The year the group was founded is a time machine. Biography

Andrei Makarevich will celebrate his 55th anniversary with the release of a collection of songs “55”, which was prepared by his friend and colleague in the “Time Machine” group Alexander Kutikov.

The Soviet and Russian rock band from among the pioneers of rock music of the USSR "Time Machine" was founded by Andrei Makarevich in 1969.

Back in 1968, Andrei Makarevich created an ensemble with his classmates at Moscow special school No. 19, where he studied. The ensemble included two guitarists (Andrei Makarevich himself and Mikhail Yashin) and two vocalists (Larisa Kashperko and Nina Baranova). The ensemble performed Anglo-American folk songs. Then Yuri Borzov and Igor Mazaev came to the class in which Makarevich studied. They also became part of the ensemble.

Soon, based on the ensemble, a group was formed, called “The Kids”. It included Andrei Makarevich, Igor Mazaev, Yuri Borzov, Alexander Ivanov and Pavel Ruben. Another member of the group was Borzov’s childhood friend Sergei Kavagoe, at whose insistence the girls were expelled from “The Kids”. In 1969, the group began to be called "Time Machines", in 1973 the name of the group was changed to the singular - "Time Machine".

In 1971, Alexander Kutikov appeared in the group, under whose influence the group’s repertoire was replenished with the songs “Seller of Happiness”, “Soldier”, etc.

At the same time, the first concert of “Time Machine” took place on the stage of the Energetik House of Culture, the cradle of Moscow rock.

In the first years of the group's existence, the team was amateur, and its composition was unstable. In 1972, Igor Mazaev was drafted into the army, and soon Yuri Borzov, the drummer of Machina, left. Kutikov brought Max Kapitanovsky to the group, but soon he was drafted into the army. The drummer was Sergei Kavagoe. Later, Igor Saulsky joined the lineup, leaving the group several times and returning again.

In the spring of 1973, Kutikov left “Time Machine” for the “Leap Summer” group. A year later he returned, and until the summer of 1975 the group played as Makarevich - Kutikov - Kavagoe - Alexey Romanov. In 1975, Romanov left the group, and Kutikov went to the Tula State Philharmonic.

At the same time, Evgeny Margulis appeared in the group, and a little later, violinist Nikolai Larin. Over the course of a year and a half, at least 15 musicians passed through the group, including drummers Yuri Fokin and Mikhail Sokolov, guitarists Alex “White” Belov, Alexander Mikoyan and Igor Degtyaryuk, violinist Igor Saulsky and many others.

At the beginning of their concert activity, the group performed cover versions of The Beatles songs and their own songs in English, written in imitation.

The group gained wide popularity and official recognition in 1976 after performing at the Tallinn Youth Songs - 76 festival in Estonia, where they received the first prize.

In 1977, musicians playing wind instruments appeared in the group - Evgeny Legusov and Sergey Velitsky.

In 1978, the group recorded their debut album “It Was So Long Ago…” and the audio fairy tale “The Little Prince” based on the fairy tale by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

In the summer of 1979, "Time Machine" broke up: Kawagoe and Margulis, having gathered old friends, formed the group "Resurrection", and Makarevich in the fall of the same year brought a new composition of MV to the stage: Alexander Kutikov - bass, vocals; Valery Efremov - drums, Pyotr Podgorodetsky - keyboards, vocals. They prepared a new repertoire, went to work at the Moscow Regional Comedy Theater, and in March 1980 they became the main sensation and laureate of the All-Union Rock Festival “Spring Rhythms-80” in Tbilisi.

“Time Machine” gained all-Union fame, they began to invite her to television (the “Musical Ring” program), radio, and the songs “Turn”, “Candle”, “Three Windows”, written back in the 1970s, became popular.

The touring and concert association Rosconcert signed an agreement with the group, and in the early 1980s the rock band actively toured the cities of the USSR.

In the spring of 1982, a campaign was launched against the group, inspired by the article “Blue Bird Stew” in Komsomolskaya Pravda. The first album was never released on Melodiya; the MV program was corrected several times and revised by countless artistic councils. Pyotr Podgorodetsky left the Time Machine, joining Joseph Kobzon's troupe. Podgorodetsky's place was taken by Alexander Zaitsev.

In 1986, with a change in the country's entire cultural policy, the group was able to work normally. New programs “Rivers and Bridges” and “In the Circle of Light” were prepared, which served as the basis for records of the same name. A retrospective album, “10 Years Later,” was also released, on which Makarevich tried to restore the sound and repertoire of the group from the mid-1970s.

In 1987, "Time Machine" made its first tour abroad.

In the summer of 1989, Alexander Zaitsev left MV; Evgeny Margulis and Peter Podgorodetsky returned to the group. The MV repertoire again included songs from the “classical” repertoire of previous years.

Alexander Kutikov, who created the recording company Sintez records, becomes the group’s producer, thanks to which the double album “It Was So Long Ago…” was released. In the 1990s, the group released seven albums, the most popular of which were “Freelance Commander of the Earth,” “Breaking Off,” “Cardboard Wings of Love,” and “Clocks and Signs.” Among the most famous songs of this period is “One Day the World Will Bend Under Us,” the video for which was broadcast on Russian television channels.

In 1999, “Time Machine” celebrated its 30th anniversary. The group was awarded the Order of Honor "for services to the development of musical art"; In December 1999, a triumphal concert of MV took place at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the group. The day after the concert, changes occurred in the group: keyboardist Pyotr Podgorodetsky was fired, and Andrei Derzhavin took his place.

In 2004, “Time Machine” celebrated its 35th anniversary. On May 30, the group held a concert on Red Square. In the fall of the same year, the Anthology “Time Machines” was released, which included 19 albums of the group over 35 years and a DVD collection of 22 videos; on November 25, 2004, the new album “Mechanically” was released.

In 2005, the groups “Time Machine” and “Resurrection” prepared and showed the program “50 for two”; in 2006, the two legendary Moscow groups returned to joint concerts and presented a new program “Handmade Music” at the State Kremlin Palace.

In 2007, the band's last album, Time Machine, was released, recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London.

The documentary films “Rock Cult”, “Rock and Fortune”, “Six Letters about Beat” are dedicated to the “Time Machine” group. The group itself took part in the soundtracks of many films, and in some the group members even starred themselves: “Soul” (1981), “Speed” (1983), “Start Over” (1986), “Dancer” (2004), “Day” elections" (2007), "Loser" (2007).

The modern composition of the group includes: Andrey Makarevich - author, vocals, guitars, Alexander Kutikov - author of music, producer, bass guitar, vocals (1971‑1974, since 1979), Evgeny Margulis - author, guitars, bass guitar (1975‑ 1979, since 1989), Valery Efremov - drums, percussion (since 1979), Andrey Derzhavin - author, keyboards, vocals (since 1999).

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 consciousness. 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's been so long...1978 (1992)
• Freelance commander of the Earth. El Mocambo Blues (1993)
• Cardboard Wings of Love (1996)
• Breaking Off (1997)
• Clocks and Signs (1999)
• The place where the light is (2001)
• Mechanically (2004)
• Time Machine (2007)
• Cars do not park (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.

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 Kasperko 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" at 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)

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 had 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 incommensurable 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.

Having, in fact, become the first star of Russian rock music and largely predetermined its transition to Russian-language creativity, “TIME MACHINE” was organized in one of the Moscow schools, although its creator and since then permanent leader Andrei Makarevich began his journey into music a year earlier. In 1968, he heard “” for the first time and, influenced by the general fashion, assembled the vocal and guitar quartet “THE KIDS” from his classmates and classmates, which played English-language numbers at school amateur performances with varying degrees of success. Her acquaintance with A. Sikorsky and K. Nikolsky’s “ATLANTS”, who were already singing in Russian at that time, prompted her to form a “real” group and start composing songs on her own.
The first, very short-lived, composition of “TIME MACHINE” included: Andrey Makarevich - guitar, vocals; Alexander Ivanov - guitar; Pavel Rubin - bass; Igor Mazaev - piano; Yuri Borzov - drums. The need to achieve a minimally professional sound soon caused changes: one after another, Ivanov, Rubin and Mazaev left. They were replaced by Alexander Kutikov - bass, vocals and Sergei Kawagoe - keyboards. Little by little, the group began to perform, gaining popularity in the surrounding schools.
In 1970, the last of the “veterans” - Yu. Borzov - was replaced by drummer Maxim Kapitanovsky, quite famous in Moscow. “TIME MACHINE” now has its own apparatus and a fairly extensive repertoire. Two years later, however, Kapitanovsky leaves to subsequently disappear into the restaurant-philharmonic carousel, and the group, not finding a worthy replacement for him, breaks up. For the next 12 months or a little more, the fate of the participants in “TIME MACHINE” turned out to be connected with the fairly well-known pop group in Moscow “BEST YEARS” by R. Zobnin. Shortly before this, “THE BEST YEARS” radically changed its composition and one of the new recruits was Makarevich’s fellow student at the Architectural Institute, Sergei Grachev, who brought Makarevich, Kutikov and Kawagoe after him.
In 1973, “THE BEST YEARS” almost in its entirety went to the professional stage and “TIME MACHINE” was brought back to life. From the fall of 1973 to the beginning of 1975, the group went through troubled times, performing on dance floors and sessions, playing “for board and shelter” in southern resorts, constantly changing the lineup. During these one and a half years, at least 15 musicians passed through the group, among whom were drummers Yuri Fokin and Mikhail Sokolov, guitarists Alexey “White” Belov, Alexander Mikoyan and Igor Degtyaryuk, violinist Sergei Ostashev, keyboardist Igor Saulsky and many others. Unable to withstand this whirlwind, Kutikov eventually went to "", Saulsky later played with Alexei Kozlov's "ARSENAL".
By the spring of 1975, the composition of “TIME MACHINE” had stabilized: Makarevich, Kawagoe (as a result of all these movements, he ended up behind the drums) and bassist, vocalist Evgeniy Margulis; acquired recognizable features and style of the group, which was determined by the numerous interests and passions of its members: from bard songs to blues and from country to rock and roll. Plus Makarevich’s characteristic texts: slightly ironic, sometimes a little pathetic, in the form of a parable or fable, they touched on a wide range of problems characteristic of the youth of that time.
In March 1976, “TIME MACHINE” triumphantly performed at the Tallinn “Days of Popular Music”, after which, at the invitation of “MYTHS” and “AQUARIUM”, it gave several concerts in Leningrad, which became the beginning of a massive “machine mania” that lasted 5 years. six months later, Leningrad bluesman Yuri Ilchenko (ex-“MYTHS”) joined the group. “TIME MACHINE” makes shuttle flights to Leningrad every 2-3 months, giving several concerts, causing confusion in the ranks of local rock fans, and then disappears again.
The growth of the group’s popularity was also facilitated by its participation in G. Danelia’s film “Afonya”, in which its then hit “You or I” (“Sunny Island”) was heard. Experiments with the composition continued. After Ilchenko’s departure, violinist Nikolai Larin, trumpeter Sergei Kuzminok, clarinetist Evgeniy Legusov, keyboardists Igor Saulsky (secondary) and Alexander Voronov (ex-“”) appeared in “TIME MACHINE”. In 1978, Leningrad sound engineer Andrei Tropillo released the first magnetic album “TIME MACHINE “Birthday”. The following year, the group prepared the monumental program “The Little Prince” with extensive instrumental solos, poetry readings and the beginnings of directing (it was also recorded on film).
In the summer of 1979, internal contradictions that had been accumulating in the group for a long time found their resolution. TIME MACHINE disintegrated again: Kawagoe and Margulis, having gathered old friends, formed RESURRECTION, Voronov reorganized "", and Makarevich brought it to the new composition of “TIME MACHINE” takes place on stage: Alexander Kutikov - bass, vocals; Valery Efremov - drums; Petr Podgorodetsky - keyboards, vocals. They prepared a new repertoire, went to work at the Moscow Regional Comedy Theater, and in March 1980 they became the main sensation and laureate of the All-Union Rock Festival “Spring Rhythms. Tbilisi-80". The group finally came out of hiding and received recognition from millions of listeners. However, the thaw did not last long. In the spring of 1982, a campaign was launched against rock music, inspired by the article “Blue Bird Stew” in Komsomolskaya Pravda. The first album was never released on Melodiya, the TIME MACHINE program was corrected and revised many times by countless artistic councils. Podgorodetsky left the group and was replaced by violinist Sergei Ryzhenko and keyboard player Alexander Zaitsev. Ryzhenko, unfortunately, leaves a year later.
The forced decline in the activity of “TIME MACHINE” prompted Makarevich to look for himself in other genres. He performed solo (with an acoustic repertoire), acted in films (together with the group): in two not very interesting feature films by A. Stefanovich - “Soul” (1982) and “Start Over” (1986), wrote music for the films “Speed” and “Breakthrough.”
Only in 1986, with a change in the entire cultural policy of the country, “TIME MACHINE” was able to operate normally. New, rather strong programs “Rivers and Bridges” and “In the Circle of Light” were prepared, which served as the basis for records of the same name. A retrospective record “10 years later” was also released, on which Makarevich tried to restore the sound and repertoire of “THE TIME MACHINE” of the mid-70s x years. The group visited several foreign rock festivals and worked on an album in the USA, where, by the way, their “pirated” record was released back in 1981.
Documentary films “Rock Cult”, “Rock and Fortune”, “Six Letters about Beat” are dedicated to the fate of “TIME MACHINE” in one form or another. For a long time, “TIME MACHINE” did not attach importance to determining the names of its albums and did not date them for years. In the discography we present the most important and interesting examples of sound recordings of the group, which, by the way, also had a great many “pirated concert” albums.
In the summer of 1990, before a tour in Kuibyshev, Alexander Zaitsev left THE TIME MACHINE. Evgeny Margulis, who now plays guitar, and Peter Podgorodetsky return to the group. The repertoire of “TIME MACHINE” again contains many songs from the “classical” repertoire of past years.
A year later, the group participates in the International Festival “Musicians of the World - Children of Chernobyl” in Minsk, “Action of Solidarity with the “Vzglyad” Program.” The group tours a lot, records discs, Alexander Kutikov publishes old recordings of the group, Andrei Makarevich writes a book, and an exhibition of graphic works is being held in Italy. Solo projects of group members are recorded and published.
1999 is an anniversary year! Preparations for the tour are underway. 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 and autograph session “TIME MACHINES” was held at GUM, dedicated to the release of the album “Clocks and Signs”. On December 19, the grand final concert of the anniversary tour of the 30th anniversary of “THE TIME MACHINE” 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. Half a year later, a double CD and a video cassette with a recording of the anniversary concert are released.
A new century and millennium is coming. In 2001, the album “The Place Where the Light” was released. The group is actively touring and actively celebrating their next date. On May 30, 2004, “TIME MACHINE” celebrates its 35th anniversary on Red Square. The concert took place as part of the “Future without AIDS” campaign. The group joined the movement to fight AIDS along with Elton John, musicians of the group “,” Mstislav Rastropovich and Galina Vishnevskaya. This project was continued in St. Petersburg and other major cities of the country. In 2005, a new album, “Mechanically,” was released. In 2006, the musicians set off to record a new disc at the legendary ABBEY ROAD studio in London. The presentation of the album “Time Machine” took place in March 2007 at the Olimpiysky.

Evgeny Margulis leaves the group on June 25, 2012, a month after the 43rd anniversary of “TIME MACHINE,” says a message posted on the group’s official website. The reasons for the guitarist's departure are not stated. At the same time, some media outlets suggested that Margulis was leaving the group to record a solo album.
This is not the first time Margulis says goodbye to TIME MACHINE. In 1979, he left for another popular group, “”, but after 11 years he returned to Andrei Makarevich’s team. In addition, the guitarist performed in such groups as "", "AEROBUS" and "
Guitarist Igor KHOMICH is brought into the group as a session musician in the studio and a special guest at concerts.

On December 20, 2017, keyboardist Andrei Derzhavin left the group after 17 years of collaboration.
In November 2017, the team went on tour without Derzhavin, and his place at the keyboard was taken by former musician of the NUANCE group Alexander Lyovochkin. Many attributed this to political reasons: because of Derzhavin’s opinion on Crimea, he was not allowed into Ukraine.
Andrei Makarevich denied the rumors: “This is an absolutely temporary coincidence. This could have happened and would have happened at any other time, one way or another.
We work all the time, now there was a Ukrainian tour, and before that there was a tour in Germany, which ended with a concert in London. It so happened that the time to part fell during a pause between these tours.”
Andrey Derzhavin appeared in the group in 2000, leaving his own group “STALKER”. As part of MACHINE, he played the keys and was also a vocalist and co-author of many songs. The unexpected change of role and the musician’s future plans were revealed by his now former colleague Andrei Makarevich:
“We liked this strangeness then. It seemed to me that this looked extremely unexpected, because no one expected from him the kind of music that we play, but he - please, you. But everything has passed. He revives STALKER. I don’t blame him, he’s his brainchild.”
“TIME MACHINE” will begin the new calendar year with a concert in Tallinn, and in February 2018 it will perform at the Chart’s Dozen Award Ceremony.

Materials used:
A. Alekseev, A. Burlaka, A. Sidorov "Who is who in Soviet rock", publishing house MP "Ostankino", 1991.