“We came from the underground and became popular with our pop-culture parodies. One day to my horror I realized that our group has become similar to the objects of our parodies and mockery. We were starting to merge with all those pop-star crowd, but I’m not one of them and never wanted to be,” - Sergey Mikhalok, the band’s leader says. He admits that it wasn’t so easy to give up the show business game and become independent once again.
According to him, “it was very difficult to get our true essence back on top. And the thing wasn’t about any contracts. We had to overcome public opinion and, most importantly, set our own minds free. At first, my internal discomfort from the gap between the authentic “Lyapis Trubetskoy” and its public image was relieved by hard drinking and other stuff, but when my weight peaked at 110 kilograms and my mind was about to collapse, I gave up everything, lost 25 kilograms and started to play the music I like.”
“Capital” is the second independent album by “Lyapis Trubetskoy” after the “Zoloty’ye yaytsy” (“Golden Balls”) created in 2004 under heavy reggae and ska influence. “While working on “Zoloty’ye yaytsy” we didn’t understand what to do with our independence. As a result there were some reflex attempts to score a radio hit with “Rain’ka” or “Pochtal’iony” (“Postmen”), - Sergey Mikhalok says. – But this wasn’t the biggest problem. The whole album was overproduced, we tried to mix too many styles, musical instruments and sounds in it. So, we paid too much attention to the form instead of the essence. We were in need of a real professional who could tell us what was good and what was too much.”
That is why searching for a sound producer was one of the main tasks while working on “Capital”. At some point the band wanted to record their album in London, in the hometown the legendary British ska-band “Madness” (one of Mihalok’s favourites). When almost everything was ready for that, a chance interfered. At a concert in Kiev “Lyapis Trubetskoy” met a famous Ukrainian sound producer Vitaliy Telezin. He worked with “Okean El’zi”, “Brat’ia Grim” and other top Ukrainian/Russian artists. But it wasn’t the thing that attracted Mikhalok and his friends.
“We are from the same generation with him, we had common world outlook, we liked the same music. And it was the music we wanted to record on our new album. I don’t want to offend anyone, but, roughly speaking, for our band he is the first studio guy who didn’t need explanations about what is California wave or how “Green Day” and “Offspring” make their sound,” - Mikhalok says.
And this combination has worked perfectly well. Now it’s already clear that the new album will mean to the band and its fans no less than the legendary “Ty kinula” (“You Gave Me Up”) in 1998 and will give a rise to the new popularity wave for “Lyapis Trubetskoy”. Still, according to Sergey Mikhalok, the ideology of both the new album and the present group is different from what used to be in the years between these two landmarks. He says: “When I started my career I used to write songs that changed me and the world around me, but later I began to create stuff, that didn’t have influence either on me or the world around. At best those songs could be a soundtrack for some wedding or birthday. And what is horrible at some point I even used to be proud of that. But now I have come back to what everything started from – to a mix of biting satire and powerful chords.”
Video clips have played an important role in the album presentation. The first clip for the song “Hare” (“Enough”), a cheerful wedding trash-video, was filmed by a famous actor and new wave director Vladimir Epifantsev. The second clip, animation video “Capital”, which has become a real Internet sensation, was made by Aleksey Terekhov, co-author of the legendary “Au” (1998) and “Rozochka” (1999) videos. "Capital" has hardly appeared on TV, but has already won several prizes and got a lot of nominations on the different video & music festivals in Russia, Belarus, Portugal and so on.
Frontman Siarhei Mikhalok anounced mid-March 2014 that the group would ceased to exist the next 1 September.
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Убей раба!
Ляпис Трубецкой Lyrics
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Древнее злое проклятье, чёрный реликтовый страх, удавом сжимает объятья и ржавые гвозди в ногах.
Я знаю, как трудно бывает, встать с колен и кричать, раб меня убивает, раб заставляет молчать.
Страшная боль и мучение, жить как пес на цепи, заранее признать поражение, петлю самому нацепить.
Убей Раба! Убей Раба!
Убей Раба, внутри себя.
Взаимное уважение, радостный честный труд, мощное сердцебиение, избавит от рабских пут.
Убей Раба! Убей Раба!
Убей Раба, внутри себя. > Убей Раба! Убей Раба!
Убей Раба! Убей Раба!
Убей Раба! Убей Раба!
Убей Раба, внутри себя.
The lyrics of Ляпис Трубецкой's song "Убей раба!" (Kill the slave!) talks about the difficulty of being proud and brave when the idea of slavery is still present in society. The song talks about how the notion of slavery is an old and cursed concept that still affects people today. The verses describe the pain and suffering of someone who feels like a slave, who is oppressed and silenced, and who lives in fear of being punished. The lyrics suggest that the only way to overcome the feeling of slavery is by killing the notion of it within oneself, by standing up for one's rights and fighting for freedom.
The chorus repeats the phrase "Kill the slave!" with a variation of "inside yourself," emphasizing that freedom is a personal struggle and that the only way to gain true freedom is by overcoming one's own inner slave mentality. The song suggests that this struggle is not easy, as it requires going against societal norms and ingrained beliefs. However, the song also talks about the hope for a better future, where mutual respect, honest work, and strong empathy will replace the old concept of slavery.
Line by Line Meaning
Трудно быть гордым, трудно быть отважным, раб вцепился в горло, раб живет в каждом.
It's hard to be proud and courageous when the concept of slavery pervades society and limits freedom. Even those who are technically free may still feel trapped and oppressed.
Древнее злое проклятье, чёрный реликтовый страх, удавом сжимает объятья и ржавые гвозди в ногах.
Slavery is an ancient and insidious curse, a source of deep-rooted fear that wraps around like a constrictor snake and imprisons the body with rusted shackles.
Я знаю, как трудно бывает, встать с колен и кричать, раб меня убивает, раб заставляет молчать.
It's hard to find the courage to stand up and speak out against slavery, which can be a very real and personal threat to those who dare to voice dissent.
Страшная боль и мучение, жить как пес на цепи, заранее признать поражение, петлю самому нацепить.
Slavery inflicts terrible pain and suffering, treating people like animals chained to a post. Those who feel hopeless may even contemplate suicide as a way of escape.
Убей Раба! Убей Раба!
Kill slavery! Eliminate this evil from the world!
Убей Раба, внутри себя.
Purge yourself of the internalized forces that keep you enslaved, whether it be fear, doubt, or a lack of self-worth.
Выше светских законов, догмы церковных клизм, слова с детства знакомые: свобода и гуманизм.
The fight against slavery transcends mere legal codes and religious dogma. It's about basic human values of freedom and compassion instilled in us from childhood.
Взаимное уважение, радостный честный труд, мощное сердцебиение, избавит от рабских пут.
Equality and mutual respect, paired with joyful and honest work, can break the chains of slavery and restore the power of love and humanity.
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@user-sk8ez6ex3h
Спасибо за столь важную поддержку в это время!!!
@svoichelovekmsk
какая поддержка? этот персонаж в Украине отсиживался, пока молодые пацаны и девчонки дрались с ОМОНом
@user-jx3zk4oc3h
Ты не видел время
@vladcherkas5297
@svoichelovekmsk моральная)
@user-eu9uw9ph9v
Патриот Торгуев тоже не живёт в родной и любимой стране ! а его песенки на каждом углу !
@user-my6dc4cg1d
В жопу пошли со своим Навальным.
@irinasl3496
"Убей раба внутри себя" слова с очень глубоким смыслом, рабская психология это целая эпоха в которой нас растили как безропотное, тупое, запуганное стадо, пришло время меняться...
Спасибо Сергей ! Сердечный привет из Минска ❤✌
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@Роман Шигабутдинов класс
@LSR86
Да прибудет с нами сила☝️
@Bomb.The.Bass.
Свободу народам России и Беларуси! Цепи на Таракана и Моль!