appeared, bassist I. Tihomirov (over from group Kino) and keyboard player D. Galitskiy.
Discography
- Svinya na raduge (Свинья на радуге, 1982)
- Kompromiss (Компромисс, 1983)
- Periferiya (Периферия, 1984)
- Vremya (Время, 1985)
- Ya poluchil etu rol (Я получил эту роль, 1988)
- Ottepel (Оттепель, 1990)
- Plastun (Пластун, 1991)
- Aktrisa Vesna (Актриса Весна, 1992)
- Chyorny pyos Peterburg (Чёрный пёс Петербург, 1993)
- Eto vsyo (Это всё, 1994)
- Lyubov (Любовь, 1996)
- Rozhdyonny v SSSR (Рождённый в СССР, 1997)
- Mir nomer nol (Single, Мир номер ноль, 1998)
- Mir nomer nol (Мир номер ноль, 1999)
- Prosvistela (Просвистела, 1999)
- Metal avgusta (Метель августа, 2000)
- Edinochestvo I (Единочество I, 2003)
- Edinochestvo II (Единочество II, 2003)
- Desni (Песни, 2003)
- Gorod bez okon. Vkhod. (Город без окон. Вход., 2004)
- Gorod bez okon. Vykhod. (Город без окон. Выход., 2004)
External links
Official website of DDT (http://ddt.ru/) (in Russian)
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