Chimera (Russian band)

Chimera (also known as Deputat Baltiki) was a Russian underground rock band formed by singer/guitarist Edward Starkov and lead-guitarist Gennady Bachinsky in St. Petersburg in 1990. It was the main group of the club Tamtam,[1][2] in which Korol i Shut and Tequilajazzz also performed. Chimera repeatedly gave concerts in Germany.[3]

Chimera
Химера
OriginSt. Petersburg, Russia
GenresIndie rock
Gothic rock (early)
Alternative rock
Noise rock
Psychedelic rock
Post-hardcore
Years active1990–1997
Associated actsPoslednie Tanki V Parizhe
Websitedeputatbaltiki.narod.ru
MembersEdward Starkov
Gennady Bachinsky
Paul Labutin
Urij Lebedev
Vladislav Viktorov

In February 1997, at the age of 27, Starkov hanged himself in the attic of Chimera's rehearsal space.[4] The group disbanded after Starkov's death.

Legacy

Chimera's songs have been covered by artists and bands such as Psychea, Pilot, Iva Nova, Zakhar May, and PTVP.[5] Alexei Nikonov of PTVP said: "Chimera is the best thing about Russian rock 'n' roll. I am completely sure: throughout the 1990s in music, only two new words were spoken: in the States there was Nirvana, and in Russia — Chimera".[6]

Chimera's influences include Bauhaus,[7] Nico, Butthole Surfers, Sonic Youth, Fugazi, Daniil Kharms,[8] Jules Verne,[9] Helena Blavatsky,[10] and Philip K. Dick.[10]

Discography
  • 1991 Redt Starkov & Co (Russian: Рэдт Старков и компания)
  • 1991 Half-Petrograd Acoustics (Полупетроградская акустика)
  • 1991 Nautiluses (Кораблики)
  • 1991 Stoker Dreams (Сны кочегара)
  • 1991 Commissioner of Smoke Gendarmerie (Комиссар дымовой жандармерии)
  • 1992 Visionaries (Фантазёры)
  • 1993 Chimera (Химера)
  • 1994 Electric Train (Электричка)
  • 1994 Kalevala (Калевала)
  • 1995 Nuihuli
  • 1997 It's Me (Это я)
  • 1997 ZUDWA

Members
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gollark: The advice I've heard is just to be extremely boring but practical and shove your money into index funds and such. Not that I have much money to use that on.
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References
  1. Vsevolod Gakkel. «ZUDWA» // Пчела. — 1998. — № 12 Archived 2014-05-12 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Artemy Troitsky. Critical response. «Диверсант — Daily» #36, 2003
  3. Гаккель В. Аквариум как способ ухода за теннисным кортом. С-Пб.: Амфора, 2007. — 416 с. — ISBN 978-5-367-00331-4
  4. Дмитрий Меркулов. ХИМЕРА. Вода должна течь... Журнал «FUZZ» Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "«Танки» выдвинули новый «Ультиматум»". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  6. Стогов И. Ю. (2007). Грешники. Всё это рок-н-ролл! (5000 экз ed.). Saint-Petersburg: «Амфора». p. 250. ISBN 978-5-367-00586-8.
  7. Д. Меркулов. Интервью с Геннадием Бачинским. Журнал «FUZZ»
  8. Видеоматериалы к документальному фильму А. Розанова «Тормози свой паровоз». Запись альбома «ZUDWA»
  9. О. Ходаковская. Интервью с Эдуардом Старковым. Клуб «Там-Там», 16.03.1996 (Видео)
  10. С. Чернов «СЛЕДИ ЗА СОБОЙ, БУДЬ ОСТОРОЖЕН». Интервью с Эдуардом Старковым. Санкт-Петербург, клуб TaMtAm, весна 1994. FUZZ #1/2 1998

Bibliography
  • Аксютина О. Панк-вирус в России. Леан, 1999. — 320 с. — ISBN 5-85929-063-2
  • Бурлака А. Рок-энциклопедия. Популярная музыка в Ленинграде-Петербурге. 1965—2005. Том 3. — М.: Амфора, 2007. — С. 433—477.
  • Никонов А. Нулевые. С-Пб.: Карма Мира/ШSS, 2009. — 186 с.
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