Technology () is a Soviet-Russian

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band formed in 1990 by Leonid Velichkovsky, Andrey Kokhaev, and Roman Ryabtsev, former members of the band ().

Style and fashion

The image and sound of the group in the early 1990s: "leather jackets, hairstyles, monochrome synthetics, an impassive romantic voice" – gave rise to a comparison of Technology with the British band

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, which was very popular in the USSR. However, according to Velichkovsky, their similarity was due to the laws of style, and the musicians themselves did not copy Depeche Mode.

Members

* Vladimir Nechitaylo – vocals, keyboards at concerts * Roman Ryabtsev – vocals, guitar, keyboards, music,

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, arrangement * Matvey Yudov – keyboards, backing vocals, music,

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Discography

Studio albums

*1991: ''Vsyo, chto ty khochesh'' (All that you want) *1993: ''Rano ili Pozdno'' (Sooner or later) *1996: ''Eto Voyna'' (This is a War) *2009: '' Nositel Idey'' (The Carrier of Ideas)

Compilations and remixes

*1992: '' Mne ne nuzhna informatsiya'' (I don't need the information) *1998: ''Remiksy'' (Technology. Remixes) *2001: ''Luchshie pesni'' (Technology. Best Songs) *2004: ''Legendarnye pesni'' (Technology. Legendary songs)

Singles

Music videos

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Technology Synthpop groups Russian electronic music groups Alternative dance musical groups Russian musical trios Musical groups from Moscow Musical groups established in 1990