Surf guitar, beats, film samples, found sounds, scratchy historical recordings, loungey and cartoon sounds from the '50s and whatever the hell else there is around... MESSER CHUPS is a duo from St. Petersburg, Russia. Oleg Gitarkin on guitar and Zombi Girl on bass guitar. Their music combines surf, samples from '50s and '60s trash horror sci-fi movies, Soviet synthesizers, electronics. Their show is a combination of music and a video mix from B-movies, sci-fi, horror and erotic films from the '50s and '60s. The founder of the project, Oleg Gitarkin, is one of the most talented modern Russian composers, who became famous with his project MESSER FUR FRAU MULLER in Russia and abroad. He is also making music for movies, theater, and adverts. In October 2005 their album Crazy Price was released on the label of Mike Patton, the IPECAC Recordings, and they have been invited to open the Moscow's gig of FANTOMAS. 
Crazy Price Release date: Oct. 18, 2005 Imagine Ed Wood meets Davie Allen & The Arrows, and they go to a covert Soviet-era studio on the moon. Maybe they bring along Lux Interior of The Cramps for the ride. And a theremin. Strange sounds emerge and are broadcast in Eastern Europe on scratchy old radios. People listen and begin to dance in strange formations. Then they all turn into vampires, or huge flesh-eating robots, and destroy America and Western Europe to the tune of this entrancing, psychotic beat. Or something. That’s Messer Chups. They hail from Russia, and/or Germany, but beyond that, these spy-surf-horror space cadets remain largely shrouded in mystery. Cloaked in prehistoric Soviet analog synth sounds, their enigmatic catalog of hits features a retro style that has as much to do with scratchy old vampire films from the '60s as it does with easy listening and surf styles. You’re probably wondering about the name. Well, according to Messer Chups main man, Oleg Gitarkin, it "came from name of Chupa Chups lollipop mixed with name first famous project of Oleg Gitarkin Messer fur Frau Mueller." Hmmm. Maybe you just need to hear it to understand. ... Ipecac Recordings Releases "If Tom Waits and Add N to (X) covered the Munsters Theme, hit the syrup and went crazy Soviet-Bloc electro, it would sound like European surf loungers Messer Chups. Their latest features rickety Moog-playing, creaky bass and echo guitar. All that -- and suspenseful voice samples -- just sort of floats over beats ranging from modestly funky (nearly hip-hop) to driving, Dick Dale suspense. It feels like the soundtrack to the best Halloween party ever; strange voices enter and leave the mix, and you can't tell if they're being scary or just kidding. Give Tarantino two years and these guys will score all of his movies. "Embracing elements of decadent capitalism that even most Westerners would shy away from, zany Russian lounge mutant Oleg Gitarkin plays twangy sci-fi music for people who know that the future actually happened over 40 years ago… This is the start of the Leatherette Revolution." (THE WIRE) 
MESSER CHUPS is a participant of international festivals - I.D.E.A.L. Nantes, France - 2003; "Les Nuits Sonores" Lyon, France - 2004; Grimaldi Forum, Monaco, Festival "Musique Volante" in France; Eurosonic Festival the Netherlands - 2004; Bavarian Open festival Munchen, Germany - 2005; Trans Musicales Festival Rennes, France - 2005; Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz, Austria - 2006; Donau festival Austria - 2006
GIGS SELECTION: the Netherlands: Melkweg/ Amsterdam, Extrapool/ Nijmegen, Theater De Kikker/ Utrecht, Paradox/Tilburg, Metropool/Hengelo, het Kasteel/ Alphen a/d Rein, Worm/Rotterdam, Merleyn/Nijmegen, Patronaat/Haarlem Belgium: Vooruit/Gent, M4/Brussels, 4AD/Diksmuide Germany: Christuskirche/Koelln, Kulturbrauerei/Berlin, Wild at Heart/Berlin, White Trash/Berlin, BackHaus Kekelhaus/Koln, GrooveStation/Dresden, Rosenkeller/Jena, Beyerhaus/Leipzig, Hafenklang/Hamburg, Stubnitz/Rostock, Treibsand/Lubeck, Supamolly/Berlin Austria: Rauch/Feldkirch, Komma/Worgl, Postgarage/Graz, Ost Klub/ Vienna Switzerland: ISC/Bern, Gaswerk/Winterthur, Le Bourg/Lausanne Music, video, info: OFFICIAL WEB-SITE: http://www.messerchups.ru MORE ZVUKOV: http://www.morezvukov.nl/messerchups.html
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