“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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броненосец
Ляпис Трубецкой Lyrics
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Сколько можно грызть объедки со столов господ-п**арасов?
Тысячи наших братьев, умирают во имя свободы,
Полиция д*очит властный орган за пакет социальной блевоты.
Гламурные автозаки, хохлома с позолотой,
Цепные псы, готовые к драке, убивать — мужская работа?
Коляска уже покатилась, рубит казак чернобровый,
На Патриарших масло разлилось, Воланд идёт, всё готово.
Ты ни при чём? Равнодушие убивает не хуже пули,
Ты ни при чём? Мир погибает, ну, и х*ле?
Ты ни при чём? Равнодушие убивает не хуже пули,
Ты ни при чём? Мир погибает, ну, и х*ле?
По миру волна демонстраций, вгоняет тиранов в дрожь,
Торчит рояль из баррикады, на нём танцуют Спартак и Гаврош.
Горят цистерны с бензином, факелы новой зари,
Взрываются яхты и лимузины, тревогу бьют звонари,
Достоинство человека: свобода, гордость и честь,
Нам всем сейчас не до смеха, победа решается здесь!
И если сейчас не бороться, то завтра нам всем п**дец,
Больше никто не увидит солнца — позорный, трусливый конец.
Ты ни при чём? Равнодушие убивает не хуже пули,
Ты ни при чём? Мир погибает, ну, и х*ле?
Ты ни при чём? Равнодушие убивает не хуже пули,
Ты ни при чём? Мир погибает, ну, и х*ле?
Ты ни при чём? Равнодушие убивает не хуже пули,
Ты ни при чём? Мир погибает, ну, и х*ле?
Ты ни при чём? Равнодушие убивает не хуже пули,
Ты ни при чём? Мир погибает, ну, и х*ле?
Ты не при чём? Ты не при чём?
Ты не при чём? Ты не при чём?
The lyrics of Ляпис Трубецкой's song "броненосец" (Bronenosets) express a strong critique of the social and political situation in society, calling for action and condemning indifference. The song begins by referencing the film "Battleship Potemkin" and metaphorically spitting out rotten meat, symbolizing the rejection of corrupt and oppressive systems. The lyrics highlight the exploitation and inequality perpetuated by those in power, with thousands of people dying in the name of freedom while the police protect the interests of the ruling class. The mention of glamorous police vehicles and gold-painted "khokhloma" (traditional Russian decorative art form) signifies the ostentatious display of power used to control and intimidate. The song also portrays a sense of impending revolution, with references to a black-browed Cossack chopping wood and oil spilling on the streets, alluding to chaos and radical change.
The chorus emphasizes the danger of indifference, proclaiming that apathy is as deadly as a bullet. The repetition of "Ты ни при чём?" (Are you not involved?) serves as a call to examine one's own complicity in societal issues and the consequences of remaining passive. The lyrics question whether the destruction of the world should be a matter of indifference and express frustration at those who are indifferent to the suffering and injustices around them.
Ultimately, "броненосец" is an impassioned call for action, urging listeners to reject indifference and engage in the fight against corruption and oppression. The song captures the frustration and desperation that can be felt in a society where people are dying for their beliefs while others turn a blind eye.
Line by Line Meaning
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Remember 'The Battleship Potemkin', spit out the rotten flesh,
Сколько можно грызть объедки со столов господ-п**арасов?
How much longer can we chew on leftovers from the tables of the bourgeois?
Тысячи наших братьев, умирают во имя свободы,
Thousands of our brothers are dying in the name of freedom,
Полиция д*очит властный орган за пакет социальной блевоты.
The police diligently protect the authorities in exchange for a package of social vomit.
Гламурные автозаки, хохлома с позолотой,
Glamorous police vans, painted with golden Khokhloma patterns,
Цепные псы, готовые к драке, убивать — мужская работа?
Chained guard dogs ready to fight and kill - is this man's work?
Коляска уже покатилась, рубит казак чернобровый,
The baby carriage has already started rolling, the dark-browed Cossack chops away,
На Патриарших масло разлилось, Воланд идёт, всё готово.
Oil has spilled on the Patriarch's Street, Voland is coming, everything is ready.
Ты ни при чём? Равнодушие убивает не хуже пули,
Are you not responsible? Indifference kills just as well as a bullet,
Ты ни при чём? Мир погибает, ну, и х*ле?
Are you not responsible? The world is dying, well, who the hell cares?
По миру волна демонстраций, вгоняет тиранов в дрожь,
A wave of demonstrations sweeps across the world, making tyrants tremble,
Торчит рояль из баррикады, на нём танцуют Спартак и Гаврош.
A piano sticks out from the barricade, on it Sparta and Gavroche dance.
Горят цистерны с бензином, факелы новой зари,
Tankers filled with gasoline are burning, torches of a new dawn,
Взрываются яхты и лимузины, тревогу бьют звонари,
Yachts and limousines explode, alarm bells ring,
Достоинство человека: свобода, гордость и честь,
The dignity of a person: freedom, pride, and honor,
Нам всем сейчас не до смеха, победа решается здесь!
We all don't have time for laughter now, victory is being decided here!
И если сейчас не бороться, то завтра нам всем п**дец,
And if we don't fight now, then tomorrow we're all screwed,
Больше никто не увидит солнца — позорный, трусливый конец.
No one else will see the sun - a shameful, cowardly end.
Ты не при чём? Ты не при чём?
Are you not responsible? Are you not responsible?
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@Edvard_Grekhovnyi
И ведь действительно - Равнодушие убивает не хуже пули...
@Vadelek
@Василий Кузин удобная и скотская точка зрения ... на самом деле,как раз равнодушные к дальнейшей жизни других и поспособствовали репрессиям, так сказать под шумок , решали свои сволочные, бытовые, эгоистичные проблемы.. на кого то ради квадратных метров в квартирке донос писали , на кого то коллеги ради должности и так далее и тому подобное ... людишки всегда себя оправдают, и оправдали - другие стали врагами народа, только и всего то ...
@hepcat93
@Василий Кузин а тексты приказов можно?) Вы хорошо сказали, тогда государство было централизованное, бюрократизированное, без текста приказов никак.
@hepcat93
@Василий Кузин конкретно "сим приказываю расстрелять миллионы" не видел. Что видел - это только 680к с 27 по 53й годы. Конкретно и прямо. И то не из центра. Поэтому давайте не в мифы и регилию, а в точные науки. В них же прогресс?
@hepcat93
@Василий Кузин виноват, спутал понятие "репрессии" и "расстрел". Можете прислать либо сам поисковый запрос, что смотреть вы уже сказали, либо ссылку, но с пробелом (хотя не уверен, что это работает).
@Maksim_Korsak
ну и хуле
@ur_sl
Нихренасе... Думал свежая песня, а оказалось 2012 г.в. Но сейчас звучит ещё актуальнее!!!
@i_l_i_o_n4242
с посвещением
@evgeniyevgeniy9456
Стоит задуматься. Почти 9 лет про###ли))
@MakKombo-uq5cy
@@maxlebedev3561 ну, что - то и меняется