Moral Code X
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Moral Code X is a Russian rock band founded in 1989 by famous Moscow producer and poet Pavel Zhagun
and saxophonist Sergey Mazayev to play "reactive" big beat
.
The debut album by Moral Code X was called Sotryasenie Mozga (Russian for "brain concussion"), and was filled with strict big-beat drums in combination with INXS
-like guitar riffs and psycho lyrics by Zhagun. The song "Dosvidanya mama" (Russian for "goodbye mama") became a main single of this album. Several video clips were shot in 1990.
In the early 1990s, Moral Code X was recognized as the most promising and popular rock band in Russia but their second album Gibkij Stan ("Slender Build") wasn't very successful. Some in-band disagreements appeared after this release, due to frontman Sergey Mazaev's problems with alcohol. The band temporarily left the Russian mainstream scene.
Their third album was entitled "I Choose You". It included two hit tracks: "Ya vybiraju tebja" & "Nochnoj kapriz" (Russian for "I choose you" and "Night caprise" respectively).
In 1997 Moral Code X started recording their fourth album, Horoshie Novosti ("Good News") which was finally released in 2000. This album had a brand-new sound and a lot of hit songs. It was a revival for the band.
In 2004 drummer Yuriy Kistenev left the band, and Mazaev invited new drummer Zechariah Sullivan from New York
. After a while the band made some new recordings for the next album at the Abbey Road Studios
in London. Chris Kimsey
, who worked with Rolling Stones and INXS, was the record producer
for the album Slavianskie Tancy ("Slavic Dances").
The band played a popular set on the Moscow
stage as part of the 2005 Live 8
concert.
Pavel Zhagun
Pavel Zhagun is a Russian poet, musician, record producer, artist, and curator. Zhagun was raised in Ukraine and graduated from R.M...
and saxophonist Sergey Mazayev to play "reactive" big beat
Big beat
Big beat is a term employed since the mid-1990s by the British music press to describe much of the music by artists such as The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, The Crystal Method, and Propellerheads typically driven by heavy breakbeats and synthesizer-generated loops and patterns in...
.
The debut album by Moral Code X was called Sotryasenie Mozga (Russian for "brain concussion"), and was filled with strict big-beat drums in combination with INXS
INXS
INXS are an Australian rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. Mainstays are Garry Gary Beers on bass guitar, Andrew Farriss on guitar/keyboards, Jon Farriss on drums, Tim Farriss on lead guitar and Kirk Pengilly on guitar/sax...
-like guitar riffs and psycho lyrics by Zhagun. The song "Dosvidanya mama" (Russian for "goodbye mama") became a main single of this album. Several video clips were shot in 1990.
In the early 1990s, Moral Code X was recognized as the most promising and popular rock band in Russia but their second album Gibkij Stan ("Slender Build") wasn't very successful. Some in-band disagreements appeared after this release, due to frontman Sergey Mazaev's problems with alcohol. The band temporarily left the Russian mainstream scene.
Their third album was entitled "I Choose You". It included two hit tracks: "Ya vybiraju tebja" & "Nochnoj kapriz" (Russian for "I choose you" and "Night caprise" respectively).
In 1997 Moral Code X started recording their fourth album, Horoshie Novosti ("Good News") which was finally released in 2000. This album had a brand-new sound and a lot of hit songs. It was a revival for the band.
In 2004 drummer Yuriy Kistenev left the band, and Mazaev invited new drummer Zechariah Sullivan from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. After a while the band made some new recordings for the next album at the Abbey Road Studios
Abbey Road Studios
Abbey Road Studios is a recording studio located at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London, England. It was established in November 1931 by the Gramophone Company, a predecessor of British music company EMI, its present owner...
in London. Chris Kimsey
Chris Kimsey
Christopher Kenneth Kimsey is a record producer, mixer and musician most famous for having co-produced The Rolling Stones' Undercover and Steel Wheels albums...
, who worked with Rolling Stones and INXS, was the record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
for the album Slavianskie Tancy ("Slavic Dances").
The band played a popular set on the Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
stage as part of the 2005 Live 8
Live 8
Live 8 was a string of benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. They were timed to precede the G8 Conference and summit held at the Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder, Scotland from 6–8 July 2005; they also coincided with the 20th anniversary of Live Aid...
concert.
Personnel
- Sergey Mazayev - Vocals, Sax, Flute
- Nikolai Devlet-Kil'deyev - Guitar
- Alexander Solich - Bass guitar
- Constantine Smirnov - Keyboard, percussion
- Zechariah Sullivan - Drums