“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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Чайка
Ляпис Трубецкой Lyrics
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Так бьётся чайка в клетке.
Рождается новый Герцен —
Дикий колокол предков.
Длинная ночь перед боем,
Роса краснеет с рассветом.
Дорогу — новым героям,
Горы идут к Магомету —
Несут изумрудный лотос.
Дурак всегда знает ответы,
Мудрец всегда знает вопросы.
Длинная ночь перед боем,
Роса краснеет с рассветом.
Дорогу — новым героям,
Трибуну — новым поэтам!
Длинная ночь перед боем,
Роса краснеет с рассветом.
Дорогу — новым героям,
Трибуну — новым поэтам!
Длинная ночь перед боем,
Роса краснеет с рассветом.
Дорогу — новым героям,
Трибуну — новым поэтам!
Длинная ночь перед боем,
Роса краснеет с рассветом.
Дорогу — новым героям,
Трибуну — новым поэтам! Дорогу — новым героям,
Трибуну — новым поэтам!
Дорогу — новым героям,
Трибуну — новым поэтам!
The song "Чайка" by Ляпис Трубецкой describes a seagull trapped in a cage, struggling and beating its wings in a desperate attempt to escape. The lyrics then take on a more poetic tone, referencing the birth of a new generation of thinkers and leaders, represented by the "wild ancestor bell" of the seagull. The upcoming battle is described as a long night, with the dew turning red with the rising sun, and the path paved for new heroes and poets to lead the charge.
The following lines speak of mountains traveling to the prophet Muhammad, carrying an emerald lotus, and the contrast between the foolish always having answers and the wise always possessing questions. The repetitive chorus reinforces the idea that a new era is coming, one that will be led by strong heroes and inspire great poets to write of their deeds.
Overall, the song seems to be about the struggle for freedom and the rise of a new generation of leaders, fighters, and poets who will shape the future.
Line by Line Meaning
Слышишь удары сердца?
Can you hear the beating heart? It's like a seagull trapped in a cage.
Так бьётся чайка в клетке.
The heart beats frantically, just like a seagull would if it were confined.
Рождается новый Герцен —
A new generation of radicals is emerging, inspired by past heroes.
Дикий колокол предков.
The ancestral bell tolls wild and fierce, calling forth those brave enough to take up the fight.
Горы идут к Магомету —
Like mountains moving towards Mohammed, change is inevitable.
Несут изумрудный лотос.
A precious lotus is carried towards the masses, offering a chance for a brighter future.
Дурак всегда знает ответы,
Fools claim to have all the answers, without understanding the questions.
Мудрец всегда знает вопросы.
In contrast, the wise are always asking better questions, seeking deeper truths.
Дорогу — новым героям,
The path ahead is paved for new heroes, those with the courage to fight for change.
Трибуну — новым поэтам!
A platform is raised for new poets, those who can inspire and motivate.
Длинная ночь перед боем,
The night is long and dark, but the approaching battle is inevitable.
Роса краснеет с рассветом.
As the dawn breaks, the dew on the grass turns red, a sign of the impending bloodshed.
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Leo K
Послушал с 10 песен Брутто и всем уже по 5 лет. Как так я упустил. Это же шедевры. Дякую хлопці!
Татьяна С.
Да он и раньше песни душевные пел. 10 , 15 и 20 лет назад)) Другие.. Но тоже классные
Adanas Maris
Я тащусь от игры гитаристов, вообще супер, такие мотивы выдают. Творческих успехов Сергей вам и вашему коллективу.
Illia Protsenko
Вот за сколько лет чувак не сделал НИ ОДНОЙ плохой песни. Супер
AleksandR NAS
Да нет плохих песен...главное, чтобы слова хороших песен и слов в них...не стреляли так так больно
Ольга Климович
Потому что он супер
Raimonds B
Skolko te troll zaplatili za etu hernju?
Piotr Langowski
Илья Проценко
Иван Иванов
Кому как. По мне так от силы песен 7-ть, за всё творчество.
Анатолий Никитин
"Дурак всегда знает ответы, мудрец всегда знает вопросы"- всего одна строчка, а сколько в ней смысла... Молодца Михалок.