Biography
"Tea" - Soviet and Russian rock band from Ekaterinburg, founded by Vladimir Shahrin, Vladimir Runovyov and Oleg Rashetnikov in the mid-1980s. The recognized legend of Russian rock pleases millions of fans and today, releasing new studio albums.History of creation
For the name "Tea", the group fans must thank Vadim Kukushkina, the poet and the musician from the first composition, who invented neologism. Cukushkin, remembering how a certain category of residents of the North rests with the help of the brewing of strong tea-chief, connected to a single word "tea" and "kayf".
The tradition of drinking a fragrant black drink took place in the team, so the name has become native to musicians, and then for millions of legend group fans. The "TeaF" logo came up with the artist Ildar Zyganshin in the late 1980s, when he created the cover of the album "not trouble".
And in the 1994th, when the musicians gave music lovers of the USSR, the first acoustic album "Orange mood", the color was "branded". Fans of the "Tea" put on orange T-shirts, concerts and advertising were drawn up in these colors.
The fact of the popularity of the musical team says the fact that unscrupulous manufacturers have encroached on his name. In the spring of 2002, Rospatent selected from the company "Caravan" the trademark "Chaych", because at the time of registration of the sign of the legendary team for 15 years as Rasoval Melomanians.
The prehistory of the Birth of the team originates in the mid-1970s, when four high school students of the 36th Sverdlovsk school gathered in the musical group, giving it the name "stains".
To Vladimir Shahrin, Sergey Denisov, Andrei Halturina and Alexander Liskonogu joined Vladimir Runov, whose family moved to Sverdlovsk from the Crimean village Guards. Young musicians first performed on school, and then urban discos. At first, the repertoire of "spots" consisted of Western hits "Rolling Stones" and "Ti Rex".
After the prom, the musicians went to all friendly ensemble to learn from the local construction technician, and from there - to the service in the army. Speeches "spots" remained in the past. In 1983, Vladimir Shahrin's acquaintance was acquainted, who returned from the Army Series and worked at a construction site, with Vadim Kukushkina and Oleg Rashetnikov.
Vladimir, fascinated by the works of St. Petersburg "Aquarium" and "Zoo", persuaded Vadim and Oleg to gather in the rock band. Soon the demobilized runners joined them: the guys met at the concert of Viktor Tsoi and Mike Naumenko. In 1984, music lovers received a magnetic album, but because of the poor quality of the record, he did not bring success musicians. Soon the remaining Sverdlovsk region from "spots" joined the rock band.
In 1985, the team presented fans of 2 acoustic albums, which soon merged into one, called "life in pink smoke." In the same year, September 25, in the factory house of culture, the group appeared under the name, which is familiar to millions of its fans. This day and year are considered the birthday of the legendary "tea".
Music
A journalist and writer Andrei Matveyev, who fond of rock came to the first concert of the group. The impressions obtained at the concert in the factory DC were enchanting. Matveyev called Solist Sharchi Urals Bob Dilan.
In 1986, the "Tea" appeared at the first festival of the Sverdlovsk Rock Club, having received the recognition of the public and colleagues. The group has gained popularity and, thanks to the bass guitarist Anton Nifantyev, electric sound. In the fall of the same year, the guys recorded the second studio album, which brought the "tea" fame outside the hometown.
In 1987, the rock ensemble first travels from Sverdlovsk for speeches in other cities of the USSR and neighboring countries. The first "Tea" heard live at the Riga Music Festival, where the team received a reward from the audience. In the same year, the guys recorded 2 albums that brought "Chayph" all-union popularity and the main prize at the competition held by the Aurora magazine. The group went on tour.
In 1988, thanks to Igor Zlobin (drummer) and Pavel Ustyugov (guitarist), which moved to "Tea" from the hard rock band, the sound of the songs was "harder." You can see for this by listening to the album called "The Best City of Europe".
In the 1990s, 7 studio and 3 acoustic album "TeaFa" came out. The group is among the leaders of rock music in the Soviet Union, she has millions of fans in the country, the team participated in the "Rock against Terror" - a festival organized by the management of the "Television view".
In 1992, "TeaF" became the main on the festival "Rock of Pure Water" and performed in Luzhniki at the concert of the memory of the victim in the 1990s Viktor Tsoi. In the same year, the album "let's go back" with the hit "With the war". Soon there appeared the business card of the team - the song "No one will hear" ("Oh-Yo")
The beginning of the new century, the musicians noted by writing a "sympathy" album on the Yekaterinburg Studio, where the author's arrangements were included by the copyright arrangements of the popular compositions of Soviet bards and rock musicians. The album entered the hit "Do not sleep, Serega!".
In 2000, listen to "Tea" and congratulate the favorite group with the 15th anniversary of the IC "Olympic" gathered 20 thousand fans, and next year I left the album "Time is not waiting." For 2 popular compositions appeared clips. In 2003, the musicians were invited to record the album "48" string group and ten colleagues from other groups. The experiment with sound turned out to be successful.
In 2005, Teiffe noted the 20th anniversary of the collection, written together with the Emerald ensemble. The album received the corresponding name: "Emerald Hits". Anniversary Musicians celebrated on the Olympic, gathering at a concert called "Not with me" a full stadium of fans.
The following year, "Tea" presented the compilation to fans, called "from Himself,", and in 2009 presented the 2nd album of the arrangements "his / alien". In 2013, the musicians pleased Mulovanov with a record "Cinema, Wine and Domino" and a hit. And in 2014 "TeaF" suspended tour and concerts to prepare for the anniversary: in 2015 the group noted the 30th birthday.
Musicians do not forget their native Sverdlovsk, now Ekaterinburg. In November 2016, they performed at the bottom of the city, fulfilling the composition "Living Water". A song on the poems of the literary criticism and poet Ilya Kormiltsheva, writing poems for the group "Nautilus Pompilius", dedicated to the author.
"Tea" continues to delight fans, many of which are already 40-50 years old, new songs with wonderful and meaningful texts. Among them are the songs "Shanghai Blues", "house upside down", "Heavenly DJ".
Compound
The composition of the collective for more than 30 years of existence changed. Soloist Vladimir Shahrin, Guitarist Vladimir Runners and the drummer Valery Severin remained. In early 1996, the bass guitarist and arranged by Vyacheslav Dvinin, who remains in the group and today, joined the Teifer.
Vadim Kukushkin - vocalist and guitarist - left the team after calling to the army. Demobilized, gathered his group, calling her "Cukushkin Orchestra", and in the 1990s created the project "Shalun on the moon", for which the soloist "TeaFa" Shahrin sang the composition "Winter was Luta".
The drummer and xylophonist Oleg Reshetnikov, who started with the "Tea", left the team in 1987, and the bass guitarist Anton Nifantiev finally left the group in the mid-1990s, focusing at work in the "Insarov" and "Lilith" projects.
Drummer Vladimir Nazimov, who joined the ensemble in 1987, went to Vyacheslav Butusov to Nautilus. Igor Zlobin came to replace him in Chayf.
"Tea" now
In 2018, the legendary team announced the release of a new album. Joyful news told the loyal fans Vladimir Shahrin. By the end of the spring, the musicians promised to complete the work on new compositions, and in the fall or in the winter to present the album, whose name is kept secret.
"Tea" continues to delight fans, touring the cities of Russia and the post-Soviet space. In January 2018, the team spoke in his native Yekaterinburg. According to the current tradition, the group gave acoustic concerts in 3 cities of the country.
In June 2018, "TeaF" will delight Melomanians of Moscow, then go to St. Petersburg and Tel Aviv.
Discography
- 1985 - "Life in pink smoke"
- 1986 - "Saturday evening in Sverdlovsk"
- 1987 - "Drymontin"
- 1987 - "Dulley with Mac"
- 1990 - "not trouble"
- 1990 - "Let's go back"
- 1991 - "Fourth Chair"
- 1993 - "Children of Mountains"
- 1995 - "Let everything be as you want"
- 1996 - "Real World"
- 1999 - "Shekogali"
- 2000 - "Sympathy"
- 2001 - "Time does not wait"
- 2003 - "48"
- 2006 - "From yourself"
- 2009 - "His / Alien"
- 2013 - "Cinema, Wine and Domino"
- 2017 - "Strings theory"
Clips
- 1988 - "Religion"
- 1993 - "Do not rush"
- 1993 - "Do not give me a reason"
- 1993 - "My City"
- 1994 - "17 years"
- 1994 - "No one will hear (oh-yo)"
- 1995 - "Not with me"
- 1995 - "Someone cunning"
- 1996 - "Rock and Roll of this night"
- 1997 - "Pay about him"
- 1998 - "Matanya"
- 1998 - "In her eyes"
- 1999 - "Tie my eyes"
- 1999 - "Argentina - Jamaica 5: 0"
- 2001 - "Do not bring to the limit"
- 2004 - "Reaching out to heaven"
- 2006 - "White Bird"
- 2014 - "Dogs with urban okrain"
- 2016 - "Live Water"