Theodor Bastard Explained

Theodor Bastard
Alias:Фёдор Сволочь (Fedor Svolotch) (1995–1999)
Origin:St Petersburg, Russia
Genre:World music, dark wave, trip hop, neofolk, ambient
Years Active:1999 – present
Label:Fulldozer Records, Q-Code Records, Planktone Productions, Species Of Fishes, Pandaimonium Records, The Art Records, Noise Kontrol, Muzikal Yapım, Manchester Files, Twilight Records, Theo Records, Danse Macabre Records, Season of Mist
Associated Acts:Дети Солнца, Samka, Shiva in Exile, SpiRitual, Театр Яда
Website:theodorbastard.com
Current Members:Fedor Svolotch
Yana Veva
Kusas
Alexey Kalinovskiy
Vyacheslav Salikov
Ekaterina Dolmatova
Vyacheslav Nikiforov
Past Members:Taras "Monthy" Frolov
Max Kostyunin
Anton Urazov
Andy Vladych
Sergey Smirnov

Theodor Bastard is a band, from St Petersburg, Russia. Theodor Bastard were pioneers of world and neofolk music genres in Russia.[1] Also elements of dark wave, trip hop and ambient are present in the band's music. The themes of band's songs are very far from everyday problems, they are based on mythology and fantasy. The hallmark of the band is a female vocal by Yana Veva – the lead vocalist and author of many songs. She often sings in idiosyncratic language invented by her and in rare languages ranging from African and Asian to Native American and many more. Theodor Bastard albums were released in 5 countries: Russia, Germany, Turkey, Mexico, Argentina.

Theodor Bastard's musicians use classical instruments: cello, harp as well as electronic instruments: synthesizers, samplers, theremin and ethnic instruments: nyckelharpa, jouhikko, darbuka, ashiko, conga, djembe, daf, didgeridoo, bağlama, gusli, cimbalom, dulcimer, caxixi, agogô, bawu, mbira, marimba, udu, reco-reco, ocarina, morin khuur, tibetan horn, kangling, cajón, jew's harp, spring drum and many other.

History

The band was founded in 1995 by Alexander Starostin – guitarist and composer – as a solo project. His stage name is Fedor Svolotch and the birth name of the band was the same. More members joined the band later, in 2000's, including vocalist and composer Yana Veva who also later participated in Shiva in Exile.[2] In 1999 the band's name became Theodor Bastard as the English translation of the stage name 'Fedor Svolotch'.

In 2004 Theodor Bastard released the album Pustota. The album name is a Latin transliteration of the Russian word for emptiness, voidness. Considering a Buddhist concept Shunyata.

The band performed at famous festivals in Europe: Fusion Festival (2004[3]), Wave-Gotik-Treffen (2011,[4] 2014,[5] 2017[6]), Dark Bombastic Evening (2012,[7] 2013,[8] 2016[9]), Castle Party (2014[10]), Castlefest (2015,[11] 2017), Mėnuo Juodaragis (2008,[12] 2012,[13] 2016[14]) and others.

Theodor Bastard collaborated with many artists: Martin Atkins, Peter Christopherson,[15] Stefan Hertrich, Fun-Da-Mental,[16] Julien Jacob and others.

In November 2011 the album Remixed was released – the collection of remixes of Theodor Bastard's songs. Such artists from all over Europe as Riz Maslen, Animals on Wheels, Up, Bustle and Out, Robin Rimbaud, State of Bengal, Geomatic, Flint Glass and others took part in the work on the collection.

All 2011 Theodor Bastard worked on the new album. They recorded it in several studios at the same time. British band Fun-Da-Mental, African band The Mighty Zulu Nation, French singer Julien Jacob – took part in the recording. Many ethnic instruments as udu, mbira, marimba, reco-reco, caxixi, ashiko, and spring drum were used. Fedor Svolotch also used the instruments that he had invented and made of improvised materials, such as coconuts, door springs, empty bottles, and plastic. In February 2012 the album Oikoumene was released. Its name comes from Ecumene – an ancient Greek term for the known world.

In May 2015, Theodor Bastard released the album Vetvi. Its name is a Latin transliteration of the Russian word for branches bearing in mind the branches of the World tree. The work on this album took three years.

On December 4, 2017, Theodor Bastard released the soundtrack album Utopia[17] for the game Pathologic 2[18] – the remake of the game Pathologic from Ice-Pick Lodge.

In the beginning of 2018 Theodor Bastard have finished the whole soundtrack for another awaited game –, with 30 tracks, with many instruments including medieval and with vocal by Yana Veva.[19]

10 year anniversary edition of the album Beloe was released in November 2018. The album Volch'ya Yagoda was released in April 2020. The album name means literally "Wolf's Berry" – the berry that belongs to a wolf. This is a common Russian name for forest dangerous (poisonous) berries.

Members

Current members

Former members

Former touring/session members

Directors of the group

Timeline

Discography

Fedor Svoloch (Фёдор Сволочь)

Original title Translation Year of release
Восемь способов добиться леди Vosem' sposobov dobit'sya ledi Eight methods to pick lady up 1996
Как не нужно делать попсу Kak ne nuzhno delat' popsu How not to create pop music 1997
Зверинец Крафта-Эбинга Zverinec Krafta Ebinga 1998

Theodor Bastard

Studio albums

Original title Translation Year of release
Agorafobia Agorafobia 2000
BossaNova_Trip Bossa Nova Trip 2002
Pustota Pustota 2004
Белое: Ловля Злых Зверей Beloe: Lovlya Zlyh Zverei White: Hunting For Fierce Beasts 2008
Белое: Предчувствия И Сны (alternative/re-recorded version of "Белое: Ловля Злых Зверей") Beloe: Predchuvstviya I Sny White: Premonitions And Dreams 2009
Oikoumene Oikoumene 2012
Vetvi Vetvi Branches[20] 2015
Волчья Ягода Volch'ya Yagoda Wolf's Berry 2020

Live albums

Original title Translation Year of release
Live In Heaven Live In Heaven Live In Heaven 2000
Sueta Sueta Bustle 2006

Soundtrack albums

Original title Translation Year of release
Music For The Empty Spaces (soundtracks written for documentaries for Brazilian director Gustavo Santos, for the film "Secrets of Ourselves" by Viktor Fokeev and for Japanese designer Yushi Kuroda's show) Music For The Empty Spaces Music For The Empty Spaces 2012
Utopia (soundtrack for the Pathologic 2 game) Utopia Utopia 2017
Life is Feudal (soundtrack for the game) Life is Feudal Life is Feudal 2018
Ash of Gods: The Way Soundtrack (soundtrack for the game Ash of Gods: The Way) Ash of Gods: The Way Ash of Gods: The Way 2023

Reissue albums

Original title Translation Year of release
Agoraphobia (remastered and partially re-recorded) Agoraphobia 2007
Pustota (Remastered) (remastered and partially re-recorded) Pustota (Remastered) Voidness (Remastered) 2014Белое: Ловля злых зверей (10th Anniversary Edition) (both versions from "White: Hunting For Fierce Beasts" and "White: Premonitions And Dreams" are merged + partially re-recorded again in 2018) Beloe: Lovlya Zlyh Zverey (10th Anniversary Edition) White: Hunting For Fierce Beasts (10th Anniversary Edition) 2018

Singles

Original title Translation Year of release
Мир Mir World 2008
Будем жить Budem zhit' Will Live 2009
Tapachula Tapachula 2010
Serp Serp Serp 2017

Festivals

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Theodor Bastard – Volch'ya Yagoda – GRIMM Gent.
  2. Web site: Shiva In Exile – Nour (CD, Album) at Discogs. Discogs.
  3. Web site: Fusion Festival 2004.
  4. Web site: ~ Official Website Wave-Gotik-Treffen Leipzig ~.
  5. Web site: ~ Official Website Wave-Gotik-Treffen Leipzig ~.
  6. Web site: ~ Official Website Wave-Gotik-Treffen Leipzig ~.
  7. Web site: Theodor Bastard – Dark Bombastic Evening . 2017-01-08 . 2017-01-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170108192916/http://www.darkbombasticevening.com/2012/en/lineup/theodor-bastard . dead .
  8. Web site: Theodor Bastard – Dark Bombastic Evening 5 . 2017-01-08 . 2013-11-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131123102345/http://www.darkbombasticevening.com/2013/en/theodor-bastard . dead .
  9. Web site: Theodor Bastard – Dark Bombastic Evening 7.
  10. Web site: Castleparty – Czy można prosić o rozpiskę jaki zespół w który dzień?. Polish . Castleparty – Could you tell what bands on what day?.
  11. Web site: Theodor Bastard @ Castlefest 2015. YouTube.
  12. Web site: MJR 2008 • PROGRAMA . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170113172137/https://mjr.lt/arc/mjr2008/htm/e_programa.htm . 2017-01-13 .
  13. Web site: The programme of the festival Mėnuo Juodaragis XV . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170116143353/https://mjr.lt/arc/mjr2012/index.html@q=en%2Fprogramme.html . 2017-01-16 .
  14. Web site: PROGRAMME OF MJR XIX.
  15. Web site: Various - ...It Just Is (In Memoriam: Jhonn Balance) (CD) at Discogs. Discogs.
  16. Web site: Theodor Bastard – Remixed at Discogs. Discogs.
  17. Web site: Utopia by Theodor Bastard on Amazon Music – Amazon.com. Amazon.
  18. Web site: Theodor Bastard – Ice-Pick Lodge.
  19. Web site: Development News #112 — Behind the Music: Interview with Theodor Bastard.
  20. Meaning the branches of World tree
  21. Web site: Третий World Music фестиваль Этномеханика . Russian . Third World Music festival Ethnomechanics . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20101010025833/http://kuryokhin.net/EMF/2010/pr.htm . 2010-10-10 .
  22. Web site: Rock Festival – International festival of Queer culture in St. Petersburg.
  23. Web site: Участник фестиваля Kamwa 2012: группа Theodor Bastard. Russian . Participant of the Kamwa 2012 festival: Theodor Bastard band.
  24. Web site: Theodor Bastard (Russia) invites to the festival RE RE Riga! from August 9 till 11 in Riga.
  25. Web site: Участники фестиваля Движение 2014. Russian . The participants of The Moving 2014 festival.
  26. Web site: Mūzika un teātris – LABADABA. Latvian . Music and theater – LABADABA.
  27. Web site: Федор Чистяков, Theodor Bastard и другие группы в саду Фонтанного Дома. Russian . Fedor Chistyakov, Theodor Bastard and other bands in the Fountain House garden.
  28. Web site: Theodor Bastard – Tallinn Music Week.
  29. Web site: Фестиваль живой музыки "Троица. Всё живое" - Участники . Russian . Festival of live music Trinity. All Living – Participants . 2017-02-02 . 2017-01-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170118032106/http://www.3fest.ru/uchastniki . dead .
  30. Web site: Своя атмосферность: Случилось ли обещанное волшебство на фестивале "Алтея". 16 August 2016 . Russian . Its own atmosphere: Did the promised magic happen at the festival "Alteya".
  31. Web site: "Да и похрен, дискотека": как в Калининграде прошёл фестиваль атмосферной музыки "Алтея" . Russian . "Nevermind, dance": atmospheric music festival "Alteya" in Kalilinigrad . 2018-06-17 . 2017-08-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170821083911/https://afisha.klops.ru/news/club/137599-da-i-pohren-diskoteka-kak-v-kaliningrade-proshyol-festival-atmosfernoy-muzyki-alteya . dead .
  32. Web site: Космос внешний, космос внутренний: как прошёл фестиваль "Алтея" на "Вагонке". Russian . Outer space, inner space: festival "Alteya" at "Vagonka".

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