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]
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Picnic
Frontman Edmund Shklyarskiy in 2013
Origin Leningrad , Soviet Union Genres Years active 1978 (1978 ) –present Members
Edmund Shklyarskiy
Leonid Kirnos
Marat Korchemny
Stanislav Shklyarskiy
Past members See band members Website piknik.info
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Picnic in concert at Ramenskoye , 2022
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]
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]
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]
Андрей Бурлака. "Пикник" . rock-n-roll.ru. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2016 .
Андрей Бурлака. "Лабиринт" . rock-n-roll.ru. Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016 .