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Nautilus Pompilius
Nautilus Pompilius
	Nautilus Pompilius in concert, late 1980s.
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Origin	USSR, Russia
Genres	Art rock, post-punk, new wave, gothic rock, alternative rock
Years active	1982–1988,; 1990–1997,; 2003–2004, ; 2013–2014
Past members	Vyacheslav Butusov; Dmitry Umetsky; Ilya Kormiltsev†; Aleksey Mogilevsky; Nikolay Petrov†; Albert Potapkin; Andrey Sadnov; Igor Goncharov; Aleksandr Zarubin; Anastasiya Poleva; Viktor Komarov; Vladimir Nazimov; Aleksey Khomenko; Yegor Belkin; Vladimir Yelizarov; Igor Dzhavad-Zade; Aleksandr Belyayev

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Nautilus Pompilius (Russian: Наутилус Помпилиус), sometimes nicknamed Nau (Russian: Нау), was an influential Soviet, and later Russian, rock band^[1] founded in Sverdlovsk in 1982 by Vyacheslav Butusov and Dmitry Umetsky. Butusov disbanded the group in 1997, after multiple albums and several different line-ups of the band.

Name

The band was originally named "Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves" (Russian: "Али-Баба и сорок разбойников"). In 1983, at the suggestion of the band's sound director, Andrei Makarov, the band's name was changed to Nautilus. In 1985, under the initiative of Ilya Kormiltsev, the name was lengthened to Nautilus Pompilius to avoid confusion with other Russian rock bands that were also named Nautilus at the time, such as the Moscow group led by Evgeny Margulis.

The band later elaborated on the name, saying "The band is named after the nudibranch mollusc, which is naturally beautiful and charming." ^{[citation needed]} Nautilus pompilius is the scientific name of a species of cephalopod (mistakenly called a nudibranch by the band) commonly known as the Chambered Nautilus.

History

Founding

Vyacheslav Butusov and Dmitry Umetsky took the first steps towards forming Nautilus in the late 70s. At first, the band performed at small events, covering songs by foreign performers and famous native performers like Mashina Vremeni and Voskreseniye. The band was formed by Butusov and Umetsky.

In 1982, the group made its first attempts to record its own songs. The band's first album, Pereyezd (Russian: Переезд), was released in 1983. The album was strongly influenced by Led Zeppelin.^{[citation needed]}

Later

The band was active in various incarnations from 1983 to 1997. Since the group disbanded, Vyacheslav Butusov has launched a solo career.

Members

Discography

Year	Russian name	English transliteration (translation)
1983	Переезд	Pereyezd (Resettlement (or Highway Crossing))
1985	Невидимка	Nevidimka (The Invisible One)
1986	Разлука	Razluka (Separation), a name of a Russian folk song featuring in the album
1987–1988	Ни Кому Ни Кабельность (LIVE)	Ni Komu Ni Kabel'nost' (pun; nekommunikabel'nost' means 'lack of sociability' (a loanword, from communicate and -able-) and nikomu ni means 'to nobody'
1988	Князь Тишины	Knyaz' Tishiny (Prince of Silence), after a poem by Endre Ady
1988	Отбой (LIVE)	Otboy (Lights-out)
1989	Человек без имени	Chelovek Bez Imeni (Man With No Name)
1992	Чужая земля	Chuzhaya Zemlya (Foreign Land)
1994	Титаник	Titanic
1994	Титаник-LIVE	Titanic-LIVE
1995	Крылья	Kryl'ya (Wings)
1996	Лучшие Песни (LIVE)	Luchshie Pesni (Best Songs)
1997	Яблокитай	Yablokitay (China-apple, Dutch etymologization of Russian apel'sin 'orange fruit') Produced By Bill Nelson
1997	Атлантида	Atlantida (Atlantis)

References

^ Nautilus Pompilius // Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Russian culture, 2013

External links

Nautilus Pompilius' history at Allmusic.com
Nautilus Pompilius at discogs.com
Discography with Lyrics and English translations
About the band
Nautilus Pompilius On-Line - Official web site (in Russian)
Zvuki.ru - Nautilus pompilius (in Russian)
Official Website of Butusov & U-Piter Vyacheslav Butusov's current group (Nautilus Pompilius' front man) (in Russian)

[1] Nautilus Pompilius // Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Russian culture, 2013

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+{{Short description|Soviet, and later Russian, rock band}}
+{{Multiple issues|
+{{More footnotes|date=October 2020}}
+{{Refimprove|date=October 2020}}}}
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 | name                = Nautilus Pompilius
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 | caption            = Nautilus Pompilius in concert, late 1980s.
 | alias               =
-| origin              = [[USSR]], [[Russia]]
+| origin              = [[USSR]], Russia
 | genre               = [[Art rock]], [[post-punk]], [[New wave music|new wave]], [[gothic rock]], [[alternative rock]]
-| years_active        = 1983–1997
+| years_active        = 1982–1988,<br> 1990–1997,<br/> 2003–2004, <br/> 2013–2014
 | label               =
-| associated_acts     = [[U-Piter]], [[Televizor]], [[DDT (band)|DDT]]
+| associated_acts     = [[U-Piter]]
 | website             =
 | current_members     =
 | past_members        = [[Vyacheslav Butusov]]<br>Dmitry Umetsky<br>[[Ilya Kormiltsev]]†<br>Aleksey Mogilevsky<br>Nikolay Petrov†<br>Albert Potapkin<br>Andrey Sadnov<br>Igor Goncharov<br>Aleksandr Zarubin<br>Anastasiya Poleva<br>Viktor Komarov<br>Vladimir Nazimov<br>Aleksey Khomenko<br>Yegor Belkin<br>Vladimir Yelizarov<br>Igor Dzhavad-Zade<br>Aleksandr Belyayev
-| notable_instruments =
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-'''Nautilus Pompilius''' ({{lang-ru|Наутилус Помпилиус}}), sometimes nicknamed '''Nau''' ({{lang-ru|Нау}}), was a legendary [[Soviet Union|Soviet]]/[[Russia]]n [[rock band]]<ref>[https://books.google.ru/books?id=tZHCAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA417&lpg=PA417#v=onepage&q&f=false Nautilus Pompilius] // Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Russian culture, 2013</ref> formed by the lead singer [[Vyacheslav Butusov]] and bassist Dmitry Umetsky.
+'''Nautilus Pompilius''' ({{langx|ru|Наутилус Помпилиус}}), sometimes nicknamed '''Nau''' ({{langx|ru|Нау}}), was an influential [[Soviet Union|Soviet]], and later [[Russia]]n, [[rock band]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=tZHCAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA417 Nautilus Pompilius] // Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Russian culture, 2013</ref> founded in [[Yekaterinburg|Sverdlovsk]] in 1982 by [[Vyacheslav Butusov]] and [[Dmitry Umetsky]]. Butusov disbanded the group in 1997, after multiple albums and several different line-ups of the band.
 == Name ==
-At first the name of the group was "Ali-Baba and fourty bandits". In 1983 sound director Andrey Makarov offered a new name "Nautilus". In 1985 the name was changed to "Nautilus Pompilius" by the initiative of Ilya Kormiltsev.
+The band was originally named "Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves" ({{langx|ru|"Али-Баба и сорок разбойников"}}). In 1983, at the suggestion of the band's sound director, Andrei Makarov, the band's name was changed to ''Nautilus''. In 1985, under the initiative of Ilya Kormiltsev, the name was lengthened to Nautilus Pompilius to avoid confusion with other Russian rock bands that were also named Nautilus at the time, such as the Moscow group led by [[Evgeny Margulis]].
-Nautilus pompilius is the scientific name of a species of [[cephalopod]] commonly known as the [[Chambered Nautilus]].
+The band later elaborated on the name, saying "The band is named after the nudibranch mollusc, which is naturally beautiful and charming." {{citation needed|date=March 2019}} Nautilus pompilius is the scientific name of a species of [[cephalopod]] (mistakenly called a nudibranch by the band) commonly known as the [[Chambered Nautilus]].
 == History ==
-=== First steps ===
+=== Founding ===
-First steps were made by Vyacheslav Butusov and Dmitry Umetsky in the late 70's. At first the band acted at small events singing songs of foreign performers. The band was formed by Vyacheslav Butusov and Dmitry Umetsky while the two studied in Sverdlovsk (now [[Ekaterinburg]]) Institute of Architecture (now called [[Urals Academy of Architecture]]).
+Vyacheslav Butusov and Dmitry Umetsky took the first steps towards forming Nautilus in the late 70s. At first, the band performed at small events, covering songs by foreign performers and famous native performers like [[Mashina Vremeni]] and [[Voskreseniye]]. The band was formed by Butusov and Umetsky.
-=== Then ===
+In 1982, the group made its first attempts to record its own songs. The band's first album, ''Pereyezd'' (Russian: Переезд),  was released in 1983. The album was strongly influenced by [[Led Zeppelin]].{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}
-The band, with its various incarnations, was active between the years 1983 and 1997. Nautilus were an influential band in the [[post-punk]], [[New wave music|new wave]] wing of [[Russian rock]] music and also a  landmark of the "Ural rock" style with their philosophical lyrics.  Some of their early hits are popularly associated with the [[Perestroika]] period. Their songs also accompanied the movie ''[[Brother (1997 film)|Brother]]''.  A version of their popular song, "Bound by One Chain" ("Скованные одной цепью") appeared in the film [[Stilyagi (film)|Stilyagi]]. The band hired English guitarist [[Bill Nelson (musician)|Bill Nelson]] to produce their 1997 album ''Yablokitay'' ({{lang-ru|Яблокитай}}) on which Nelson also plays guitar. Since the group disbanded, Vyacheslav Butusov has launched a successful solo career.
+=== Later ===
-Even though Butusov composed most of the band's songs and wrote some of their lyrics, poet [[Ilya Kormiltsev]] was one of the key contributors as a songwriter and producer.
+The band was active in various incarnations from 1983 to 1997. Since the group disbanded, Vyacheslav Butusov has launched a solo career.
 == Members ==
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 Colors =
   id:Lead              value:red          legend:Vocals
-  id:Guitar            value:blue         legend:Guitar
+  id:Guitar            value:green         legend:Guitar
-  id:Bass              value:green        legend:Bass
+  id:Bass              value:blue        legend:Bass
-  id:Violin            value:yellow       legend:Violin
+  id:Sax            value:yellow       legend:Sax
-  id:Klavier           value:orange       legend:Klavier
+  id:Klavier           value:purple       legend:Klavier
-  id:Drums             value:purple       legend:Drums
+  id:Drums             value:orange       legend:Drums
   id:Lines             value:black        legend:Albums
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   bar:Homenko  from:20/09/1987 till:20/10/1988 color:Klavier
   bar:Mogilevckiy   from:31/01/1986 till:15/09/1988 color:Klavier
-  bar:Mogilevckiy   from:31/01/1986 till:15/09/1988 color:Violin width:3
+  bar:Mogilevckiy   from:31/01/1986 till:15/09/1988 color:Sax width:3
   bar:Mogilevckiy   from:08/05/1994 till:end color:Klavier
-  bar:Mogilevckiy   from:08/05/1994 till:end color:Violin width:3
+  bar:Mogilevckiy   from:08/05/1994 till:end color:Sax width:3
   bar:Goncharov from:22/03/1982 till:01/11/1982 color:Drums
   bar:Zarubin from:01/11/1982 till:26/06/1983 color:Drums
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 | 1987–1988
 | '''Ни Кому Ни Кабельность''' (LIVE)
-| ''Ni Komu Ni Kabel'nost''' ([[pun]]; ''nekommunikabel'nost''' means 'lack of sociability' (a loanword, from ''communicare'' and -''able''-) and ''nikomu ne'' means 'to nobody')
+| ''Ni Komu Ni Kabel'nost{{'}}'' ([[pun]]; ''nekommunikabel'nost{{'}}'' means 'lack of sociability' (a loanword, from ''communicate'' and -''able''-) and ''nikomu ni'' means 'to nobody'
 |-
 | 1988
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 |1997
 |'''Яблокитай'''
-|''Yablokitay'' (China-apple, Dutch etymologization of Russian ''apel'sin'' 'orange fruit')
+|''Yablokitay'' (China-apple, Dutch etymologization of Russian ''apel'sin'' 'orange fruit') Produced By [[Bill Nelson (musician)|Bill Nelson]]
 |-
 |1997
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 |''Atlantida (Atlantis)''
 |}
-Among their most well-known songs are: The Prince of Silence ("Князь тишины"),  "Walks on Water" ("Прогулки по воде"), "The Last Letter" ("Последнее письмо", also known as "Goodbye, America"), "The Glance from the Screen" ("Взгляд с экрана"), "Hlop-Hlop" ("Хлоп-хлоп"), "The Khaki Sphere" ("Шар цвета хаки"), "Bound by One Chain" ("Скованные одной цепью"), "I Want to Be with You" ("Я хочу быть с тобой"), "On the Shore of the Nameless River" ("На берегу безымянной реки"), and "Wings" ("Крылья").
 ==References==
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 == External links ==
-* [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/nautilus-pompilius-mn0000730888 Nautilus Pompilius' history at [[Allmusic.com]]]
+* [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/nautilus-pompilius-mn0000730888 Nautilus Pompilius' history] at [[Allmusic.com]]
-* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/1315517-Nautilus-Pompilius Nautilus Pompilius at [[discogs.com]]]
+* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/1315517-Nautilus-Pompilius Nautilus Pompilius] at [[discogs.com]]
 * [http://russmus.net/band/18/ Discography with Lyrics and English translations]
 *[http://www.russia-ic.com/culture_art/music/381/#r11 About the band]
-*[http://nautilus.ru Nautilus Pompilius On-Line - Official web site] {{icon ru}}
+*[http://nautilus.ru Nautilus Pompilius On-Line - Official web site] {{in lang|ru}}
-*[http://www.zvuki.ru/A/P/271/ Zvuki.ru - Nautilus pompilius] {{icon ru}}
+*[http://www.zvuki.ru/A/P/271/ Zvuki.ru - Nautilus pompilius] {{in lang|ru}}
-*[http://www.u-piter.ru/ Official Website of Butusov & U-Piter] Vyacheslav Butusov's current group (Nautilus Pompilius' front man) {{icon ru}}
+*[http://www.u-piter.ru/ Official Website of Butusov & U-Piter] Vyacheslav Butusov's current group (Nautilus Pompilius' front man) {{in lang|ru}}
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 [[Category:Russian rock music groups]]
-[[Category:Soviet rock]]
+[[Category:Soviet rock music groups]]
 [[Category:Russian gothic rock groups]]
 [[Category:Russian new wave musical groups]]

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