Sektor Gaza | |
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Origin | Voronezh, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Genres | Punk rock |
Years active | 1987–2000 |
Labels | Black Box Gala Records |
Past members |
Yuri Klinskikh † and others |
Website | sektorgaza.net/english.htm |
Sektor Gaza (Russian: Се́ктор Га́за, can be translated as a Gas Sector or Gaza Strip) [note 1] was a Soviet and Russian punk rock band from Voronezh, founded in 1987 by Yuri Klinskikh.
Sektor Gaza was founded in Voronezh by Yuri Klinskikh, also known as Yuri "Khoy". [2] The group is named after an industrial district of Voronezh nicknamed Sektor Gaza due to its high levels of environmental contamination (also corresponds to the Russian name of Gaza Strip). [1] [3] Sektor Gaza's first performance as a group occurred at the local rock club on 9 June 1988, but the group's official date of establishment is traditionally given as 5 December 1987, the date of Klinskikh's first solo performance of material from Sektor Gaza's future repertoire at the Voronezh Rock Club. [2]
In 1989, the group recorded the demo tapes Plugi-vugi ( Russian: Плуги-вуги, lit. 'Plows-woogie (i.e., pun on "Boogie-woogie")') and Kolkhozny pank ( Russian: Колхозный панк, lit. 'Kolkhoz Punk'). [2]
In 1990, the group recorded the albums Zloveshchiye Mertvetsy ( Russian: Зловещие Мертвецы, lit. 'The Sinister Dead') and Yadryona Vosh ( Russian: Ядрёна Вошь, lit. 'Vigorous Louse') in a professional recording studio in Voronezh. Klinskikh sold his motorcycle in order to afford to rent the studio. [2]
In 1991, Sektor Gaza made their television debut, appearing on the programs 50x50 and Programma A ( Russian: Программа А) on the Central Television of the USSR. [3] [4] The music video for "Kolkhozny pank" was shown on the youth program Do 16 i starshe... ( Russian: До 16 и старше...), contributing to the group's fame across the country. [3] In the same year, the group recorded the album Noch pered Rozhdestvom ( Russian: Ночь перед Рождеством, lit. 'The Night Before Christmas') at the Mir studio in Moscow and rerecorded the album Kolkhozny pank at Gala Records. [2] [3]
In 1992, Sektor Gaza released their sixth studio album, Gulyay, muzhik! ( Russian: Гуляй, мужик!, lit. 'Have fun, man!') and toured extensively. [2] In 1993, the group released Nazhmi na gaz ( Russian: Нажми на газ, lit. 'Hit the gas'). [2]
In 1994, Sektor Gaza released Kashchey Bessmertny ( Russian: Кащей Бессмертный, lit. 'Kashchey the Immortal'), a punk-opera based on the famous Russian folklore figure. On this album, Klinskikh performed original lyrics to the melodies of songs by groups such as AC/DC, Queen, Ace of Base, and Nirvana. [2]
In 1995, the group performed at the Rock Summer festival in Tallinn. [5] They also toured Germany and Israel and performed at the Gorbunov Palace of Culture. [3] Also in August, the single "Tuman" was released.
In 1996, Sektor Gaza released Gazovaya Ataka ( Russian: Газовая Атака), which marked a change in the group's style and a move away from obscene lyrics. The music video for the track "Tuman" ( Russian: «Туман», lit. 'Fog') off this album made it into the rotation of many Russian television channels. [2] [3]
In 1997, the group released Narcologichesky Universitet Millionov ( Russian: Наркологический Университет Миллионов, lit. 'Narcological University of Millions'). The song "Pora domoy" ( Russian: «Пора домой», lit. 'Time to go home') from this album became a hit. [2] [3]
In the summer of 1998, Klinskikh and Aleksey Bryantsev (DJ Krot) arranged some Sektor Gaza songs as techno remixes, which were released on the album Extasy in 1999. [2] [6]
In October 2000, the group released a new album, Vosstavshy iz Ada ( Russian: Восставший из Ада, lit. 'Hellraiser'). Klinskikh's health was in decline due to liver disease. On 4 July 2000, Klinskikh complained of strong pains in his stomach and the left side of his chest. He chose not to cancel a meeting later that day to film a music video. He suffered heart failure shortly thereafter. Klinskikh died in Voronezh at the age of 35.
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