Plazma
| Plazma | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| founding | 2000 |
| Website | www.plazma.ru |
| Founding members | |
| Roman Chernitsyn | |
| Maxim Postelni | |
Plazma is a two- piece Russian band founded in 2000 (previously known as Slow Motion ) that mostly produces techno-heavy pop songs .
Band history
Roman Tschernitsyn and Maxim Postelni were born and raised in Volgograd , where they first founded the band '' Slow Motion '' after leaving school. After gaining recognition in their hometown, the two moved to Moscow and became increasingly popular across Russia. In the capital, Dmitri Malikov, a well-known Russian composer and producer, took the band under his wing. He held this position for five years. First of all, it was decided to say goodbye to their old name, which translated means "slow movement". The new name should be easy to remember and sound the same in all languages. They opted for Plazma .
The first single Take My Love (2000), on which the band's first clip was shot shortly, quickly topped many Russian music charts . The song was written by the Chernitsyn and Postelni after school, and the song was rewritten in Dmitri Malikov's studio - the melody was corrected while maintaining the harmony . The arrangement has been revised. In the same year the single for the "superdance" composition The Sweetest Surrender was released .
Albums
Take my love
In December 2000, the debut album was released, which was given the name of the first song Take My Love . Immediately after the release, the CD became the number 1 hit in Russia. The group now became popular not only in Russia but also outside of it.
607
Before the band's second album was released, You'll Never Meet an Angel (late 2002) was a particular hit. The new album, which was given the mysterious name 607 , is very different from the material that went into the first album. This is more mature, serious music with a more complicated melody.
Black & White
In the present (as of 2005) a successful tour is taking place and a new album is being tinkered with. There are also plans to add even more variety to the concert program. Compatriot Nikolai Trofimov, with whom the two band members are already known due to several joint Volgograd projects, was invited as a new band member.
Language of the songs
Already establishing time of slow motion Tschernizyn and Postelni decided that all their songs in English to be written, and that is the principled position of the members of the collective. For one thing, because they both consider themselves great admirers of progressive Western music (and most of it is written in English). Second, they believe that Russian-language music is virtually unknown across Russia's borders. As a result, the impression is growing in the West that there are no bands in Russia that produce quality music.
Videos
For videos, we prefer professionals who are famous in Russia for their extravagance. That's why the short strips accompanying the single appear luxurious and even a bit more action-packed compared to their counterparts from other Russian bands. The second clip for the “superdance” composition The Sweetest Surrender was shot by people like director Phillip Jankowski and cameraman Wladimir Opeljanz; with the last mentioned, the band made themselves known while shooting the first video for Take My Love .
The band's third clip for the composition Lonely was shot in late 2001. The shooting took place in a pompous Uzbek restaurant with the participation of many cats of the genus Russian blue and some models , mainly because Irina Mironova, famous for her special worldview, campaigned for the video as the director of the video.
You'll Never Meet an Angel , with a fourth clip shot in August 2002, Malikov took on the role of a cigar smoking boss based on the idea of director Oleg Gusew. The result was a short action film .
Web links
- Official Website (Russian)