- Center (music band)
Center (or Tsentr, Russian: Центр) is a Russian-speaking band, which can be described as eclectic and experimental. The styles of their music are very different, starting with new wave and
Russian rock in the early years, crossing over toElectronica .Center was founded by
Vasily Shumov inMoscow ,Russia in the late 1970s. The first band name was "777". In the early 1980s Center became popular in the Soviet music underground. The band released over 25 albums, created music for films and TV, appeared in the TV shows, and performed in Europe and America. [http://www.centromania.com/english/eng.html Official site - a brief story of Center in egnlish] ] Center is documented in numerous publications and books.In the 1990s the band leader
Vasily Shumov moved fromMoscow ,Russia toLos Angeles ,USA where he continued his music and art work.An album "Plastikozamenitel'" ("Plastic substitute") from the year 2000 is the first release of Center that features the new concept of so-called Centroborators. Centroborators are the artists from various locations, who contribute to the albums of Center, transferring their digital recordings to
Vasily Shumov 's studio using internet. Several albums after "Plastikozamenitel" were created using the Centroborators concept. [ [http://www.centromania.com/cb.html Official site - a "Centroborators" page] (in russian)]Numerous albums by Center and
Vasily Shumov are available on CDs and as MP3 files for free download from the band's [http://www.centromania.com official web site] .Since the middle 2000-es the band recommenced activities in Russia
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External links
* [http://www.centromania.com Centromania.com - official site (in Russian, with an English section)]
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