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Moscow is a state city, and the proximity to the anvils of power filled the young seekers of truth to go to the official authorities and convince these authorities that the music played by them - the young - is necessary and useful to the people. It took so much time and effort that actually there was not so much energy left to write songs. The Time Machine is an exception.

Time Machine is a Soviet and Russian rock group, one of the pioneers in rock music of the USSR, founded by Andrey Makarevich in 1969. As part of the "Time Machine" in different years such musicians as Alexander Kutikov, Evgeny Margulis, Pyotr Podgorodetsky and others became famous. Due to the large number of composers, the band's genre is eclectic and uses elements of classic rock, rock n roll, blues, bard.

1970s: foundation
A group called The Kids was created by Andrei Makarevich in 1968 from classmates. The ensemble gave its first performance when VIA Atlanta arrived at the school and gave young musicians a short practice on their equipment. In 1969 the group became known as Time Machines, with songs performed on English language... In 1973, the name was changed to a single number - "Time Machine", which it remains to this day.

In the first years, the line-up remains unstable, and the team is amateur. At concerts, the group performs cover versions of The Beatles songs and their own songs in English, written in imitation. In the early 1970s, the group included: Andrey Makarevich (guitar, vocals), Alexander Kutikov (bass guitar), Sergey Kavagoe (drums), the rest of the members are constantly changing. For some time, Alexei Romanov, the future founder of Resurrection, played in the Time Machine. In 1975, Kutikov leaves the Time Machine, who goes to the Leap Summer group, but remains the sound engineer of the Time Machine. He is replaced by Yevgeny Margulis, to whom Makarevich transfers the duties of a bassist and from now on plays only the solo guitar. Margulis also begins writing songs for the band with a blues bias.

Having performed in 1976 at the Tallinn Songs of Youth in? '76 festival in Estonia and won the first prize, the Time Machine is gaining popularity for the first time. In 1978, the band recorded their debut album It Was So Long Ago ... which was not released by an official label until 1992. In the same year, the audio tale The Little Prince based on the fairy tale by Antoine de Saint-Exupery was recorded, which was essentially an album of Time Machine songs with text interludes from the book. Musicians begin performing frequently in the theater, playing songs embedded in performances, which helps to circumvent the ban on private concerts.

1980s: line-up with Zaitsev
In 1979, a major scandal related to financial issues leads to the almost complete disintegration of the group. Margulis, Kawagoe and Alexey Romanov leave Makarevich and create the Resurrection group. Teaming up with Kutikov again, Makarevich is recruiting a new line-up, which includes keyboardist Pyotr Podgorodetsky and drummer Valery Efremov. Podgorodetsky wrote several songs for the group with a humorous bias, which he performed himself, but in 1982 he left the group, joining the troupe of Joseph Kobzon. His place is taken by Alexander Zaitsev, who, unlike Peter, was not the third vocalist.
Andrey Makarevich receives a certificate from Yuri Saulsky at the Tbilisi-80 festival

In the new line-up, the group triumphantly debuted at the Tbilisi Rock Festival in 1980 and received the first prize for the songs Snow and Crystal City, ahead of Autograph and Aquarium. The popularity of the group leaves the underground and turns into an all-Union one. The time machine is allowed on television (the Musical Ring program), radio, the songs Turn, Candle, Three Windows, written back in the 1970s, are becoming popular. "Povorot" tops the hit parade of "Sound Track" of Moskovsky Komsomolets for 18 months. "Time Machine" takes part in the soundtrack for the film "Soul" and the animated series "Monkeys".

Rosconcert signed an agreement with the group, giving the green light to legal concerts. In the early 1980s, the rock group toured extensively in the cities of the USSR, acquiring a significant army of fans. The most popular compositions of that period: "Horse Racing", "Blue Bird", "Puppets" sound in restaurants and at weddings. The band's underground magnetic albums are being sold in large circulations.

In 1982-1984, during the reign of Andropov and Chernenko, campaigns against amateur musical groups began in the USSR. In the course of this, the newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda published an article by Nikolai Krivomazov "Bluebird Stew" (the title refers to the "Time Machine" song "Blue Bird"), where the group and its music were subjected to unconstructive criticism. The article was compiled on an initiative letter from a group of famous artists - it was signed by the writer Viktor Astafiev, the chief director of the Krasnoyarsk State Opera and Ballet Theater Maximillian Vysotsky, the soloist diploma winner of the competition. Glinka Evgeny Oleinikov, director of the Krasnoyarsk Philharmonic Society Leonid Samoilov, conductor Nikolai Silvestrov, poet and playwright Roman Solntsev.

Meanwhile, Andrei Makarevich starred in the title role in the film "Start over", whose main character is written off from himself. Several songs of the "Time Machine" sound in the film. Only in 1986 was the first official album of the "Time Machine" released - "Good Hour" - despite the fact that the material of unofficial magnetic albums consists of several dozen songs. After him the album "Rivers and Bridges" was released. In 1987 "Time Machine" - again the winner of "Soundtrack" for the year. Andrey Makarevich is second only to Valery Leontiev in the singers rating. The group makes its first tour abroad.

1990s: with Margulis and Podgorodetsky
In 1989 "Time Machine" celebrates its 20th anniversary. Margulis and Podgorodetsky take part in a jubilee concert at the Luzhniki Palace of Culture. Due to a personal conflict with Zaitsev, and also, according to the group members, because of his problems with alcohol and drugs, leading to the disruption of rehearsals, Makarevich was forced to refuse his services. As a result, Margulis and Podgorodetsky returned to the group. Thus, the group becomes four composers and vocalists from five members at the same time. The next anniversary concert "Time Machine", timed to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the group, is being held on Red Square with the participation of several invited groups, among which were "Aquarium", "DDT", "Black Obelisk", "Chaif" and others. The performance, which lasted about six hours, was broadcast live on the First Channel of Russian television, gathering a huge audience. The concert itself was attended by about 300,000 people.

Alexander Kutikov creates a recording company Sintez records and becomes the producer of the group. Thanks to this, the "Time Machine" no longer depends on the state monopoly firm "Melodia". Finally, a double album "It was so long ago ..." is released with material from the 1970s. In the 1990s, seven albums of the group were released, the most popular of which were "Freelance Earth Commander", "Breaking away", "Cardboard Wings of Love" and "Clock and Signs". Among the most famous songs of this period - "One day the world will bend under us", a video for which was broadcast on Russian TV channels.

The Time Machine received official recognition in post-perestroika Russia. In 1991, during the GKChP putsch, all five "machinists" took part in the defense of the White House, for which they were subsequently awarded the "Defender of Free Russia" medals. In 1999, the musicians also received the Order of Honor, and in 2003 - For Services to the Fatherland, IV degree. In 1996, along with many other groups, Mashina participated in the Vote or Lose! Campaign. in support of the candidacy of Boris Yeltsin.

2000s: Modern period
In 1999, the group celebrates its 30th anniversary. Immediately after the end of the concert at the Olimpiyskiy Sports Complex (December 1999), Pyotr Podgorodetsky was dismissed from the group. Among possible reasons the dismissal of the band's musicians and critics indicate Peter's problems with drugs (addiction to cocaine), skipping rehearsals, and others. His place is taken by an old acquaintance of Makarevich, Andrei Derzhavin.

In 2000, Mashina Vremeni toured with the Voskresenie group, where Margulis works in parallel, as part of the 50 Years for Two tour. The album "The place where the light" is released, the song of the same name is included in the "Chartova Dozen", the video for it is broadcast on television. Since 2000, Mashina Vremeni has been a regular participant in the Wings rock festival.

In 2004, the album "Mechanically" was released, two songs from it were included in the soundtrack to the television series "Dancer". In 2007, the album "Time Machine" was released, recorded at Abbey Road Studios. The song "Fly away" falls into the Chart's Dozen. With the financial and informational support of Avtoradio, the group plays two free concerts: on September 22, 2007 at the Tushino airfield in Moscow, where it attracts about 50,000 spectators, and on September 23 - at Palace Square in St. Petersburg, where the number of viewers exceeds 60,000. On June 8, 2008, with the support of TNK-BP, Mashina Vremeni plays a free concert in the city of Ryazan on Lenin Square, which attracts about 20,000 spectators.

Andrey Makarevich will celebrate his 55th birthday with the release of the collection of songs "55", which was prepared by his friend and colleague in the group "Time Machine" Alexander Kutikov.

The Soviet and Russian rock group from among the pioneers of rock music of the USSR "Time Machine" was founded by Andrey Makarevich in 1969.

Back in 1968, Andrei Makarevich in the Moscow special school number 19, where he studied, created an ensemble with his classmates. The ensemble consisted of two guitarists (Andrei Makarevich himself and Mikhail Yashin) and two vocalists (Larisa Kashperko and Nina Baranova). The ensemble performed Anglo-American folk songs. Then Yuri Borzov and Igor Mazayev came to the class in which Makarevich studied. They also became part of the ensemble.

Soon, on the basis of the ensemble, a group was formed, which received the name "The Kids". It included Andrei Makarevich, Igor Mazayev, Yuri Borzov, Alexander Ivanov and Pavel Ruben. Another member of the group was Borzov's childhood friend Sergei Kawagoe, at whose insistence the girls were excluded from "The Kids". In 1969 the group became known as "Time Machines", in 1973 the name of the group was changed to the singular - "Time Machine".

In 1971, Alexander Kutikov appeared in the group, under whose influence the group's repertoire was replenished with the songs "Seller of Happiness", "Soldier", etc.

At the same time, the first concert of "Time Machine" took place on the stage of the House of Culture "Energetik" - the cradle of Moscow rock.

In the first years of the group's existence, the collective was an amateur, and its composition was unstable. In 1972 Igor Mazayev was drafted into the army, and soon Yuri Borzov, the drummer of "Machine", left. Kutikov brought Max Kapitanovsky to the group, but soon he was drafted into the army. The drummer was Sergei Kawagoe. Later, Igor Saulsky joined the line-up, who left the group several times and returned again.

In the spring of 1973, Kutikov left the Time Machine for the Leap Summer group. A year later, he returned, and until the summer of 1975 the group played with Makarevich - Kutikov - Kawagoe - Alexey Romanov. In 1975, Romanov left the group, and Kutikov went to the Tula State Philharmonic.

At the same time, Evgeny Margulis appeared in the group, and a little later the violinist Nikolai Larin. For a year and a half, at least 15 musicians have passed through the group, among whom were drummers Yuri Fokin and Mikhail Sokolov, guitarists Alex "White" Belov, Alexander Mikoyan and Igor Degtyaryuk, violinist Igor Saulsky and many others.

At the beginning of their live activities, the band performed cover versions of The Beatles songs and their own songs in English, written in imitation.

The group gained wide popularity and official recognition in 1976 after performing at the festival "Tallinn Youth Songs - 76" in Estonia, where it received the first prize.

In 1977, the group was joined by musicians playing wind instruments - Evgeny Legusov and Sergei Velitsky.

In 1978, the band recorded their debut album "It was so long ago ..." and the audio tale "The Little Prince" based on the fairy tale by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.

In the summer of 1979, "Time Machine" broke up: Kawagoe and Margulis, having gathered old friends, formed the group "Resurrection", and in the fall of the same year, Makarevich brought on the stage a new composition of MV: Alexander Kutikov - bass, vocals; Valery Efremov - drums, Petr Podgorodetsky - keyboards, vocals. They prepared a new repertoire, went to work at the Moscow Regional Comedy Theater, and in March 1980 they became the main sensation and laureate of the All-Union Rock Festival "Spring Rhythms-80" in Tbilisi.

"The Time Machine" gained all-Union fame, it began to be invited to television (the "Musical Ring" program), radio, the songs "Turn", "Candle", "Three Windows", written back in the 1970s, became popular.

The touring and concert association Rosconcert signed an agreement with the group, and in the early 1980s the rock band toured extensively throughout the cities of the USSR.

In the spring of 1982, a campaign was launched against the group, inspired by the article "Bluebird Stew" in " Komsomolskaya Pravda". The first album on" Melodies "never came out, the MV program was corrected and revised several times by countless artistic councils. Pyotr Podgorodetsky left the" Time Machine ", joining the troupe of Joseph Kobzon. Alexander Zaitsev took the place of Podgorodetsky.

In 1986, with the change in the entire cultural policy of the country, the group got the opportunity to work normally. New programs "Rivers and Bridges" and "In the Circle of Light" were prepared, which served as the basis for the records of the same name. A retrospective disc "10 Years Later" was also released, on which Makarevich tried to restore the band's sound and repertoire of the mid-1970s.

In 1987 "Time Machine" made its first tour abroad.

In the summer of 1989, Alexander Zaitsev left the MV; Evgeny Margulis and Petr Podgorodetsky returned to the group. The MV repertoire again includes songs from the "classical" repertoire of the past.

Alexander Kutikov, who created the recording company Sintez records, becomes the producer of the group, thanks to which the double album "It was so long ago ..." was released. In the 1990s, seven albums of the group were released, the most popular of which were "Freelance Earth Commander", "Breaking Away", "Cardboard Wings of Love" and "Clock and Signs". Among the most famous songs of this period - "One day the world will bend under us", a video for which was broadcast on Russian TV channels.

In 1999 "Time Machine" celebrated its 30th anniversary. The group was awarded the Order of Honor "for services in the development of musical art"; in December 1999, a triumphant concert of MV took place in the Olimpiyskiy Sports Complex, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the group. The day after the concert, there were changes in the composition of the group: keyboardist Pyotr Podgorodetsky was fired, and Andrei Derzhavin took his place.

In 2004 "Time Machine" celebrated its 35th anniversary. On May 30, a concert of the group took place on Red Square. In the autumn of the same year, the Anthology "Time Machine" was released, which included 19 albums of the group for 35 years and a DVD collection of 22 clips. On November 25, 2004, the new album "Mechanically" was released.

In 2005 the Mashina Vremeni and Resurrection groups prepared and showed the program "50 for Two", in 2006 two legendary Moscow groups returned to joint concerts and presented a new program "Handmade Music" at the State Kremlin Palace.

In 2007, the band's last album, Time Machine, was released, recorded at the London studio "Abbey Road" (Abbey Road).

The "Time Machine" group is dedicated to documentaries "Rock-Cult", "Rock and Fortune", "Six Letters about the Beat". The group itself took part in the soundtracks for many films, and in some the members of the group even starred themselves: "Soul" (1981), "Speed" (1983), "Start over" (1986), "Dancer" (2004), "Day elections "(2007)," Loser "(2007).

The modern composition of the group includes: Andrei Makarevich - author, vocals, guitars, Alexander Kutikov - author of music, producer, bass guitar, vocals (1971-1974, since 1979), Evgeny Margulis - author, guitars, bass guitar (1975- 1979, from 1989), Valery Efremov - drums, percussion (since 1979), Andrey Derzhavin - author, keyboards, vocals (since 1999).

The Time Machine collective is rightfully considered the ancestor of classical Russian rock and made an invaluable contribution to Russian musical culture. "Machinists" were not only the first to compose and perform rock music in Russian ( official date the birth of the group is considered 1969), but also filled it with a deep meaning, thereby forcing the audience to think about important universal problems. For half a century, the work of the "Time Machine" has not lost its relevance and is a kind of standard of musical style and professionalism both for millions of fans and for numerous colleagues in the workshop.

The history of the creation of the group

Moscow schoolboy Andrei Makarevich became interested in music as a teenager, and at the age of fifteen he organized his first band "The Kids", which, in addition to him, included Misha Yashin, Larisa Kashperko and Nina Baranova. At first, the guys sang in English, performing with hits of popular Western performers at amateur evenings and school discos.

In 1968, Andrei first heard the Beatles, whose work completely turned his mind upside down. An example of the Liverpool four, as well as a joint performance at a school concert with VIA Atlanty, inspired young Makarevich to create a rock group Time Machines. In it, by analogy with the Beatles, there was no longer a place for girls: Andrei sang and played the guitar, Pasha Rubin and Igor Mazayev became bass players, Yura Borzov sat down at the drums, Sasha Ivanov played rhythm guitar, the keys were entrusted Seryozha Kawagoe. The latter's parents worked at the embassy, long time lived and worked in Japan and acquired high-class musical equipment, which qualitatively improved the sound of the newly-made group.

At first, there were often disagreements among the members of the group about the musical material: Makarevich insisted on the original repertoire, the rest of the guys tried to imitate the Beatles. Because of this, a split even occurred in the group, and Mazaev, Borzov and Kawagoe made an attempt to create their own team, which was unsuccessful. "Time Machines" reunited again, and soon the first album, consisting of eleven songs in English, was recorded on a home tape recorder. Unfortunately, this material has not survived, which Makarevich does not regret at all, calling it "monstrous."

By this time, the guys graduated from school and thought about continuing their education. Not everyone managed to combine their studies at the university with music, and Rubin and Ivanov left the group. Makarevich and Borzov entered the Moscow Architectural Institute, where they met Alexei Romanov and Alexander Kutikov. The guys began to perform together in the institute's rock group, gave concerts in the recreation center "Energetik".

Soon Kutikov replaced Mazayev, who had gone to the army, and Maxim Kapitanovsky took the place of drummer. A year later, he also went to serve in the Armed Forces, and Kawagoe himself sat down at the drums.

The main stages of creativity

Until the mid-70s, this trio remained the main line-up of the group, which by that time had already changed its name to "Time Machine" and, thanks to the participation in the recording of the Zodiac trio's disc, even appeared at the Melodiya studio.

But Rosconcert and the Composers' Union ignored the emergence of a strange collective that was out of the general concept of the Soviet stage, and posed all kinds of obstacles to young musicians. In the group itself, not everything was going smoothly, and in 1974, due to disagreements with Kawagoe, Kutikov left her. He was replaced by Evgeny Margulis, a versatile musician with a "blues" voice.

In the same year, the "machinists" were invited to star in the film "Afonya" by Georgy Danelia, and although the episode with their participation was cut out in the final version, the song "You or me" remained in the film, and the name of the group was in the credits.

In 1975, "Time Machine" was called on television to record the program "Musical Kiosk". The program never went on the air, but seven new compositions, recorded in a professional studio, quickly spread throughout the country. When in 1976 the band was invited to perform at music festival in Tallinn, their songs were already well known to the public, who warmly greeted The Time Machine. The ensemble won the main prize and met many talented musicians, including Boris Grebenshchikov. He helped organize the tour of the "machinists" in St. Petersburg, which was a huge success.

Time Machine - Puppets (performance 1977)

But, nevertheless, officials "from culture" continued to persistently ignore their increased popularity, so the group's touring activities took place in an "underground regime." Makarevich was unnerved by this situation, and he tried in every possible way to give the team an official status. Andrei even came up with a literary and musical program "The Little Prince", with which he unsuccessfully tried to get into the "Rosconcert" for several years.

The rest of the band members were quite satisfied with their "illegal" position, which did not in any way affect the income from touring activities, so disagreements began again among the musicians. In 1979, Kawagoe and Margulis moved to "Sunday", Kutikov returned to the group, and after a while Pyotr Podgoretsky joined the team.

In the same year, Time Machine got the opportunity to perform from Rosconcert, joining the troupe of the Moscow Comedy Theater. The musicians immediately began to create a new concert program, and a few months later they loudly declared themselves at the prestigious music festival in Tbilisi. From this moment, the group's rapid rise to the top of the musical Olympus begins.

The Time Machine - Only I Know (1985)

Their hits were played on radio stations, cassettes filled recording booths, and after participating in the film "Soul" the band members were stopped in the streets. But, despite this, in 1982, the work of the "Time Machine" was sharply criticized by officials ("... a rock group declares indifference and hopelessness from the stage and multiplies the recordings of these dubious declarations," wrote the party critics), and only a wave of human anger and thousands of letters from fans forced the functionaries to retreat.

"In the Nikitsky Botanical Garden". The first clip "Time Machine"

This ambiguous situation persisted until the mid-1980s. The group toured extensively across the country and freely performed songs of their own composition. At the same time, she was banned from official performances in Moscow, most of the TV programs with the participation of musicians fell "on the shelf", and until 1986 not a single professional studio album was published.

With the beginning of Perestroika, the situation changed radically. The team took part in the Festival of Youth and Students and for the first time went on tour abroad. The excitement at their concerts was comparable to the height of "Beatlemania", when fans were ready to tear their idols out of excess of feelings. At the end of 1986, the band's first official album, "In a Good Hour" (a compilation of the best songs), was released, and a year later - the first studio album, "Rivers and Bridges". The musicians became frequent guests on television; not a single popular music and entertainment program at that time could do without their presence.

The Time Machine celebrated its twentieth anniversary with a large-scale collective concert in Luzhniki, which was attended by close friends, musicians and former members of the group. The next quarter-century anniversary of the "machinists" was celebrated in the very heart of the capital, on Red Square. The concert was attended by the best Russian rock bands, and about 350 thousand people gathered to listen to the musicians.

After 1991, Makarevich began to actively participate in the public life of the country, openly showing his civic position. The group supported Boris Yeltsin at the White House barricades, and in 1996 supported Boris Nikolayevich in the next presidential election.

Time Machine - My friend plays the blues best

Many politicians were present at the jubilee concert at the Olimpiyskiy, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the collective. Among them were Anatoly Chubais, Boris Nemtsov and Vladimir Putin, then still in the post of prime minister. Immediately after this large-scale show, Pyotr Podgorodetsky was fired due to his excessive addiction to cocaine. Later, he wrote the scandalous book "Machine with Jews", in which he did not speak in the best way about his former colleagues in the group.

The last concert in which Podgoretsky took part was the 1999 performance, timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the group. In 2000, a live DVD was released, recorded on this performance. The musicians performed 36 of their hits.

Time Machine - The Place where the Light is (2001)

In the zero years, the group consistently delighted fans with new creativity. In 2001, the experimental album "A place where the light" went on sale, in which keyboardist and arranger Andrei Derzhavin made his debut, replacing Podgoretsky. He also wrote the lyrics for the song "Wings and Sky", however, later admitted that it turned out rather weak. In general, the album turned out to be unusual for the group's creativity: the listeners were waiting for an absolutely new sound quality and a large number of soloists.

The jubilee, tenth studio album "Time Machine" called "Mechanically" (it was invented by 26-year-old Elina Sokolova, who won the title competition announced by the group) was released in 2004.

The musicians recorded their next album "Time Machine" in London's Abbey Road studio. The studio staff wanted to send the resulting material to the organizers of the Grammy Awards (in the Foreign Music nomination), but this required colossal investments from the group itself, and it was impossible to earn several hundred thousand dollars selling discs in Russia.

In the next album "Don't park cars" (2009), in addition to the new songs of the group, covers by other performers on the old hits of "Time Machine" were unexpectedly included. Sergei Chigrakov from "Chizh" sang "Crossroads", Alexei Kortnev sang "What did you have", Boris Grebenshchikov - "I am a snake" and "Apocrypha", Peter Mamonov - "Leisure-boogie", etc.

Discography

• Rivers and Bridges (1987)
• In the circle of light (1988)
• Slow good music (1991)
• It was so long ago ... 1978 (1992)
• Freelance commander of Zamli. El Mokambo Blues (1993)
• Cardboard Wings of Love (1996)
• Coming away (1997)
• Hours and Signs (1999)
• The place where the light is (2001)
• Mechanically (2004)
• Time Machine (2007)
• Cars do not park (2009)
• YOU (2016)

Group "Time Machine" now

Recently "Time Machine" has sharply reduced the number of performances and does not often indulge its fans with concerts. Perhaps this is due to the departure from the group of Margulis and with the political statements of the leader of the group, which disappointed many fans of the collective. So, in 2014, the anti-militarist Makarevich condemned the annexation of Crimea to Russia, repeatedly participated in anti-government rallies of democrats - "white ribbon", spoke to Ukrainian servicemen in Slavyansk. The discrepancy in political views is also explained by the sudden departure from the group of Andrey Derzhavin, who was banned by the Ukrainian authorities from entering the country before his tour in the fall of 2017.

Time Machine - Rats (2012)

As for creativity, the last album of the group - "You" - was released in 2016. A new member of the group, guitarist Igor Khomich, took part in the recording of the album.