4000000003410The album Rich's Opera (tracks 1-7) originally released (LP) in 1992 by Kurizza Records (recorded in 1987-1991). Track 8 originally released in 1995 (date of recording unknown). Tracks 9-16 originally released as part of the "Rebecca Horn. Buster's Bedroom. Film Music" CD which accompanies the book "Buster's Bedroom" Parkett Publishers, 1991.Guitar – Aleksandr Ljapin (tracks: 6, 9 to 16), Jurij Kasparjan (tracks: 1 to 5, 7)Guitar [Bass] – Aleksandr Titov (tracks: 2, 9 to 16), Igor Tikhomirov (tracks: 3 to 7)Mixed By – Riccardo Van Krugten (tracks: 9 to 16)Piano, Keyboards – Sergej KurjokhinSaxophone – Mikhail Kostjushkin (tracks: 9 to 16)Trumpet – Vjacheslav Gajvoronskij (tracks: 9 to 16)Contents:1 Donna Anna (Part 1)Vocals – Olga Kondina4:362 Al-Kadbar Boogie 13:113 Crumhorn's BrideProgrammed By – Jurij Kasparjan2:004 Tragedy In Minimalist StyleProgrammed By – Georgij Gurjanov8:225 Hare Krishna, Donna Anna!Programmed By – Georgij GurjanovVocals – Olga Kondina4:056 Synagogue BoogieProgrammed By – Igor Tikhomirov4:027 Chained Together With One And The Same Pizza 4:45Bonus Tracks8 Piece 6. Part 2. Variation 7 5:059 Chameleon 0:4810 Love At First Sight 1:3211 Binoculars 0:2112 Dancing Fork 0:4213 Straightjacket 2:0314 Pavillon D'Amour I/II 3:1415 Snake Love 4:4716 Take Me To The Other Side Of The Ocean 5:23Sergey Kuryokhin, pianist, composer, band leader, actor, director, performer and public figure, born on June 16th, 1954 in Murmansk (USSR), died of cancer on July 9th, 1996, at the age of 42 in St. Petersburg (Russia). He first attracted public attention as jazz pianist, playing solo, with Vladimir Chekasin, Anatoly Vapirov and others. In the early 1980s, before he was allowed to travel outside the Soviet Union, his records published by Leo Records, as well as a number of TV programs made him one of the cult figures of the burgeoning Russian underground. In 1984 he formed Pop-Mechanika Orchestra - a band, a concept and a philosophy. The band, which could be anything from a modest trio to a full blown multimedia extravag anza complete with a full symphony, a brass band, a rock group, a circus, a zoo, a gypsy singer, and whatever else his fantasy could bring up at the moment, subsequently toured most of the world. Sergey Kuryokhin's discography counts more than 40 LPs and CDs, he composed music for dozens of films worldwide. His importance however stretches beyond his documented legacy. He was most known and valued as a tireless catalyst of artistic life, as a creative force which united and formed the artistic community, as one of the strongest and most vital voices of a rev olutionary era, the era which transformed the stagnant Soviet Union into new, yet unknown, but vibrant Russia. Walls all over the world are coming down: cultural, physical and intellectual. As was the Pop-Mechanika Orchestra, the SKIIFestival will be of an interdisciplinary nature. Thus it is rather a Feast of Arts: the Festival stages will host Baroque, Classical , Jazz, Free Improvisation, Rock, Dance, Film, Theater & Poetry.
