''Elektroforez'' () is a Russian synth-pop group, founded in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

in 2012 by Ivan Kurochkin and Vitaly Talyzin.

Career

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, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art, held in Saint Petersburg. In 2014,

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named the group's album ''Quo Vadis?'' as one of the most anticipated Russian albums. In 2016, the song "Vse bylo tak" () was used in the film ''Gorodskie ptichki'' (), directed by Yuliya Belaya and featuring actors from the

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in the lead roles. Since 2016, the group has been actively touring, playing over 100 concerts in

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, the Baltic states,

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, and

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. In 2017, the group won the Golden Gargoyle music award in the Electronic Project category. In the same year, the group performed in Tallinn Music Week. In April 2018, Elektroforez performed in

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, Poznan,

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, and

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as part of a showcase of Russian bands including Kazuskoma, Spasibo,

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, and

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. During the tour, the group caught the attention of a number of Polish promoters. The group also performed at Stereoleto Festival. At the end of 2018, the group released the music video for the song "Ikea" (). In 2019, Elektroforez was featured in The Quietus's series on the Russian alternative music scene.

Discography

Studio albums

* 2012 — ''#1'' * 2017 — ''Quo Vadis?'' * 2021 — ''505''

EPs

* 2012 — ''Electroforez'' * 2013 — ''EP #2'' * 2015 — ''EP #3'' * 2016 — ''EP #4'' * 2018 — ''EP #5''

Singles

* 2013 — "Moskva" (

* 2014 — "Vse bylo tak" () * 2014 — "Pora!" () * 2017 — "Russkaya printsessa" () * 2017 — "Couci-Couça

* 2019 — "Alkogol moy vrag" () * 2019 — "Panicheskaya ataka" () * 2019 — "Vezhlivyy Otkaz" () * 2019 — "Vse budet normal'no?" ()

Remixes

— "Amsterdam" * Svidanie — "Kate Moss" () * Barto (band), Barto — "Sama!" ()

References

{{Authority control Russian musical duos Musical groups from Saint Petersburg Musical groups established in 2012 Russian synthpop groups 2012 establishments in Russia