The band was formed in 2004. Although they managed to make some public appearances, shot a couple of music videos, and released a demo version of their debut album 'Ego', the band couldn't really fit in the Far East music scene. In 2006 they moved to Saint-Petersburg where they could get more recognition.
The original line-up consisted of Michael Draw (vocals, lyrics) and Marie Slip (composition, arrangement). During 2018-2019 Marie Slip gradually reduced his involmement with the band and finally left due to losing interest in making music. Then Otto Dix's live guitarist Michael Interio (from Nattramnar Skal'd) stepped forward as the new composer for the band. His style tends to be more guitar-oriented. Michael Draw still remained the centerpiece and lyricist of the band .
In summer 2022 Michael Interio left Otto Dix due to personal differences, and the "Lucifer's Effect" album that was nearly completed could not be released because of copyright issues. Nevertheless, a totally new album "Vantablack" was released in April 2023. The music for the album was almost solely composed by Michael Draw.
Other past members include Peter Voronov (electro-violin) who worked with the band from 2008 to 2013. A Russian drummer by pseudonim Paul Kristofferson was, too, an official band member for some time. The band also collaborated with a number of Russian and European musicians (Elisabat Muse, Stoneman, etc.)
Discography
Эго (Ego), demo (2005)
Город (City) (2006)
Атомная Зима (Nuclear Winter) (2007)
Эго (Ego), studio version (2007)
Starost (Old Age), compilation (2008)
Усталость металла (Fatigue of Metal), DVD (2008)
Зона Теней (Shadow Zone) (2009)
Чудные дни (Wonderful Days) (2010)
web EP. Part 1 (2011)
web EP. Part 2 (2012)
Remixes 2004-2012 (2012)
Утопия (Utopia), EP (2012)
Мортэм (Mortem) (2012)
Неизданное 2007-2011 (Unreleased 2007-2011) (2013)
X, compilation/EP (2014)
Анима (Anima) (2014)
Первая декада (First Decade), book + DVD (2014)
Анимус (Animus) (2015)
Левиафан (Leviathan) (2017)
Левиафан (Leviathan), instrumental version (2017)
Octagon, EP (2018)
Études and Improvisations (2018)
XV, compilation (2019)
Эффект бабочки (Butterfly Effect, EP) (2020)
Автократор (Autocrat) (2020)
Vantablack (2023)
Город
Otto Dix Lyrics
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В трубах заржавленных стих ветра вой.
В чёрной грязи размокает картон.
Дождь разъедает железобетон.
Ангелы лики закрыли руками.
Свет задыхается под облаками.
Пепел стал заменителем кожи.
Это город-призрак, это город теней.
И здесь тысячи лет не рождалось детей.
Этот город забыт Богом и Сатаной.
Этот город любим только Смертью одной.
Псевдо-органика, синтетика чувств,
Псевдо-значение псевдо-искусств.
В чёрной грязи размокает мораль.
Дождь наполняет Священный Грааль.
Ангелы лики свои отвратили.
Через мгновение все их забыли.
Треснули стены, крошится дорога.
Пепел стал заменителем Бога.
Это город-призрак, это город теней.
И здесь тысячи лет не рождалось детей.
Этот город забыт Богом и Сатаной.
Этот город любим только Смертью одной.
Это город-призрак, это город теней.
И здесь тысячи лет не рождалось детей.
Этот город забыт Богом и Сатаной.
Этот город любим только Смертью одной.
The lyrics of Город (City) by Otto Dix describe a city that has been abandoned and forgotten by God and Satan alike. The yellow sky above the city is rusted and polluted, the black mud soaks the cardboard and the rain corrodes the concrete. The angels have covered their faces with their hands and the light struggles to survive under a blanket of clouds. The city is filled with pseudo-organic and synthetic emotions, and pseudo-art because even the morality has become corroded in the black mud. The holy grail, once filled with the blood of Christ, is now filled with the rain that washes away the city.
The city is full of death, and it is the only thing that loves it. The city has not given birth to children in thousands of years. The city is a ghost town, where the walls are broken and the roads are crumbled, and the ash has replaced the skin and God. The repetition of the phrase "это город-призрак" (this is a ghost town) emphasizes the hopelessness of the city's state and the repetitive nature of existence.
Line by Line Meaning
Жёлтое небо над головой.
The city is so polluted that the sky has turned yellow.
В трубах заржавленных стих ветра вой.
The wind howls through rusted pipes.
В чёрной грязи размокает картон.
Even cardboard is falling apart in this filthy city.
Дождь разъедает железобетон.
The rain is eroding the concrete and metal of the city.
Ангелы лики закрыли руками.
Even the angels have turned away from this city.
Свет задыхается под облаками.
The city is so polluted that even the light struggles to penetrate the clouds.
Пепел стал заменителем кожи.
The people of this city are so damaged that their skin is like ash.
Невесту кладут на прокрустово ложе.
The bride is sacrificed to the city's destructive forces.
Это город-призрак, это город теней.
This is a ghost city, a city of shadows.
И здесь тысячи лет не рождалось детей.
No children have been born here for thousands of years.
Этот город забыт Богом и Сатаной.
This city has been forgotten by both God and the devil.
Этот город любим только Смертью одной.
The only thing that loves this city is Death.
Псевдо-органика, синтетика чувств,
The city is filled with artificial life and synthetic emotions.
Псевдо-значение псевдо-искусств.
Even the art of this city is false and meaningless.
В чёрной грязи размокает мораль.
Even the morals of the people in this city are disintegrating in the filth.
Дождь наполняет Священный Грааль.
The rain is filling the Holy Grail with pollution.
Ангелы лики свои отвратили.
The angels have turned their faces away from the city in disgust.
Через мгновение все их забыли.
The people of the city forget the angels' disgust almost immediately.
Треснули стены, крошится дорога.
The city's infrastructure is crumbling and falling apart.
Пепел стал заменителем Бога.
In this city, even destruction is worshipped like a god.
Это город-призрак, это город теней.
This is a ghost city, a city of shadows.
И здесь тысячи лет не рождалось детей.
No children have been born here for thousands of years.
Этот город забыт Богом и Сатаной.
This city has been forgotten by both God and the devil.
Этот город любим только Смертью одной.
The only thing that loves this city is Death.
Contributed by Jackson I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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