Interesting facts from the biography of the Time Machine group (9 photos). Biography Creation of a musical rock band, a time machine

Group "Time Machine" year of creation – 1968. (Moscow city)

Brief biography:

It was organized in one of the Moscow schools. The founder is well-known Andrey Makarevich. He performed a year earlier in the vocal and guitar quartet “The Kids” at school evenings.

Often songs were sung in English. (Because of the desire to resemble the group “”).

To the initial composition " Time machines» included:

vocals, guitar - A. Makarevich;
guitar – Alexander Ivanov;
bass guitar - Pavel Rubin;
piano – Igor Mazaev;
drums - Yuri Borzov.

Due to the need to improve the professional sound, changes were soon made in the team: Rubin, Ivanov and Mazaev were replaced by:
Alexander Kutikov (vocals, bass) and Sergey Kawagoe (keyboards). And a little later in 1970
Y. Borzov was replaced by Maxim Kapitanovsky, a drummer (already famous in Moscow). But after 2 years he leaves. And not finding a worthy replacement for him, the group breaks up.

For about a year, the fate of the MV team was intertwined with the “Best Years” group.
Having survived the troubled times, in the fall of 1973 Time Machine group makes itself felt again, performing on dance floors and southern resorts of the country, constantly changing its lineup.
In 1975, Kutikov left the group.

By the beginning of 1975, the composition of MV had stabilized: Makarevich, Kawagoe - sat down at the drums and Evgeny Margulis (bass, vocals). They performed music of different genres: blues, country, rock and roll.

In March 1976, the MV group performed very successfully at the Tallinn Days of Popular Music and later gave several concerts in Leningrad, after which they became mega-popular.
They even managed to appear in the film “Afonya”, in which their hit “You or I” from the album “Sunny Island” was performed. The composition of the MV was periodically updated.

In 1978, their first magnetic album “Birthday” was released.

Summer 1979 Internal disagreements lead to the repeated disintegration of the MV team. But in the fall of the same year, Makarevich took to the stage with a new line-up: the returning A. Kutikov (bass, vocals); Peter Podgorodetsky (keyboards, vocals); Valeniy Efremov (drums). And with a new repertoire, in March 1980 they became a laureate of the All-Union Rock Festival Spring Rhythms. (Tbilisi-80).

The group received recognition from many people, but in the spring of 1982, MV renewed its ranks again (thanks to countless artistic councils)
Makarevich himself appears in little-known films (together with the group). And in 1986, when the country’s cultural policy changed, MV again began to gain momentum and achieve creative success.
The most recognizable songs over all these years have been: “For those at sea”, “Turn”, “Blue Bird”, “Our Home”, “Puppets”.

In the 90s, 7 albums were released.
The most famous hits of that time and.
In 1993, MV celebrates its 25th anniversary with a concert on Red Square.
In January 1999, the group conducted the “XXX Years of the Time Machine” tour.

In 2000, MV toured with. And since the same year, she has been a regular participant in the Wings rock festival.
In 2007, MV played 2 free concerts, in Moscow and St. Petersburg. And in 2008 - a free concert in Ryazan.

TRAVEL IN THE “TIME MACHINE”

It often happens that a musical group or solo performer becomes a symbol of an entire era for many people. Even personal memories seem to be decorated with their music, and it is no longer possible to imagine the past decades without their songs.

Became such a creative beacon group "Time Machine", whose long-term work influenced the formation of the worldview of millions of fans.

This is how it all began

Back in 1968, a rock band was formed within the walls of Moscow school No. 19, which the students called The Kids. The current older generation remembers well that in those years there was rarely a school that did not have its own vocal and instrumental ensemble. This fashion was easily explained by the general fascination with the songs of Western idols of those years - groups, The Rolling Stones and other musical celestials.

At that time they performed in the group The Kids with their friend Mikhail Yashin, the vocal parts were performed by Larisa Kashpero and Nina Baranova. The guys did not hide their love for English-language music, openly imitated Western idols, performed at frequent school evenings and concerts of amateur groups.

Soon fate smiled on the schoolchildren and gave them a meeting with the professional vocal and instrumental ensemble “Atlanta”. The musicians came to the school New Year's party and gave a concert. During the break, Makarevich and his friends approached the guests to look at their bass guitars. Naturally, the school team did not have such instruments. The guys saw them only in the photo from. The head of Atlant, Alexander Sikorsky, was curious about what the young men were performing and played along with them on the bass guitar, noting that without this instrument they were unlikely to form a real rock band. Later, Andrei Makarevich recalled that, having heard this unimaginable sound live for the first time, the young musicians made their choice finally and irrevocably. That evening the boys believed in themselves.

"Machinists"

The following year, The Kids group transformed a little - it was replenished by the same fanatically in love with the Beatles students from the capital's school No. 20. This was the beginning of a long, fruitful journey. Without changing the English language, the guys gave their group a new name - Time Machines. It became a prototype of the future group "Time Machine", but in the plural.

The cast of “Machines” became exclusively male. Andrey Makarevich was responsible for guitar and vocals. By the way, only he will be a permanent member of all subsequent lineups of the group. Igor Mazaev and Pavel Rubin played bass guitars, Alexander Ivanov played rhythm guitar, Sergei Kawagoe played keyboards, and Yuri Borzov was the drummer.

In 1969, the guys managed to record their first songs under the Time Machines brand. Their repertoire mainly consisted of cover versions of famous compositions by famous British and American bands, but they also performed English-language songs of their own composition. Only after a while Andrei Makarevich began to write texts in his native language. Like many other groups, “Machines” came under the influence of the hippie movement, and this could not but affect both their songs and their lifestyle.

The new decade began for Yuri Borzov and Andrei Makarevich with a significant event. They both become students at the Moscow Architectural Institute. Comprehending the wisdom of architecture, they do not abandon music studies and continue to climb the creative ladder. At the institute they met Alexei Romanov, who soon became a member of the “Machines”. And in 1971, Alexander Kutikov became a member of the team. He took the place of Igor Mazaev, who was drafted into the army.

The Birth of the Time Machine

Despite some fame and the beginnings of popularity, the team still remained amateur. But at this time, the Time Machines group successfully performed in the beat club, which was created in Moscow under the auspices of the city Komsomol committee. I wonder what year Before this, Makarevich and the company were not accepted there, reproaching the musicians for their “low performing level.” It is curious that at the very beginning of their journey, The Beatles were denied recording songs for the same reason.

The Russian-language name of the group, now known throughout the world, was first officially announced in 1973. Since then the group has forever become "Time Machine". Until 1975, the group had to perform on dance floors and participate in random concerts. At that time, there was clearly not the best period in the musicians’ lives, which is why the composition of the group changed several times.

Fortune hunters

The surge in popularity of the group was largely due to their acquaintance in 1976 with, which occurred at the Tallinn festival. Now the musicians have the opportunity to often come with concerts to Leningrad (St. Petersburg). The city on the Neva always warmly welcomed the “Time Machine”, giving a push for real success for the group.

During the same period, the team began experiments with sound. When the “Time Machine” included saxophonist Evgeny Legusov and trumpeter Sergei Velitsky, this gave the compositions new expressiveness.

Only in 1980 did it receive the status of an official group and the opportunity to perform from Rosconcert. Hovhannes Melik-Pashayev was appointed artistic director of the group, and Andrei Makarevich became the musical director. That same year, the team experienced tremendous success. At the first official rock festival in Tbilisi in the Soviet Union, “Time Machine” was awarded the main prize, and the Melodiya record company released her first album, “In Good Hour.” Among other songs, the song “While the Candle Burns,” which later became a cult song, was performed in Georgia.

Creativity beyond boundaries

The group's success at the festival in Georgia was explained not just by the professional skill of performing the compositions. By and large, this was the first time that musical groups performed on the Soviet stage that stood out sharply from the large faceless, but ideologically diligent mass. Here why, discouraged by such a phenomenal success, the concert organizers made sure that the winners left the festival before it was completely over. The party leadership then drew conclusions - this was the first and last such festival in the USSR. People of the Soviet era remember well how comprehensive the ideology was, it covered all spheres of life, and mass art was under especially tight control. For example, in order for the public to see a new program, film or performance, they had to receive the approval and approval of various authorities and artistic councils, which often knew absolutely nothing about art and took into account only the demands of the main line of the Communist Party. Naturally, no rock bands, much less rock festivals, fit into this line, so the organizers of this week-long music festival were punished.

One day the world will bend under us

The 1980s became "Time Machines" period of triumph. Moscow and Leningrad (St. Petersburg) were in the grip of “machine mania.” The excitement at the concerts could only be compared with the insane popularity of The Beatles. Buses had to bring musicians to the Sports Palace in a roundabout way, because the building was attacked by thousands of fans. The enthusiastic crowd was ready to crush their idols in their arms.

And when ideological censorship was finally abolished, it was time to take stock of the twenty-year journey of “The Time Machine.” The frontman of the group, Andrei Makarevich, published the book “Everything is very simple”, on the pages of which he frankly spoke about what the band had to endure during this time.

Now the group has the opportunity to freely go on tours abroad, participate in festivals and delight audiences with their new compositions. Despite all the economic hardships of the 1990s and the general decline of culture, it has always remained on the crest of popularity. Over ten years, 8 albums and songs were released that became hits beyond time and space - “Bonfire”, “One day the world will bend under us”, “She goes through life laughing”, “He was older than her”, “My friend ", "For those at sea", "Turning", "Puppets", "Blue Bird" and others. In those years, not a single significant concert or festival was complete without the participation of Andrei Makarevich’s group.

It will still be...

She entered the new millennium with a new keyboard player - the famous musician Andrei Derzhavin. In the history of the group, another search for fresh forms of sound began, in particular, the use of various audio effects. At the same time, the team did not stop touring and releasing discs.

In 2012, former member of the group Maxim Kapitanovsky made the film “Taymashin”, dedicated to the group. It was this word that the group was designated in Soviet times on blacklists of ideologically unreliable musical groups. In the same year, Evgeniy Margulis, who worked in Mashina Vremeni for many years, left the group. The musician decided to devote himself entirely to another project. Soon his place in the group was taken by Igor Khomich. With these changes, the Time Machine team approached its 45th anniversary in 2014, performing their timeless hits at the anniversary concert.

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The appearance of Sergei Kawagoe (who was of Japanese nationality) in the group was a strong impetus for the development of the group, because he had two electric guitars, sent by relatives from Japan. With their help, musicians extracted sound that they had previously heard only on branded records.

In the summer of 2014, Andrei Makarevich spoke in the city of Svyatogorsk, Donetsk region, in front of children who were forced to leave their homes due to the armed conflict in Donbass. This event caused a storm of indignation in Russia, and concerts "Time Machines" were canceled in several cities. Information appeared in the press about a split within the band due to the position of the musicians regarding the events in Ukraine. The band members themselves denied these reports.

Updated: April 7, 2019 by: Elena

Andrei Makarevich will celebrate his 55th anniversary with the release of a collection of songs “55”, which was prepared by his friend and colleague in the “Time Machine” group Alexander Kutikov.

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

Back in 1968, Andrei Makarevich created an ensemble with his classmates at Moscow special school No. 19, where he studied. The ensemble included 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 Mazaev came to the class in which Makarevich studied. They also became part of the ensemble.

Soon, based on the ensemble, a group was formed, called “The Kids”. It included Andrei Makarevich, Igor Mazaev, Yuri Borzov, Alexander Ivanov and Pavel Ruben. Another member of the group was Borzov’s childhood friend Sergei Kavagoe, at whose insistence the girls were expelled from “The Kids”. In 1969, the group began to be called "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 Energetik House of Culture, the cradle of Moscow rock.

In the first years of the group's existence, the team was amateur, and its composition was unstable. In 1972, Igor Mazaev was drafted into the army, and soon Yuri Borzov, the drummer of Machina, left. Kutikov brought Max Kapitanovsky to the group, but soon he was drafted into the army. The drummer was Sergei Kavagoe. Later, Igor Saulsky joined the lineup, leaving the group several times and returning again.

In the spring of 1973, Kutikov left “Time Machine” for the “Leap Summer” group. A year later he returned, and until the summer of 1975 the group played as Makarevich - Kutikov - Kavagoe - 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, violinist Nikolai Larin. Over the course of a year and a half, at least 15 musicians passed through the group, including 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 concert activity, the group 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 Tallinn Youth Songs - 76 festival in Estonia, where they received the first prize.

In 1977, musicians playing wind instruments appeared in the group - Evgeny Legusov and Sergey Velitsky.

In 1978, the group recorded their debut album “It Was So Long Ago…” and the audio fairy tale “The Little Prince” based on the fairy tale by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

In the summer of 1979, "Time Machine" broke up: Kawagoe and Margulis, having gathered old friends, formed the group "Resurrection", and Makarevich in the fall of the same year brought a new composition of MV to the stage: Alexander Kutikov - bass, vocals; Valery Efremov - drums, Pyotr 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.

“Time Machine” gained all-Union fame, they began to invite her to television (the “Musical Ring” program), radio, and 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 actively toured the cities of the USSR.

In the spring of 1982, a campaign was launched against the group, inspired by the article “Blue Bird Stew” in Komsomolskaya Pravda. The first album was never released on Melodiya; the MV program was corrected several times and revised by countless artistic councils. Pyotr Podgorodetsky left the Time Machine, joining Joseph Kobzon's troupe. Podgorodetsky's place was taken by Alexander Zaitsev.

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

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

In the summer of 1989, Alexander Zaitsev left MV; Evgeny Margulis and Peter Podgorodetsky returned to the group. The MV repertoire again included songs from the “classical” repertoire of past years.

Alexander Kutikov, who created the recording company Sintez records, becomes the group’s producer, thanks to which the double album “It Was So Long Ago…” was released. In the 1990s, the group released seven albums, the most popular of which were “Freelance Commander of the Earth,” “Breaking Off,” “Cardboard Wings of Love,” and “Clocks and Signs.” Among the most famous songs of this period is “One Day the World Will Bend Under Us,” the video for which was broadcast on Russian television channels.

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

In 2004, “Time Machine” celebrated its 35th anniversary. On May 30, the group held a concert on Red Square. In the fall of the same year, the Anthology “Time Machines” was released, which included 19 albums of the group over 35 years and a DVD collection of 22 videos; on November 25, 2004, the new album “Mechanically” was released.

In 2005, the groups “Time Machine” and “Resurrection” prepared and showed the program “50 for two”; in 2006, the 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 Abbey Road Studios in London.

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

The modern composition of the group includes: Andrey 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, since 1989), Valery Efremov - drums, percussion (since 1979), Andrey Derzhavin - author, keyboards, vocals (since 1999).

History of the group's creation

In 1968, Andrei first heard the Beatles, whose work completely changed his mind. The example of the Fab Four, as well as a joint performance at a school concert with VIA Atlanta, inspired young Makarevich to create the rock band 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 Mazaev became bass players, Yura Borzov sat on the drums, Sasha Ivanov played rhythm guitar, the keys were entrusted Seryozha Kawagoe. The latter’s parents worked at the embassy, ​​lived and worked in Japan for a long time and acquired high-quality musical equipment, which qualitatively improved the sound of the newly formed group.

At first, disagreements often arose among the members of the group regarding the musical material: Makarevich insisted on the original repertoire, the rest of the guys tried to imitate the Beatles. Because of this, there was even a split 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 English-language songs, 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 had graduated from school and were thinking about continuing their education. Not everyone managed to combine university studies with music, and Rubin and Ivanov left the group. Makarevich and Borzov entered the capital's architectural institute, where they met Alexei Romanov and Alexander Kutikov. The guys began performing together in the institute rock band and gave concerts at the Energetik Palace of Culture.

Soon Kutikov replaced Mazaev, who had gone into the army, and Maxim Kapitanovsky took the place of the 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

But Rosconcert and the Union of Composers ignored the appearance of a strange group that stood out from the general concept of the Soviet stage, and created all sorts of obstacles for the young musicians. Not everything was going smoothly in the group itself either, and in 1974, due to disagreements with Kawagoe, Kutikov left it. He was replaced by Evgeniy Margulis, a versatile musician with a “blues” voice.

In the same year, the “drivers” were invited to star in Georgy Danelia’s film “Afonya”, and although the episode with their participation was cut out in the final version, the song “You or I” remained in the film, and the name of the group remained in the credits.

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

Time Machine - Puppets (1977 performance)

But, nevertheless, “cultural” officials continued to persistently ignore their increased popularity, so the group’s touring activities took place in “underground mode.” Makarevich was nervous about this situation, and he tried in every possible way to give the team official status. Andrei even came up with the literary and musical program “The Little Prince,” with which he unsuccessfully tried to get into Rosconcert for several years.

The rest of the group members were quite happy with their “illegal” situation, which did not in any way affect the income from touring, so disagreements began again among the musicians. In 1979, Kawagoe and Margulis moved to “Sunday”, Kutikov returned to the group, and after some time Pyotr Podgoretsky joined the team.

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

Time Machine - Only I Know (1985)

Their hits were played on radio stations, cassettes filled record kiosks, and after participating in the film “Soul,” the band members began to be stopped on the streets. But, despite this, in 1982, the work of “Time Machine” was sharply criticized by officials (“... the rock group declares indifference and hopelessness from the stage and multiplies the records of these dubious declarations,” wrote party critics), and only a wave of people's anger and thousands of fan letters forced the functionaries to retreat.

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

This dual situation persisted until the mid-1980s. The group actively toured 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 television programs with the participation of musicians ended up “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 became a participant in the Festival of Youth and Students and went on tour abroad for the first time. The excitement at their concerts was comparable to the height of Beatlemania, when fans were ready to burst into tears from the excess of feelings of their idols. At the end of 1986, the group’s first official album, “In Good Hour” (a compilation of the best songs), was released, and a year later, the first studio album, “Rivers and Bridges,” was released. The musicians became frequent guests on television; not a single popular music and entertainment program of that time could do without their presence.

“Time Machine” celebrated its twentieth anniversary with a large-scale concert in Luzhniki, at which close musician friends and former members of the group performed. The next quarter-century anniversary of the “machinists” was celebrated in the very heart of the capital, on Red Square. The best Russian rock bands were present at the concert, 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 expressing his civic position. The group came out in support of Boris Yeltsin on the barricades of the White House, and in 1996 they supported Boris Nikolayevich in the next presidential election.

Time Machine - My friend plays the blues better than anyone else

At the anniversary concert at the Olimpiyskiy, dedicated to the thirtieth anniversary of the group, many politicians were present. Among them were Anatoly Chubais, Boris Nemtsov and Vladimir Putin, then still in the position of prime minister. Immediately after this large-scale show, Pyotr Podgorodetsky was fired due to excessive addiction to cocaine. Later, he wrote a scandalous book, “A Machine with Jews,” in which he spoke unkindly about his former bandmates.

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

Time Machine - The Place Where the Light Is (2001)

In the 2000s, the group consistently delighted fans with new creativity. In 2001, the experimental album “The Place Where the Light” went on sale, in which keyboardist and arranger Andrei Derzhavin, who replaced Podgoretsky, made his debut. He also wrote the lyrics for the song “Wings and Sky,” although he later admitted that it turned out rather weak. In general, the album turned out to be unusual for the group’s work: listeners were treated to a completely new sound quality and a large number of soloists.

The tenth anniversary studio album of “Time Machine”, entitled “Mechanically” (it was invented by 26-year-old Elina Sokolova, who won a naming competition announced by the group), was released in 2004.

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

The next album, “Do Not Park Cars” (2009), in addition to the group’s new songs, unexpectedly included covers of other artists’ old hits from “Time Machines.” Sergei Chigrakov from “Chizh” sang “Crossroads”, Alexey Kortnev sang “What did you have”, Boris Grebenshchikov - “I am a snake” and “Apocrypha”, Pyotr 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 the Earth. El Mocambo Blues (1993)
• Cardboard Wings of Love (1996)
• Breaking Away (1997)
• Clocks and Signs (1999)
• The Place Where the Light Is (2001)
• Mechanically (2004)
• Time Machine (2007)
• Don't park cars (2009)
• YOU (2016)

The Time Machine group now

Time Machine – Rats (2012)

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

Several times in my life I had the same dream. Its essence was that I had to get somewhere where they were waiting for me. Along the way, various everyday difficulties arose, I was delayed here and there and as a result I was late, but somehow very much - say, for the whole day - and I arrived when no one was there, the lights were dimmed, the chairs were overturned and the cleaning lady mop the floor. I don’t know why, but I never experienced a more acute sense of loss.

A.V. Makarevich.

In 1968, Andrei Makarevich and his classmates organized the amateur rock band “The Kids”. In 1969, it became known as “Time Machines,” and the songs were sung in English. In 1973, the name was changed to a single number - “Time Machine”, which remains so to this day.

Having performed in 1976 at the Tallinn Youth Songs - 76 festival in Estonia and received the first prize, “Time Machine” became popular.

In the 1980s, the group gained all-Union popularity. “Time Machine” is allowed on television (the “Musical Ring” program), radio, and the songs “Turn”, “Candle”, “Three Windows” written in the 1970s become popular. “Turn” has been leading the hit parade of Moskovsky Komsomolets’ “Sound Track” for 18 months. “Time Machine” takes part in the filming of the musical film “Soul” with Sofia Rotaru in the title role.

The rock band actively tours the cities of the USSR. The hits “Horses”, “Blue Bird”, “Puppets” are played in restaurants and at weddings. The group's underground magnetic albums sell in large quantities.

Over the years, such musicians as Alexander Kutikov, Evgeny Margulis, Pyotr Podgorodetsky and others became famous as part of the Time Machine. Due to the large number of composers, the group's musical style is eclectic. In their work, the musicians use elements of classic rock, rock and roll, blues, and bard songs.

“Time Machine” received official recognition in post-perestroika Russia. In 1991, during the State Emergency Committee putsch, all five “machinists” took part in the defense of the White House, for which they were subsequently awarded medals “Defender of Free Russia.” In 1999, the musicians also received the “Order of Honor”, ​​and in 2003 - “For Services to the Fatherland”, IV degree.

The ensemble, which was destined to go down in history as “Time Machine,” had not been called anything at all before, and consisted of 2 guitars (Andrei Makarevich and Mikhail Yashin), and two girls (Larisa Kashperko and Nina Baranova), who sang in English. American folk songs.

It all really started in 1968, when Andrei Makarevich first heard the Beatles. Then two new kids came to their class: Yura Borzov and Igor Mazaev, who joined the newly-minted group “The Kids”. The first composition of the group "The Kids" was approximately as follows: Andrei Makarevich, Igor Mazaev, Yuri Borzov, Alexander Ivanov and Pavel Ruben. Another was Borzov’s childhood friend, Sergei Kavagoe, at whose insistence the singing girls were fired. After some time, the first album of the group "Time Machine" (originally planned as "Time Machines", i.e. in the plural) was recorded. The album consisted of eleven songs in English. The recording technique was not complicated - in the center of the room there was a tape recorder with a microphone, and in front of it were members of the group. Alas, this legendary recording is now lost.

1971 Alexander Kutikov appears in the group, who brought the spirit of major, cloudless rock and roll to the team. Under his influence, the group’s repertoire was replenished with joyful songs “Seller of Happiness”, “Soldier”, etc. At the same time, the first concert of “Time Machine” took place on the stage of the Energetik Palace of Culture, the cradle of Moscow rock.

1972 The first troubles begin. Igor Mazaev is drafted into the army, and soon Yura Borzov, who was a drummer in the group, leaves. The resilient Kutikov brings Max Kapitanovsky into the group, but soon he too is drafted into the army. And then Sergei Kavagoe sits down at the drums. Later, Igor Saulsky joins the lineup, who left the group and returned so many times
again, it is simply impossible to determine exactly when he was in the lineup and when he was not.

1973 Minor friction arises every now and then between Kawagoe and Kutikov. In the end, this leads to the fact that in the spring Kutikov leaves for the Leap Summer group.

1974 Sergei Kavagoe brings Igor Degtyaryuk into the group, who stayed in the lineup for about six months and then, it seems, left for Arsenal. Kutikov returned from Leap Summer, and for some time the group played as follows: Makarevich - Kutikov - Kavagoe - Alexey Romanov. This lasted until the summer of 1975.

1975 Romanov leaves the group, and in the summer Kutikov unexpectedly leaves, and not just anywhere, but to the Tula State Philharmonic. At the same time, Evgeny Margulis appeared in the group, and a little later, violinist Kolya Larin.

1976"Time Machine" is invited to Tallinn for the festival "Tallinn Youth Songs-76", where they perform brilliantly, and where they first meet Boris Grebenshchikov and the Aquarium group, which at that time was a cute acoustic quartet. Grebenshchikov invites them to St. Petersburg. Their concerts are wildly popular. Violinist Kolya Larin is no longer in the lineup, and his place is taken by someone Seryozha Ostashev, who also did not stay long. At the same time, Yura Ilyichenko, the lead singer of "Myths", joined the group.

1977 Ilyichenko, homesick for his hometown, leaves for St. Petersburg, and the “Time Machine” stays with the three of them for a short time. And then it occurs to Andrey to introduce brass players into the group. So a brass section appears in the group: Evgeny Legusov and Sergey Velitsky.

1978 The composition is being replaced. Instead of Velitsky, Sergei Kuzminok joins the team. In the same year, the first studio recording of “Time Machine” took place. Kutikov, who by that time had played in Leap Summer, got a job at the educational speech studio of GITIS in order to use the studio for its intended purpose. Andrei Makarevich turns to him, Kutikov promises to arrange everything, and a few days later the recording begins, known to us as “It was so long ago...”. It lasted a whole week, and it included almost all (at that time) songs of “Time Machine”, with the exception of the first early ones. The recording turned out great, and within a month it was heard everywhere. It’s a pity that the original was lost, and what we are listening to today is a copy that accidentally ended up in the possession of one of Andrei’s acquaintances. In the fall, Mashina Vremeni parted ways with the pipes, and a synthesizer in the person of Sasha Voronov joined the group, although not for long.

1979 The group is falling apart. Sergei Kavagoe and Evgeniy Margulis are leaving for “Resurrection”. At the same time, Kutikov returns to the group, bringing Efremov with him, and a little later Petya Podgorodetsky joins the group. “Time Machine” begins rehearsing with a new lineup, and the group’s repertoire is replenished with such things as “Candle”, “Whom did you want to surprise”, “Crystal City”, “Turn”. In the same year, "Time Machine" became a group of the Moscow Touring Comedy Theater at Rosconcert.

1980"Time Machine" is already very popular, and its name on the theater posters is a guarantee that tickets will be sold out. The theater's poster looked like this: very large at the top - "Time Machine Ensemble", and then small, on the verge of legibility - "In the performance of the Moscow Comedy Theater "The Merry Wives of Windsor" based on the play by W. Shakespeare. " The only problem is that the spectators going on the inscription "Time Machine", they could really see their favorite group, which sang completely unknown songs on the verge of sound intelligibility. This was not exactly what the audience expected to see, but this was of little concern to the management of the theater, which was receiving huge profits. This could not continue for long. ". And then Rosconcert decided that it would be much more profitable to use "Machine" to the fullest. After a successful audition, "Time Machine" became an independent professional rock band. At the same time, the famous festival took place in Tbilisi - "Spring Rhythms-80". "Time Machine" shares first place with the group "Magnetic Band"

1981 A hit parade appears in the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper, and the song “Turn” is declared the song of the year. She stayed in first place for a total of 18 months. All this time the group did not have the right to perform it at concerts, because it was not filled in, and it was not filled in because Rosconcert did not send it to LIT, since it had doubts about what kind of turn it had in mind. The fact that “Turn” was played on Radio Moscow five times a day did not bother anyone.

1982 The Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper blasted the group with the article “Blue Bird Stew.” In response, the editors were overwhelmed with bags of letters under the general motto “Hands off “Machine.” The newspaper, not expecting such a rebuff, had to reduce everything to a general toothless polemic - the matter, they say, is young, and opinions may differ. “Blue Bird Stew " coincided with another split in the group. Petya Podgorodetsky leaves. After a while, Sergei Ryzhenko offers himself, and a little later Alexander Zaitsev joins the lineup.

1983 Sergei Ryzhenko, who had to play supporting roles, leaves, and “Time Machine” remains with four members.

In general, this time is characterized by Andrei Makarveich himself as a time of relative calm. Although, to say that the group did nothing at all would be untrue. Perhaps it was around this period that it began to take shape. as a professional, sustainable team.

1985 The magnetic album "Fish in a Jar" (mini-album) has been recorded, the group is working on recording music for the film "Speed" (dir. D. Svetozarov).

In the same year, "MV" takes part in the cultural program of the XII World Festival of Youth and Students in Moscow.

The second magnetic album of acoustic songs by Andrei Makarevich has been recorded

The group is participating in the filming of the film “Start Over” (dir. A. Stefanovich) One point of clarification: indeed, the group, and not just Andrei Makarevich, starred in this film. Although. of course, AM played the main role.

1986 The film "Start Over" is released on the wide screen. A new concert program “Rivers and Bridges” is being prepared, almost simultaneously the recording of the double album “Rivers and Bridges” is taking place at the Melodiya company. In the same year, positive changes began in relation to “MV” on television. The group participates in the television programs “Jolly Guys”, “Song-86” and “What, Where, When?” (performed: “Dedication to a Cow”, “Song That Doesn’t Exist” and “Music in the Snow”) The group also takes part in the popular music festival Rock Panorama-86 (Moscow), after which. quite promptly for those times, the giant disc “Rock Panorama-86” was released with the songs “Music under the Snow”, “In Good Hour” (“Melody”). On another giant disc, “Happy New Year!”, the song “Fish in a Jar” (“Melody”) appears. Participation in the filming of the film “I Return Your Portrait”. And finally, a disc-minion with two songs “Fish in a Jar” and “Two White Snows” (Yu. Saulsky, I. Zavalnyuk) is released. The last song was taken into the repertoire solely out of mutual sympathy between the musicians of “MV” and Yuri Saulsky (as you know, helped the group during the “difficult” years).

1987 The group takes part in the New Year's "Blue Light -87" and the television program "Morning Mail" with the song "Where there will be a new day." "MV" was once again invited to the television program "Musical Ring" (Leningrad TV, presenter T. Maksimova), in which she played brilliantly. The program was then broadcast on Central Television. Concerts are held at the Druzhba State Cultural Center together with the group "Secret", shown on Central Television. Attention! This year, the Melodiya company is releasing the first giant disc of the Time Machine group, “In Good Hour.” The big minus of this disc is that, oddly enough, it was formed without the direct participation of the musicians, and for this reason it is considered insufficient for such a big name as Disc One. And yet, from a discographic point of view, it is so. Following this, the double album “Rivers and Bridges” (“Melody”), already fully processed and recorded by the musicians, is released, which is a complete, ordered piece of music. Along the way, as a retrospective of the film “Soul”, the songs “The Path”, “Bonfire” are recorded on the CD EP “Bonfire” together with S. Rotaru, (“Melody”)

1988“MV” again delights TV viewers with its participation in the New Year’s “Blue Light -88” (song “Weathervane”) Work is underway on recording music for the films: “Without a Uniform” and “Bards”. The retro disc "Ten Years Later" ("Melody") is released. The group is preparing a new concert program, “In the Circle of Light,” which premiered in the summer at the Rossiya State Central Concert Hall. At the same time, a giant disk of this program is recorded. The compact cassette "Rivers and Bridges" is being released on Melodiya. There, on "Melody", the giant disk "Musical Teletype-3" is being released, which includes the song "MV" "She walks through life laughing", a compact cassette "Rock group "Time Machine" (together with the group Secret)" songs: Turning, Our House, You or Me and others.

Foreign tours begin: this year Bulgaria, Canada, USA, Spain and Greece

The radio station “Yunost” (program “World of Hobbies”, hosted by T. Bodrova) broadcasts two radio programs about the work of “Machine”.

1989 The giant disc "In the Circle of Light" ("Melody") is released. Foreign tours in Africa, England.

This year is also marked by a six-hour anniversary concert dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the group (Small Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow). And on "Melody" single recordings of songs continue, such as: "Heroes of Yesterday" and "Let me Dream" (music by A. Kutikov, lyrics by M. Pushkina, performance by A. Kutikov) - disc giant "Radio Station Yunost. Hit Parade Alexander Gradsky", disc giant Radio Station Yunost. Hit parade of Alexander Gradsky. This year, Andrei Makarevich’s first solo album, the giant disc “Songs with a Guitar,” is recorded and released.

1990 It is becoming a good tradition to take part in the New Year's Blue Light. Now it’s a light -90 (song “New Year’s”). The year was marked by the return of Evgeny Margulis and Peter Podgorodetsky to the group. Work at Synthesis Records on the giant disc “Slow Good Music” is in full swing. The Melodiya company releases the compact cassette "Andrei Makarevich. Songs with a guitar", and the Senitez releases "In the Circle of Light".

In addition to musical events, the Exhibition “Graphics of Andrei Makarevich” is taking place and the film “Rock and Fortune. 20 years of the Time Machine” (dir. N. Orlov) is being released.

1991 "MV" takes part in the International Festival "Musicians of the World for Children of Chernobyl" (Minsk), as well as in the Charity Action of Solidarity with the "Vzglyad" program (USZ Druzhba, initiative of Andrey Makarevich). Political moment: Andrei Makarevich’s speech at the barricades on August 19-22 in front of the defenders of the White House during the days of the coup d’etat. Musical moments: release of a double album and compact cassette "The Time Machine is 20 years old!" ("Melody"), the release of the giant disc and CD "Slow Good Music", the recording and release of Andrei Makarevich's giant disc "At the Pawnshop" ("Synthesis Records"). Presentation at the State Central Conservatory of Russia.

An exhibition of graphic works by Andrei Makarevich is taking place in Italy

1992 Participation of Andrei Makarevich in the filming of the film “Crazy Love” in the role of Doctor Barkov (dir. A. Kvirikashvili). Andrei Makarevich’s book “Everything is very simple” (Stories from the life of the Time Machine group) is being published. A disc is being recorded at the Synthesis Records studio -giant "Freelance commander of the Earth"

1993 As usual - participation in the New Year's Blue Light -93 ("Christmas Song") The double album "Time Machine. It Was So Long Ago" is coming out on "Synthesis Records". (Recorded in 1978), the giant disc "Freelance Commander of the Earth", retro discs "Time Machine. Best Songs. 1979-1985" (2 records), compact discs (CD) "Freelance Commander of the Earth" and "The Best" are being released ". The company "Russian Disk" is releasing a compact cassette "Slow Good Music", and this year Andrei Makarevich turns 40! On this occasion, a wonderful benefit performance was organized at the Rossiya State Central Concert Hall - a concert with the participation of a large number of good musicians and friends of A.M.

1994 The year began with participation in the New Year's Blue Light -94 (the song "This Eternal Blues") The presentation of the disc "Freelance Commander of the Earth" is taking place at the Moscow Youth Palace. Solo concerts of Andrei Makarevich in Moscow (k/t "October", Great Hall of the Olympic Village). In addition, A.M.’s solo disc is being released. "I'm drawing you." Former drummer of the group and sound engineer Maxim Kapitanovsky wrote the book “Everything is very difficult” This year “Time Machine” turns 25 years old! Which was marked by a grandiose festive concert on Red Square in Moscow.

1995 The disc "Whom Did You Want to Surprise" is being released - a collection of well-known songs for a long time.

1996 Release of the album "Cardboard Wings of Love". In December, joint concerts of Andrei Makarevich and Boris Grebenshchikov are held at the Rossiya State Central Concert Hall, + the disc "Twenty Years Later" will be released

1997 The release of the disc “Breaking Away”, a presentation of the album took place at the Gorbunov House of Culture.

1998 In May, the presentation of Andrei Makarevich’s solo disc “Women’s Album” took place at the Oktyabr Concert Hall. In December, a press conference was held at the Rhythm Blues Cafe, at which the start of a world tour dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the group was officially announced. At the same press conference, the imminent appearance of “Clocks and Signs” was announced.

1999 January 29, first concert of the anniversary tour - concert in Tel Aviv, Israel. June 27. Official birthday of "Time Machine", 30 years. The rock group was awarded "For services to the development of musical art" by President Boris Yeltsin with the Order of Honor. The awards ceremony took place on June 24 with a live broadcast on TV. In November, a press conference "MV" was held at TSUM, dedicated to the release of the album "Clocks and Signs". On December 8, the grand final concert of the anniversary tour of the 30th anniversary of “MV” took place at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex in Moscow. After the concert, the next day there were changes in the composition of the group: the keyboard player, Pyotr Podgorodetsky, was fired, and Andrei Derzhavin was taken in his place

year 2000. In January, the group's first concert took place in the Olympic Village in Moscow with a new keyboard player - Andrei Derzhavin, a former pop musician who had previously helped Kutikov in the recording of his "Dancing on the Roof" (1989) and Margulis in "7+1" (1997).

In February, a joint tour with the group “Resurrection” began, called “50 for two”. It took place in Moscow in March. It continued as “50 for two based on requests from listeners” in a number of cities in Russia and abroad. On June 17, “Time Machine” plays at the “Wings” rock festival in Tushino.

On September 2 in New York, Andrei Makarevich took part in a 7-hour rock marathon. In addition to him, the following took part: Resurrection, Chaif, G. Sukachev and others. Since August, Makarevich has been working with Arthur Pilyavin, head of the Kvartal group, on the “Time for Rent” project.

In mid-October, a maxi-single by Andrei Makarevich and Arthur Pilyavin was released with three old songs from “Time Machine”.

On December 9, the final concert of the MV and Resurrection tour “50 years for two” took place at the Moscow Central Concert Hall. A television version, slightly truncated, was shown on the TVC channel. On the New Year's broadcast of the TV-6 channel, the premiere of the film "Showcase" took place, in which the songs of Andrei Makarevich were performed, accompanied by "Kvartal".

year 2001. On February 27, a presentation of the new Time Machine Web project “Strange Mechanics” took place. It was stated that this new official website will be the only place where one can get reliable and up-to-date information about the group and its musicians.

On May 18, a double concert album went on sale, the songs of which were recorded during the tour together with the Resurrection group.

On August 1, the single “Stars Don’t Take the Subway” was released with four songs from the album “The Place Where the Light” is.

The publishing house "Zakharov" published Andrei Makarevich's book "The Sheep Himself", consisting of three parts: "The Sheep Himself", the previously published history of the group "Everything is very simple" and the last section "Home".

On October 31, the album “The Place Where the Light” was released, which was received very warmly by the public. A lot of revelations and excellent sound did their job. According to a listener survey, the new keyboard player A. Derzhavin on this disc fit into the sound of the group.

2002 On May 9, A. Makarevich performed on Red Square in a concert for Victory Day, performing “The Bonfire” and “There is More to Life than Death” with a guitar.

In October, Sintez Records releases two compilation albums "The Best" by A. Kutikov and E. Margulis, consisting of songs performed by them as part of the group. Throughout 2002, the group actively performs with concerts in Moscow clubs, in the Olympic Village, not forgetting about road tours.

On October 29, A. Makarevich, with a concert at the Moscow Operetta Theater, presented to the public his new solo album “Etc.”, recorded with musicians of the newly created “Creole Tango Orchestra”.

Since December, "MV" has been performing with the program "Simply a Machine", which, as stated, consists of the best songs over the 33 years of the group's existence.

On March 19, the first concert “Russian Rock in Classic” was held at the Kremlin Palace, where the MV theme “You or I” was performed by a symphony orchestra.

2003 In May, the Kultura TV channel showed a film dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the composer Isaac Schwartz, for whom Makarevich recorded the song “The Cavalry Guard’s Age is Not Long” based on the poems of B. Okudzhava.

On October 15, Andrei Makarevich presented on the stage of the Moscow Art Theater the program “A Subtle Scar on My Favorite Butt” with songs by Mark Freidkin and the participation of Max Leonidov, Evgeny Margulis, Alena Sviridova, Tatyana Lazareva and the Creole Tango Orchestra. On the same day, the album of the same name went on sale.

On December 5, "Sintez records" for the anniversary of AM releases a gift disc "Favorites of Andrei Makarevich", on 6 CDs with bonuses: unreleased songs "I have been inclined to change places since childhood" and "It was in the brothels of San Francisco" (previously recorded for the cinema and the album "Pioneer Criminal Songs"), as well as several song dedications to friends.

December 11, 2003 - Andrei Makarevich’s 50th birthday. A holiday concert was organized for the hero of the day and his friends at the Rossiya State Concert Hall.

2004 Anniversary year.

On May 30, “Time Machine” celebrates its 35th anniversary on Red Square. The concert took place as part of the “Future without AIDS” campaign. “Time Machine” joined the movement to fight AIDS along with Elton John, Queen musicians, Mstislav Rastropovich and Galina Vishnevskaya. This project was continued in St. Petersburg and other major cities of the country.

On July 5, Channel One premiered the detective story “Dancer,” filmed a year ago by Dmitry Svetozarov. Andrei Makarevich and Andrei Derzhavin took part in the creation of the soundtrack for "Dancer". A. Makarevich was not only a composer and poet, but also the general producer and initiator of filming.

This fall, two more significant events are taking place. Release of the "Time Machine" Anthology, which includes 19 albums of the group over 35 years, a DVD collection of 22 videos and a lot of nice souvenirs for fans of the musicians' work (circulation 1200 copies).

And on November 25, 2004, the new album “Mechanically” was released (for the first time in the history of the group, a competition for the best album title was announced among fans).

Alexander Kutikov: “A Protracted Turn” is a completely original book. But at the same time it will be called “Biography of the Time Machine”.

Current and former "machinists" took up memoirs early, and I believe that fans of "MV" have already formed a certain retrospective library. It can include not only the writings of Andrei Makarevich, Maxim Kapitanovsky, Pyotr Podgorodetsky, but also a lot of memories of people wandering on the Internet and the printed press who were somehow involved in the group at different periods.

However, the "Machine" goes on and on. Four decades! And its history is expanding and being rethought. No one has succeeded in such a long-range and hyper-successful flight in Russian rock music and is unlikely to succeed in the foreseeable future. This fact alone makes the “Time Machine” a unique phenomenon in our Palestines. Having started out as the Soviet "Beatles", Makar and his comrades have now turned into Russian "Rollings", at least from a chronological and status point of view.