U-Piter (‹See Tfd›Russian: Ю-Питер) was a Russian rock band from Saint-Petersburg. The group was formed by Vyacheslav Butusov in 2001.[1] The group disbanded in 2017.[2]
U-Piter | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Genres | Russian rock Post-punk Progressive rock Alternative rock Art rock Gothic rock |
Years active | 2001 – 2017 |
Labels | Nikitin |
Members | Vyacheslav Butusov Yuri Kasparyan Yevgeny Kulakov Aleksey Andreev |
Past members | Oleg Sakmarov Sergey Vyrvich |
History
editThe band was formed on October 11, 2001, with the original members being Vyacheslav Butusov (former lead singer of Nautilus Pompilius), Yuri Kasparyan (former lead guitarist of Kino), Oleg Sakmarov (former member of Aquarium and Kolibri) and Evgeny Kulakov. The band's namesake was the Roman god Jupiter, though they often stylized their name in a mix of Cyrillic and Greek letters: Ю-πиτΣρ (see: pi, tau, sigma, rho).[3]
U-Piter released their first single in November 2001, "Udarnaya lyubov'" (‹See Tfd›Russian: "Ударная любовь").
They released their first album, Name of Rivers (‹See Tfd›Russian: Имя рек) in March 2003, consisting of 11 songs written by Butusov. The title of the album also is a play on the term "имярек", which is a placeholder name often used in official documents. In the same year, they participated in a tribute album of the Russian rock band Piknik with the track "Surgi i lurgi" (‹See Tfd›Russian: "Сурги и лурги").
During June through August of 2004, the group released their second album, Biografika (‹See Tfd›Russian: Биографика), of which some tracks - including "Devushka po gorodu" (‹See Tfd›Russian: "Девушка по городу") and "Pecnya iduschevo domoi" (‹See Tfd›Russian: "Песня идущего домой") - saw significant radio play.
In 2008, Sergei Vyrvich joined the line-up as a bass guitarist. In the same year, they released their third album, Bogomol (‹See Tfd›Russian: Богомол), in addition to a tribute album for Nautilus Pompilius.
In June of 2010, they released their fourth album, Tsvety i ternii (‹See Tfd›Russian: Цветы и тернии), which included the track Deti minut (‹See Tfd›Russian: Дети минут), which itself appeared in the soundtrack for the movie Игла Remix. The lyrics were taken from a poem written by the lead singer of Kino, Viktor Tsoi.
In 2015, the group released their fifth and last album, Gudgora (‹See Tfd›Russian: Гудгора).
The group split in February 2017, after a music tour through Siberia and Ural.
Members
editFinal line-up
edit- Vyacheslav Butusov (‹See Tfd›Russian: Вячеслав Бутусов) - lead vocals, guitar
- Yuri Kasparyan (‹See Tfd›Russian: Юрий Каспарян) - guitar
- Yevgeny Kulakov (‹See Tfd›Russian: Евгений Кулаков) - drums
- Aleksey Andreyev (‹See Tfd›Russian: Алексей Андреев) - bass guitar, keyboards, guitar
Former members
edit- Oleg Sakmarov (‹See Tfd›Russian: Олег Сакмаров) - keyboards, wind instruments
- Sergey Vyrvich (‹See Tfd›Russian: Сергей Вырвич) - bass guitar
Discography
editYear | Russian name | English transliteration (translation) |
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2001 | Ударная любовь (сингл) | Udarnaya Lyubov (Shocking Love) — single |
2003 | Имя рек | Imya Rek (Name of Rivers) |
2004 | Биографика | Biografika (Biographica) |
2008 | Богомол | Bogomol (Mantis) |
2008 | Mutatis Mutandis | |
2010 | Цветы и тернии | Tsvety i ternii (Flowers and thorns) |
2015 | Гудгора | Gudgora |
References
edit- ^ "Ю-ПИТЕР - Неземная география". Zvuki.ru (in Russian). 2003-08-22. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ "Ю-ПИТЕР - Нет жизни на Марсе". Zvuki.ru (in Russian). 2017-03-04. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ "U-Piter / Ю-Питер". 2016-10-08. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
External links
edit- Official website
- U-Piter discography at Discogs