The composition of the time machine in different years. The history of the creation of the group “Time Machine”

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.

Several times in my life I had the same dream. Its essence was that I had to get somewhere where they were waiting for me. Along the way, various everyday difficulties arose, I was delayed here and there and as a result I was late, but somehow very much - say, for the whole day - and I arrived when no one was there, the lights were dimmed, the chairs were overturned and the cleaning lady mop the floor. I don’t know why, but I never experienced a more acute sense of loss.

A.V. Makarevich.

In 1968, Andrei Makarevich and his classmates organized the amateur rock band “The Kids”. In 1969, it became known as “Time Machines,” and the songs were sung in English. In 1973, the name was changed to a single number - “Time Machine”, which remains so to this day.

Having performed in 1976 at the Tallinn Youth Songs - 76 festival in Estonia and received the first prize, “Time Machine” became popular.

In the 1980s, the group gained all-Union popularity. “Time Machine” is allowed on television (the “Musical Ring” program), radio, and the songs “Turn”, “Candle”, “Three Windows” written in the 1970s become popular. “Turn” has been leading the hit parade of Moskovsky Komsomolets’ “Sound Track” for 18 months. “Time Machine” takes part in the filming of the musical film “Soul” with Sofia Rotaru in the title role.

The rock band actively tours the cities of the USSR. The hits “Horses”, “Blue Bird”, “Puppets” are played in restaurants and at weddings. The group's underground magnetic albums sell in large quantities.

Over the years, such musicians as Alexander Kutikov, Evgeny Margulis, Pyotr Podgorodetsky and others became famous as part of the Time Machine. Due to the large number of composers, the group's musical style is eclectic. In their work, the musicians use elements of classic rock, rock and roll, blues, and bard songs.

“Time Machine” received official recognition in post-perestroika Russia. In 1991, during the State Emergency Committee putsch, all five “machinists” took part in the defense of the White House, for which they were subsequently awarded medals “Defender of Free Russia.” In 1999, the musicians also received the “Order of Honor”, and in 2003 - “For Services to the Fatherland”, IV degree.

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.

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 - "Time Machine Ensemble", 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 spectators going on the inscription "Time Machine", they 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 was of little concern to the management of the theater, which was receiving huge profits. This could not continue for long. ". 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 “Machine.” 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 differ. “Blue Bird Stew " 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.

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

1986 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.

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.

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 being published. A disc is being recorded at the Synthesis Records studio -giant "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 coming out 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 being released - a collection of well-known songs for a long time.

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

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.

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.

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 composer Isaac Schwartz, for whom Makarevich recorded the song “The Cavalry Guard’s Age Is Not Long” based on poems by B. Okudzhava.

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

2004 Anniversary year.

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).

Alexander Kutikov: “A Protracted Turn” is a completely original book. But at the same time it will be called “Biography of the Time Machine”.

Current and former "machinists" took up memoirs early, and I believe that fans of "MV" have already formed a certain retrospective library. It can include not only the writings of Andrei Makarevich, Maxim Kapitanovsky, Pyotr Podgorodetsky, but also a lot of memories of people wandering on the Internet and the printed press who were somehow involved in the group at different periods.

However, the "Machine" goes on and on. Four decades! And its history is expanding and being rethought. No one has succeeded in such a long-range and hyper-successful flight in Russian rock music and is unlikely to succeed in the foreseeable future. This fact alone makes the “Time Machine” a unique phenomenon in our Palestines. Having started out as the Soviet "Beatles", Makar and his comrades have now turned into Russian "Rollings", at least from a chronological and status point of view.

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).

We bring to your attention some interesting facts about the famous group.

1. The group began to form within the walls of Moscow school No. 19 in 1968. Under the name The Kids, two guitarists - Andrei Makarevich, Mikhail Yashin and two vocalists - Larisa Kashperko, Nina Baranova performed at school amateur evenings with English folk songs. Some recordings have survived to this day and are included in the “Time Machine” collection “Unreleased.”

2. Once VIA “Atlanty” came to school No. 19, and during the break the leader of the ensemble allowed the members of The Kids to play several of their compositions on “professional” equipment and even played along on his bass guitar. The schoolchildren were greatly impressed by the performance and renewed the composition of the group. Andrey Makarevich (guitar, vocals), Igor Mazaev (bass guitar), Yuri Borzov (drums), Alexander Ivanov (rhythm guitar), Pavel Ruben (bass guitar) and Sergei Kawagoe (keyboards) performed under a new name - Time Machines .

3. Previously, Makarevich had only seen the bass guitar in photographs with McCartney and did not understand at all why it was needed. During the performance of “Atlante”, Makarevich heard the instrument live and was inspired by the idea of mastering it, but in those years the bass guitar was a rarity, it was almost impossible to find it. The young man bought an ordinary acoustic one and transferred the strings from the cello to it. Then he found out that McCartney had once secretly taken bass guitar strings from the school piano.

4. After several concerts, Time Machines released their first magnetic album, which included 11 songs in English. The recording of the album took place in an ordinary apartment: in one of the rooms in the center there was a tape recorder with a microphone connected to it. The band members took turns going to the tape recorder and performing their parts.

5. The composition of the group was constantly updated in the early 70s. The only constant participants were Makarevich, Kutikov and Kawagoe. Once upon a time, one of the participants in the “Time Machine” was Alexey Romanov, the future founder of the “Resurrection” group. In the entire history of the group, this was the only “released vocalist”.

6. The first official mention of the group “Time Machine” appeared in 1973 on a vinyl disc with a recording of the vocal trio “Zodiac” accompanied by the group. In 1973, the name was changed to a single number - “Time Machine”, which remains so to this day.

7. In 1974, “machinists” were invited to the filming of Georgy Danelia’s film “Afonya”. The director wanted to show ordinary “street” musicians of that time. In the final version of the film, almost all footage of the band was cut out. “Time Machine” flashes in the frame for just a few seconds, performing the song “You or I.” The Araks group was filmed as a performing group on stage. For the filming, the “drivers” received their first official fee, which was 600 rubles. It was immediately spent on buying a tape recorder.

8. Having performed in 1976 at the Tallinn Youth Songs festival in Estonia and received first prize, “Time Machine” becomes popular.

9. A semi-legal recording of good quality of most of the group’s songs appeared in the summer of 1978. The recording of the record was carried out at night in the speech studio of GITIS. This recording marked the beginning of the band's creativity spreading throughout the country. The album with these songs officially appeared only in 1992 and was called “It was a long time ago...”.

10. The first official album of the Time Machine, In Good Hour, was released by Melodiya in 1986.

11. In the mid-eighties, the team went on a joint tour of Russia with the group “Nautilus Pompilius”. At one of the concerts, when Nautilus Pompilius performed “Chained by One Chain,” the members of “Time Machine” walked across the stage with a real rusty metal chain on their shoulders, posing as barge haulers. The Nau musicians stopped playing in amazement, and only Butusov continued to perform the song in complete silence (he had a habit of singing with his eyes closed). After some time, the incident was forgotten, and the Nautilus participants made a similar joke about the Time Machine. During the performance of the song “Caravan”, Bedouins suddenly appeared on stage. They scurried from one curtain to another, dancing and clapping in the Arab style. The Time Machine musicians were in amazement, and the audience believed that this was intended.

The group's concerts are canceled after "calls from above"

Time Machine manager Anton Chernin said in an interview with a Ukrainian publication that the group is experiencing a real split. Ukraine has become a bone of contention: some musicians support President Putin, others support the current Kyiv authorities. Some media took this information as news about the breakup of the group. However, Chernin hastened to reassure fans.

“Andrei Derzhavin and the director of the group, Vladimir Sapunov, signed a letter in support of the operation in Crimea and support Putin’s side. And Alexander Kutikov (who shares Makarevich’s position and supports Ukraine) is now having problems, his concerts in Russia are being canceled or those who previously invited him have simply stopped calling “,” Mashina manager Anton Chernin told the Ukrainian newspaper Vesti.

The other day it became known that the group had lost all concerts in Russia with the exception of the only show in Moscow that has not yet been cancelled. “The group did not cancel their performances, the distributors refused them after calls from above, and there are no new invitations,” said Chernin.

At the same time, he clarified that Makarevich’s tour of four cities in Ukraine in early March will be solo. “The initiative comes from the inviting party. For some reason, only Andrei Vadimovich personally is invited to Ukraine, but not the group,” the manager noted.

According to him, Kutikov is now engaged in a solo project and producing other artists, including Makarevich’s solo projects. Derzhavin performs in retro hodgepodges with his “Stalker” from the old program. In addition, he writes a lot of music for films. Chernin doesn’t know what drummer Valery Efremov does.

However, the fact that the group does not work in the studio and does not tour does not mean that it has broken up. “Everything is fine with the Time Machine, and the difference in the positions of the musicians in Crimea does not prevent them from working together,” Chernin wrote in Facebook.

Makarevich’s problems began after he spoke in the Ukrainian city of Svyatogorsk on August 12 last year in front of refugee children from Donetsk and Lugansk at the invitation of the Ukrainian Volunteer Fund. According to some reports, he also visited Slavyansk, which by that time had been abandoned by the militia and occupied by Ukrainian security forces. After this, some Russian public figures and politicians said that the rocker’s actions were anti-Russian in nature, accusing him of “singing in front of the punitive forces.”

Later, the musician addressed Russian President Vladimir Putin in an open letter, which was recently instigated by state media, which dubbed the musician a “friend of the junta” and a “collaborator of the fascists.”

It is worth noting that the musician previously stated that he does not share the absolute jubilation over the entry of Crimea into the Russian Federation. “I believe that the annexation of Crimea is a big mistake, because the disadvantages that our country has received and will still receive are incommensurate with the advantages that they are now trying to draw for us,” Makarevich said in one of his interviews. There certainly should be pride in one’s country, but one needs to “work with the mass consciousness honestly,” says the musician, and not “with an axe, at the same time setting everyone up against internal enemies who are very quickly found and created.”

According to the leader of the group "Dancing Minus" Vyacheslav Petkun,. “For the fact that he sat with Putin at the Paul McCartney concert, for the fact that he went to the Kremlin with other cultural figures, for the fact that he had Smaki, orders, grants, and so on. The state believed that it had bought his loyalty ". And Makarevich believed that his loyalty was not bought, but his creative merits were appreciated. This is the conflict. It is clear that not only Andrei Makarevich will get into trouble, I think it will come to everyone," he said in an interview with MK.