Nautilus Pompilius (band)
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Nautilus Pompilius sometimes nicknamed Nau , was a prominent Soviet
/Russia
n rock band
formed by the lead singer Vyacheslav Butusov
and bassist Dmitry Umetsky while the two studied in Sverdlovsk (now Ekaterinburg) Institute of Architecture (now called Urals Academy of Architecture
). The band, with its various incarnations, was active between the years 1983 and 1997. Nautilus were an influential band in the post-punk
, New Wave
wing of Russian rock
music and also a landmark of the "Ural rock" style with their philosophical lyrics. Some of their early hits are popularly associated with the Perestroika
period. Their songs also accompanied the movie Brother
. Since the group disbanded, Vyacheslav Butusov has launched a successful solo career.
Even though Butusov composed most of the band's songs and wrote some of their lyrics, poet Ilya Kormiltsev
was a key contributor as a songwriter and producer.
Among their most well-known songs are: The Prince of Silence ("Князь тишины"), "Walks on Water" ("Прогулки по воде"), "The Last Letter" ("Последнее письмо", also known as "Goodbye, America"), "The Glance from the Screen" ("Взгляд с экрана"), "Hlop-Hlop" ("Хлоп-хлоп"), "The Khaki Sphere" ("Шар цвета хаки"), "Bound by One Chain" ("Скованные одной цепью"), "I Want to Be with You" ("Я хочу быть с тобой"), "On the Shore of the Nameless River" ("На берегу безымянной реки"), and "Wings" ("Крылья").
Nautilus pompilius is the scientific name of a species of cephalopod
commonly known as the Chambered Nautilus
.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
/Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n rock band
Rock Band
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formed by the lead singer Vyacheslav Butusov
Vyacheslav Butusov
Vyacheslav Butusov , born October 15, 1961, was a lead singer of Nautilus Pompilius, a Russian rock group, until its disbandment. He has since started his own career as a singer.-Biography:...
and bassist Dmitry Umetsky while the two studied in Sverdlovsk (now Ekaterinburg) Institute of Architecture (now called Urals Academy of Architecture
Urals Academy of Architecture
Urals Academy of Architecture is situated in Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation. It was founded in 1947 as a department of architecture at the Ural State Technical University...
). The band, with its various incarnations, was active between the years 1983 and 1997. Nautilus were an influential band in the post-punk
Post-punk
Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
, New Wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
wing of Russian rock
Russian rock
Russian rock refers to rock music made in Russia or in the Russian language. Rock and roll became known in the Soviet Union in the 1960s and quickly broke free from its western roots. According to many music critics, its "golden age" years were the 1980s , when the Soviet underground rock bands...
music and also a landmark of the "Ural rock" style with their philosophical lyrics. Some of their early hits are popularly associated with the Perestroika
Perestroika
Perestroika was a political movement within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during 1980s, widely associated with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev...
period. Their songs also accompanied the movie Brother
Brother (1997 film)
Brother is a 1997 Russian crime film directed by Aleksei Balabanov and starring Sergei Bodrov, Jr. The sequel Brother 2 was released in 2000. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:...
. Since the group disbanded, Vyacheslav Butusov has launched a successful solo career.
Even though Butusov composed most of the band's songs and wrote some of their lyrics, poet Ilya Kormiltsev
Ilya Kormiltsev
Ilya Valeryevich Kormiltsev - d. February 4, 2007, London, UK) was a Russian poet, translator, and publisher.Kormiltsev is most famous for working as songwriter and producer in Nautilus Pompilius, one of most popular rock bands in Soviet Union and, later, Russia...
was a key contributor as a songwriter and producer.
Discography
| Year | Russian name | English transliteration (translation) |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Переезд | Pereyezd (Resettlement (or Highway Crossing)) |
| 1985 | Невидимка | Nevidimka (The Invisible One) |
| 1986 | Разлука | Razluka (Separation), a name of a Russian folk song featuring in the album |
| 1987–1988 | Ни Кому Ни Кабельность (LIVE) | Ni Komu Ni Kabel'nost (pun Pun The pun, also called paronomasia, is a form of word play which suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect. These ambiguities can arise from the intentional use and abuse of homophonic,... ; nekommunikabel'nost means 'lack of sociability' (a loanword, from communicare and -able-) and nikomu ne means 'to nobody') |
| 1988 | Князь Тишины | Knyaz' Tishiny (Prince of Silence), after a poem by Endre Ady Endre Ady Endre Ady was a Hungarian poet.-Biography:Ady was born in Érmindszent, Szilágy county . He belonged to an impoverished Calvinist noble family... |
| 1988 | Отбой (LIVE) | Otboy (Lights-out) |
| 1989 | Человек без имени | Chelovek Bez Imeni (Man With No Name) |
| 1992 | Чужая земля | Chuzhaya Zemllya (Foreign Land) |
| 1994 | Титаник | Titanic |
| 1994 | Титаник-LIVE | Titanic-LIVE |
| 1995 | Крылья | Kryl'ya (Wings) |
| 1996 | Лучшие Песни (LIVE) | Luchshie Pesni (Best Songs) |
| 1997 | Яблокитай | Yablokitay (China-apple, Dutch etymologization of Russian apel'sin 'orange fruit') |
| 1997 | Атлантида | Atlantida (Atlantis) |
Among their most well-known songs are: The Prince of Silence ("Князь тишины"), "Walks on Water" ("Прогулки по воде"), "The Last Letter" ("Последнее письмо", also known as "Goodbye, America"), "The Glance from the Screen" ("Взгляд с экрана"), "Hlop-Hlop" ("Хлоп-хлоп"), "The Khaki Sphere" ("Шар цвета хаки"), "Bound by One Chain" ("Скованные одной цепью"), "I Want to Be with You" ("Я хочу быть с тобой"), "On the Shore of the Nameless River" ("На берегу безымянной реки"), and "Wings" ("Крылья").
Nautilus pompilius is the scientific name of a species of cephalopod
Cephalopod
A cephalopod is any member of the molluscan class Cephalopoda . These exclusively marine animals are characterized by bilateral body symmetry, a prominent head, and a set of arms or tentacles modified from the primitive molluscan foot...
commonly known as the Chambered Nautilus
Chambered Nautilus
The Chambered Nautilus, Nautilus pompilius, is the best-known species of nautilus. The shell, when cut away reveals a lining of lustrous nacre and displays a nearly perfect equiangular spiral, although it is not a golden spiral. The shell exhibits countershading, being light on the bottom and dark...
.
External links
- Discography with Lyrics and English translations
- About the band
- Nautilus Pompilius On-Line - Official web site
- Zvuki.ru - Nautilus pompilius
- Official Website of Butusov & U-Piter Vyacheslav Butusov's current group (Nautilus Pompilius' front man)