"Electrophoresis" is a Russian team from St. Petersburg. The musicians work in the dark-synth-pop genre. The band's tracks are imbued with an excellent synth groove, mesmerizing vocals and surreal lyrics.
The history of the foundation and the composition of the group
At the origins of the team are two people - Ivan Kurochkin and Vitaly Talyzin. Ivan sang in the choir as a child.
The vocal experience acquired in childhood helped Kurochkin easily cope with high tonalities. Talyzin in the duet took the place of the main musician. He sat at the drums. Sometimes Vitaly plays the synthesizer and controls the MIDI controller.
The team was formed in 2012. The duet members grew up in the Krasnoselsky district. They went to the same school, were friends and supported FC Zenit. After receiving the matriculation certificate, the guys became interested in academic music and post-punk. The first performances of the newly minted group took place at the local nightclub Ionoteka.
The creative path of the Electrophoresis group
Since 2016, the musicians have been actively touring the CIS countries. A year later, the promising team was awarded the "Golden Gargoyle" in the capital's club "16 tons".
Interestingly, musicians are often compared with the Tekhnologiya group. The duet does not bother, and even pleases such a comparison. For the sake of maintaining the theme, they perform a track from the repertoire of the Russian group - "Press the button".
In 2017, the duo took part in the Tallinn Music Week event. A year later, they went on tour under the auspices of the Pain festival. "Electrophoresis" visited Germany and Poland.
In the same 2018, the band visited the cultural capital of Russia to perform at the STEREOLETO festival. Some of the duet's works were included in the album "Alcohol is my enemy", which also included the tracks "Kish", GSPD, Mistmorn.
In 2020, the presentation of the track "Russian Princess" took place. A video clip was shot for the work, which received a decent number of views. On the wave of popularity, the guys presented the songs "Will everything be fine?", "Ikea", "1905" and Quo Vadis?.
Interesting facts about the team
- Sometimes at the group's concerts, the musicians feed the audience with caviar, pineapples and watermelons.
- "Electrophoresis" is the main group of the St. Petersburg underground.
- Ivan and Vitaly are the most mysterious media personalities. The musicians do not talk about their personal lives.
- Electrophoresis performed Scaffold on the deck of the ship Bryusov (Moscow). This is one of the duo's most colorful works.
- According to fans, Kurochkin looks like Mads Mikkelsen.
"Electrophoresis" in the present period of time
In early February 2021, the presentation of the band's new LP took place. Plastic received the laconic name "505". In addition to the track of the same name, the album was topped by the compositions: "Late", "Primrose", "Evil", "Coupe", "Door to a Parallel World", etc.
“The 505 compilation was recorded by us in our own recording studio, where we did everything with our own hands, right down to installing windows and doors! And now we can do whatever we want there!”
In support of the LP, in March of the same year, the guys went on tour. The first concerts of "Electrophoresis" will take place in the cities of Russia. Concerts in Ukraine had to be rescheduled for another date, for which the artists apologized.
