|  |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | Bio of the Artist | Gorodskaya Kultura (Urban Culture – Rus.) was formed in 1996 in Moscow Youth Institute by two students of this University - Mikhail Kotelnikov and Pavel Yazdovskiy. During the first years of its existence the band was a typical Moscow student-band, playing gigs in campuses and on various festivals dedicated to student-arts.
First changes came with the new bass-player Sergey Karmalito, who joined the band in Autumn of 1999. He brought in a certain level of professionalism, and, eventually, a new drummer, Vladimir Kokorin, in Summer of 2000. These two raised the band's groove to a new, previously undreamed-of level.
By 2001 it was decided that a new guitar-player is needed, and in Summer 2001 the band was joined by violent Andrey Abroskin. This date is considered as the birthday of the “new” Gorodskaya Kultura.
Since then GK is constantly working on developing its own unique style by crossing the most interesting melodical trends of modern Rock music, at the same time keeping the songs’ structure quite simple.
The band's debut album, released in May 2008, got very positive reviews from listeners and critics alike, and can be called a success on the local underground scene.
Encouraged, Gorodskaya Kultura set to record it's second album, which should be released in Spring of 2010.
In summer 2009 Gorodskaya Kultura won the Emergenza Russian National Finals, and presented Russia in the Emergenza 2009 International Final in Germany. | | |
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