Ploho (Russian for "bad") is a Russian
post-punk
Post-punk (originally called new musick) is a broad genre of punk music that emerged in the late 1970s as musicians departed from punk's traditional elements and raw simplicity, instead adopting a variety of avant-garde sensibilities and non-roc ...
band from
Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk (, also ; rus, Новосиби́рск, p=nəvəsʲɪˈbʲirsk, a=ru-Новосибирск.ogg) is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the Russian Census ...
, formed in 2013.
History
The group was established in Novosibirsk in 2013. In an interview with Post-Punk.com the band cited growing up in the "rather cold and dark time" of "total crime and chaos" of Russia in the 1990s as drawing the band members towards punk music from an early age. Most influential to the band in this period was the seminal Soviet 80s post punk band
Kino
Kino may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Broadcasters
* KINO, a radio station in Arizona, U.S.
* Kino FM (98.0 FM – Moscow), a Russian music radio station
* KinoTV, now Ruutu+ Leffat ja Sarjat, a Finnish TV channel
Fictional entities ...
.
In 2018, the American radio station
XRAY.fm
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listed the band's album ''Kuda ptitsy uletayut umirat'' () in their ranking of the top 25 best albums of the year.
In June 2020, the band signed with Canadian record label
Artoffact Records
Artoffact Records is a Canadian/ Icelandic record label that concentrates on industrial, postpunk, heavy metal, and electronic music. The label was founded in 1999.
History
In 1997, Jacek Kozlowski laid the groundwork for Artoffact Records.
I ...
. In February 2021, the band released ''Fantomniye chuvstva'' (), their first album under the label. The album was recorded while the musicians were quarantining during the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
Studio albums
Cameo role in ''Isaac''
The group made a
cameo in the film ''
Isaac
Isaac; grc, Ἰσαάκ, Isaák; ar, إسحٰق/إسحاق, Isḥāq; am, ይስሐቅ is one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He was the ...
'' from the
Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...
n director Jurgis Matulevičius. They cameo as a band during a scene and play their songs "Crosses" and "Down".
See also
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Buerak
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Molchat Doma
Molchat Doma (russian: Молчат Дома, , Houses Are Silent, ) is a Russian-singing Belarus, Belarusian post-punk band from Minsk, formed in 2017. Their current lineup consists of Egor Shkutko (vocals), Roman Komogortsev (guitar, synthesizer ...
References
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Группа Ploho выпустила новый альбом «Культура Доминирования». Eatmusic.ru.Плохо когда Ploho. Muzstorona.
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Musical groups from Novosibirsk
Russian post-punk music groups
Musical groups established in 2013
2013 establishments in Russia
Russian rock music groups