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It all started with a homemade ensemble, which was founded back in school years. In 1968, 2 boys and 2 girls founded a creative quartet. Andrei Makarevich, Larisa Kashperko, Mikhail Yashin, Nina Baranova, these were the first names who founded the quartet. The repertoire consisted of large quantity Soviet and Anglo-American songs. Soon they are joined by Igor Mazaev and Yuri Borzov. Together they create the ensemble "The kids". The first composition of the formed group was as follows: Andrey Makarevich - vocals, guitar, Igor Mazaev - piano, Yuri Borzov - drum, Alexander Ivanov - guitar, Pavel Rubin - bass.
In 1972, the school years were over, all the guys were 18 years old, some were drafted into the army, some left, they came to replace them, as a result, serious passions were boiling in the group, and as a result the group broke up. A. Makarevich, Kavagoe, Kutikov are part of the ensemble " Best years". A year later, “Best Years” became a professional ensemble, and Makarevich and the company decided to revive their group. But this did not work out very well. In a year and a half, more than 15 musicians passed through the group. The group performed mainly at weddings, dance floors, and cafes.
In 1974 the group began to be called "Time Machine". By 1975, the group's composition had finally become stable. The style was also determined: rock and roll, bard song, country, blues.
In 1976, he met the leader of the aquarium group, B. Grebenshchikov. At his invitation, the guys gave several concerts in Leningrad. All this time, the guys (Makarevich, Margulis, Ilchenko, Kavagoe) give concerts in Moscow and Leningrad. In the winter of 1977 they give their last concert in current composition. Ilchenko leaves. S. Velitsky and E. Legusov take his place.
In the spring of 1978, Leningrad sound engineer A. Trotilo helped with the release of the first professionally recorded album. Later, with the assistance of Kutikov, another album was recorded at Gitis's studio.
IN Once again in 1979 the group breaks up. It took A. Makarevich some time to find and rally around him a group of the following composition: A. Kutikov - bass, vocals, P. Podgorodsky - keyboards, vocals, V. Efremov - drums. in autumn this composition entered the stage with a new repertoire. At this time they wrote the following famous songs like: “Candle”, “Turn” and others.
From that time on, the group received the respect and love of fans. During this time there were a lot of both bad and good ups and downs and many other interesting facts.
In the 80s, the group officially worked in Rosconcert, officially received money for their performances, and also toured a lot throughout the Soviet Union. The 90s were no less eventful for the group. New songs, new albums, new fans, new concerts.
Over the years, the group has experienced a lot, and today it rightfully deserves the status of a legendary group.
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 excluded from "The Kids". In 1969, the group began to be called " Time Machines", in 1973 the name of the group was changed to 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 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 songs The Beatles and your songs on English language, 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 debut album"It was so long ago..." and an audio tale " A 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 brought him to the stage in the fall of the same year new line-up MV: Alexander Kutikov - bass, vocals; Valery Efremov - drums, Pyotr Podgorodetsky - keyboards, vocals. They prepared a new repertoire, went to work at the Moscow regional theater comedy, 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 entire cultural policy country, the group was able to work normally. New programs “Rivers and Bridges” and “In circle of light", which served as the basis for records of the same name. A retrospective record "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 previous years.
Alexander Kutikov, who created record company Sintez records became 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 - “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 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 took place in the group: keyboard player 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 autumn 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 clips, which was released on November 25, 2004 new album"Mechanically".
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 them at the State Kremlin Palace new program"Handmade Music"
Released in 2007 last album Time Machine, recorded at London's Abbey Road Studios.
Dedicated to the group "Time Machine" documentaries“Rock cult”, “Rock and fortune”, “Six letters about the beat”. 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).
IN modern composition the group includes: Andrey Makarevich - author, vocals, guitars, Alexander Kutikov - author of music, producer, bass guitar, vocals (1971‑1974, since 1979), Evgeniy Margulis - author, guitars, bass guitar (1975‑1979, since 1989), Valery Efremov - drums, percussion (since 1979), Andrey Derzhavin - author, keyboards, vocals (since 1999).
The group's concerts are canceled after "calls from above"
Time Machine manager Anton Chernin said in an interview with a Ukrainian publication that the group is experiencing a real split. Ukraine has become a bone of contention: some musicians support President Putin, others support the current Kyiv authorities. Some media took this information as news about the breakup of the group. However, Chernin hastened to reassure fans.
“Andrei Derzhavin and the director of the group, Vladimir Sapunov, signed a letter in support of the operation in Crimea and support Putin’s side. And Alexander Kutikov (who shares Makarevich’s position and supports Ukraine) is now having problems, his concerts in Russia are being canceled or those who previously invited him have simply stopped calling “,” Mashina manager Anton Chernin told the Ukrainian newspaper Vesti.
The other day it became known that the group had lost all concerts in Russia with the exception of the only show in Moscow that had not yet been cancelled. “The group did not cancel their performances, the distributors refused them after calls from above, and there are no new invitations,” said Chernin.
At the same time, he clarified that Makarevich’s tour of four cities in Ukraine in early March will be solo. “The initiative comes from the inviting party. For some reason, only Andrei Vadimovich personally is invited to Ukraine, but not the group,” the manager noted.
According to him, Kutikov is now engaged in a solo project and producing other artists, including Makarevich’s solo projects. Derzhavin performs in retro hodgepodges with his “Stalker” from old program. In addition, he writes a lot of music for films. Chernin doesn’t know what drummer Valery Efremov does.
However, the fact that the group does not work in the studio and does not tour does not mean that it has broken up. “Everything is fine with the Time Machine, and the difference in the positions of the musicians in Crimea does not prevent them from working together,” Chernin wrote in Facebook.
Makarevich’s problems began after he spoke in the Ukrainian city of Svyatogorsk on August 12 last year in front of refugee children from Donetsk and Lugansk at the invitation of the Ukrainian Volunteer Fund. According to some reports, he also visited Slavyansk, which by that time had been abandoned by the militia and occupied by Ukrainian security forces. After this, some Russian public figures and politicians said that the rocker’s actions were anti-Russian in nature, accusing him of “singing in front of the punitive forces.”
Later musician in open letter addressed Russian President Vladimir Putin, arranged in Lately in state media, which dubbed the musician a “friend of the junta” and a “collaborator of the fascists.”
It is worth noting that the musician previously stated that he does not share the absolute jubilation over the entry of Crimea into the Russian Federation. "I believe that the annexation of Crimea is big mistake, because the disadvantages that our country has received and will continue to receive are incommensurable with the advantages that they are now trying to draw for us,” Makarevich said in one of his interviews. There should certainly be pride in one’s country, but one must “work with mass consciousness honestly,” says the musician, and not “with an axe, at the same time setting everyone up against internal enemies, which are very quickly found and created.”
According to the leader of the group "Dancing Minus" Vyacheslav Petkun,. “For the fact that he sat with Putin at the Paul McCartney concert, for the fact that he went to the Kremlin with other cultural figures, for the fact that he had Smaki, orders, grants, and so on. The state believed that it had bought his loyalty ". And Makarevich believed that his loyalty was not bought, but his creative merits were appreciated. This is the conflict. It is clear that not only Andrei Makarevich will get into trouble, I think it will come to everyone," he said in an interview with MK.
Having, in fact, become the first star of Russian rock music and largely predetermined its transition to Russian-language creativity, “TIME MACHINE” was organized in one of the Moscow schools, although its creator and since then permanent leader Andrei Makarevich began his journey into music a year earlier. In 1968, he heard “BEATLES” for the first time and, influenced by the general fashion, assembled the vocal and guitar quartet “THE KIDS” from his classmates and classmates, which played English-language numbers at school amateur performances with varying degrees of success. Her acquaintance with A. Sikorsky and K. Nikolsky’s “ATLANTS”, who were already singing in Russian at that time, prompted her to form a “real” group and start composing songs on her own.
The first, very short-lived, composition of “TIME MACHINE” included: Andrey Makarevich - guitar, vocals; Alexander Ivanov - guitar; Pavel Rubin - bass; Igor Mazaev - piano; Yuri Borzov - drums. The need to achieve a minimally professional sound soon caused changes: one after another, Ivanov, Rubin and Mazaev left. They were replaced by Alexander Kutikov - bass, vocals and Sergei Kawagoe - keyboards. Little by little, the group began to perform, gaining popularity in the surrounding schools.
In 1970, the last of the “veterans” - Yu. Borzov - was replaced by drummer Maxim Kapitanovsky, quite famous in Moscow. “TIME MACHINE” now has its own apparatus and a fairly extensive repertoire. Two years later, however, Kapitanovsky leaves to subsequently disappear into the restaurant-philharmonic carousel, and the group, not finding a worthy replacement for him, breaks up. For the next 12 months or a little more, the fate of the participants in “TIME MACHINE” turned out to be connected with the fairly well-known pop group in Moscow “BEST YEARS” by R. Zobnin. Shortly before this, “THE BEST YEARS” radically changed its composition and one of the new recruits was Makarevich’s fellow student Architectural Institute Sergei Grachev, who brought Makarevich, Kutikov and Kawagoe after him.
In 1973, "THE BEST YEARS" almost in full force went on the professional stage and “TIME MACHINE” was brought back to life. 
From the fall of 1973 to the beginning of 1975, the group went through troubled times, performing on dance floors and sessions, playing “for board and shelter” in southern resorts, constantly changing the lineup. During these one and a half years, at least 15 musicians passed through the group, among whom were drummers Yuri Fokin and Mikhail Sokolov, guitarists Alexey “White” Belov, Alexander Mikoyan and Igor Degtyaryuk, violinist Sergei Ostashev, keyboardist Igor Saulsky and many others. Unable to withstand this whirlwind, Kutikov eventually went to “LEAP SUMMER”, Saulsky later played with Alexei Kozlov’s “ARSENAL”.
By the spring of 1975, the composition of “TIME MACHINE” had stabilized: Makarevich, Kawagoe (as a result of all these movements, he ended up behind the drums) and bassist, vocalist Evgeniy Margulis; acquired recognizable features and style of the group, which was determined by the numerous interests and passions of its members: from bard songs to blues and from country to rock and roll. Plus Makarevich’s characteristic texts: slightly ironic, sometimes a little pathetic, in the form of a parable or fable, they touched on a wide range of problems characteristic of the youth of that time.
In March 1976, “TIME MACHINE” triumphantly performed at the Tallinn “Days of Popular Music”, after which, at the invitation of “MYTHS” and “AQUARIUM”, it gave several concerts in Leningrad, which became the beginning of a massive “machine mania” that lasted 5 years. For six months, Leningrad bluesman Yuri Ilchenko (ex-"MYTHS") joined the group. "TIME MACHINE" makes shuttle flights to Leningrad every 2-3 months, giving several concerts, which caused confusion in the ranks of local rock fans, and then disappears again.
The growth of the group’s popularity was also facilitated by its participation in G. Danelia’s film “Afonya”, in which its then hit “You or I” (“Sunny Island”) was heard. 
Experiments with the composition continued. After Ilchenko’s departure, violinist Nikolai Larin, trumpeter Sergei Kuzminok, clarinetist Evgeniy Legusov, keyboardists Igor Saulsky (secondary) and Alexander Voronov (ex-VICTORIA) appeared in “TIME MACHINE”. In 1978, Leningrad sound engineer Andrei Tropillo released the first magnetic album “TIME MACHINE “Birthday”. The following year, the group prepared the monumental program “The Little Prince” with extensive instrumental solos, poetry readings and the beginnings of directing (it was also recorded on film).
Summer 1979 internal contradictions, which had been accumulating in the group for a long time, found their resolution. “TIME MACHINE” broke up again: Kawagoe and Margulis, having gathered old friends, formed “RESECURRENCY”, Voronov reorganized “VICTORIA”, and Makarevich in the fall of the same year brought the new composition of “MACHINE” to the stage TIME": 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. Tbilisi-80". The group finally came out of hiding and received recognition from millions of listeners. However, the thaw did not last long. In the spring of 1982, a campaign was launched against rock music, inspired by the article “Blue Bird Stew” in Komsomolskaya Pravda. The first album was never released on Melodiya, the TIME MACHINE program was corrected and revised many times by countless artistic councils. Podgorodetsky left the group and was replaced by violinist Sergei Ryzhenko and keyboard player Alexander Zaitsev. Ryzhenko, unfortunately, leaves a year later.
The forced decline in the activity of “TIME MACHINE” prompted Makarevich to look for himself in other genres. He performed solo (with an acoustic repertoire), acted in films (together with the group): in two not very interesting feature films by A. Stefanovich - “Soul” (1982) and “Start Over” (1986), wrote music for the films “Speed” and “Breakthrough.” 
Only in 1986, with a change in the entire cultural policy of the country, “TIME MACHINE” was able to operate normally. New, rather strong 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 record “10 years later” was also released, on which Makarevich tried to restore the sound and repertoire of “THE TIME MACHINE” of the mid-70s x years. The group visited several foreign rock festivals and worked on an album in the USA, where, by the way, their “pirated” record was released back in 1981.
Documentary films “Rock Cult”, “Rock and Fortune”, “Six Letters about Beat” are dedicated to the fate of “TIME MACHINE” in one form or another. For a long time“TIME MACHINE” did not attach importance to defining the names of its albums and did not date them over the years. In the discography we present the most important and interesting examples of sound recordings of the group, which, by the way, also had a great many “pirated concert” albums.
In the summer of 1990, before a tour in Kuibyshev, Alexander Zaitsev left THE TIME MACHINE. Evgeny Margulis, who now plays guitar, and Peter Podgorodetsky return to the group. The repertoire of “TIME MACHINE” again contains many songs from the “classical” repertoire of past years.
A year later, the group participates in the International Festival “Musicians of the World - Children of Chernobyl” in Minsk, “Action of Solidarity with the “Vzglyad” Program.” The group tours a lot, records discs, Alexander Kutikov publishes old recordings of the group, Andrei Makarevich writes a book, and an exhibition of graphic works is being held in Italy. Solo projects of group members are recorded and published.
1999 is an anniversary year! Preparations for the tour are underway. 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 and autograph session “TIME MACHINES” was held at GUM, dedicated to the release of the album “Clocks and Signs”. On December 19, the grand final concert of the anniversary tour of the 30th anniversary of “THE TIME MACHINE” 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. Half a year later, a double CD and a video cassette with a recording of the anniversary concert are released.
Coming new Age and millennium. In 2001, the album “The Place Where the Light” was released. The group is actively touring and actively celebrating their next date. 
On May 30, 2004, “TIME MACHINE” celebrates its 35th anniversary on Red Square. The concert took place as part of the “Future without AIDS” campaign. The group joined the movement to fight AIDS along with Elton John, musicians of the group “QUEEN”, Mstislav Rastropovich and Galina Vishnevskaya. This project was continued in St. Petersburg and other largest cities countries. Published in 2005 new record"Mechanically". In 2006, the musicians set off to record a new disc in legendary studio ABBEY ROAD in London. The presentation of the album “Time Machine” took place in March 2007 at the Olimpiysky.
Evgeny Margulis leaves the group on June 25, 2012, a month after the 43rd anniversary of “TIME MACHINE,” says a message posted on the group’s official website. The reasons for the guitarist's departure are not stated. At the same time, some media outlets suggested that Margulis was leaving the group to record a solo album.
This is not the first time Margulis says goodbye to TIME MACHINE. In 1979 he left for another popular group- “”, however, after 11 years he still returned to Andrei Makarevich’s team. In addition, the guitarist performed in such groups as "", "AEROBUS" and "
Guitarist Igor KHOMICH is brought into the group as a session musician in the studio and a special guest at concerts.
On December 20, 2017, keyboardist Andrei Derzhavin left the group after 17 years of collaboration.
In November 2017, the team went on tour without Derzhavin, and his place at the keys was taken by former musician group "NUANCE" Alexander Levochkin. Many attributed this to political reasons: because of Derzhavin’s opinion on Crimea, he was not allowed into Ukraine.
Andrei Makarevich denied the rumors: “This is an absolutely temporary coincidence. This could have happened and would have happened at any other time, one way or another. 
We work all the time, now there was a Ukrainian tour, and before that there was a tour in Germany, which ended with a concert in London. It so happened that the time to part fell during a pause between these tours.”
Andrey Derzhavin appeared in the group in 2000, leaving own group"STALKER". As part of MACHINE, he played the keys and was also a vocalist and co-author of many songs. The unexpected change of role and the musician’s future plans were revealed by his now former colleague Andrei Makarevich:
“We liked this strangeness then. It seemed to me that this looked extremely unexpected, because no one expected from him the kind of music that we play, but he - please, you. But everything has passed. He revives STALKER. I don’t blame him, he’s his brainchild.”
“TIME MACHINE” will begin the new calendar year with a concert in Tallinn, and in February 2018 it will perform at the Chart’s Dozen Award Ceremony.
Materials used:
A. Alekseev, A. Burlaka, A. Sidorov "Who is who in Soviet rock", publishing house MP "Ostankino", 1991.
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 more acute feeling I never experienced loss again.
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. Hits “Horses”, “ Blue bird", "Puppets" are played in restaurants and at weddings. The group's underground magnetic albums sell in large quantities.
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 musical style The group is eclectic. In their work, musicians use elements classic rock, rock and roll, blues, bard song.
“Time Machine” received official recognition in post-perestroika Russia. In 1991, during the putsch of the State Emergency Committee, all five “machinists” took part in the defense of the White House, for which they were subsequently awarded medals “Defender 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” was recorded (originally planned as “Time Machines”, i.e. plural). 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 is great amount once left the group and returned
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, longing for hometown, leaves for St. Petersburg, and the “Time Machine” stays with the three of them for a while. 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, famous festival 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 cultural program XII World Festival 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. very 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 am returning your portrait." And, finally, it is released disc minion with two songs “Fish in a Jar” and “Two White Snows” (Yu. Saulsky, I. Zavalnyuk)., The last song was taken into the repertoire solely out of mutual sympathy between the musicians of “MV” and Yuri Saulsky (as is known, who 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 represents a holistic, ordered musical composition. 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. The first one is being recorded and published this year. solo album Andrey Makarevich, disc giant "Songs with Guitar"
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 is in full swing at Synthesis Records on the giant disc "Slow good music". The Melodiya company releases the compact cassette "Andrey Makarevich. Songs with a guitar”, and on “Senitese” “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), 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 released. The company "Russian Disk" releases the compact cassette "Slow Good Music", and this year marks 40 years To Andrei Makarevich! 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") A presentation of the disc "Freelance Commander of the Earth" is taking place at the Moscow Youth Palace. Solo concerts Andrey Makarevich in Moscow (film "October", Big hall 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! What was marked by 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.
September 2 at New York Andrey 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", a previously published history of the group "Everything is very simple" and last section"House".
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 “Simply Machine” program, consisting, as stated, 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 it was performed by symphony orchestra The theme of "MV" "You or I" was played.
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 there are two more significant events. 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 best name album 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 writings Andrei Makarevich, Maxim Kapitanovsky, Pyotr Podgorodetsky, but also a lot of people’s memories wandering on the Internet and the printed press, in different periods somehow involved in the group.
However, the "Machine" goes on and on. Four decades! And its history is expanding and being rethought. Such a long-range and hyper-successful flight to national rock music No one succeeded and it 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 today turned into Russian "Rollings", at least from a chronological and status point of view.
