Alyans (band)
Alyans (Russian: Альянс) or Alliance is a Soviet and Russian rock band that was formed in 1981 by Igor Zhuravlev, Kostya Gavrilov, Oleg Parastayev and Andrey Tumanov. The band was temporarily disbanded by the Soviet authorities in 1984. After reforming in 1986, the band gained popularity from soft, lyrical, non-aggressive style. However, the band faced creative differences from members and as a result, it went through numerous changes. The group is mostly known for its 1987 single Na Zare.
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Alliance |
| Origin | Moscow, Russia |
| Genres | Ska Reggae Synthpop New wave Folk rock Post-punk |
| Years active | 1981–1984 1986–1993 2008–present |
| Labels | Maschina Records |
History
Early years (1981–1984)
The group was formed in 1981 in Moscow at the initiative of Sergei Volodin (guitar). The initial composition also included: Igor Zhuravlev (vocals, guitar), Andrey Tumanov (bass, ex-Ruby Attack) and Vladimir Ryabov (drums). The group’s birth coincided with the beginning of the new wave movement in the Soviet Union. The Alliance played ska and reggae genre.
At the end of 1982, at the rock festival "Fizteh - 1982" in Dolgoprudny, the famous sound engineer Igor Zamaraev heard the band and suggested recording an album. The band's first single, "Doll" was recorded in 1983 with the assistance of Zamaraev. This album contains initial, still slightly raw, versions of hits (“Doll”, “Queue”, “I slowly learned to live”, “We are pedestrians”, “Toys”, Instrumental ending on the theme of Sergey Volodin “I slowly studied”, without final arrangement live”) which was included in the 1984 Alliance album “I Slowly Learned to Live". Recorded in 1983, the same songs that were re-recorded and played in 1984 are distinguished by more professional sound work. At the same festival, the members of the Alliance group got acquainted with the artistic director of the Kostroma Philharmonic, who offered the children professional work. A couple of weeks later, the Alliance with the same line-up Igor Zhuravlev (guitar, vocals), Andrey Tumanov (bass), Sergey Volodin (guitar) and Pavel Chinyakov (drums) left for Kostroma. The group went on tour under the name “Wizards”, since unused posters remained at the philharmonic’s warehouse from the “Wizards”, which broke up several months ago. During the tour, the group performed the songs that they performed at the festival at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. After concerts in the city of Bui, a commission from Moscow removed the Alliance from the tour with the wording “for the lack of effectiveness of the program”. In the fall of 1984, the group was blacklisted in list of bands that were prohibited from performing live. As a result, the Alliance was disbanded.
Reformation (1986–1993)
In the fall of 1986, the group appeared in public at the Forum of Creative Youth in the Metelitsa cafe, after which it entered the Moscow Rock Laboratory. Its composition: Igor Zhuravlev (vocals, guitar), Oleg Parastaev (keys), Andrey Tumanov (bass) and Konstantin Gavrilov (keys, programming). In February 1987, the Alliance became the laureate of the first rock laboratory “Festival of Hopes”. The group performed songs such as “Na Zare”, “Give Fire”, and “Falstart”.
The band composed of Zhuravlev and Parastaev lasted until 1988, when it gotten broke up due Zhuravlev deciding to radically change the sound of the band to rock music, which Parastaev, who planned to continue working in the spirit of the “new wave”, opposed and left the band, collecting his own project “New Russian Group” ”(“ IWG ”). Soon, drummer Yuri Kistenev joined the group, which completed the transformation of the Alliance into a rock group. A year later, Andrei Tumanov left the team, and Sergey Kalachev took the place of the bass player.
In 1990, the singer Inna Zhelannaya joined the group. Together, they made several concert programs and recorded the album "Made in White". The Alliance at that time worked as follows: Zhuravlev, Maxim Trefan (keyboards, ex - “Polite Refusal”), Yuri “Khen” Kistenev (drums), Konstantin “Castello” Baranov (guitar, ex - “Nikolai Copernicus”) , Sergey “Grebstel” Kalachev (bass), Vladimir “Miss” Missarzhevsky (percussion, ex - “Meeting On the Elbe”). In addition to them, two musicians who owned ancient folk instruments, Sergey Starostin and Sergey Klevensky, participated in a creative search.
In 1992, Zhelannaya left the stage for some time in connection with the birth of her son. Then Kistenev went to the "Code of Ethics." Some of the musicians formed the Miss group, in which Missarzhevsky, who became the vocalist, wrote the words and music. The group played experimental music - a mixture of guitar rock and hard funk with rap elements; all songs were in English. The premiere of "Miss" was held in October 1992 at the Gorbunov Palace of Culture. In 1993, the group starred in the program “Program A” and recorded the only album “It's Up To You” (Moroz Records). The band’s most famous song is “Sex in the future”.
In 1993, the record “Made in White” at the MIDEM-93 competition in France was named by European producers the best record in Europe in the style of “world music” of this year. The Alliance by that time no longer existed, but was reassembled for a festive tour of Europe.
Reunions (1994–2008)
In January 1994, Alliance musicians formed the Farlanders group, led by Inna Zhelannoy, which included Yuri Khen Kistenev (drums), Sergey Grebstel Kalachev (bass), as well as Sergey Starostin and Sergey Klevensky.[1]
Since 1990, Sergei Volodin and Andrey Tumanov experimented on their own project, and in 1994 they tried to recreate the Alliance. They were joined by the former trumpeter of the “Brigade S” Yevgeny Korotkov as a keyboard player, and in 1996, drummer Dmitry Frolov, who graduated from the Gnessin School, came. The new Alliance performed big beats in the style of the 1960s. However, this project has not received development.
In 2000, Igor Zhuravlev with new songs appeared in the project of Katya Bocharova "ER-200".
Modern age (2008–present)
From 2008, the Alliance regularly gave concerts in Moscow clubs, sometimes in different compositions, based on Igor Zhuravlev and Andrey Tumanov.
In 2018, the ex-keyboardist of the group Oleg Parastaev created a channel on Youtube.
In April 2019, Parastaev published a video for the song “At Dawn,” filmed in 1987. In the same month, the album “I Want to Fly!” Was released, which was the first release of the team in the last 25 years.
On 14 February 2020, the group released the album "Space Dreams".
On 20 June 2020, at 5 a.m., at the age of 61, Oleg Parastaev died.[2]