Distemper (band)
Encyclopedia
Distemper is a ska punk
band from Moscow
that was founded in 1989 and is also successful outside of Russia
.
band and released their first record 2 years after the band was founded, still not very successful. In 1992 Dazent joined as a singer, who gave the band his characteristic hoarse voice. In 1993 they released another album. With their 1995 record Город (City) they had integrated a brass section and their style shifted to ska punk.
They released 2 more albums and in 1998 they were already a widely known punk band in Russia and were the first known ska band in Russia.
Distemper are known for many good live performances. In 2002 they started going on tour in Europe and had many performances outside of Russia. By then they were also known in Germany and released Доброе утро (Good morning) on vinyl in Germany, which received excellent reviews. In 2003 they had a track on the sampler Russendisko-Hits and a growing fanbase, especially in Germany. They played 100 shows outside of Russia in the next 3 years and had performances on big Festivals like Force Attack
(2005 and 2007) later on.
They received the Best Ska Band of Russia award in 2006 and their 2007 album Мир создан для тебя was nominated for the Rock Alternative Music Prize as album of the year.
Ska punk
Ska punk is a fusion music genre that combines ska and punk rock. It achieved its highest level of commercial success in the United States in the late 1990s. Ska-core is a subgenre of ska punk, blending ska with hardcore punk.The characteristics of ska punk vary, due to the fusion of contrasting...
band from 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...
that was founded in 1989 and is also successful outside of 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...
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History
Distemper was founded on 4 September in 1989 in Moscow. They started out as a hardcore punkHardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
band and released their first record 2 years after the band was founded, still not very successful. In 1992 Dazent joined as a singer, who gave the band his characteristic hoarse voice. In 1993 they released another album. With their 1995 record Город (City) they had integrated a brass section and their style shifted to ska punk.
They released 2 more albums and in 1998 they were already a widely known punk band in Russia and were the first known ska band in Russia.
Distemper are known for many good live performances. In 2002 they started going on tour in Europe and had many performances outside of Russia. By then they were also known in Germany and released Доброе утро (Good morning) on vinyl in Germany, which received excellent reviews. In 2003 they had a track on the sampler Russendisko-Hits and a growing fanbase, especially in Germany. They played 100 shows outside of Russia in the next 3 years and had performances on big Festivals like Force Attack
Force Attack
Force Attack is a music festival, which is organized every year on the last July weekend in Behnkenhagen in the municipality Süderholz near Rostock. Approximately 50 bands mainly from the genres Punk, Ska, Oi!, Hardcore, Psychobilly and Metal are performing for three days on two stages. As...
(2005 and 2007) later on.
They received the Best Ska Band of Russia award in 2006 and their 2007 album Мир создан для тебя was nominated for the Rock Alternative Music Prize as album of the year.
Music
Distemper's music can be characterized by upbeat ska-punk. They mix fast and powerful punk rhythms with the danceable ska beats. The hoarse voice of the Russian singer gives them a distinct sound. Today the line-up the band is made up of the usual drums, bass-guitar and guitar, plus a brass section consisting of a trumpet and a trombone.Discography
- 1991: Мы сегодня с Баем (Today we're with Bai) (Sound Age Productions)
- 1993: Ой ду-ду (Oi du-du) (Hobgoblin Rec.)
- 1995: Город (City) (КТР Союз)
- 1997: Face Control (Hobgoblin Rec.)
- 1997: Внатуре! Алё!! Хорош!!! (Live) (Really! Hey!! Enough!!!) (Distemper Records)
- 1999: Ну всё!.. (That's enough!) (Sound Age Productions)
- 2000: Ска-панк шпионы (Ska-punk spies) (BRP Rec.)
- 2001: Доброе утро (Good morning) (BRP Rec. / Distemper Records)
- 2001: Hi! Good morning! (BRP Rec. / Distemper Records)
- 2003: Нам по… ! (We don't give a… !)(BRP Rec. / Distemper Records)
- 2003: Путеводитель по русскому року (The Russian rock guide) (BRP Rec.)
- 2003: Distemper + The Know HowThe Know HowThe Know How is a third wave ska band from Gainesville, Florida, formed in 1998. Their musical style blends ska and pop punk and prominently features a Moog synthesizer alongside more typical ska instrumentation Despite releases on Jump Up! Records and Stomp Records, numerous nationwide tours The...
(Split) - 2004: Ska Punk Moscow (BRP Rec.)
- 2005: Подумай, кто твои друзья (Think who're your friends)
- 2006: Distemper & TarakanyTarakany-History:Tarakany! began in Moscow, 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....
— Если парни объединятся ([what] If the guys unite) - 2006: Ну Всё! (Переиздание 1999) (That's enough! 1999 reissue)
- 2007: Мир создан для тебя (The world's made for you)
- 2008: My Underground
- 2009: Всё или ничего (All or Nothing)
External links
- Official bandpage
- 4 albums available for free at JamendoJamendoJamendo is a music website and a community of music authors. It bills itself as "the world's #1 platform for free and legal music downloads under Creative Commons licenses."...
- Interview from 2004