Songwriter of the group Nautilus Pompilius. "Nautilus Pompilius": group composition, soloist, history of creation, changes in composition and photos of musicians

In order to become a great poet, “you need your poems to go to the people and become part of their speech,” Dmitry Bykov said about Kormiltsev

On September 26, 1959, the famous Russian poet, translator, critic, and main lyricist of the Nautilus Pompilius group Ilya Kormiltsev was born in Sverdlovsk.

After graduating from an English special school Breadwinners entered the chemical faculty of Leningrad State University, but later transferred to the Ural State University, where he received a diploma in chemistry.

Since 1981, Ilya wrote lyrics for the group "Urfin Juice", Egor Belkin and Nastya Polevoy. In 1983 he met the leaders Nautilus Pompilius Vyacheslav Butusov and Dmitry Umetsky and soon became a full member of the team. The songs he wrote for Nau made the group one of the main Russian rock bands. In 1989, the group was awarded the Lenin Komsomol Prize, but Kormiltsev refused it.

In the nineties, stories by James Ballard, Roald Dahl, Irvine Welsh, novels by Frederic Beigbeder, William Burroughs, and Chuck Palahniuk, plays, poetry by Michel Houellebecq and many other works. In 2003 he headed the publishing house "Ultra.Culture", which specialized in publishing sharp, controversial books about various current aspects of the life of modern society.

On February 4, 2007, Ilya Valerievich died at the Royal Masden Hospital in London. Shortly before his death, it became known about the closure of Ultra. Culture. Many famous writers, musicians and artists came to see the poet off on his final journey. The writer Dmitry Bykov, who gave his farewell speech, noted: “Kormiltsev proved to everyone during his lifetime that he is worthy to continue the line of great Russian poets. To do this, you need your poems to go to the people and become part of their speech. And this happened when he was not thirty more."

November 22, 2007 Ilya Kormiltsev was among the laureates of the Russian national prize "Big Book" - he was posthumously awarded a special prize "For Honor and Dignity".

"Evening Moscow" brings to your attention a selection of songs based on poems by an outstanding rock poet.

Oorfene Deuce - A Man Like the Wind (from the album "15", 1982)

One of the most striking songs from the second album of the legendary Sverdlovsk residents was accepted for performance after long debates - an indispensable element of all rehearsals of the group. By that time, Kormiltsev was just beginning to “sign”, but his style was already quite recognizable.

On the dance, on the sound, on the moonbeam,

You can prance on anything deftly.

Another turn is made

Another ploy fails.

Oorfene Deuce - A Man Like the Wind

Oorfene Deuce - Madame Tussauds (from the album "Life in Heavy Metal Style", 1984)

The figurative composition from the latest “classic” album “UD”, which describes in detail the “ball of inanimate beauty”, became an excellent warm-up for “Bound by the same chain”.

Look with fascination at the rows of wax faces,

You truly dreamed of living their life more than once, at least for an hour.

The features and figures under your gaze are endowed with the power of dreams.

They begin to breathe, open their eyes, and descend from the pedestals...

Oorfene Deuce - Madame Tussauds

Nautilus Pompilius - Bound by one chain (from the album "Separation", 1986)

This song became one of the most vivid expressions of the mood of Soviet society on the eve of perestroika. It expressed all the complaints of the intelligentsia against the Soviet regime: mutual responsibility that linked the “tops” and “bottoms,” the atmosphere of denunciation, the dominance of state atheism and the betrayal of high ideals for the sake of material well-being. A real dystopia in the spirit of Zamyatin.

In its original form, the last line in the first verse sounded like: “Behind the red sunrise is a brown sunset.” At the insistence of the management of the Sverdlovsk rock club, the color was changed to pink. In addition, due to its acute social and political focus, there were fears that the song would resonate with the party leadership, but this did not happen.

"Nautilus Pompilius"- Ural-St. Petersburg popular rock group, created in the late 70s, (Sverdlovsk).

Short biography:

"Nautilus pompilius" is the official name of the group. First there was the name " Nautilus"(not in Latin letters), and in 1985, on the advice of Ilya Kormiltsev (the main author of all the songs of the group), they added " Pompilius”, in order to distinguish the group from other “Nautiluses”, of which there were a large number among rock groups at that time. And later they began to alternate with the Latin name “Nautilus pompilius”.

In 1978 - Vyacheslav Butusov (date of birth 10.15.61. Guitarist and vocalist) and Dmitry Umetsky (bass, vocals) - the founders of this group and at the same time students of the Sverdlovsk Architectural Institute. Later the lineup included: Andrey Sadnov (guitar) and Igor Goncharov (drums).

From the very beginning, the group performed on dance floors, performing foreign hits. The guys were inspired by the work of Led Zeppelin.
They began recording their songs in 1982. The composition of the group was constantly changing.

In 1983, the debut album “Moving” was released, the songs of which were in the style of foreign groups.
In the spring of 1984 – visited St. Petersburg and got acquainted with the rock scene there.

Their next album, “Invisible” (March 1985), already showed a style similar to the work of Leningrad rock bands of that time.

In 1986, “Nau” released the album “Separation,” which brought them popularity in the USSR. And after performances at the Sverdlovsk rock festival, as well as in Leningrad and Moscow, “nautilosomania” appeared in the country.

The group achieved popularity thanks to expressive music, original lyrics written and Ilya Kormiltsev and presented to the public by the charismatic Vyacheslav Butusov, the leader of Nautilus.

1987-1988 - peak of "Nau" popularity. During this period, the group actively toured the USSR and abroad. She also released her first album, “Prince of Silence,” which included the group’s famous hits and a couple of fresh songs, one of which.

This was followed by a crisis for the group, which continued to change its composition. The peak of the crisis was the departure of Dmitry Umetsky, one of the founders, from the team " Nautilawith Pompilius". This undermined the relationship between him and Butusov. And in November 1988, V. Butusov disbanded the group.

In 1989, he tried to rebuild the team and relations with Umetsky. As a result, they began recording a new album, “The Man with No Name.” But while working on the album, disagreements arose between the guys and the relationship completely deteriorated. The album will not be released until 6 years later.

In the same year, unexpectedly for many, Butusov, Kormiltsev and Umetsky were awarded the Lenin Komsomol Prize. Butusov did not attend the award ceremony. Kormiltsev categorically refused it. As a result, Umetsky received the prize.

The debut performance of the new Nautilus lineup took place in February 1990 at a concert dedicated to the fifth anniversary of the Sverdlovsk Rock Club. The same year they released the album "At Random". The nature and style of play has changed noticeably. The music became heavier, and the lyrics pointed to philosophy and religion.

In 1991- the album "Foreign Land" appears. The hits of which are the compositions "", as well as ".
In 1993 - " Nautilus" celebrates its anniversary.
Another disagreement within the team led to a delay in the release of the next album, "Titanic". And the album became a failure from the point of view of the press and the musicians themselves.

In 1996, before Butusov decided to disband Nautils, the group managed to record their last album, Yablokitai, in the UK with the participation of. A collection of songs “Atlantis” was also released, which were not included in the albums for various reasons.

In 1997, the film “Brother” was released, where Vyacheslav Butusov played a cameo role and also wrote the soundtrack for the film.

After the collapse of the group, the guys from Nautilus reunited for performances only 2 times: in Yekaterinburg at the Good Old Rock festival in 2003 and in 2004 at the Invasion.

In 2008 - V. Butusov with his new group "U-Piter" re-recorded 10 songs of the old " Nautilus Pompilius", thereby celebrating 25 years of the popular group.

I am not an expert in music at all and not a fan of rock music in particular, but I listened to Nautilus Pompilius. And now I was surprised that, for example, another person wrote the lyrics to Butusov’s songs. This is probably not news for everyone and this is often what happens, but in my understanding it is something like, for example, someone else would write songs for Tsoi or Vysotsky. Although probably a slightly different level or something. There is, for example

10 years ago, Ilya Kormiltsev, the man whom Boris Grebenshchikov called “the best poet of Russian rock,” passed away. Most people know him as the author of the lyrics of the Nautilus Pompilius group, but he was also involved in publishing and translations of novels by contemporary foreign writers. In January 2007, he was diagnosed with stage four spinal cancer, and on February 4 he passed away. He was 47 years old.

Ilya Kormiltsev was born in 1959 in Sverdlovsk (Ekaterinburg). He graduated from an English special school and the Faculty of Chemistry of the Ural University. Since the early 1980s. Kormiltsev took an active part in the rock movement, writing songs for the Ural rock groups Urfin Juice and Yegor Belkin Group. Since 1983, the poet began working with the Nautilus Pompilius group, and this work grew into constant collaboration. One of the founders of the group, Dmitry Umetsky, admitted: “With the arrival of Ilya, we changed, Nautilus became a social project. Slava and I had to pull ourselves up in order to communicate in the same language as him.”

About working with Vyacheslav Butusov, Breadwinner said: “We always understood each other well psychologically and always resolved issues using English methods. If I give him poems that I like, he writes about those, but he doesn’t write about those that he doesn’t like, and I don’t ask him: why? … It's a very good way for collaboration actually. All the same, there was always a sufficient number of works that suited both sides. And to spend our spiritual strength fighting for our “brilliant opus”... We were brought up in a different environment.”

When Butusov first read Kormiltsev’s poem “Chained by One Chain,” he could only say: “Yessss, Ilya, you will be imprisoned.” They became idols of youth in the late 1980s, the group had millions of fans. Nautilus was synonymous with freedom, rebellion and protest.

According to the memoirs of the group’s biographer L. Porokhny, the lyrics of the song were written by Kormiltsev back in the winter of 1984 - during a smoke break in the entrance. It expressed in figurative form all the claims of the intelligentsia to the Soviet regime - both the mutual responsibility that connected the “tops” and the “bottoms”, and the atmosphere of denunciation (“if there are those who come to you, there will be those who will come for you” ), and the dominance of state atheism (“You can believe even in the absence of faith”), and the betrayal of high ideals for the sake of material well-being (“Eagles are dropped here for the sake of broiler chickens”). In general, a real dystopia in the spirit of Zamyatin’s “We”. However, despite the bold text, his fate was more than successful. The song “Chained” began in the summer of 1986 - at the very end of the recording of the album “Separation”.

As was customary in those days, the text was submitted to the management of the Sverdlovsk rock club for mandatory “Lithuanian testing” (test for ideological reliability). The fairly loyal atmosphere of the Svedlovsk rock club is evidenced by the fact that the text was “flooded”, although they asked to replace the “dangerous” line about “brown (i.e., fascist) sunset.” Without any hesitation, Butusov immediately changed the “brown sunset” to the funny “pink” one. Amendments after amendments, but the group still decided not to risk it - at the very last moment the song was removed from the album. True, the decision, apparently, did not reach everyone, and one of the distributors of tape recordings nevertheless released “Chained” to the people. However, no matter how the frightened rockers expected punitive sanctions from the authorities, they remained silent. And then “perestroika, glasnost and acceleration” struck, and from a seditious song it became almost “programmatic”. It appeared on TV and even became the first number on the album “Prince of Silence.”

Since 1988, the paths of Butusov and Kormiltsev diverged for some time. In 1990, Ilya began publishing, publishing the magazine “MIX” (“We and Culture Today”), and in the same year a collection of his poems “Bound by the Same Chain” with drawings by Butusov was published. And since 1992, cooperation with Nautilus has resumed. Grebenshchikov said that the creative tandem of Kormiltsev and Butusov is a “marriage made in heaven”: “Butusov’s music and his detached voice, tired of the pain of the world, gave Ilya’s words absolute reality, which made Nautilus - perhaps - the most important group of Russian rock - and the word “rock” here can be understood in its Russian meaning – inevitable fate.”

Both colleagues and critics rated Ilya Kormiltsev’s poetic talent very highly. Umetsky argued: “In my opinion, the Russian language existed before Kormiltsev and after Kormiltsev. He proved that Russian poetry can exist in modern musical forms.” The most famous songs of “Nautilus”, for which Kormiltsev wrote poems, were “This music will be eternal”, “Casanova”, “View from the screen”, “Bound by one chain”, “I want to be with you”, “Walking on water” and "Tutankhamun".

Kormiltsev himself insisted in retrospect that this was “leftist” criticism with unexpected consequences. I. Kormiltsev: ...this revolutionary potential was more emotional than meaningful or conscious. Because of this, his interpretation, like all the sentiments of that time, turned out to be not very accurate in the socio-political sense, as a result of which everything that we have now happened. ...At that moment, it was possible to take over the demo-liberal “interpretation”, which was nurtured by the dissident environment of the 60s and 70s. This idea turned out to be dominant, and it interpreted our “music of the revolution” in its own tonality. Although it seems to me that initially, the context of early Russian, Soviet rock was more left than right - in terms of objects of criticism.

Despite the incredible popularity of Nautilus, Kormiltsev believed that the group lasted longer than necessary. After the collapse of Nautilus Pompilius in 1997, Kormiltsev created a new electronic music project, Aliens, released an album, and began translating. He collaborated with the magazine “Foreign Literature”, published the book series “Behind the Porthole”, translated Tolkien, Beigbeder, Burroughs, Palahniuk, Houellebecq and other writers. In 2006, another collection of his poems and a book of prose, “Nobody from Nowhere,” was published.

In 2003, Kormiltsev founded the publishing house Ultra. Culture", specializing in the publication of radical literature, which is why the publisher was accused of promoting extremism. Kormiltsev himself explained the publishing house’s policy this way: “Ultra is what’s on the other side; this is not something that is the realm of our politically correct consensus.”

In 2006, Kormiltsev published an open letter in which he condemned Butusov for performing Nautilus songs at a rally of the Nashi youth political movement on Seliger. After this, their relationship deteriorated. Kormiltsev was categorically against any manifestations of conformism; he called his beliefs “transhumanist anarchism.”

In January 2007, the publishing house “Ultra. Culture" was closed. That same month, while on a work trip in London, Kormiltsev learned that he had stage 4 spinal cancer. After that, he never left the hospital, where he died on February 4.

After a serious illness, the famous Russian poet and translator Ilya Kormiltsev died in London on Sunday. He died at the age of 48.

“Yes, Ilya Kormiltsev died today at 10.00 am in the hospital,” the press group of the Russian Embassy in London told RIA Novosti. The embassy has already contacted the relatives of the deceased to help organize the sending of the remains to Russia.

47-year-old Kormiltsev has been seriously ill for the past three months; British doctors diagnosed him with stage 4 spinal cancer. Until recently, Kormiltsev knew nothing about his illness, and according to the testimony of people close to him, he attributed constant pain in the spine to radiculitis.

Ilya Kormiltsev had cancer in the fourth degree

The Russian diplomatic mission, with the personal participation of Ambassador Yuri Fedotov, assisted in the transfer of Kormiltsev from St. Christopher's Hospice in London to the Royal Marsden Hospital, where the writer spent his last days.

“Unfortunately, all these efforts were in vain. Now documents are being collected, then this set will be transferred to the embassy to issue the necessary export certificates, and in the near future the remains of the deceased will be sent home,” the embassy noted.

It is assumed that this will be a coffin with a body, but the Kormiltsev family has yet to finally decide on the form of burial. The option of cremation and sending an urn with ashes to Russia may also be considered.

Kormiltsev arrived in the UK about three months ago. On his first day here, he fell at the station and injured his spine. After lying at home for two months, on the advice of friends, he finally went to the hospital. The examination showed that his cancerous tumor was progressing, which was the cause of the pain, and the injury only worsened the disease.

He was hospitalized at St Thomas' Hospital in the capital for three weeks, from where he was transferred to St Christopher's Hospice.

A RIA Novosti correspondent visited his room on January 23 and talked with the writer, whose condition was already serious at that time; he could only lie on his stomach or side, but did not give up hope for a cure and the realization of his creative plans.

“It’s not about the amount as such,” Kormiltsev himself said. “The point is to find a person who would take on the treatment and select the right treatment method. We need a great specialist with an original approach, because the disease is difficult to treat, and there is very little time.” .

According to him, “a person with an innovative method is needed here, because standard methods are ineffective.”

Fundraising for treatment was started in Moscow and London, and in a few days they managed to collect about 1.7 million rubles. It was planned to raise additional money through a charity rock concert, which was to take place in Moscow on February 28.

“The last time we talked with Kormiltsev was last week, on Friday. We discussed issues related to payment for treatment. Kormiltsev was determined to get treatment and fight for life, although doctors said there was little hope. But he was going to fight to the end, apparently, he died resisting,” said Kormiltsev’s friend Alexander Orlov.

Orlov said that now these funds can be returned, or will be used to organize a funeral, as well as for a monument to the poet. “We want to bury Kormiltsev in Moscow, in a good cemetery,” Orlov said.

Ilya Kormiltsev and Slava Butusov. Photo naustya.narod.ru

He graduated from the Faculty of Chemistry of USU in 1981, and since the early eighties he wrote lyrics for the group “Urfin Juice”, Nastya Polevaya and Yegor Belkin. Since 1983, he has composed hits for Nautilus Pompilius. In 1990, he published a book of poems, “Bound by One Chain,” with pictures by Vyacheslav Butusov.

Winner of the Lenin Komsomol Prize, 1989 (refused the prize). Twice nominated for the Foreign Literature magazine award: in 1998 - for the translation of Clive S. Lewis's novel "Until We Found Faces", in 1999 - for the essay "The Three Lives of Gabriele D'Annunzio", in 2001 - for the translation Tom Stoppard's play "Travesties".

Kormiltsev became known back in the 1980s, primarily as the author of lyrics for songs of the Nautilus Pompilius group, and then of other musical groups. He also translated from English and Italian. His translations include books by such writers as James Ballard, Roald Dahl, Irvine Welsh, Clive Lewis, Nick Cave, William Burroughs and others. One of Kormiltsev’s most famous translations is Chuck Palahniuk’s novel “Fight Club.” The publishing house Ultra.Kultura, headed by Kormiltsev, was known for its attraction to “radical” writers. Recently a decision was made to close the publishing house.

Not so long ago, namely 36 years ago, the legendary group “Nautilus Pompilius” was created. Each of us has sung their songs at least once in our lives. In our article you will learn about the composition of the group, the soloist, as well as the history of the creation of this musical group.

Introduction

"Nautiluses" are one of the most popular Russian rock bands. It was founded in Sverdlovsk. The modern generation knows this city as Ekaterinburg.

The official year of foundation is considered to be the period from 1982 to 1983. This is the time when Vyacheslav Butusov began working together with Dmitry Umetsky on the first album called “Moving”.

Since its foundation, the composition of Nautilus Pompilius has changed more than once over the years. In addition to the composition, the musical direction was also changed. However, Vyacheslav Butusov remains the constant soloist of the Nautilus Pompilius group.

Name

Perhaps many of you will feel a sense of surprise, but the first composition of the Nautilus Pompilius group was called “Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves”. A year later, namely in 1983, Andrei Makarov (sound engineer) proposed the name “Nautilus”. However, two years later he added to the name. This is how a group called “Nautilus Pompilius” was formed.

It is noteworthy that in those years in the Soviet Union there was a huge number with the same name. For example, Muscovites listened to “Nautilus” with Yevgeny Margulis, who had recently left the “Time Machine” ensemble. St. Petersburg "Nautiluses" at that time released their second album, which was called "Invisible" (1985).

In order to avoid confusion, the St. Petersburg cast of Nautilus Pompilius added an accompanying note to the album. For the listeners, it was reported that this group was named after the mollusk, which by its nature is not only beautiful, but also charming.

The history of the founding of the musical group

In 1978, students of the Sverdlovsk Architectural Institute - Umetsky and Butusov, created an association, which later became the Nautilus Pompilius group, the photo of which you see below.

In the first years of its existence, the group performed first at dances. Then they started playing songs from Western rock bands. The first attempt to record his own material on film took place in 1982. It was at this time that Butusov managed to record several songs at once, which a little later were included in the album called “Moving,” which became his debut.

At that time, the Western group Led Zeppelin had a noticeable influence on the St. Petersburg band. The next album, “Invisible,” made it clear to fans that the composition of the Nautilus Pompilius group had changed its style. The guys refocused on the new wave in the likeness

Rising to the top of recognition

This musical team gained fame throughout the country when the album “Separation”, dating back to 1986, was released. Then the musical group acquired a new image, with which the Nautiluses are most associated. Their appearance was characterized by pseudo-military uniforms, partial makeup, as well as sparing, however, expressive plasticity. The composition of the Nautilus Pompilius group in 1987 refuted the idea of Sverdlovsk rock groups. The musicians aspired to become leaders of Russian rock along with such legends as “Alice”, “Aquarium” and “Kino”.

The team's success was cemented by performances at the festival in Vilnius in 1987, as well as in Podolsk and Moscow. The central press was full of publications about the rise of a new rock legend. It is worth noting that the group gained popularity thanks to its musical expressiveness and melody, which at times, as musicologists note, bordered on hit-making. The residents of the Union also liked the lyrics, which skillfully wrote songs on topical social problems. And during the years of perestroika, the figure of the leader turned out to be charismatic and in demand.

Peak of popularity

The composition of the Nautilus Pompilius group gained all-Union fame in 1988. At this time, the musicians were actively traveling on tour throughout the Soviet Union and even traveled abroad at the end of the year. They performed a concert in Finland after filming in Finnish a film about Soviet rock called “The Sickle and the Guitar.” The group released the very first record called “Prince of Silence”. The team considered it necessary to include replayed hits “Nau” from the last two albums. Thus, the record included songs such as “The Last Letter”, “Chained”, “Casanova”, “Khaki Ball”, “View from the Screen”. In addition, several new compositions were added to the disc, which fans of the group had heard only at concerts, but had not yet been released on musical media, including the composition “I want to be with you.”

Subsequently, this album became the most hit in the history of the group. However, some believe that at that time their popularity was ensured by one of the articles in the newspaper “Musical Pravda”, as well as the release of the “Vzglyad” program.

Consequences of the first creative crisis

An endless schedule, touring, financial success, as well as clashes with the nascent domestic show business did not have the best effect on relationships within the team. In the creative workshop, quarrels and constant disagreements began to be heard, and the first changes took place in the composition of the Nautilus Pompilius group.

The pinnacle of this crisis was the departure of one of the founders of the team. Dmitry Umetsky could not stand it. Subsequently, it became clear to Butusov that their team was incompatible with show business. He has a hard time making a serious decision. The composition of the Nautilus Pompilius group changes in 1987. And the next year, Butusov, tired of endless troubles and problems, disbands the group.

In 1989, the founders of the team restored creative relations. As a result, fans received a new album called “The Man with No Name,” in which members of the groups “DDT” and “TV” were noted. However, further disagreements concerning the fate of the subsequent album and the future of the band led to the final dissolution of the creative relationship between Umetsky and Butusov. The next album appears 6 years later. The Apex Records company comes to Butusov’s aid.

Thus, in 1989, Kormiltsev, Butusov, and also Umetsky were awarded the Lenin Komsomol Prize. It is noteworthy that Kormiltsev publicly flatly refuses it. The thing is that such an organization caused a huge amount of trouble for domestic rock musicians.

Butusov did not come to the award ceremony at all. However, he transferred funds not only to the Sverdlovsk orphanage, but also to the peace fund. However, co-founder Umetsky still attended the event, where he was presented with an award and prize.

Difficult 90s

On New Year's Eve in 1989, co-founder Butusov finally moved to what was then Leningrad. He recruited a new lineup of the Nautilus Pompilius group, a photo of which is presented in the article.

The songs of “Nau” sounded in a new way. Previously, their music was filled with keyboard and saxophone sound. Now the new band has focused on a hard guitar melody. Upon hearing this, fans were skeptical about the change. Thus, the first performances with the new lineup were a failure.

However, subsequent albums - “At Random” and “Alien Earth”, proved the creative abilities of the new composition of “Nautilus Pompilius”. The hits “Walking on the Water” and “On the Bank of a Nameless River” became popular at that time.

Not only the style of the group has changed, but also the themes of the compositions. The pressing social issue is a thing of the past. Butusov and Kormiltsev paid attention to philosophical and religious, as well as esoteric issues in their songs.

First anniversary and new losses

In 1993, the group celebrated its tenth anniversary. But, unfortunately, it was at this time that new disagreements began. Alexander Belyaev and Igor Belkin, who were the main guitarists, leave the team.

The group was forced to invite Vadim Samoilov from the acclaimed Agatha Christie to record the album. It is noteworthy that he took part not only in recordings, but also in concert performances, participating in two musical groups at once. Music critics note that the album “Titanic” became the most commercial creation of the new composition of the Nautilus Pompilius group.

A tortured album and another creative crisis

In 1994, the band members noticed a creative decline, which was reflected in the album “Wings,” which was released in 1995. Butusov and his team said that this was a tortured album. Journalists and musicologists considered this creation the ensemble’s biggest failure, and were also generous with barbs and attacks against co-founder Butusov.

The role of acoustics in the creativity of St. Petersburg residents

In 1996, Nautilus decided to conduct an experiment with acoustics. As a result, the group gives several concerts, characterized by an unprecedented rise, which fell at the beginning of March. Such an experiment allowed the band members to rethink many old hits and give them not only a different sound, but also a new life.

"Nautilus Pompilius": the latest cast

The final album, entitled “Yablokitai”, was recorded by Breadwinner and Butusov in the winter of 1996 in the UK. Boris Grebenshchikov took part in the recording, as well as Bill Nelson, an English musician and the last producer of the group. He contributed to the publication of the collection “Atlantis”, which included early songs of the “Nautiluses”, unknown to fans. At that moment, Vyacheslav Butusov realized that the group had completely exhausted itself. Within this group, he will no longer be able to write and sing new and interesting songs.

Thus, he makes the final decision to disband the group. The last performance called “The Last Voyage” took place in the Rossiya Concert Hall in June 1997. The farewell tour of Russia put an end to the existence of the team.

One-off reunions

After the collapse of Nautilus, the band members performed several times at festival venues - “Invasion 2004”, as well as “Old New Rock”. A few more years later, namely in 2008, the musicians played a concert in honor of the band’s 25th anniversary.

Vyacheslav Butusov, who was part of the U-Piter group, prepared several recognizable hits from different periods in a new arrangement. It is noteworthy that such rock groups as “Alice”, “Mumiy Troll”, “Picnic”, “Nastya”, “Time Machine”, Nike Borzov and “Vopli Vidoplyasova” sang their songs in their own way.

All the songs were collected into a collection of two volumes called “NauBoom”. Its presentation took place in St. Petersburg on the team’s birthday - December 13, 2008, and in Moscow the event took place on December 17 of the same year. In addition, in the fall of 2008, the “Rock Hero” project held a competition, where participants performed more than 200 remakes and covers of the group.

The winner was Oleg Karpachev. Together with the group “Trunks” he sang a remake of the song “Black Birds”. His performance was also included in the collection “Boom”.

In 2008, Vyacheslav Butusov with his group “Yu-Ppiter” toured the country and performed old hits of “Nautilus”.

At the beginning of its existence, the group had a different name. She was called "Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves." A few years later, this name changed radically.
"Nautiluses" should have received the Komsomol Prize. However, most of the team members ignored her.
The musicians recorded several albums in the basement of the Sverdlovsk Institute, where the founders of the group were trained.
The song called “View from the Screen” is a free translation of the hit of the group Bananarama.
The inscription on the monument to Ilya Kormiltsev, who died of illness in 2007, was taken from a song that he also wrote.
Surprisingly, even Alla Pugacheva took part in the recording of the song “Doctor of Your Body.” She was assigned the role of a backing vocalist in the recording studio. Pugacheva was outraged by Butusov’s singing and began to teach him vocals, demonstrating the correct intonations. Sound engineer Kalyanov skillfully took advantage of this and mixed her voice into the final version.
Alexey Balabanov, who directed the film “Brother,” stirred up interest among viewers of the legendary cinema in the work of “Nautiluses.” The thing is that he and the founder of the group were great friends in Sverdlovsk.
In order not to incur the wrath of the KGB, the band members distributed the album “Separation” throughout Sverdlovsk without the last song.
Those who were at the band’s concert noticed that in front of Butusov there was always a music stand on which there was a notebook with the words of the songs. The fact is that the soloist has a bad memory.
A record number of newspaper articles were published about the composition of the Nautilus Pompilius group in 1987.