Sektor Gaza

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Sektor Gaza (Russian Сектор Газа, or "gas sector"; also sounds like Gaza Strip in Russian) was the name of a well-known rock band from Voronezh, Russia, founded in 1987. Apart from the band leader, Yuri Nikolaevich Klinskikh (nicknamed Hoy) all other band members were replaced over time. The band's style of music can be described as melodic and experimental; the content varied from political songs to mystical songs about zombies and vampires, as well as interpretations of Russian folk songs and rock ballads.

The band's name is apparently an homage to their home town, Voronezh, which people also refer to as “gas chamber”. In one of their earliest songs, the band claims that the town is so polluted that nobody ever reaches the age of 40. Indeed, in 2000, the band leader Yuri Hoy died at the young age of 36 from a drug-induced heart failure.

[edit] Band members

Yuri "Hoy" Klinskih - vocal, texts, music
Igor "Egor" Zhirnov (Chernyi obelisk, Rondo) - guitar (on albums) 1992-2000
Vadim Gluhov - guitar (on concerts only) - 1993-2000
Igor Anikeev - pads (on concerts only) - 1995-2000
Vasily Chernykh - guitar (on concerts only) - 1995-1997
Alexandr Yakushev - drums - 1989-1998
Vladimir Lobanov - guitar (on concerts only) - 1991-1992
Valery Podzorov - bass - 1997
Igor Kushev - guitar - 1989-1991
Semen Titevsky - bass - 1988-1991
Sergei Tupikin - guitar, bass - 1989-1992
Tatiana Fateeva - vocal - 1990 - 1993

[edit] Discography

1989 – 1^st album – Сектор Газа (Gas Sector) rerecorded in 1993 and again in 1997
1989 – 2^nd album – Колхозный панк (Kolhoz Punk) rerecorded in 1991
1990 – 3^rd album – Ядрена Вошь (Horny Louse)
1990 – 4^th album – Зловещие мертвецы (Evil Dead)
1991 – 5^th album – Ночь перед рождеством (The Night before Christmas)
1992 – 6^th album – Гуляй мужик (Party on, Man)
1993 – 7^th album – Нажми на газ (Hit the Gas)
1994 – 8^th album – Танцы после порева (Dancing After Porking)
1994 – 9^th album – Кащей бессмертный (Koschei the Immortal) – punk-opera, consisting mainly of cover versions from other bands
1996 – 10^th album – Газовая атака (Gas Attack) – the only album without curse words
1997 – 11^th album – Наркологический университет миллионов (Narcological University for Millions)
2000 – 12^th album – Восставший из ада (Resurrected from Hell) – this album was released several weeks after Yuri Hoj's death