Lumen (band)

Lumen
Lumen concert in Donetsk (2013)
Background information
Origin	Ufa, Russia
Genres	Alternative rock, alternative metal, post-grunge, nu metal, punk rock (early)
Years active	1998–present
Members	Rustem Bulatov Igor Mamaev Yevgeni Trishin Denis Shakhanov
Past members	Yevgeni Ognev
Website	lumen.ws

Lumen is a Russian rock band from Ufa. It has released seven studio albums to date.

The band considers February 12, 1998 as its birthday because on that date it performed as "Lumen" for the first time. The band's earlier works have an alternative rock sound with a strong influence of punk. However, they took a heavier approach on later releases. The lyrics are usually written by singer and frontman Rustem "Tem" Bulatov. The band's songs are inspired by diverse controversial events and issues which take place inside and outside Russia, as well as personal struggles.

Biography

1996–2000

Rustem Bulatov (vocals), Igor Mamaev (guitar) and Denis Shakhanov (drums) had been jamming together with different bass players. Finally, Yevgeni Ognev was accepted as a full-time member. During this period, the band did not have a constant name and was playing cover versions of Grazhdanskaya Oborona and Kino songs, as well as writing their first original material.

2001

In 2001, Lumen had a headline performance at Navigator Club in their hometown.

2002

The major part of the year was spent in the studio working on the debut full-length record.

2003

The band released their debut album called Без консервантов ("No Preservatives Added") which contains 18 songs, including their breakthrough single "Sid & Nancy".

2004

In 2004, the band began to work with Vadim Bazeev, who today is a director and producer of the group.

2005

At the beginning of the year the band published their second live album, Одной крови (Same Blood). This album included two new songs, "Не спеши" (Don't hurry up) and "Благовещенск (02)" (Blagoveshchensk (02)). In October of that year they published their third studio album, Свобода (Freedom). The sound of the group began to be tougher, and some songs are very socially acute. The lyrics of the song "Государство (State)" are still actual – "It's kind of democracy here but it's actually an empire. I love my country so much, but I hate the State!"

2006-present

In August 2014, the band cancelled their concert in a festival in Ukraine after it found out that the proceeds of the festival would be used to support the Azov Battalion of the Ukrainian army; that at the time fought in the War in Donbass.

Conclusion

The song "Gosudarstvo" ("The State"), featuring lyrics that are very critical of the Russian political situation, became the most audience-demanded song on A-One.

Members

• Rustem Bulatov (Tem) – vocals, sampler
• Igor Mamaev (Garik) – guitar, backing vocal
• Yevgeni Trishin (Shmel) – bass, guitar, keyboards
• Denis Shakhanov (Dan) – drums

Past member

• Yevgeni Ognev (John) – bass, left the group in March 2007^[1]

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

• Live in Navigator club (2002)
• Одной крови (Same Blood) (2005)
• Дыши (Breathe) (2006)
• Буря (Tempest) (2007)
• Лабиринт (Labyrinth) (2011)

DVDs

• Дыши (Breathe) (2006)
• Буря (Tempest)^[2] (2007)
• Record МИРА (2010) – documentary film about recording the album Мир
• Live at Teleclub (Ekaterinburg)^[3] (2011)

Compilation albums

• The Best (2007)

Singles

• "Пассатижи" (Pliers) (2003, maxi-single)
• "TV No More" (2008, internet single)

Awards

Russian Alternative Music Prize

The RAMP Awards are awarded annually by the A-One TV channel.

• Best Artist – 2007, 2008
• Best Album – 2007 (Pravda?), 2009 (Mir)

Fuzz Awards

The Fuzz Awards is an annual Russian awards ceremony established in 1997 by rock music magazine of Fuzz.

• Best New Artist – 2007
• Best Album – 2008 (Pravda?)

ZD Awards

The ZD Awards are awarded annually by the Moskovsky Komsomolets.

• Best Alternative Act – 2009

References

External links

• Official site
• Lumen on Last.fm 
• "Lumen: Forward-Looking Politics, Old-School Rhetoric" (in English) – farfrommoscow.com
• Interview with Lumen in Murmansk (in Russian)
• Lumen discography at MusicBrainz
• Music videos on YouTube
• Excerpts from songs

This page was last edited on 28 March 2024, at 04:15