Tarakany
Encyclopedia
Tarakany! is a Russia
n punk rock
band.
, Russia
in 1991. Tarakany! was one of the first punk bands to emerge from the new Russian Federation after the dissolution of the Soviet Union
.
For the first 12 years of the band's life, Tarakany! has released nine albums and performed in more than 800 concerts. Until 2004, Tarakany! was relatively unknown outside their home country. This has changed with the release of their 10th album, Freedom Street, now available on Zurich Chainsaw Massacre Records.
They've toured Japan as well as parts of Europe
, along with touring and playing large festivals in Russia. In 2003 Tarakany! organized a Russian tour, which ended with three shows in collaboration project with Marky Ramone
under the name Marky Ramone & The Pinhead Army.
In January 2005, Tarakany! toured Europe with Marky Ramone on a special Ramones Night tour. Tarakany! played a set of their own material and then played a set of Ramones material with Marky on drums.
Tarakany! has been influenced by the Ramones
, Bad Religion
, Pennywise
, TSOL and others, but don't try and pigeonhole them. They may be a punk band, but you'll also hear influences from ska
, metal
, and other genres floating through their songs.
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 punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band.
History
Tarakany! began in MoscowMoscow
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...
, 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...
in 1991. Tarakany! was one of the first punk bands to emerge from the new Russian Federation after the dissolution of the Soviet Union
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
The dissolution of the Soviet Union was the disintegration of the federal political structures and central government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , resulting in the independence of all fifteen republics of the Soviet Union between March 11, 1990 and December 25, 1991...
.
For the first 12 years of the band's life, Tarakany! has released nine albums and performed in more than 800 concerts. Until 2004, Tarakany! was relatively unknown outside their home country. This has changed with the release of their 10th album, Freedom Street, now available on Zurich Chainsaw Massacre Records.
They've toured Japan as well as parts of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, along with touring and playing large festivals in Russia. In 2003 Tarakany! organized a Russian tour, which ended with three shows in collaboration project with Marky Ramone
Marky Ramone
Marky Ramone is an American musician. He is best known for being the drummer for the Ramones, but has also played in other notable bands like Dust, Wayne County and the Backstreet Boys, Richard Hell & The Voidoids, and the Misfits.Although he is not the original drummer , Marky is the only living...
under the name Marky Ramone & The Pinhead Army.
In January 2005, Tarakany! toured Europe with Marky Ramone on a special Ramones Night tour. Tarakany! played a set of their own material and then played a set of Ramones material with Marky on drums.
Tarakany! has been influenced by the Ramones
Ramones
The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group...
, Bad Religion
Bad Religion
Bad Religion is a punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1979. Their current line-up consists of Greg Graffin , Brett Gurewitz , Jay Bentley , Greg Hetson , Brian Baker and Brooks Wackerman . Gurewitz is also the founder of the label Epitaph Records, which has released almost all of the...
, Pennywise
Pennywise (band)
Pennywise is a Californian punk rock band from Hermosa Beach, California, formed in 1988. The name is derived from the monster, It, from the Stephen King novel of the same title....
, TSOL and others, but don't try and pigeonhole them. They may be a punk band, but you'll also hear influences from ska
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
, metal
Metal
A metal , is an element, compound, or alloy that is a good conductor of both electricity and heat. Metals are usually malleable and shiny, that is they reflect most of incident light...
, and other genres floating through their songs.
Studio albums
- 1992 - Duty Free songs
- 1995 - Best Before
- 1997 - Stole? Drunk?! Go to Jail! (rus. "Украл? Выпил? В тюрьму!")
- 1998 - No Entrance (rus. "Посадки нет")
- 2000 - Popcorm (rus. "Попкорм. Мы научили мир сосать")
- 2002 - Fear and Hatred (rus. "Страх и ненависть")
- 2003 - Freedom Street (rus. "Улица свободы")
- 2004 - Rockets from Russia (rus. "Ракеты из России")
- 2006 - Masters of the Universe (rus. "Властелины Вселенной")
- 2008 - Unplugged Unlimited
- 2009 - Fight Till Holes (rus. "Бой До Дыр")
Singles
Radio rotations and Internet releases:- 1995 - Don't come
- 1995 - Farewell Majority
- 1997 - Bad Weather (rus. "Непогода")
- 1997 - Badhead (rus. "Дурная Башка")
- 1997 - Personal Jesus
- 1998 - Train in the Arbat (rus. "Поезд в сторону Арбатской")
- 2000 - 365 Days (rus. "365 дней")
- 2000 - Many Chicks & Bears (rus. "Много телок и пива")
- 2001 - I Look at Them (rus. "Я смотрю на них")
- 2003 - The Boundaries of the Ghetto (rus. "Границы Гетто")
- 2003 - Anthem of Democratic Youth World (rus. "Гимн демократической молодежи мира")
- 2004 - 36.6
- 2004 - Silence - Death (rus. "Тишина — это смерть")
- 2006 - One of the two of us (rus. "Кто-то из нас двоих")
- 2006 - Lords of the Universe (rus. "Властелины вселенной")
- 2006 - Let me be alone (rus. "«Позволь мне побыть одному")
- 2006 - Return XTC on the dance floor (rus. "Верните XTC на танцпол")
- 2007 - 2x100 (rus. "Два по сто")
- 2008 - My Voice (rus. "Мой голос")
- 2008 - Lords of the Universe (vs. Noize MC)
- 2009 - How Much God's Money? (rus. "Сколько денег у Бога?")
- 2009 - So Do It (rus. "Просто сделать это")
- 2009 - Touch Too Much
Split albums
- 2001 - Punk this Town/A Real Punk? (vs. Sobut)
- 2005 - Davai, Davai (vs. Scream of the presidents)
- 2006 - If the kids are united (rus. Если парни объединятся) (with DistemperDistemper (band)Distemper is a ska punk band from Moscow that was founded in 1989 and is also successful outside of Russia.-History:Distemper was founded on 4 September in 1989 in Moscow. They started out as a hardcore punk band and released their first record 2 years after the band was founded, still not very...
)
Early plays
- 2009 - How Much God's Money? (rus. "Сколько денег у Бога?")
- 2010 - Dogheart (rus. "Собачье сердце")
- 2011 - Thank You! (rus. "Спасибо тебе!")
Live albums
- 1999 - This is Life (rus. "Это жизнь")
- 2004 - And we already played! (rus. "А мы уже рубим!")
- 2007 - Sharp claws (rus. "Острые когти")
Other records albums
- 1991 - 4 Tarakana (demo)
- 1997 - Краткое содержание предыдущих серий (1991–1996)
- 2001 - The Best is the Enemy of Good (rus. "Лучшее Враг Хорошего")
- 2007 - Rare Metals (rus. "Редкие Металлы")
Nominations
- 2006 - "Punk Rock Band of the year" (RAMPRAMPRAMP was an American soul/jazz band from Cincinnati, Ohio. RAMP has mistakenly been said to stand for "Roy Ayers Music Production" and "Roy Ayers Music Project", but Ayers was not a member, though he did write and produce songs on their debut album....
) - Won - 2006 - "Punk Rock Band of the year" (Punk Gazetka Awards)
- 2006 - "Album of the Year" (Punk Gazetka Awards) - Won
- 2006 - "Album of the Year" (Antipunk.com) - Won
- 2006 - "Alternative of the Year" (ZD Awards) - Won