Ex members are Titus Vadon (drums, vocals / ex-member from drahdiwaberl & das balaton combo), Zebo Adam (guitar, vocals / ex-member from hallucination company), Antonia-Alexa Georgiew (violin, vocals), Werner Köck (guitar), Manfred Franzmeier (saxophone / member from hot pants road club, ex-member from madrid de los austrias) and Christoph Schödl (drums).
Their music is a rousing mixture of russian folkmusic and ska / ska-punk.
"Russkaja is the exact opposite of Easy Listening music, Russkaja - terror of terrors of all Russian folk music societies - stands for fat Austrian Polka beats. The group members are the most illustrious musicians of the Alpine region, who possess a colourful mix of cultural backgrounds. They pour these various cultural influences into a postmodern version of Russian folk and spread their distinctive music all over Europe. It is sweaty and shouts out loud: Dance Dance Dance! It is a clash of trash metal, world jazz, funky stuff and Frank Zappa-esque Rock. All these things signify: Get down to business!"
There is a word play in the name of the band: RUSSKAJA means 'russian' on russian language, but it also stands for: 'Rus' = Russia - 'Ska' = style of music - 'Ja' = German for: Yes.
Discography:
2006 Dawai, Dawai (EP)
2007 Dope Shit (Single)
2008 Kasatchok Superstar (Album)
2008 More (Single)
2009 Kasatchok Superstar the Song (Single)
2010 Russian Voodoo (Album)
2010 Hammer Drive (Download Single)
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Gop-Stop
Russkaja Lyrics
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Gop-stop, ty mnogo na sebya vzyala.
Teper' rasplachivat'sya pozdno,
Posmotri na zvozdy,
Posmotri na eto nebo
Vzglyadom, blya, tverozym,
Posmotri na eto more -
Vidish' eto vso v posledniy raz. Gop-stop, ty otkazala v laske mne.
Gop-stop, ty tak lyubila zvon monet,
Ty shubki belich'i nosila,
Kozhi krokodila,
Vso polkovnikam stelila,
Nogi na noch' myla,
Mir blatnoy sovsem zabyla,
I "pero" za eto poluchay! Gop-stop, Semen, zasun' yey pod rebro,
Gop-stop, smotri ne oblomay "pero"
Ob eto kamennoye serdtse
Suki podkolodnoy.
Nu-ka, pozovite Gertsa,
Staren'kogo Gertsa,
On prochtot yey modnyy,
Ochen' populyarnyy
V nashey sinagoge otkhodnyak. Gop-stop, u nas poshchady ne prosi,
Gop-stop, i na lunu ne golosi,
A luchshe vspomni tu "malinu",
Vas'kinu kartinu,
Gde on nas s toboy prikinul,
Tochno na vitrinu.
V obshchem, ne tyani rezinu,
Ya proshchayu vso.
Konchay yeyo, Semen!
The lyrics to Russkaja's song Gop-Stop are a mix of Russian and English and describe a violent encounter between the singer and their subject (likely a woman). The first two lines, "Gop-stop, my podoshli iz-za ugla / Gop-stop, ty mnogo na sebya vzyala," roughly translate to "Mugging, we came around the corner / Mugging, you took too much on yourself." This suggests that the singer and their accomplices have robbed or assaulted the subject.
The lyrics then shift to the subject's regret for getting involved: "Teper' rasplachivat'sya pozdno / Posmotri na zvozdy / Posmotri na eto nebo / Vzglyadom, blya, tverozym / Posmotri na eto more / Vidish' eto vso v posledniy raz." The subject realizes too late that she shouldn't have gotten involved and laments the beauty of the world that she will no longer be able to enjoy.
The lyrics also reference the subject's past behavior, including wearing fur coats and crocodile skin, washing her feet at night, and forgetting her criminal past: "I 'pero' za eto poluchay! / Mir blatnoy sovsem zabyla." The final lines of the song include a call for violence towards the subject ("Gop-stop, Semen, zasun' yey pod rebro"), a mention of a painting called "Malina" (which could be a nod to the classic Russian novel "The Master and Margarita"), and a goodbye ("Ya proshchayu vso").
Line by Line Meaning
Gop-stop, my podoshli iz-za ugla.
We ambushed you from around the corner.
Gop-stop, ty mnogo na sebya vzyala.
You took on more than you could handle.
Teper' rasplachivat'sya pozdno,
Now it's too late to cry.
Posmotri na zvozdy,
Look at the stars,
Posmotri na eto nebo
Look at this sky
Vzglyadom, blya, tverozym,
With a firm gaze,
Posmotri na eto more -
Look at this sea -
Vidish' eto vso v posledniy raz.
You're seeing it all for the last time.
Gop-stop, ty otkazala v laske mne.
You refused to love me.
Gop-stop, ty tak lyubila zvon monet,
You loved the sound of money,
Ty shubki belich'i nosila,
You wore squirrel fur coats,
Kozhi krokodila,
Crocodile skin,
Vso polkovnikam stelila,
Laid it all out for colonels,
Nogi na noch' myla,
Washed your feet at night,
Mir blatnoy sovsem zabyla,
Forgot your criminal world,
I 'pero' za eto poluchay!
And get punished for it!
Gop-stop, Semen, zasun' yey pod rebro,
Semen, stab her under the rib,
Gop-stop, smotri ne oblomay 'pero'
Look, don't let it go to waste,
Ob eto kamennoye serdtse,
About this stone heart,
Suki podkolodnoy.
A bitch of a submarine.
Nu-ka, pozovite Gertsa,
Come on, call Gertz,
Staren'kogo Gertsa,
Old Gertz,
On prochtot yey modnyy,
He'll read her trendy,
Ochen' populyarnyy
Very popular
V nashey sinagoge otkhodnyak.
At our synagogue passings.
Gop-stop, u nas poshchady ne prosi,
Don't ask us for forgiveness,
Gop-stop, i na lunu ne golosi,
Don't howl at the moon,
A luchshe vspomni tu 'malinu',
Better remember that 'raspberry',
Vas'kinu kartinu,
Vaskin's painting,
Gde on nas s toboy prikinul,
Where he depicted us,
Tochno na vitrinu.
Right in the shop window.
V obshchem, ne tyani rezinu,
In short, don't stretch it out,
Ya proshchayu vso.
I forgive everything.
Konchay yeyo, Semen!
Finish her, Semen!
Contributed by Natalie G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.