"140 beats per minute" is a popular Russian band whose soloists "promote" pop music and dance in their work. Surprisingly, the musicians from the first seconds of the performance of the tracks managed to ignite the audience.
The band's tracks do not have a semantic or philosophical message. Under the compositions of the guys, you just want to light it up. The 140 beats per minute band was hugely popular in the early 2000s. Today, fans are still interested in the work of the group. The band's repertoire is regularly updated with new compositions.
Group "140 beats per minute": the beginning
The group was formed in the capital of Russia in the late 1990s. The "father" of the popular team is considered to be Sergei Konev. In the first few years after the creation of the team, Sergei collaborated with performers Yuri Abramov and Evgeny Krupnik.
As it should be for almost any group, the composition of the team changed. Soon Sergei Konev invited a new soloist, Andrei Ivanov, to take the place.
The creative path of the group
The musicians of the new group sang in the genre popular in the late 1990s - disco. Soon the band members presented their debut single, which was called "Topol".
Thanks to the composition, released in 1999, the musicians gained popularity. With this track, the band even took 3rd position in the prestigious Golden Gramophone hit parade. The people's love for the track was so strong that it was played for days on end on all radio stations in the country. The popularity of the track decreased after Apina released a composition with the exact same name.
During the same period, the group "Ivanushki International" presented the composition "Poplar Fluff". There was confusion on the radio. When music lovers called and ordered the song "Topol", they mistakenly included songs from other artists. Despite this, the popularity of the group "140 beats per minute" only increased.
Soon the band's discography was replenished with a debut album. The disc was called "In the same breath." The work was warmly received by fans and music critics. Many tracks got into the rotation of prestigious radio stations.
Group popularity
On the wave of popularity, the band's soloists released their second studio album. We are talking about the plate "In Real Time". The album includes incendiary tracks. After the successful presentation of two albums, the guys traveled around the country with their program. In early 2000, another album appeared in the group's discography. The record was called "New Dimension".
In the same period of time, the popular director Alexander Igudin helped in the filming of a video clip for the track Wow Wah, which was included in the New Dimension album. The clip was appreciated by the fans. The guys were not going to stop at the achieved results. They recorded remixes of their old tracks, and also presented their fifth studio album. The new album was called "High Voltage".
Western electronic music inspired the musicians to create a new LP. Alexander Igudin, according to the old tradition, helped the group shoot a video for the song "Don't go crazy."
The sixth album was released in 2001. We are talking about the collection "Immersion in love." The guys presented a bright video clip for one of the songs of the album.
The musicians have repeatedly recorded remixes on the tracks of their colleagues. So, they even released an album of cover versions "Disco 140 beats per minute." Fans appreciated the efforts of the musicians. And music critics noted the excellent productivity of creative guys.
In addition to the fact that the musicians regularly replenished their discography with new albums, the artists delighted their fans with live performances at major venues in the country.
The songs of the group of artists regularly hit the charts. In 2018, the musicians pleased with another novelty. We are talking about the album "At midnight". The group's work is still popular among music lovers.
The 140 beats per minute team at present
In 2019, the band's discography was opened by the album "Nonsense". And this time the collection was filled with dance tracks, sustained in the same musical "tones". The latest news about the group can be found on the official Instagram account.
On January 10, 2020, it turned out that the former member of the team, Yuri Abramov, had died. On January 9, the man was taken to one of the clinics in the capital. Doctors performed an emergency operation to remove the hematoma, but they failed to save the artist.
