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DDT (band)
HistoryIn 1982, Komsomolskaya Pravda declared a competition for young music performers called Zolotoy Kamerton (Golden Tuningfork). DDT sent three compositions, "Inoplanetiane" (Aliens), "Chernoe solntse" (Black sun), and "Ne streliay" (Don't shoot). During the long-running competition, the group published their first album (on tape), Svinya na raduge (A pig on a rainbow). The album contained elements of rock and roll, blues and country music. DDT's submission to Zolotoy Kamerton passed through to the finals and the group was invited to perform in a concert at Moscow's Orlyonok complex, together with the other finalist band, Rok-sentiabr (Rock-September) from Cherepovets. DDT and three members of Rock-September, Viacheslav Korbin, Yevgeniy Belozerov and Andrei Maslennikov, soon after recorded and published an album (on tape), Monolog v Saigone (Monologue in Saigon). After recording the album, Sigachev and Shevchuk returned to Ufa. In May 1983, DDT successfully performed at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, as part of a three-day, sanctioned festival, "Rok za mir" (Rock for peace/Rock for the world, double meaning). Their performance, however, was cut out of the television program about the event. The new formation published the album Periferia (Periphery), recorded in April 1984. After recording the album, some members of the group began to be watched and contacted by the KGB. Shevchuk spent some time in Sverdlovsk (present-day Yekaterinburg), performing with the group Urfin Juis. In November 1985, DDT recorded the album Vremia (Time) in Sverdlovsk. In 1986, Shevchuk moved to Leningrad (present Saint Petersburg) with his wife, son and mother. In 1987 he rebuilt DDT. The members included: In June 1987, DDT performed at a Saint Peterburg rock-club festival. DDT performed second-to-last and in front of a crowd of 3,000, even though the capacity was 1,000. In the summer of 1988, DDT toured accross the USSR, and they record a new album, Ottepel (Snowbreak). In 1989, DDT went on another tour with the group Alisa, performing also at a rock-festival in Hungary. In 1990, DDT performed several concerts in the U.S and Japan. They also performed as part of a concert in honour of Viktor Tsoy. In 1991, DDT released another album, Plastun. The next album followed in the spring of the same year, Aktrisa Vesna (Actress Spring). Then the group changed its performance strategy by adding programmes to its repertoire: well-prepared, conceptually linked concerts. During December 1992 and January 1993, DDT presented its first programme, Chernyi Pyos Peterburg (Black Dog Petersburg), and toured widely in CIS countries. On 27 May 1993, the birthday of Saint Petersburg, DDT performed an open concert on the Dvortsovaya Square. 120,000 people attended. During the summer of 1994, DDT took part in the rock-festival White Nights of Saint Petersburg in Berlin. In the autumn, the group was awarded the prestigious Ovatsiya award (Ovation) for Best Rock-group of the Year. Yuri Shevchuk was named Best Rock-musician of the Year. In the beginning of 1995, the next album was recorded, Eto vsyo (That is all...). In January, Shevchuk went on a mission of peace to Chechnya, where he performed in 50 concerts for the Russian troops and Chechen citizens alike. On 25 June 1995, DDT performed a solo-concert on the Petrovskiy stadium, which attracted tens of thousands. After, the group tours with the next programme, Ot i do (From start to end). In the end of the winter of 1995-1996, the group worked in the USA. In February-March 1996, the group records a new album, Lubov (Love), at Long View Farm in Massachusetts with new musicians: bassist I. Tihomirov (over from group Kino) and keyboard player D. Galitskiy. Discography
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