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Agatha Christie (band)

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Agatha Christie
Also known asVIA RTF UPI (1984)
OriginSverdlovsk, Russia
Genres
Years active1985 (1985)–2010, 2015 (reunion)
Labels
  • Sintez Records
  • Extraphone
  • Nikitin Records
  • Style Records
  • Soyuz Studio
Past membersGleb Samoylov
Vadim Samoylov
Konstantin Bekrev
Roman Baranyuk
Alexander Kozlov
Andrei Kotov
Peter Mai
Lev Shultyev
Albert Popatkin
Dimitri Khakimov
WebsiteOfficial site

Agatha Christie (Russian: Агата Кристи, romanized: Agata Kristi) was a Soviet and Russian rock band. Formed in 1984 by Vadim Samoylov, Alexander Kozlov, and Peter Mai in Sverdlovsk.[1] under the name VIA RTF UPI (Russian: ВИА РТФ УПИ) the band changed their name to Agatha Christie, after the detective fiction author, in 1988[1] and went on to become one of the most notable Russian rock acts in the mid to late 1990s. During the recording sessions for their debut album "Second Front", Vadim's younger brother, Gleb, became a full-time member of the band. The band lineup changed continuously since then, with the Samoylov brothers being bandleaders, swapping vocal duties. The Samoylov brothers have been the principal songwriters of the band, together with keyboardist Alexander Kozlov.

History

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The band's music has spanned through a variety of genres across their albums, including gothic rock, post punk, alternative rock, psychedelic rock,[2] glam rock,[2] art rock and hard rock.[2]

After the dissolution of Agatha Christie in 2010, the former lead singer Gleb Samoylov, together with keyboardist Konstantin Bekrev and drummer Dmitry Khakimov, formed the group The Matrixx.[3]

Members

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"The Golden Line-up"

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  • Vadim Samoilov — vocals, guitars, keyboards, arrangements, songwriter (1987-2010, 2015)
  • Gleb Samoilov — vocals, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, arrangements, songwriter (1988-2010, 2015)
  • Alexander Kozlov — keyboards, synthesizer bass, arrangements, songwriter (1987-2001)
  • Andrey Kotov — drums (1990-2008)

Other members

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  • Lev Shutylev — keyboards (1989-1990)
  • Albert Potapkin — drums (1989-1990)
  • Peter May — drums (1988-1989)
  • Dmitry "Snake" Khakimov — drums (2008-2010)
  • Konstantin Bekrev — keyboards, bass guitar, backing vocals (2008-2010, 2015)
  • Roman Baranyuk — drums (2010, 2015)
  • Arkady Baranyuk — keyboards (2015)
  • Alexander Radchenko — guitar, bass (2015)

Discography

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LP
Data release Title Translation
1988 Второй фронт The Second Front
1989 Коварство и любовь Intrigue and Love[a]
1991 Декаданс Decadence
1993 Позорная звезда Shameful Star
1995 Опиум Opium
1997 Ураган The Hurricane
1998 Чудеса Wonders
2000 Майн Кайф? Mein Bliss?[b]
2004 Триллер. Часть 1 Thriller. Part 1
2010 Эпилог Epilogue
Gleb Samoylov in 2008

Honors and awards

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Vadim Samoylov in 2008

Notes

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  1. ^ A hint to Schiller's Intrigue and Love
  2. ^ A pun with Mein Kampf

References

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  1. ^ a b c Этапы большого пути
  2. ^ a b c Алексеев А.С. Кто есть кто в российской рок-музыке. — Москва: АСТ, 2006. — С. 22—24. — 559 с. — ISBN 5-17-025606-X.
  3. ^ "Вадим Самойлов готовит подарок к юбилею "Агаты Кристи"". nsn.fm (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  4. ^ Агата Кристи. Русский poк
  5. ^ Группы, которыe измeнили наш мир
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