Igor Mazaev. Detailed biography of the Time Machine group

The ensemble, which was destined to go down in history as “Time Machine,” had not been called anything at all before, and consisted of 2 guitars (Andrei Makarevich and Mikhail Yashin), and two girls (Larisa Kashperko and Nina Baranova), who sang in English. American folk songs.

It all really started in 1968, when Andrei Makarevich first heard the Beatles. Then two new kids came to their class: Yura Borzov and Igor Mazaev, who joined the newly-minted group “The Kids”. The first composition of the group "The Kids" was approximately as follows: Andrei Makarevich, Igor Mazaev, Yuri Borzov, Alexander Ivanov and Pavel Ruben. Another was Borzov’s childhood friend, Sergei Kavagoe, at whose insistence the singing girls were fired. After some time, the first album of the group "Time Machine" (originally planned as "Time Machines", i.e. in the plural) was recorded. The album consisted of eleven songs in English. The recording technique was not complicated - in the center of the room there was a tape recorder with a microphone, and in front of it were members of the group. Alas, this legendary recording is now lost.

1971 Alexander Kutikov appears in the group, who brought the spirit of major, cloudless rock and roll to the team. Under his influence, the group’s repertoire was replenished with joyful songs “Seller of Happiness”, “Soldier”, etc. At the same time, the first concert of “Time Machine” took place on the stage of the Energetik Palace of Culture, the cradle of Moscow rock.

1972 The first troubles begin. Igor Mazaev is drafted into the army, and soon Yura Borzov, who was a drummer in the group, leaves. The resilient Kutikov brings Max Kapitanovsky into the group, but soon he too is drafted into the army. And then Sergei Kavagoe sits down at the drums. Later, Igor Saulsky joins the lineup, who left the group and returned so many times

again, it is simply impossible to determine exactly when he was in the lineup and when he was not.

1973 Minor friction arises every now and then between Kawagoe and Kutikov. In the end, this leads to the fact that in the spring Kutikov leaves for the Leap Summer group.

1974 Sergei Kavagoe brings Igor Degtyaryuk into the group, who stayed in the lineup for about six months and then, it seems, left for Arsenal. Kutikov returned from Leap Summer, and for some time the group played as follows: Makarevich - Kutikov - Kavagoe - Alexey Romanov. This lasted until the summer of 1975.

1975 Romanov leaves the group, and in the summer Kutikov unexpectedly leaves, and not just anywhere, but to the Tula State Philharmonic. At the same time, Evgeny Margulis appeared in the group, and a little later, violinist Kolya Larin.

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1976 "Time Machine" is invited to Tallinn for the festival "Tallinn Youth Songs-76", where they perform brilliantly, and where they first meet Boris Grebenshchikov and the Aquarium group, which at that time was a cute acoustic quartet. Grebenshchikov invites them to St. Petersburg. Their concerts are wildly popular. Violinist Kolya Larin is no longer in the lineup, and his place is taken by someone Seryozha Ostashev, who also did not stay long. At the same time, Yura Ilyichenko, the lead singer of "Myths", joined the group.

1977 Ilyichenko, homesick for his hometown, leaves for St. Petersburg, and the “Time Machine” stays with the three of them for a short time. And then it occurs to Andrey to introduce brass players into the group. So a brass section appears in the group: Evgeny Legusov and Sergey Velitsky.

1978 The composition is being replaced. Instead of Velitsky, Sergei Kuzminok joins the team. In the same year, the first studio recording of “Time Machine” took place. Kutikov, who by that time had played in Leap Summer, got a job at the educational speech studio of GITIS in order to use the studio for its intended purpose. Andrei Makarevich turns to him, Kutikov promises to arrange everything, and a few days later the recording begins, known to us as “It was so long ago...”. It lasted a whole week, and it included almost all (at that time) songs of “Time Machine”, with the exception of the first early ones. The recording turned out great, and within a month it was heard everywhere. It’s a pity that the original was lost, and what we are listening to today is a copy that accidentally ended up in the possession of one of Andrei’s acquaintances. In the fall, Mashina Vremeni parted ways with the pipes, and a synthesizer in the person of Sasha Voronov joined the group, although not for long.

1979 The group is falling apart. Sergei Kavagoe and Evgeniy Margulis are leaving for “Resurrection”. At the same time, Kutikov returns to the group, bringing Efremov with him, and a little later Petya Podgorodetsky joins the group. “Time Machine” begins rehearsing with a new lineup, and the group’s repertoire is replenished with such things as “Candle”, “Whom did you want to surprise”, “Crystal City”, “Turn”. In the same year, "Time Machine" became a group of the Moscow Touring Comedy Theater at Rosconcert.

1980 "Time Machine" is already very popular, and its name on the theater posters is a guarantee that tickets will be sold out. The theater's poster looked like this: very large at the top - "Ensemble "Time Machine", and then small, on the verge of legibility - "In the performance of the Moscow Comedy Theater "The Merry Wives of Windsor" based on the play by W. Shakespeare." The only problem is that the audience , going to the "Time Machine" sign, could really see their favorite group, which sang completely unknown songs on the verge of sound intelligibility. This was not exactly what the audience expected to see, but this did not bother the management of the theater, which was receiving huge profits. This will continue for a long time could not. And then Rosconcert decided that it would be much more profitable to use “Machine” to the fullest. After a successful audition, “Time Machine” became an independent professional rock band. At the same time, the famous festival took place in Tbilisi - “Spring Rhythms- 80." "Time Machine" shares first place with the group "Magnetic Band"

1981 A hit parade appears in the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper, and the song “Turn” is declared the song of the year. She stayed in first place for a total of 18 months. All this time the group did not have the right to perform it at concerts, because it was not filled in, and it was not filled in because Rosconcert did not send it to LIT, since it had doubts about what kind of turn it had in mind. The fact that “Turn” was played on Radio Moscow five times a day did not bother anyone.

1982 The Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper blasted the group with the article “Blue Bird Stew.” In response, the editors were overwhelmed with bags of letters under the general motto “Hands off “Mashina.” The newspaper, not expecting such a rebuff, had to reduce everything to a general toothless polemic - the matter, they say, is young, and opinions may be different. “Blue Stew birds" coincided with another split in the group. Petya Podgorodetsky leaves. After a while, Sergei Ryzhenko offers himself, and a little later Alexander Zaitsev joins the lineup.

1983 Sergei Ryzhenko, who had to play supporting roles, leaves, and “Time Machine” remains with four members.

In general, this time is characterized by Andrei Makarveich himself as a time of relative calm. Although, to say that the group did nothing at all would be untrue. Perhaps it was around this period that it began to take shape. as a professional, sustainable team.

1985 The magnetic album "Fish in a Jar" (mini-album) has been recorded, the group is working on recording music for the film "Speed" (dir. D. Svetozarov).

In the same year, "MV" takes part in the cultural program of the XII World Festival of Youth and Students in Moscow.

The second magnetic album of acoustic songs by Andrei Makarevich has been recorded

The group is participating in the filming of the film “Start Over” (dir. A. Stefanovich) One point of clarification: indeed, the group, and not just Andrei Makarevich, starred in this film. Although. of course, AM played the main role.

The film "Start Over" is released on the wide screen. A new concert program “Rivers and Bridges” is being prepared, almost simultaneously the recording of the double album “Rivers and Bridges” is taking place at the Melodiya company. In the same year, positive changes began in relation to “MV” on television. The group participates in the television programs “Jolly Guys”, “Song-86” and “What, Where, When?” (performed: “Dedication to a Cow”, “Song That Doesn’t Exist” and “Music in the Snow”) The group also takes part in the popular music festival Rock Panorama-86 (Moscow), after which. quite promptly for those times, the giant disc “Rock Panorama-86” was released with the songs “Music under the Snow”, “In Good Hour” (“Melody”). On another giant disc, “Happy New Year!”, the song “Fish in a Jar” (“Melody”) appears. Participation in the filming of the film “I Return Your Portrait”. And finally, a disc-minion with two songs “Fish in a Jar” and “Two White Snows” (Yu. Saulsky, I. Zavalnyuk) is released. The last song was taken into the repertoire solely out of mutual sympathy between the musicians of “MV” and Yuri Saulsky (as you know, helped the group during the “difficult” years).

1987 The group takes part in the New Year's "Blue Light -87" and the television program "Morning Mail" with the song "Where there will be a new day." "MV" was once again invited to the television program "Musical Ring" (Leningrad TV, presenter T. Maksimova), in which she played brilliantly. The program was then broadcast on Central Television. Concerts are held at the Druzhba State Cultural Center together with the group "Secret", shown on Central Television. Attention! This year, the Melodiya company is releasing the first giant disc of the Time Machine group, “In Good Hour.” The big minus of this disc is that, oddly enough, it was formed without the direct participation of the musicians, and for this reason it is considered insufficient for such a big name as Disc One. And yet, from a discographic point of view, it is so. Following this, the double album “Rivers and Bridges” (“Melody”), already fully processed and recorded by the musicians, is released, which is a complete, ordered piece of music. Along the way, as a retrospective of the film “Soul”, the songs “The Path”, “Bonfire” are recorded on the CD EP “Bonfire” together with S. Rotaru, (“Melody”)

1988 “MV” again delights TV viewers with its participation in the New Year’s “Blue Light -88” (song “Weathervane”) Work is underway on recording music for the films: “Without a Uniform” and “Bards”. The retro disc "Ten Years Later" ("Melody") is released. The group is preparing a new concert program, “In the Circle of Light,” which premiered in the summer at the Rossiya State Central Concert Hall. At the same time, a giant disk of this program is recorded. The compact cassette "Rivers and Bridges" is being released on Melodiya. There, on "Melody", the giant disk "Musical Teletype-3" is being released, which includes the song "MV" "She walks through life laughing", a compact cassette "Rock group "Time Machine" (together with the group Secret)" songs: Turning, Our House, You or Me and others

Foreign tours begin: this year Bulgaria, Canada, USA, Spain and Greece

The radio station “Yunost” (program “World of Hobbies”, hosted by T. Bodrova) broadcasts two radio programs about the work of “Machine”.

1989 The giant disc "In the Circle of Light" ("Melody") is released. Foreign tours in Africa, England.

This year is also marked by a six-hour anniversary concert dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the group (Small Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow). And on "Melody" single recordings of songs continue, such as: "Heroes of Yesterday" and "Let me Dream" (music by A. Kutikov, lyrics by M. Pushkina, performance by A. Kutikov) - disc giant "Radio Station Yunost. Hit Parade Alexander Gradsky", disc giant Radio Station Yunost. Hit parade of Alexander Gradsky. This year, Andrei Makarevich’s first solo album, the giant disc “Songs with a Guitar,” is recorded and released.

1990 It is becoming a good tradition to take part in the New Year's Blue Light. Now it’s a light -90 (song “New Year’s”). The year was marked by the return of Evgeny Margulis and Peter Podgorodetsky to the group. Work at Synthesis Records on the giant disc “Slow Good Music” is in full swing. The Melodiya company releases the compact cassette "Andrei Makarevich. Songs with a guitar", and the Senitez releases "In the Circle of Light".

In addition to musical events, the Exhibition "Graphics of Andrei Makarevich" is taking place and the film "Rock and Fortune. 20 years of the Time Machine" (dir. N. Orlov) is being released.

1991 "MV" takes part in the International Festival "Musicians of the World for Children of Chernobyl" (Minsk), as well as in the Charity Action of Solidarity with the "Vzglyad" program (USZ Druzhba, initiative of Andrey Makarevich). Political moment: Andrei Makarevich’s speech at the barricades on August 19-22 in front of the defenders of the White House during the days of the coup d’etat. Musical moments: release of a double album and compact cassette "The Time Machine is 20 years old!" ("Melody"), the release of the giant disc and CD "Slow Good Music", the recording and release of Andrei Makarevich's giant disc "At the Pawnshop" ("Synthesis Records"). Presentation at the State Central Conservatory of Russia.

An exhibition of graphic works by Andrei Makarevich is taking place in Italy

1992 Participation of Andrei Makarevich in the filming of the film “Crazy Love” in the role of Doctor Barkov (dir. A. Kvirikashvili). Andrei Makarevich’s book “Everything is very simple” (Stories from the life of the Time Machine group) is published at the Synthesis Records studio recording of the giant disc "Freelance Commander of the Earth"

1993 As usual - participation in the New Year's Blue Light -93 ("Christmas Song") The double album "Time Machine. It Was So Long Ago" is released on "Synthesis Records". (Recorded in 1978), the giant disc "Freelance Commander of the Earth", retro discs "Time Machine. Best Songs. 1979-1985" (2 records), compact discs (CD) "Freelance Commander of the Earth" and "The Best" are being released ". The company "Russian Disk" is releasing a compact cassette "Slow Good Music", and this year Andrei Makarevich turns 40! On this occasion, a wonderful benefit performance was organized at the Rossiya State Central Concert Hall - a concert with the participation of a large number of good musicians and friends of A.M.

1994 The year began with participation in the New Year's Blue Light -94 (the song "This Eternal Blues") The presentation of the disc "Freelance Commander of the Earth" is taking place at the Moscow Youth Palace. Solo concerts of Andrei Makarevich in Moscow (k/t "October", Great Hall of the Olympic Village). In addition, A.M.’s solo disc is being released. "I'm drawing you." Former drummer of the group and sound engineer Maxim Kapitanovsky wrote the book “Everything is very difficult” This year “Time Machine” turns 25 years old! Which was marked by a grandiose festive concert on Red Square in Moscow.

1995 The disc “Whom Did You Want to Surprise” is released - a collection of well-known songs for a long time.

1996 Release of the album "Cardboard Wings of Love". In December, joint concerts of Andrei Makarevich and Boris Grebenshchikov are held at the Rossiya State Central Concert Hall, + the disc "Twenty Years Later" will be released

1997 The release of the disc “Breaking Away”, a presentation of the album took place at the Gorbunov House of Culture.

1998 In May, the presentation of Andrei Makarevich’s solo disc “Women’s Album” took place at the Oktyabr Concert Hall. In December, a press conference was held at the Rhythm Blues Cafe, at which the start of a world tour dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the group was officially announced. At the same press conference, the imminent appearance of “Clocks and Signs” was announced.

1999 January 29, first concert of the anniversary tour - concert in Tel Aviv, Israel. June 27. Official birthday of "Time Machine", 30 years. The rock group was awarded "For services to the development of musical art" by President Boris Yeltsin with the Order of Honor. The awards ceremony took place on June 24 with a live broadcast on TV. In November, a press conference "MV" was held at TSUM, dedicated to the release of the album "Clocks and Signs". On December 8, the grand final concert of the anniversary tour of the 30th anniversary of “MV” took place at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex in Moscow. After the concert, the next day there were changes in the composition of the group: the keyboard player, Pyotr Podgorodetsky, was fired, and Andrei Derzhavin was taken in his place

year 2000. In January, the group's first concert took place in the Olympic Village in Moscow with a new keyboard player - Andrei Derzhavin, a former pop musician who had previously helped Kutikov in the recording of his "Dancing on the Roof" (1989) and Margulis in "7+1" (1997).

In February, a joint tour with the group “Resurrection” began, called “50 for two”. It took place in Moscow in March. It continued as “50 for two based on requests from listeners” in a number of cities in Russia and abroad. On June 17, “Time Machine” plays at the “Wings” rock festival in Tushino.

On September 2 in New York, Andrei Makarevich took part in a 7-hour rock marathon. In addition to him, the following took part: Resurrection, Chaif, G. Sukachev and others. Since August, Makarevich has been working with Arthur Pilyavin, head of the Kvartal group, on the “Time for Rent” project.

In mid-October, a maxi-single by Andrei Makarevich and Arthur Pilyavin was released with three old songs from “Time Machine”.

On December 9, the final concert of the MV and Resurrection tour “50 years for two” took place at the Moscow Central Concert Hall. A television version, slightly truncated, was shown on the TVC channel. On the New Year's broadcast of the TV-6 channel, the premiere of the film "Showcase" took place, in which the songs of Andrei Makarevich were performed, accompanied by "Kvartal".

year 2001. On February 27, a presentation of the new Time Machine Web project “Strange Mechanics” took place. It was stated that this new official website will be the only place where one can get reliable and up-to-date information about the group and its musicians.

On May 18, a double concert album went on sale, the songs of which were recorded during the tour together with the Resurrection group.

On August 1, the single “Stars Don’t Take the Subway” was released with four songs from the album “The Place Where the Light” is.

The publishing house "Zakharov" published Andrei Makarevich's book "The Sheep Himself", consisting of three parts: "The Sheep Himself", the previously published history of the group "Everything is very simple" and the last section "Home".

On October 31, the album “The Place Where the Light” was released, which was received very warmly by the public. A lot of revelations and excellent sound did their job. According to a listener survey, the new keyboard player A. Derzhavin on this disc fit into the sound of the group.

2002 On May 9, A. Makarevich performed on Red Square in a concert for Victory Day, performing “The Bonfire” and “There is More to Life than Death” with a guitar.

In October, Sintez Records releases two compilation albums "The Best" by A. Kutikov and E. Margulis, consisting of songs performed by them as part of the group. Throughout 2002, the group actively performs with concerts in Moscow clubs, in the Olympic Village, not forgetting about road tours.

On October 29, A. Makarevich, with a concert at the Moscow Operetta Theater, presented to the public his new solo album “Etc.”, recorded with musicians of the newly created “Creole Tango Orchestra”.

Since December, "MV" has been performing with the program "Simply a Machine", which, as stated, consists of the best songs over the 33 years of the group's existence.

On March 19, the first concert “Russian Rock in Classic” was held at the Kremlin Palace, where the MV theme “You or I” was performed by a symphony orchestra.

2003. In May, the Kultura TV channel showed a film dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the composer Isaac Schwartz, for whom Makarevich recorded the song “The Cavalry Guard’s Age is Not Long” based on the verses of B. Okudzhava.

On October 15, Andrei Makarevich presented on the stage of the Moscow Art Theater the program “A Subtle Scar on My Favorite Butt” with songs by Mark Freidkin and the participation of Max Leonidov, Evgeny Margulis, Alena Sviridova, Tatyana Lazareva and the Creole Tango Orchestra. On the same day, the album of the same name went on sale.

On December 5, "Sintez records" for the anniversary of AM releases a gift disc "Favorites of Andrei Makarevich", on 6 CDs with bonuses: unreleased songs "I have been inclined to change places since childhood" and "It was in the brothels of San Francisco" (previously recorded for the cinema and the album "Pioneer Criminal Songs"), as well as several song dedications to friends.

December 11, 2003 - 50th anniversary of Andrei Makarevich. A holiday concert was organized for the hero of the day and his friends at the Rossiya State Concert Hall.

2004 Anniversary year.

On May 30, “Time Machine” celebrates its 35th anniversary on Red Square. The concert took place as part of the “Future without AIDS” campaign. “Time Machine” joined the movement to fight AIDS along with Elton John, Queen musicians, Mstislav Rastropovich and Galina Vishnevskaya. This project was continued in St. Petersburg and other major cities of the country.

On July 5, Channel One premiered the detective story “Dancer,” filmed a year ago by Dmitry Svetozarov. Andrei Makarevich and Andrei Derzhavin took part in the creation of the soundtrack for "Dancer". A. Makarevich was not only a composer and poet, but also the general producer and initiator of filming.

This fall, two more significant events are taking place. Release of the "Time Machine" Anthology, which includes 19 albums of the group over 35 years, a DVD collection of 22 videos and a lot of nice souvenirs for fans of the musicians' work (circulation 1200 copies).

And on November 25, 2004, the new album “Mechanically” was released (for the first time in the history of the group, a competition for the best album title was announced among fans).

Cavalry guards, life is not long
Valery 29.10.2006 09:16:36

Interesting and educational. But there is a bug that hurts the eye. Bulat Okudzhava’s poem is called “Cavalry guards, the life is not long” and not “The cavalry guard is not long”, as in this text. Which changes the meaning significantly. Otherwise, I liked it. I learned something unknown to myself about the group “Time Machine”. Sorry for the meticulousness, but I just saw something else. On this page in the line “Return to the Time Machine page...” there is a typo in the second word.

Domestic rock band founded in 1969 Andrey Makarevich And Sergei Kavagoe and being one of the founders of “Russian rock”.

About a year before the appearance of the now legendary group " Time Machine", in 1968, students of Moscow school No. 19 organized an ensemble called The Kids, which included Andrey Makarevich , Igor Mazaev, Yuri Borzov, Sergei Kavagoe, Alexander Ivanov And Pavel Ruben. At the very beginning of the ensemble’s existence, it also included two soloists - Larisa Kashperko And Nina Baranova. The children performed at school parties, where they sang songs of famous English and American groups.

In 1969, the first line-up of the new group was formed " Time Machine"(initially they wanted to call the group “Time Machines”). The team recorded their first magnetic album of 11 English-language songs. The recording was made on a regular tape recorder with a microphone standing in the center of the room.

Until the mid-70s, the composition of the group was constantly changing, with the exception of the trio Andrey Makarevich(guitar, vocals), Sergei Kavagoe(drums) and Alexander Kutikov(Bas-guitar).

In 1971 " Time Machine"gives his first concert in the "cradle of Moscow rock" - DC "Energetik".

Creative collaboration began in 1972 "Time Machines" with a famous group "The Best Years", which lasted several months. After this, the band's former drummer “The Best Years” Yuri Fokin plays for a while "Time Machine". In the same year they were drafted into the army Igor Mazaev, the drummer also leaves the band Yuri Borzov. Comes to the team Max Kapitanovsky, but soon he is also sent to serve his homeland. Sergei Kavagoe sits down at the drums himself. Later appears in the group Igor Saulsky from the team "Best Years".

In 1973 from "Time Machines" to the group "Leap Summer" leaves Alexander Kutikov. In the same year, the record company "Melody" releases a record Dmitry Linnik together with "Time Machine". This is the first official mention of the group.

The first filming took place in 1974 "Time Machines" in one of the film episodes “Afonya” (Georgy Danelia). The group receives its first fee of 600 rubles, which it spends on purchasing a tape recorder for recording songs. A new member reappears in the lineup - guitarist Igor Degtyaryuk.

In 1975 he joined the group Evgeny Margulis, who plays bass and writes for "Time Machines" songs with a blues twist.

In 1976, taking first place at the Estonian festival “Tallinn Youth Songs – 76”, "Time Machine" becomes popular throughout the country. This is where you get acquainted with the group " Aquarium" And Boris Grebenshchikov who invites "Car" on tour in Leningrad. The concerts are extremely popular. Second performance in Tallinn in 1977 it was no longer so successful.

A new soloist from the Leningrad group appears in the group “Myths” Yuri Ilyichenko, as well as brass players Evgeniy Legusov And Sergey Velitsky, which he replaced in 1978 Sergey Kuzminok.

Spring 1978 "Time Machine" took part in Sverdlovsk at the festival "Spring UPI", and also recorded her first studio album "It was so long ago…". The work took place semi-underground, in a speech studio GITIS. The album consisted of songs repeatedly performed by the group at concerts. The recording was played throughout the country and brought the group great popularity.

In 1978, the group was on the verge of collapse due to a serious conflict between Makarevich And Kawagoe. Sergei Kavagoe And Evgeny Margulis go to "Sunday", and returns to the team Kutikov. Later joins the group Peter Podgorodetsky. New line-up "Time Machines" produces songs such as "Candle", "Crystal City", "Turn", which became real national hits.

In 1979 "Time Machine" enters into a contract with Rosconcert and becomes part of the touring theater troupe, and later tours as an independent group.

By 1980 "Time Machine" already popular rock band . Still, some songs remain prohibited for performance as politically incorrect. This year "Time Machine" makes a splash with his performance Tbilisi rock festival, leaving behind "Aquarium" And " Favorite". The group leaves the underground and becomes all-Union. Hits "Time Machines" are heard on radio and television. The band receives an offer to record a soundtrack for a film "Soul".

In 1982, during campaigns against amateur ensembles in the newspaper "TVNZ" an article appeared "Blue Bird Stew", sharply criticizing creativity "Time Machines" for which the newspaper's editorial office was inundated with letters from indignant fans. During this period, the group leaves Podgorodetsky, and are included in its composition Sergey Ryzhenko And Alexander Zaitsev.

1983 – a time of temporary creative lull "Time Machines".

Until 1985 concerts "Time Machines" in Moscow it is banned, it is actually not shown on television, not a single official album has been released. Nevertheless, the group's songs are very popular. They are distributed on magnetic recordings. Also "Time Machine" performs a song for the animated series “Monkeys”, records soundtracks for films "Speed", “The Mystery of the Blackbirds.”

In 1987, the first official album was released "Time Machines" entitled "Good morning." Andrey Makarevich starring in a virtually autobiographical film "Start from the beginning". The group actively takes part in various music television shows: “Cheerful guys”, “Song-86”, “Musical ring”.

Albums released in 1988 "Rivers and Bridges" And "Ten years later." The group goes on its first foreign tour ( Bulgaria, Canada, USA, Spain, Greece).

In 1989 " Time Machine" gives a grand concert in Luzhniki, dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the group. Former and present members of the group performed at the concert. The year 89 was also marked by the release of his first solo album Andrey Makarevich “Songs with guitar”.

In 1990 "Car" performs "New Year's song" in "Blue Light" Returning to the group Margulis and Podgorodetsky. "Time Machine" recording an album "In the Circle of Light" in the studio "Synthesis Records".

In 1991, after cessation of activity Rosconcert, "Time Machine" becomes an independent team. All group members take part in the defense White House during the putsch.

During the 90s, the group released 7 albums, including “Freelance Commander of the Earth”, “Breaking Away”, “Cardboard Wings of Love”. A hit like this appears “One day the world will bend under us”, for which a video clip is being filmed.

During this period, the group celebrated two anniversaries: the 25th anniversary (1994), marked by a grand concert at Red Square in front of an audience of 300,000 people, as well as the 30th anniversary (1999) - the concert takes place in SC "Olympic".

In 1999, the keyboard player was fired from the group. Peter Podgorodetsky, and a singer is invited to take his place Andrey Derzhavin.

In 2000, a joint tour with the group began. "Sunday", named "50 years for two". From the same year "Time Machine" becomes a regular participant in the annual rock festival "Wings".

Since 2001 "Time Machine–21 century" is registered as an open joint stock company, and the group name becomes a trademark. Albums released from 2004 to 2009 "Mechanically", "Time Machine"(Studio " Abbey Road").

In 2009, eau de toilette was released. "Time Machine", presented by the group at the exhibition InterCHARM 2009. The band celebrates its 40th anniversary by going on a 40-city tour, ending with a final concert in SC "Olympic".

2010 was marked by performances at festivals "Rock over the Volga" And "Invasion".

Current group members:

• Andrey Makarevich– main vocals, guitars, songwriter (since 1969)
• Alexander Kutikov– bass guitar, guitars, vocals, songwriter (1971–1975, since 1979)
• Evgeny Margulis– guitars, bass guitar, vocals, songwriter (1975–1979, since 1989)
• Valery Efremov– drums, percussion (since 1979)
• Andrey Derzhavin– keyboards, vocals, songwriter (since 2000)

Discography

Studio albums:

• 2007 – Time Machine
• 2004 – Automatically
• 2001 – The place where the light is
• 1999 – Clocks and signs
• 1997 – Breaking away
• 1996 – Cardboard Wings of Love
• 1993 – Freelance Earth commander
• 1992 – It was so long ago... (1978 recording)
• 1991 – Slow Good Music
• 1989 – In the circle of light
• 1987 – Rivers and Bridges

Live albums:

• 2010 – Day 14810th
• 2005 – Kremlin Rocks!
• 2001 – Time Machine and Resurrection. 50 for two
• 2000 – XXX years of the Time Machine
• 2000 – The Little Prince (recorded 1979-1980)
• 1994 – Unplugged
• 1991 – Time Machine – XX!

Collections:

• 2010 – Typescript
• 2009 – Don’t park cars
• 2006 – Time Machine. Part 1
• 2004 – Unreleased. Part 2
• 2001 – Best songs 1989–2000
• 1998 – The Best (Supplement to Stereo & Video magazine)
• 1996 – Unreleased
• 1996 – Megamix
• 1996 – Who did you want to surprise?
• 1993 – Best songs 1979–1985
• 1987 – Ten years later
• 1986 – Good time

Other notable recordings and works:

• 2007 – Old Days (Compilation of rare songs 1973-2005)
• 2005 – Recorded on TV (recorded in 1975)
• 1999 – Unreleased. Part 2
• 1997 – Turn (1980 recording)
• 1985 – Fish in a jar
• 1984 – Strangers among strangers
• 1982 – Running in circles
• 1982 – Failed concert
• 1982 – Fortune Hunters
• 1981 – Moscow – Leningrad
• 1979 – Time Machine – 79
• 1978 – Birthday

Filmography:

• House of the Sun (2010)
• Loser
• Election Day (2007)
• The Nightmare Before Christmas (2006) – cartoon, dubbing
• Dancer (2004)
• Thieves in law (1988)
• Captain of the Pilgrim (1986)
• Bartender from The Golden Anchor (1986)
• Start Over (1986)
• Breakthrough (1986)
• The Mystery of the Blackbirds (1983)
• Speed, dir. D. Svetozarov (1983)
• Monkeys – animated series (1983)
• Soul (1981)
• Six Letters on Beat (1976)
• Afonya (1975)

“It all started on December 11, 1953, when a boy was born into the family of architect Vadim Makarevich, who was named Andrei.

They often played music at home. True, Andrei’s mother, who graduated from music school, rarely sat down to play the instrument - caring for the family, combined with the profession of a doctor, did not leave any free time. My father did not receive any musical education, but he played the piano beautifully, picking out completely different music by ear, including jazz and classical (even technically complex things Rachmaninov). It is no wonder that the boy spent his first musical experiments on the piano keyboard. The debut composition could be called “Thunderstorm”, where “lightning” was performed on high notes, and “thunder” on bass. I tried to select some melodies, I really liked the song from the movie “The Last Inch”, so much that I begged my father to teach me how to play it. But the relationship with the piano teacher did not work out. She demanded that Andrei become friends with notes, and for him the notes caused persistent disgust. Soon the teacher abandoned her classes, and the boy was sent to a state music school. However, even there he lasted no more than two years, and this was the end of the first stage of playing music.

Already in the seventh grade, Andrei’s friend Slava Motovilov, using only three chords, played him some song Vysotsky on a seven-string guitar. The above chords were immediately learned by Andrey, and... soon (in 1968) the very first ensemble appeared. To introduce it, let’s use a quote from the book of the hero of our story: “It was a strange ensemble. Two girls (history has preserved their names: Larisa Kashperko and Nina Baranova), me and Misha Yashin “played” some tourist songs Vizbora. Misha usually brought them, I didn’t even know about those songs...”

At school No. 19, where Andrei studied, there was another ensemble of children a year older. It was a real band - three electric guitars and drums - and they played better. One day, the Atlanta group, led by Alik Sikorsky, came to a New Year's Eve party. They had their own powerful equipment, and the impressions of their performance were very vivid. Moreover, during the intermission, the Atlanteans allowed them to play their instruments, and Sikorsky himself played along on the bass guitar. In his book “Everything is very simple” (Radio and Communication Publishing House, 1991), quotes from which we will often use, Andrey Makarevich stated: “I think we played terribly. Our classmates looked at us sympathetically. But a life choice was made... To what extent fate depends on some, in general, little things. Alik could not have let us play...”

One day Andrei returned from school at a time when his father was copying the Beatles album “Hard day's night” taken from a neighbor onto a tape recorder. The teenager had heard tiny fragments of Beatles music before, but this time the sensations were different. “There was a feeling that all my previous life I had been wearing cotton wool in my ears, and then it was suddenly taken out,”- the physiological process that happened then with Andrei is understandable to all music lovers who lived at that time. “New music” burst into life, shifting the usual guidelines and concepts, opening up another, bright and colorful world. The music of the Beatles was listened to day and night long, the songs were “filmed” down to the smallest detail and fanatically unlearned. A circle of Beatlemaniac friends appeared.

Two new students who had just appeared in the class successfully fit into it: Yura Borzov and Igor Mazaev. Each of them initially had musical abilities, and their great love for the music of the Beatles and the desire to play something similar greatly enhanced their overall creative potential.

The idea of ​​creating a group was in the air, and soon a group appeared, which, with some stretching, can be called the first, short-lived, composition of the subsequently legendary group: Andrey Makarevich - guitar, vocals; Alexander Ivanov - rhythm guitar; Pavel Ruben - bass guitar; Igor Mazaev - piano; Yuri Borzov - drums. The repertoire consisted of twelve English-language (like the Beatles!) compositions composed by Andrey. And this group was called “Mashin” s time." Yes, yes, exactly “machines”, and this was facilitated by the fact that the plural in the name was then generally accepted. "Doors", "Rolling Stones", and, of course, "Beatles", "Slavs", "Falcons", "Buffoons"- the series of names on both sides of the Iron Curtain can be continued endlessly. The struggle for the plural continued until 1973, when the ensemble’s fans, who did not want to accept it, won an unconditional victory...

Musical instruments deserve a separate description. By that time, Andrei had already managed to “promote” his parents for a thirty-five-ruble guitar “made in USSR” (“made in the USSR”), the role of the bass was played by a similar instrument with four cello strings, but the situation with drums was much worse. The pioneer drum and cymbal from the hat were no longer satisfying, and the situation could have become hopeless, when suddenly we learned that the factory bosses of the school had a decommissioned drum kit gathering dust. It is hardly possible to feel what a triumph it was for the “machinists” to carry the drums into the school building with their own hands. And when, at the group’s first concert, the school caretaker with a sweeping gesture handed out the speakers from the school’s KINAP film installation, there was no limit to the jubilation. It seemed that such a powerful (about thirty watts) sound was hitting me in the back, as if pushing me to future victories.

To this first performance of theirs, Yura Borzov invited his friend Sergei Kawagoe, who studied at school No. 20 near Smolenskaya Square. Among themselves they called him Japanese, although he was only half Japanese. His father visited his homeland, the land of the rising sun, as a result of which his son acquired signature musical instruments. The Japanese liked the concert, and a couple of days later he stopped by Andrey, armed with two Japanese electric guitars and a guitar combo. (Amplifier and speaker combined in a single housing). The teenagers mumbled until the night, and the next morning the group began rehearsing with a new lineup - with Kawagoe, who had not yet played anything. However, soon Japanese relatives sent Sergei a real electric organ with a speaker, and this event led to Kawagoe’s reincarnation as a keyboard player.

Some time later, the group recorded their first album, Time Machines, which consisted of eleven English-language compositions and was recorded at home using a household tape recorder. The band members' passion for the work of the Beatles predetermined the aim: the recording hand-made reflected the construction of the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper. Of course, this was still a group game, so collectors are unlikely to look for this rarity: the film, “fortunately,” was lost. But games are games, and for their performance at school No. 4, “Time Machines” receive their first fee in the amount of 40 rubles, which almost causes a quarrel - an idealist Makarevich believed that “taking money for art is shameful.” Only the argument of his comrades about the need to purchase equipment was able to shake his position, and the money migrated to the “party treasury.”

Troegubov V., Time Machine, in Sat.: Legends of Russian Rock, M., “Lean”, 1999, p. 34-37.

The Mashina Vremeni band is rightfully considered the founder of classic Russian rock and has made an invaluable contribution to Russian musical culture. “Machinists” were not only the first to compose and perform rock music in Russian (the official date of birth of the group is 1969), but also filled it with deep meaning, thereby forcing the audience to think about important universal problems. For half a century, the work of “The Time Machine” has not lost its relevance and is a kind of standard of musical style and professionalism for both millions of fans and numerous colleagues.

History of the group's creation

Moscow schoolboy Andrei Makarevich became interested in music as a teenager and already at the age of fifteen he organized his first band, “The Kids,” which, in addition to him, included Misha Yashin, Larisa Kashperko and Nina Baranova. At first, the guys sang in English, performing hits by popular Western artists at amateur performances and school discos.

In 1968, Andrei first heard the Beatles, whose work completely changed his mind. The example of the Fab Four, as well as a joint performance at a school concert with VIA Atlanta, inspired young Makarevich to create the rock band Time Machines. In it, by analogy with the Beatles, there was no longer a place for girls: Andrei sang and played the guitar, Pasha Rubin and Igor Mazaev became bass players, Yura Borzov sat on the drums, Sasha Ivanov played rhythm guitar, the keys were entrusted Seryozha Kawagoe. The latter’s parents worked at the embassy, ​​lived and worked in Japan for a long time and acquired high-quality musical equipment, which qualitatively improved the sound of the newly formed group.

At first, disagreements often arose among the members of the group regarding the musical material: Makarevich insisted on the original repertoire, the rest of the guys tried to imitate the Beatles. Because of this, there was even a split in the group, and Mazaev, Borzov and Kawagoe made an attempt to create their own team, which was unsuccessful. Time Machines reunited again, and soon the first album, consisting of eleven English-language songs, was recorded on a home tape recorder. Unfortunately, this material has not survived, which Makarevich does not regret at all, calling it “monstrous.”

By this time, the guys had graduated from school and were thinking about continuing their education. Not everyone managed to combine university studies with music, and Rubin and Ivanov left the group. Makarevich and Borzov entered the capital's architectural institute, where they met Alexei Romanov and Alexander Kutikov. The guys began performing together in the institute rock band and gave concerts at the Energetik Palace of Culture.

Soon Kutikov replaced Mazaev, who had gone into the army, and Maxim Kapitanovsky took the place of the drummer. A year later, he also went to serve in the Armed Forces, and Kawagoe himself sat down at the drums.

The main stages of creativity

This trio remained the main part of the group until the mid-70s, which by that time had already changed its name to “Time Machine” and, thanks to the participation of the Zodiac trio in the recording of the album, even appeared at the Melodiya studio.

But Rosconcert and the Union of Composers ignored the appearance of a strange group that stood out from the general concept of the Soviet stage, and created all sorts of obstacles for the young musicians. Not everything was going smoothly in the group itself either, and in 1974, due to disagreements with Kawagoe, Kutikov left it. He was replaced by Evgeniy Margulis, a versatile musician with a “blues” voice.

In the same year, the “drivers” were invited to star in Georgy Danelia’s film “Afonya”, and although the episode with their participation was cut out in the final version, the song “You or I” remained in the film, and the name of the group remained in the credits.

In 1975, “Time Machine” was invited to television to record the “Music Kiosk” program. The program never aired, but seven new compositions, recorded in a professional studio, quickly spread throughout the country. When in 1976 the group was invited to perform at a music festival in Tallinn, their songs were already well known to the public, who warmly greeted “Time Machine”. The team won the main prize and met many talented musicians, including Boris Grebenshchikov. He helped organize the “machinists” tour in St. Petersburg, which was a huge success.

Time Machine - Puppets (1977 performance)

But, nevertheless, “cultural” officials continued to persistently ignore their increased popularity, so the group’s touring activities took place in “underground mode.” Makarevich was nervous about this situation, and he tried in every possible way to give the team official status. Andrei even came up with the literary and musical program “The Little Prince,” with which he unsuccessfully tried to get into Rosconcert for several years.

The rest of the group members were quite happy with their “illegal” situation, which did not in any way affect the income from touring activities, so disagreements began again among the musicians. In 1979, Kawagoe and Margulis moved to “Sunday”, Kutikov returned to the group, and after some time Pyotr Podgoretsky joined the team.

In the same year, “Time Machine” received the opportunity to perform from Rosconcert, joining the troupe of the Moscow Comedy Theater. The musicians immediately began creating a new concert program, and a few months later they loudly announced themselves at the prestigious music festival in Tbilisi. From this moment the group's rapid rise to the top of the musical Olympus begins.

Time Machine - Only I Know (1985)

Their hits were played on radio stations, cassettes filled record kiosks, and after participating in the film “Soul,” the band members began to be stopped on the streets. But, despite this, in 1982, the work of “Time Machine” was sharply criticized by officials (“... the rock group declares indifference and hopelessness from the stage and multiplies the records of these dubious declarations,” wrote party critics), and only a wave of people's anger and thousands of fan letters forced the functionaries to retreat.

"In the Nikitsky Botanical Garden." The first clip of “Time Machine”

This dual situation persisted until the mid-1980s. The group actively toured the country and freely performed songs of their own composition. At the same time, she was banned from official performances in Moscow, most of the television programs with the participation of musicians ended up “on the shelf,” and until 1986 not a single professional studio album was published.

With the beginning of Perestroika, the situation changed radically. The team became a participant in the Festival of Youth and Students and went on tour abroad for the first time. The excitement at their concerts was comparable to the height of Beatlemania, when fans were ready to burst into tears from the excess of feelings of their idols. At the end of 1986, the group’s first official album, “In Good Hour” (a compilation of the best songs), was released, and a year later, the first studio album, “Rivers and Bridges,” was released. The musicians became frequent guests on television; not a single popular music and entertainment program of that time could do without their presence.

“Time Machine” celebrated its twentieth anniversary with a large-scale concert in Luzhniki, at which close musician friends and former members of the group performed. The next quarter-century anniversary of the “machinists” was celebrated in the very heart of the capital, on Red Square. The best Russian rock bands were present at the concert, and about 350 thousand people gathered to listen to the musicians.

After 1991, Makarevich began to actively participate in the public life of the country, openly expressing his civic position. The group came out in support of Boris Yeltsin on the barricades of the White House, and in 1996 they supported Boris Nikolayevich in the next presidential election.

Time Machine - My friend plays the blues better than anyone else

At the anniversary concert at the Olimpiyskiy, dedicated to the thirtieth anniversary of the group, many politicians were present. Among them were Anatoly Chubais, Boris Nemtsov and Vladimir Putin, then still in the position of prime minister. Immediately after this large-scale show, Pyotr Podgorodetsky was fired due to excessive addiction to cocaine. Later, he wrote a scandalous book, “A Machine with Jews,” in which he spoke unkindly about his former bandmates.

The last concert in which Podgoretsky took part was a performance in 1999, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the group. In 2000, a concert DVD recorded at this performance was released. The musicians performed 36 of their hits.

Time Machine - The Place Where the Light Is (2001)

In the 2000s, the group consistently delighted fans with new creativity. In 2001, the experimental album “The Place Where the Light” went on sale, in which keyboardist and arranger Andrei Derzhavin, who replaced Podgoretsky, made his debut. He also wrote the lyrics for the song “Wings and Sky,” although he later admitted that it turned out rather weak. In general, the album turned out to be unusual for the group’s work: listeners were treated to a completely new sound quality and a large number of soloists.

The tenth anniversary studio album of “Time Machine”, entitled “Mechanically” (it was invented by 26-year-old Elina Sokolova, who won a naming competition announced by the group), was released in 2004.

The musicians recorded their next album, Time Machine, at Abbey Road Studios in London. The studio employees wanted to send the resulting material to the organizers of the Grammy Awards (in the Foreign Music category), but this required enormous investments from the group itself, and it was impossible to earn several hundred thousand dollars by selling discs in Russia.

The next album, “Do Not Park Cars” (2009), in addition to the group’s new songs, unexpectedly included covers of other artists’ old hits from “Time Machines.” Sergei Chigrakov from “Chizh” sang “Crossroads”, Alexey Kortnev sang “What did you have”, Boris Grebenshchikov - “I am a snake” and “Apocrypha”, Pyotr Mamonov - “Leisure Boogie”, etc.

Discography

• Rivers and Bridges (1987)
• In the Circle of Light (1988)
• Slow Good Music (1991)
• It was so long ago...1978 (1992)
• Freelance commander of the Earth. El Mocambo Blues (1993)
• Cardboard Wings of Love (1996)
• Breaking Away (1997)
• Clocks and Signs (1999)
• The Place Where the Light Is (2001)
• Mechanically (2004)
• Time Machine (2007)
• Don't park cars (2009)
• YOU (2016)

The Time Machine group now

Recently, “Time Machine” has sharply reduced the number of performances and does not often spoil its fans with concerts. Perhaps this is due to Margulis leaving the group and the political statements of the group leader, which disappointed many fans of the group. Thus, in 2014, the anti-militarist Makarevich condemned the annexation of Crimea to Russia, repeatedly participated in anti-government rallies of “white ribbon” democrats, and spoke to Ukrainian military personnel in Slavyansk. The discrepancy in political views also explains the sudden departure from the group of Andrei Derzhavin, who was banned from entering the country by the Ukrainian authorities before his tour in the fall of 2017.

Time Machine – Rats (2012)

As for creativity, the group’s last album, “You,” was released in 2016. A new member of the group, guitarist Igor Khomich, took part in the recording of the album.

It often happens that the name of a performer or musical group becomes for millions of people a symbol of the era they lived through - it is so closely woven into their personal memories that it becomes an integral part of them. For many current Russians, and especially for those whose youth fell in the seventies and eighties, this is, of course, the “Time Machine” group. The composition, photos and description of the creative path of the legendary group will be the topic of our article.

How it all began

It all started back in 1968, when students from Moscow school No. 19 created a rock band called The Kids. Today's old people remember well that in those days it was rare to find a school that did not have its own vocal and instrumental ensemble. This fashion was a tribute to the general passion for the songs of the then Western idols the Beatles, and other inhabitants of the musical Olympus.

From English, the name of the group could be translated in different ways - “kids”, “guys” and even “kids”. So, the first cast of these “goat guys” included: Andrei Makarevich, his friend Mikhail Yashin and two girl vocalists - Larisa Kashpero and Nina Baranova. Imitating their idols, the group performed English-language repertoire at various school parties and amateur concerts without much success. Looking ahead, it should be said that the composition of the “Time Machine” group will change many times over the years.

English version of the group name

Fate gave them a chance when, that same year, the professional VIA “Atlanta” performed at their school, and its director A. Sikorsky communicated with the young musicians on equal terms and even played music with them during the break. This evening helped the guys to believe in themselves. The very next year they created a new team, which included their peers from neighboring school No. 20 - Beatles fans like themselves. The journey had begun.

The name of the group was taken, as in the first case, in English - Time Machines, a prototype of the future “Time Machine”, but in the plural. The first cast of “Time Machine” was purely male. It included: Andrei Makarevich (guitar, vocals) - he will be a constant member of all subsequent bands, Igor Mazaev (bass guitar), (rhythm guitar), Sergei Kawagoe (keyboards), Pavel Rubin (bass guitar) and drummer Yuri Borzov. The future composition of “The Time Machine” will mainly be formed from them.

Failed architects

Also in 1969, the first recording of Time Machines songs took place, performing mainly with a repertoire made up of cover versions of hits by American and English groups, supplemented by English-language compositions of their own composition. Only after some time did he begin to write lyrics in Russian. There is no doubt that during this period the musicians were influenced by the hippie movement, popular among Western and Soviet youth. This was reflected in their songs and their entire lifestyle.

The seventies begin for two members of the group, Andrei Makarevich and Yuri Borzov, with an important event - they enter the Moscow Architectural Institute, where, learning the secrets of architecture, they continue to study music. There they also met Alexei Romanov, who was soon to join the Time Machine, and a little later - with A. Kutikov, who in 1971 was invited to the group to replace I. Mazaev, who had gone into the army.

Official appearance of the group's name

In the early seventies, the team continued to remain amateur, and its composition changed several times. During these years, Time Machines successfully performed in the beat club, then created in Moscow under the patronage of the Komsomol City Committee. It is curious that a year earlier they were not accepted there due to their “low performing level.” By the way, at the beginning of their career, the Beatles were denied recording songs for the same reason.

The Russian-language and familiar name of the group first officially appeared in 1973 and was forever assigned to the group. Until 1975, he went through a difficult period, performing on dance floors and random concerts. During this period, the composition of “Time Machine” changed several times. Fifteen musicians managed to be in this group. Problems also arose in the life of the group leader A. Makarevich. Due to a conflict with the leadership of the architectural institute, he was expelled under a formal pretext.

Recognition of professionalism

The group's popularity grew rapidly when, after meeting Boris Grebenshchikov at the Tallinn Festival in 1976, it got the opportunity to tour Leningrad frequently. In the city on the Neva she enjoyed constant success. The beginning of experiments with sound dates back to this same period. The composition of “Time Machine” in 1977 was replenished with the addition of saxophonist E. Legusov and trumpeter S. Velitsky. This gave the songs they performed a new expressiveness.

In 1980, having finally become a professional group, the group received official status at Rosconcert. O. Melik-Pashayev is appointed its artistic director, and A. Makarevich is appointed its musical director. This year, “Time Machine” expected great success at the festival in Tbilisi, where it won the main prize, and thanks to which the first album released by Melodiya appeared.

Creativity to live outside ideological frameworks

Those whose youth was spent under socialism remember how Soviet ideology, deceitful and hypocritical in its essence, filled all spheres of life, and mass art languished under its especially strict control. In order for the audience to see the new program, it had to receive approval from various authorities and artistic councils, where its fate was decided by people who knew nothing about art and took into account only compliance with the requirements of the current party line.

The success of “Time Machine” at the Tbilisi festival is explained not only by the artistic merits of the compositions’ performance. This was, in fact, the first time that musicians appeared on the official Soviet stage who stood out sharply from the general faceless, but ideologically consistent mass. No wonder the concert organizers, discouraged by their phenomenal success, took measures to ensure that the winning musicians left the festival before its end.

Triumph in the city on the Neva

In the eighties, the group's popularity in Moscow and Leningrad reached unprecedented proportions. According to eyewitnesses, the excitement at their tour concerts was comparable only to the madness of the times of Beatlemania. The Sports Palace, where the performances took place, was attacked by thousands of teenagers, and the musicians who delivered were forced to resort to detour maneuvers in order to save the “Time Machine” cast from the enthusiastic crowd. 1980 marked the beginning of their unprecedented rise.

The result of a twenty-year journey

In the early nineties, the time came to sum up the first results. Ideological censorship no longer exists, and Andrei Makarevich releases his book “Everything is very simple,” in which he talks about everything that the group has had to endure over the past twenty years. “Time Machine” is still among the most popular musical groups in the country. She takes part in many festivals and often travels with touring programs. Due to the fact that perestroika opened up the opportunity to travel abroad freely, the geography of their trips expanded significantly, including many countries around the world.

The composition of “Time Machine”, by this time mostly already established and time-tested, is periodically replenished with invited musicians, including Pavel Rubin, Alik Mazaev and a number of other names well known to rock fans. In the nineties, not a single New Year's program and not a single noticeable festival could take place without the participation of Andrei Makarevich and his team.

Life of the group in the difficult nineties

The group celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary in 1994 with a grand concert on Red Square, in which many of the country’s most popular musical groups took to the stage with them. Their official position was largely strengthened due to the support they provided to Boris Yeltsin, participating in the “Vote or Lose” campaign in 1996, which became part of his election campaign.

At the beginning of the 2000s, the composition of the Time Machine group was replenished with keyboard player Andrei Derzhavin. The next stage begins in their history, which included a lot of work related to the search for new forms of sound and the use of various audio effects. At the same time, the group does not stop performing concerts and releasing discs, both in Russian studios and abroad. In particular, their albums are released by the famous English company Sintez Records, famous for producing Beatles records.

Events of the last decade

Makarevich begins the second decade of the 21st century with the release of three of his new books, which quickly became popular among music lovers of all ages. In 2012, a film dedicated to them, directed by M. Kapitanovsky, was released. It was called “The Taimashin: The Birth of an Epoch” - this is a literal repetition of how “Time Machine” was designated in 1983 on the blacklist of ideologically unreliable musical groups.

The composition of the group has changed many times throughout the history of its existence. 2012 was no exception. At the end of June, E. Margulis left it, preferring the development of his own project. Soon his place was taken by Igor Khomich, who had previously collaborated with the Kalinov Most group. In 2014, an anniversary charity concert was held with great success on the site in front of the Luzhniki sports complex, in which the group “Time Machine” also performed. The 2014 line-up remained unchanged, and on their 45th anniversary the team performed their most popular hits.

Concerns of our day

At the beginning of February 2015, fans of the group were alarmed by information that appeared in the press about an alleged split within the group related to the different positions of its members regarding the events in Ukraine. This information seemed quite likely, since recently political issues have become an exciting topic of discussion for many people. Fortunately, this was soon rebutted.

Finally, let’s name the composition of the “Time Machine” group in 2015, which has remained unchanged to this day: Andrey Makarevich (guitar, vocals), (vocals, bass guitar), Valery Efimov (drums) and Andrey Derzhavin (keyboards, backing vocals).