Vladivostok will be the first one to hear “SOS Matrosu” by Mumiy Troll
August 24, 2013 at 11:50
Vladivostok will be the first russian city which will hear live performance of the new Mumiy Troll album – “SOS Matrosu”. The fist time the band will perform at the gala concert of the international music festival and conference Vladivostok Rocks on the central square of the city. Live broadcast will be available from 5 p.m. (Vladivostok time) at http://zabava.ru/tv_online/v-rox.
A new album of Mumiy Troll is filled with love towards Vladivostok – a city where the style of the band was formed.
Ilya Lagutenko, Mumiy Troll’s leader:
“I got overwhelmed with lots of events which eventually lead to Vladivostok. Shooting of the “Chetvyerty Trolleybus”(Fourth Trolley)” and opening of the “Mumiy Troll Music Bar” and Sedov’s take off and V-Rocks preparation. It seemed that we recorded this album in a way that I wanted the very first MT’s album to be recorded in 1980s when it was still long way to go to the current Mumiy Troll.
“SOS Matrosu” (“S.O.S. To A Seaman”) was recorded in a-round-the-globe trip on the board of bark Sedov starting in May of 2012 and finishing in July of 2013 (14 months). In May of 2012 Mumiy Troll set off to a sailing on the world biggest sailing bark of Rosrybolovstvo (Russian Fishing Ministry) called Sedov in order to record their new album and shoot a documentary. It was a real music/diplomatic adventure for a band. The-round-the-globe trip became an act of mission, almost preaching music. Mumiy Troll introduced russian rock music to local people in every port of call during their concerts. The band would perform right on board and in local clubs with local bands. Ilya Lagutenko and his friends talked not only about themselves but also about all russian contemporary music, they gave talks about russian rock on the radio from China to Africa. The first listeners and critics of the album were cadets and the sail boat crew.
“SOS To A Seaman” is dedicated to russian rock music. Some vintage soviet instruments were used for the recording of the album. So, the album pays respect to music of rock labs and rock clubs which affected Ilya Lagutenko.
Ilya Lagutenko, Mumiy Troll’s leader:
“15 years ago our russian rock colleges called us a “one day band” but what is funny all our songs live at present times and all our albums may seem like they are recorded today, not yesterday. I can’t say the same of some other russian works. Russian rock has got its own legend and the best thing happened to it during 1980s. It’s a real treasure which must be taken care of and studied hard, one should be nourished with it. That’s better than to be boing in music of few today’s artists. Without even realizing it, Mumiy Troll became unseparable part of russian rock and its iconic representative. It managed to become the most influential team for artists of 2000s. It has still got its own unique vision of the russian music. It’s some kind of far eastern micro/tele scope”
“SOS To A Seaman” CD cover is a common project of Mumiy Troll and belgian artists Leroy Brothers with their interactive service Witness Your World which gives any user almost unlimited opportunities for creativity. In order to take part in cover creation, one has to sign in on www.leroybrothers.com and upload their pictures to the website (photos and pictures) and short text messages. Once in 100 hours all pictures and texts are mixed up according to a special algorithm. As a result of this mash up about 10 art objects were made , some of which became variants of a new album cover and some others got to the inside part of the CD cover. These works are now presented in Art-etage museum and gallery in Vladivostok.