Mumiy Troll
“Vive le Rockapops!”
Mumiy Troll (pronounced Moo-me Troll) is Russia’s top rock
band. They have released four startling
albums and their live performances are bursting with energy, combining warmth
with total debauchery.
Ilia Lagoutenko, Mumiy Troll’s charismatic frontman and
driving force, formed his first psychedelic punk band, Bunny Pee, at the age of
11, when any rock’n’roll activities in the Soviet Union were considered
subversive and forced underground.
During the eighties Ilia formed Mumiy Troll, released two
cassette-only albums and established a following in the underground scene of
many Russian cities. A local Communist Party Chief labelled them “the most socially dangerous band in the
world - alongside Black Sabbath and the Sex Pistols”.
In 1996, Mumiy Troll’s first CD album, “Morskaya”
(“Nautical”), was recorded in London.
The accompanying videos were given constant rotation on MTV Russia and
“Morskaya’’ reached Number 1 in the
Russian charts. Mumiy Troll were voted “Best
Band of the Millennium”.
Mumiy Troll is now a household name in Russia, throughout
the former Soviet bloc, and in an increasing number of other countries. Fan
mail and interview requests arrive all over the world. Still independent and
even without any distribution outside Russia, Mumiy Troll successfully played
concerts in the UK, USA, Israel and Japan.
The band is currently on tour promoting their latest CD, “
Exactly Mercury Aloe”, and are working on new English language material.
”The most
socially dangerous band in the world” has arrived!
What the
papers say:
“…the meteoric rise of Mumiy Troll, a Vladivostok band that
has sparked a Beatlemania-like phenomenon in Russia.”
- Time Out, UK
"... the charismatic lead singer, with his raw energy,
biting sarcasm and catchy choruses, is at present perhaps the only truly vital
singer on the Russian music scene. The rest are either crushing bores, fools,
or just con-artists…"
- St Petersburg Times, Russia
“...The band with no borders.”
- Hokkaido Simbun, Japan
“…Russia’s hottest band. Young Russians do not believe in
Santa Claus, they believe in Mumiy Trolls…”
-
Dagens Nyheter, Sweden
The Band:
Ilia “Laguta”
Lagutenko – vocals
Oleg “Punga”
Pungine – drums
Uri Tsaler –
guitars
Sdwgg – bass
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