Ляпис Трубецкой

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Belarus (1990 – present)

Lyapis Trubetskoy, formed in Belarus in 1990, is one of the strangest bands of the post-soviet show business. In 1998-1999 their songs could be heard on any major radio station, their videos were shown on every top TV channel both in Russia and CIS countries. Until now their legendary hits like “Au”, “Ti kinula” (“You Gave Me Up”), “Zelenolazoye taksi” (“Green-eyed Taxi”), “V plat’ye belom” (“In A White Dress”) and “Yabloni” (“Apple-trees”) are still popular among all Russian karaoke singers. Isn’t it the obvious sign of public acknowledgement? So, for “Lyapis Trubetskoy” the way towards stadium concerts seemed to be open, but…

“We came from the underground and became popular with our pop-culture parodies. One day to my horror I realized that our group has become similar to the objects of our parodies and mockery. We were starting to merge with all those pop-star crowd, but I’m not one of them and never wanted to be,” - Sergey Mikhalok, the band’s leader says. He admits that it wasn’t so easy to give up the show business game and become independent once again.

According to him, “it was very difficult to get our true essence back on top. And the thing wasn’t about any contracts. We had to overcome public opinion and, most importantly, set our own minds free. At first, my internal discomfort from the gap between the authentic “Lyapis Trubetskoy” and its public image was relieved by hard drinking and other stuff, but when my weight peaked at 110 kilograms and my mind was about to collapse, I gave up everything, lost 25 kilograms and started to play the music I like.”
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  • isakijeszy

    Новый альбом не вызывает желание его переслушать. Не стоит повторяться с лозунгами.

    7 hours ago
  • Okey0

    После Рабкора зауважал. Насколько это все таки сильнее, чем "ты мой вантуз, я твой унитаз". Ребята на голову выросли в моих глазах. Не слышал ничего сильнее со времен ГО.

    yesterday evening
  • rusty_ronin

    "меня называл продажной сукой, а сам в Куршавель, бороться со скукой" это про кого?

    Sunday afternoon
  • speaktaper

    деньги они себе в кошелёк толкают [2]

    Sunday morning
  • silence_vvithin

    Наверное, не зная ситуацию в белоокой тяжело понять о чем их последние альбомы.

    Friday evening
  • dunajudunaju

    деньги они себе в кошелёк толкают

    Friday morning
  • PinkyBag

    они типа левые идеи толкают?

    Thursday evening
  • dunajudunaju

    Lopyka крамбамбуля тоже уже не та, щто была, выросли яйцы то бищь

    Thursday afternoon
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Lyapis Trubetskoy about to release 'Vesyolye kartinki'

19 Mar 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/lyapis

On March 11 Belarussian band Lyapis Trubetskoy will release its new album 'Vesyolye kartinki'. According to Sergey Mikhalok, leader of 'Lyapis', it will be fundamentally different from the triolog...

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