Picnic (Russian: Пикник), or Piknik, is a Russian rock band known for its unique style, a mixture of art rock, progressive rock and original Russian rock. The band was formed in 1978 in Leningrad,[1] though the members consider the band's official starting point to be Edmund Shklyarsky's arrival, in 1981, or the year the first album was recorded—1982.[2]
Picnic | |
|---|---|
 Frontman Edmund Shklyarskiy in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Leningrad, Soviet Union |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Members |
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| Past members | See band members |
| Website | piknik |
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Some of their early songs are in Polish, due to Shklyarsky's paternal heritage.[3][4]
In 2016, the band was barred from playing in Ukraine due to their performance in Crimea after it was annexed by Russia.[5][6][7]
Music critic Andrei Burlaka notes the group as a cult phenomenon in Russian rock music.[8]
Picnic were set to perform at the Crocus City Hall on 22 March 2024 before a terrorist attack took place there, killing 145 people.[9][10] On the afternoon of 24 March, it became known that Ekaterina Kushner, the assistant to the director of the group, had died in the attack.[11]
Band members
Current
- Edmund Shklyarskiy – vocals, guitars, keyboards (1981–present)[12][13][14]
- Leonid Kirnos – drums, percussion (1982–1984, 1987–present)[12]
- Marat Korchemny – backing vocals, bass (2003–present)[15]
- Stanislav Shklyarskiy – keyboards (2007–present)[16][17]
Past
- Alexei Dobychin – vocals (1978–1983)[18]
- Evgeny Voloshchuk – bass guitar (1978–1984, 1985)[19]
- Sergey Omelnichenko – guitar, vocals (1978–1981)[1]
- Nikolai Mikhailov – flute, saxophone (1978–1981)[20]
- Alexander Matskov – drums (1978)[14]
- Alexander Kondrashkin – drums (1978–1979, 1980)[21]
- Yuri Danilov – flute, clarinet (1979–1981)[1]
- Alexander Yevseev – drums (1979)[14]
- Nikolai Korzinin – drums (1979–1980)[22]
- Pyotr Troshchenkov – drums (1980–1981)[1]
- Pavel Kondratenko – keyboards (1980)[23]
- Alexei Malkov – keyboards (1980)[14]
- Mikhail Panaev – vocals (1980–1981)[14]
- Alexander Savelyev – guitar (1981–1990)[24]
- Sharifzhan Abdulov – drums (1981)[24]
- Ali Bakhtiyarov – drums (1981–1983)[14]
- Viktor Morozov – drums (1982)[14]
- Vadim Lebanidze – keyboards (1983)[14]
- Sergei Shepel – guitar (1983)[14]
- Vladimir Sizov – bass (1984, 1989–1990)[14]
- Viktor Sergeev – keyboards (1984)[24]
- Sergei Voronin – keyboards (1984, 1986–2006)[25]
- Alexander Fedorov – drums (1984)[14]
- Viktor Evseev – bass guitar, backing vocals (1985–1988, 1990–1996), keyboards (2007)[26]
- Yuri Klyuchantsev – keyboards, saxophone, percussion (1986–1988, 1990–1996)[1]
- Vadim Ponomaryov – drums (1986–1987)[1]
- Andrey Merchansky – guitar (1990–1994)[27][28]
- Alexander Rokin – bass guitar, backing vocals (1996–1999)[29]
- Svyatoslav Obraztsov – bass guitar, backing vocals (1999–2003)[30]
Discography
- Dym (1982) (Дым)[31]
- Tanetz Volka (1984) (Танец волка)[31]
- Iyeroglif (1986) (Иероглиф)
- Rodom Niotkuda (1988) (Родом ниоткуда)
- Kharakiri (1991) (Харакири)[32]
- Nemnogo Ognya (1994) (Немного огня)
- Vampirskiye Pesni (1995) (Вампирские песни)
- Zhen-Shen (1996) (Жень-Шень)[24]
- Steklo (1997) (Стекло)[33]
- Pit Electrichestvo (1998) (Пить электричество)
- The Best (compilation, 1998)
- Egiptyanin (2001) (Египтянин)[34]
- Fioletovo-Cherny (compilation, 2001) (Фиолетово-чёрный)
- Nastoyashchiye Dni 1982–1992 (compilation, 2002) (Настоящие дни)
- Smutniye Dni 1992–2002 (compilation, 2002) (Смутные дни)
- Chuzhoy (2002) (Чужой)
- Govorit i Pokazyvayet (2003) (Говорит и показывает)
- Tribute (Piknik songs performed by other artists, 2003) (Трибьют)[35]
- Ten Vampira (with Vadim Samoylov) (2004) (Тень вампира)[36]
- Korolevstvo Krivykh (2005) (Королевство кривых)[37]
- Novoyegipetskiye Pesni (remix album, 2005) (Новоегипетские песни)
- Mrakobesiye i Dzhazz (2007) (Мракобесие и джаз)[38]
- Zhelezniye Mantry (2008) (Железные мантры)
- Teatr Absurda (2010) (Театр абсурда)[39]
- Tri Sudby (2011) (Три судьбы)
- Pevets Dekadansa (2012) (Певец декаданса)[40]
- Chuzhestranets (2014) (Чужестранец)[41]
- Iskri i Kankan (2017) (Искры и канкан)[42][43]
- V rukax velikana (2019) (В руках великана)[44]
- Veselyi i zloi (2022) (Весёлый и злой)[45]
References
External links
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