Nautilus Pompilius (band)

Nautilus Pompilius
Butusov, San francisco, 2005
Background information
Origin	USSR, Russia
Genres	Rock Post-punk New Wave Gothic rock
Years active	1983–1997
Members
Vyacheslav Butusov (vocals, guitar) Dmitry Umetsky (bass guitar) Aleksey Mogilevsky (keyboards, saxophone)

Nautilus Pompilius (Russian: Наутилус Помпилиус), sometimes nicknamed Nau (Russian: Нау), was a prominent Soviet/Russian rock band formed by the lead singer Vyacheslav Butusov and bassist Dmitry Umetsky while the two studied in Sverdlovsk (now Ekaterinburg) Institute of Architecture (now called Urals Academy of Architecture). The band, with its various incarnations, was active between the years 1983 and 1997. Nautilus were an influential band in the post-punk, New Wave wing of Russian rock music and also a landmark of the "Ural rock" style with their philosophical lyrics. Some of their early hits are popularly associated with the Perestroika period. Their songs also accompanied the movie Brother. Since the group disbanded, Vyacheslav Butusov has launched a successful solo career.

Even though Butusov composed most of the band's songs and wrote some of their lyrics, poet Ilya Kormiltsev was a key contributor as a songwriter and producer.

Discography

Year	Russian name	English transliteration (translation)
1983	Переезд	Pereyezd (Resettlement (or Highway Crossing))
1985	Невидимка	Nevidimka (The Invisible One)
1986	Разлука	Razluka (Separation), a name of a Russian folk song featuring in the album
1987–1988	Ни Кому Ни Кабельность (LIVE)	Ni Komu Ni Kabel'nost (pun; nekommunikabel'nost means 'lack of sociability' (a loanword, from communicare and -able-) and nikomu ne means 'to nobody')
1988	Князь Тишины	Knyaz' Tishiny (Prince of Silence), after a poem by Endre Ady
1988	Отбой (LIVE)	Otboy (Lights-out)
1989	Человек без имени	Chelovek Bez Imeni (Man With No Name)
1992	Чужая земля	Chuzhaya Zemllya (Foreign Land)
1994	Титаник	Titanic
1994	Титаник-LIVE	Titanic-LIVE
1995	Крылья	Kryl'ya (Wings)
1996	Лучшие Песни (LIVE)	Luchshie Pesni (Best Songs)
1997	Яблокитай	Yablokitay (China-apple, Dutch etymologization of Russian apel'sin 'orange fruit')
1997	Атлантида	Atlantida (Atlantis)

Nautilus Pompilius in the 1980's

Among their most well-known songs are: The Prince of Silence ("Князь тишины"), "Walks on Water" ("Прогулки по воде"), "The Last Letter" ("Последнее письмо", also known as "Goodbye, America"), "The Glance from the Screen" ("Взгляд с экрана"), "Hlop-Hlop" ("Хлоп-хлоп"), "The Khaki Sphere" ("Шар цвета хаки"), "Bound by One Chain" ("Скованные одной цепью"), "I Want to Be with You" ("Я хочу быть с тобой"), "On the Shore of the Nameless River" ("На берегу безымянной реки"), and "Wings" ("Крылья").

Nautilus pompilius is the scientific name of a species of cephalopod commonly known as the Chambered Nautilus.

External links

• Discography with Lyrics and English translations
• About the band
• Nautilus Pompilius On-Line - Official web site (Russian)
• Zvuki.ru - Nautilus pompilius (Russian)
• Official Website of Butusov & U-Piter Vyacheslav Butusov's current group (Nautilus Pompilius' front man) (Russian)