{{Short description|Russian musical group}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Elektroforez | image = PBogfoLvhFQ.jpg | honorific_prefix = | origin = Saint Petersburg, Russia | current_members = *Ivan Kurochkin *Vitaly Talyzin | native_name = Электрофорез | years_active = 2012–present | genre = Synth-pop, darkwave }}
'''''Elektroforez''''' ({{Langx|ru|Электрофорез|lit=Electrophoresis}}) is a Russian synth-pop group, founded in Saint Petersburg in 2012 by Ivan Kurochkin and Vitaly Talyzin.
== Career == In 2013, the American band Xiu Xiu released an official remix of the song "Eshafot" ({{Langx|ru|«Эшафот»|lit=Scaffold}}).<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.sobaka.ru/kzn/city/music/42304|title=10 фактов о группе "Электрофорез"|work=Собака.ru|access-date=2018-03-19}}</ref> Elektroforez performed twice at the 10th edition of Manifesta, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art, held in Saint Petersburg.<ref name=":0" /> In 2014, Afisha named the group's album ''Quo Vadis?'' as one of the most anticipated Russian albums.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://daily.afisha.ru/archive/volna/sounds/20-samyh-ozhidaemyh-russkih-albomov/|title=Афиша Волна: 20 самых ожидаемых русских альбомов – Архив|work=Афиша|access-date=2018-03-19|language=ru-RU}}</ref> In 2016, the song "Vse bylo tak" ({{Langx|ru|«Всё было так»|lit=Everything Was Thus}}) was used in the film ''Gorodskie ptichki'' ({{Langx|ru|«Городские птички»|lit=City Birds}}), directed by Yuliya Belaya and featuring actors from the Gogol Center in the lead roles.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.eg.ru/culture/59604/|title="Городские птички" расскажут о любви|work=EG.RU|access-date=2018-03-19|language=ru}}</ref> Since 2016, the group has been actively touring, playing over 100 concerts in Russia, Belarus,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.delfi.lv/showtime/news/whatson/family/v-rige-vystupit-gruppa-iz-sankt-peterburga-elektroforez.d?id=48527391|title=В Риге выступит группа из Санкт-Петербурга "Электрофорез"|last=DELFI|date=2017-02-17|work=DELFI|access-date=2018-03-19|language=ru}}</ref> the Baltic states, Germany, and Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://informer.od.ua/news/v-odesse-vystupit-legenda-sovremennogo-sinti-popa-gruppa-elektroforez/|title=В Одессе выступит легенда современного синти-попа – группа Электрофорез - informer.od.ua|date=2017-02-13|work=informer.od.ua|access-date=2018-03-19|language=ru-RU}}</ref> In 2017, the group won the Golden Gargoyle music award in the Electronic Project category.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.16tons.ru/zg2017/|title=Золотая Горгулья 2016 – XVII церемония вручения музыкальной премии.|last=16 tons team|website=Клуб 16 тонн|language=ru|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722202322/https://www.16tons.ru/zg2017/|archive-date=2019-07-22|access-date=2018-03-19}}</ref> In the same year, the group performed in Tallinn Music Week.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://neva-room.ru/muzykanty-iz-peterburga-vystupyat-na-festivale-tallinn-music-week-94185|title=Музыканты из Петербурга выступят на фестивале Tallinn Music Week|date=2017-03-15|work=The Neva Room|access-date=2018-03-19|language=ru|archive-date=2018-09-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910203937/http://neva-room.ru/muzykanty-iz-peterburga-vystupyat-na-festivale-tallinn-music-week-94185/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://allfest.ru/fest/tallinn-music-week-2017|title=Фестиваль "Tallinn Music Week 2017": расписание, участники, билеты|website=ALLFEST.RU|language=ru|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722202335/https://allfest.ru/festival-2017/tallinn-music-week|archive-date=2019-07-22|access-date=2018-03-19}}</ref>
In April 2018, Elektroforez performed in Minsk, Warsaw, Poznan, Berlin, and Kaliningrad as part of a showcase of Russian bands including Kazuskoma, Spasibo, Glintshake, and Shortparis.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://i-d.co/article/russian-punk-youth-on-tour/|title=russian punk youth on tour|date=2018-06-20|work=I-d|access-date=2018-07-26|language=en-uk}}</ref> During the tour, the group caught the attention of a number of Polish promoters.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://daily.afisha.ru/music/9000-russkie-v-evrope-uchastniki-festivalya-bol-edut-v-evrotur/|title=Русские в Европе: участники фестиваля "Боль" едут в евротур|work=Афиша|access-date=2018-05-23|language=ru-RU}}</ref> The group also performed at Stereoleto Festival.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.the-village.ru/village/weekend/favourite/311395-elektroforez|title=Дуэт "Электрофорез" — о Юго-Западе Петербурга|work=The Village|access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref>
At the end of 2018, the group released the music video for the song "Ikea" ({{Langx|ru|Икея}}).
In 2019, Elektroforez was featured in The Quietus's series on the Russian alternative music scene.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thequietus.com/articles/26174-new-weird-russia-st-petersburg-shortparis|title=The Quietus {{!}} Features {{!}} New Weird Russia - #3 St. Petersburg|website=The Quietus|language=en-us|access-date=2019-07-23}}</ref>
== Discography == Source:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.yandex.ru/artist/4029507/albums|title=Электрофорез — слушать онлайн, дискография на Яндекс.Музыке|website=Яндекс.Музыка|language=ru|access-date=2018-03-19}}</ref>
=== Studio albums === * 2012 — ''#1'' * 2017 — ''Quo Vadis?'' * 2021 — ''505''
=== EPs ===
* 2012 — ''Electroforez'' * 2013 — ''EP #2'' * 2015 — ''EP #3'' * 2016 — ''EP #4'' * 2018 — ''EP #5''
=== Singles ===
* 2013 — "Moskva" ({{Langx|ru|Москва|lit=Moscow}}) [http://www.afisha.ru/article/motherland_vol1/%7CМосква]{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} * 2014 — "Vsyo bylo tak" ({{Langx|ru|«Всё было так»|lit=Everything was thus}}) * 2014 — "Pora!" ({{Langx|ru|Пора!|lit=It's time!}})<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://daily.afisha.ru/archive/volna/sounds/premera-singla-elektroforez-pora/|title=Афиша Волна: Премьера сингла "Электрофорез" "Пора!" – Архив|work=Афиша|access-date=2018-03-28|language=ru-RU}}</ref> * 2017 — "Russkaya printsessa" ({{Langx|ru|Русская принцесса|lit=Russian princess}}) * 2017 — "Couci-Couça" [https://web.archive.org/web/20180330012200/https://knife.media/couci-couca/] * 2019 — "Alkogol moy vrag" ({{Langx|ru|Алкоголь мой враг|lit=Alcohol is my enemy}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://daily.afisha.ru/news/24506-gruppa-elektroforez-vypustila-novyy-singl-alkogol-moy-vrag/|title=Группа "Электрофорез" выпустила новый сингл "Алкоголь мой враг"|website=Афиша|access-date=2019-07-22}}</ref> * 2019 — "Panicheskaya ataka" ({{Langx|ru|Паническая атака|lit=Panic attack}}) * 2019 — "Vezhlivyy Otkaz" ({{Langx|ru|Вежливый отказ|lit=Polite refusal}}) * 2019 — "Vsyo budet normal'no?" ({{Langx|ru|Всё будет нормально?|lit=Everything will be alright?}})
=== Remixes ===
* Shortparis — "Amsterdam" {{Small|Elektroforez remix}} * Svidanie — "Kate Moss" ({{Langx|ru|Кейт Мосс}}) {{Small|Elektroforez remix}} * Barto — "Sama!" ({{Langx|ru|Сама!|lit=Myself}}) {{Small|Elektroforez remix}}
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Category:Russian musical duos Category:Musical groups from Saint Petersburg Category:Musical groups established in 2012 Category:Russian synth-pop groups Category:2012 establishments in Russia