Years active 1984–present Website www.televizorr.com Origin Saint Petersburg, Russia | Associated acts Nautilus Pompilius
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Members Borzikin Mikhail Vladimirovich, Goga Kopylov, Alexey Ratsen Genres Dark wave, Gothic rock, Industrial rock, Techno, Funk rock, Electropop Albums Отечество иллюзий, МегаМизантроп, Дежавю, Шествие рыб, Мечта самоубийцы Similar Kirill Komarov, DDT, Zoopark, Aquarium, Vasily Shumov | ||
Mikhail borzykin televizor jetlag2015 high quality audio
Televizor (Russian: Телевизор) is a Soviet/Russian gothic rock/industrial group formed in 1984 in Saint-Petersburg. Leader and founder of group — Mikhail Borzykin. They began to perform at the Leningrad Rock Club. They are noted for their strong views against authoritarianism in Russian politics, and have repeatedly denounced the actions of Vladimir Putin in their lyrics. At the time the group first formed, it was one of comparatively few political rock bands in Soviet Union.
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- Mikhail borzykin televizor jetlag2015 high quality audio
- Televizor your dad is a fascist mikhail borzykin t 1988
- History
- Studio albums
- Concert albums
- Members
- References
Televizor's songs were selected for the Legends of Russian Rock collection.
Televizor your dad is a fascist mikhail borzykin t 1988
History
The band got its start in the 1984, in Leningrad, and is considered part of the Leningrad Rock Club. Their 1987 album "Otechestvo illyuziy" is among the best albums in the history of Russian rock.
"Your Papa Is a Fascist" is one of their most famous songs.
Mikhail's songs and the Televizor music are influenced by Talking Heads, The Cure, Cocteau Twins, The Beatles, Depeche Mode, The Smiths, philosophers Arthur Schopenhauer and Friedrich Nietzsche, as well as writers: Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, Mikhail Bulgakov and Hermann Hesse.