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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
Background information
Also known as	Фёдор Сволочь (Fedor Svolotch) (1995–1999)
Origin	St Petersburg, Russia
Genres	World music, dark wave, trip hop, neofolk, ambient
Years active	1999 – present
Labels	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
Members	Fedor Svolotch Yana Veva Kusas Alexey Kalinovskiy Vyacheslav Salikov Sergey Smirnov Ekaterina Dolmatova
Past members	Taras "Monthy" Frolov Max Kostyunin Anton Urazov Andy Vladych
Website	theodorbastard.com

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'. At the beginning they played mostly electronic, industrial, noise music but later, after Yana Veva joining, their style started to crystallize gradually, balancing on the edge of dark wave, world music, neofolk and trip hop.

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. This album has a great success, it was released in Germany (Pandaimonium Records), Mexico (The Art Records, Noise Kontrol) and Turkey (Muzikal Yapım[3]). In 2014 the remastered version named Pustota (Remastered) came out.

The band performed at famous festivals in Europe: Fusion Festival (2004[4]), Wave-Gotik-Treffen (2011,[5] 2014,[6] 2017[7]), Dark Bombastic Evening (2012,[8] 2013,[9] 2016[10]), Castle Party (2014[11]), Castlefest (2015,[12] 2017), Mėnuo Juodaragis (2008,[13] 2012,[14] 2016[15]) and others.

Theodor Bastard collaborated with many artists: Martin Atkins, Peter Christopherson,[16] Stefan Hertrich,[2] Fun-Da-Mental,[17] 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 the album we can hear many guest artists: Buryat singer Namgar Lhasaranova from the band Namgar, multi-instrumentalist Phillip Barsky (harp and cimbalom), Olga Glazova (she plays the world's largest gusli), Chamber choir Lauda, vocalist Alexander Platonov (Ensemble of Ancient Peasant Music), Gulya Naumova (violin), Natalia Nazarova (cello). Russian horn, traditional Mongol violin morin khuur, ritual tibetan horn dungchen, ancient Russian gusli (a species of zither), cajón, jew's harp, dulcimer – this is incomplete list of instruments. This album is characterized by special atmosphere of northern dawn.

On December 4, 2017, Theodor Bastard released the soundtrack album Utopia[18] for the game Pathologic 2[19] – the long-awaited 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 – Life is Feudal: MMO, with 30 tracks, with many instruments including medieval and with vocal by Yana Veva.[20]

10 year anniversary edition of the album Beloe was released in November 2018. This is the new version, re-mixed and remastered by Fedor Svolotch. The best tracks (according to musicians) are collected from the both releases of the album – Russian Белое: Ловля Злых Зверей 2008 and Argentinian Beloe: Hunting For Fierce Beasts 2010.

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. The widespread translation as wolfberry is a misunderstanding, wolfberry is not dangerous and doesn't grow in the wild in Russia.

Members

Current members

• Fedor Svolotch — guitars, sampler, vocals (1999–present)
• Yana Veva — vocals, bawu, ocarina (1999–present)
• Alexey "Kusas" Kurasov — ethnic percussions, winds (1999–present)
• Alexey Kalinovskiy — keyboards (2014–present)
• Vyacheslav Salikov — cello (2019—present) (live member from 2018 to 2019)
• Sergey Smirnov — drums (2019—present)
• Ekaterina Dolmatova — backing vocals, gusli, flute (2019—present) (live member from 2018 to 2019)

Former members

• Taras "Monthy" Frolov — keyboards (1999–2008) (live in 2014)
• Maxim "Max" Kostyunin — bass (1999–2008) (live in 2014)
• Anton Urazov — programming, sampler, jew's harp (2001–2005)
• Andrey "Andy Vladych" Dmitriev — drums (2009–2018)

Former touring/session members

• Alexey Bazhenov — electric piano (2003)
• Mila Fedorova — cello (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008)
• Thorsten Berg — acoustic guitar (2004)
• Gregh Dotson — electric piano (2005)
• Maria Akimova — gusli (2008)
• Alexey "Prokhor" Mostiev — theremin (2008, 2010, 2015)
• Yan Nikitin — vocals (2007, 2008, 2010)
•  ? — percussion (2009)
• Zmitser von Holzman — theremin, clarinet (2010, 2012)
• Vladimir Belov — cello (2010, 2013)
•  ? — bass (2010)
•  ? — drums (2011–2012)
• Valeria Atanova — backing vocals (2012)
• Eduard Dragunov — jew's harp, singing bowl, didgeridoo, throat singing (2012)
• Taras "Monthy" Frolov — keyboards (2012, 2014)
• Radik Tyulyush — shoor (2012)
•  ? — keyboards (2012)
• Alia Sagitova — keyboards (2013)
•  ? — cello (2013)
•  ? — harp (2013)
• Vasil' Davletshin — bass (2013, 2016)
• Filipp Barskiy — harp, dulcimer (2013)
• Viktor Kabanov — theremin (2013)
• Maxim "Max" Kostyunin — bass, double bass (2014)
•  ? — flute (2014, 2015)
• Natalia Nazarova — cello (2015)
• Kirill Sekerzhitskiy — bass (2015)
• Olga Glazova — gusli, backing vocals (2015, 2017)
•  ? — backing vocals (2015)
• Ilya Kartashov — cello (2015, 2016, 2017)
• Ekaterina Dolmatova — backing vocals (2016, 2018–2019) (official member since 2019)
• Evgeniy Vikki — balalaika, bouzouki, flute (2017)
• Vitaliy Pogosyan — duduk (2017)
• Timofey Smagliev — drums (2018–2019)
• Vyacheslav Salikov — cello (2018–2019) (official member since 2019)
• Christine Kazaryan — harp

Directors of the group

• Alexey Bazhin — director (2009–2014)
• Maxim Krupoderya — director (2014–2016)
• Denis Knyazev — director (2017–2021) († 2 May 2021)

Timeline

Discography

Fedor Svoloch (Фёдор Сволочь)

Original title	Transliterated 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	Krafft-Ebing's Bestiary	1998

Wave Save

Original title	Transliterated Title	Translation	Year of release
Wave Save	Wave Save	Wave Save	1999

Theodor Bastard

Studio albums

Original title	Transliterated Title	Translation	Year of release
Agorafobia	Agorafobia	Agoraphobia	2000
BossaNova_Trip	Bossa Nova Trip	Bossa Nova Trip	2002
Pustota	Pustota	Voidness	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	Ecumene	2012
Vetvi	Vetvi	Branches[21]	2015
Волчья Ягода	Volch'ya Yagoda	Wolf's Berry	2020

Live albums

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

Compilation albums

Original title	Transliterated Title	Translation	Year of release
Remixed	Remixed	Remixed	2011

Soundtrack albums

Original title	Transliterated 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: MMO)	Life is Feudal	Life is Feudal	2018

Reissue albums

Original title	Transliterated Title	Translation	Year of release
Agoraphobia (remastered and partially re-recorded)	Agoraphobia	Agoraphobia	2007
Pustota (Remastered) (remastered and partially re-recorded)	Pustota (Remastered)	Voidness (Remastered)	2014	Белое: 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	Transliterated Title	Translation	Year of release
Мир	Mir	World	2008
Будем жить	Budem zhit'	Will Live	2009
Tapachula	Tapachula	Tapachula	2010
Serp	Serp	Serp	2017

Festivals

• 2000 - Свободный Полёт-2 (Russia)
• 2000 - Другая Культура (Russia)
• 2000 - Ушки В Трубочку-4 (Russia)
• 2001 – V международный фестиваль им. С. Курехина (СКИФ) (Russia)
• 2001 - Свободный Полёт IV (Russia)
• 2001 - Кислотный Тест (Russia)
• 2001 - Индустрия Звука (Russia)
• 2002 – Radio Inferno (Russia)
• 2003 – Faut Qu'ca Bouge (Belgium)
• 2004 – Fusion Festival (Germany)[4]
• 2008 – Mėnuo Juodaragis XI (Lithuania)[13]
• 2010 - Этномеханика (Russia)[22]
• 2010 – Queer festival (Russia)[23]
• 2011 – Wave-Gotik-Treffen (Germany)[5]
• 2012 – Dark Bombastic Evening 4 (Romania)[8]
• 2012 – Fekete Zaj (Hungary)
• 2012 – Mėnuo Juodaragis XV (Lithuania)[14]
• 2012 – KAMWA (Russia)[24]
• 2012 – Дикая Мята (Russia)
• 2013 – ReRe:Riga (Latvia)[25]
• 2013 – Dark Bombastic Evening 5 (Romania)[9]
• 2013 – Fekete Zaj (Hungary)
• 2013 – Вольнае паветра (Belarus)
• 2014 – Wave-Gotik-Treffen (Germany)[6]
• 2014 - Движение (Russia)[26]
• 2014 – Castle Party (Poland)[11]
• 2014 – Labadaba (Latvia)[27]
• 2014 – Дикая Мята (Russia)
• 2015 - Бродский Drive (Russia)[28]
• 2015 - Зов Пармы (Russia)
• 2015 – Castlefest (Netherlands)[12]
• 2016 – Tallinn Music Week (Estonia)[29]
• 2016 - Троица: Всё живое (Russia)[30]
• 2016 – Дикая Мята (Russia)
• 2016 – Dark Bombastic Evening 7 (Romania)[10]
• 2016 – Mėnuo Juodaragis XIX (Lithuania)[15]
• 2016 - Алтея (Russia)[31][32][33]
• 2017 – Music Drive (Armenia)
• 2017 – Wave-Gotik-Treffen (Germany)[7]
• 2017 - МИР Сибири (Russia)
• 2017 - Белый шум (Russia)
• 2017 - Метафест (Russia)
• 2017 – Castlefest (Netherlands)
• 2017 – FourЭ (Kazakhstan)
• 2017 - Камяніца (Belarus)

External links

• Theodor Bastard official site
• Theodor Bastard Youtube channel
• Theodor Bastard on Facebook
• Theodor Bastard on Instagram
• Theodor Bastard on SoundCloud
• Theodor Bastard on Bandcamp
• Theodor Bastard at Last.fm
• Theodor Bastard at Discogs
• Theodor Bastard at CdBaby
• Theodor Bastard on Myspace

References

На других языках

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[de] Theodor Bastard

Theodor Bastard ist eine russische Band, die in erster Linie in der Weltmusik, dem Neofolk, Dark Wave und Trip-Hop verankert ist. Dank Jana Vevys’ Eintritt in die Band im Jahr 2004 wurden diese verschiedenen Musikrichtungen vereint. Bis dahin war der Musikstil der Band durch Industrial Rock, Noise und experimentelle Musik gekennzeichnet. Die Band wurde im Jahr 1996 in Sankt-Petersburg von Alexander Starostin gegründet und ganz am Anfang bestand sie nur aus ihm. Alexanders Künstlername ist Fedor Svoloch (übersetzt so viel wie „Fedor Abschaum“) und das war anfangs auch der Name der Band. Im Jahr 1999 wurde der Name ins Englische als „Theodor Bastard“ übersetzt. Das Schaffen der Band ignoriert aus Prinzip das alltägliche Leben und ist in Mythologie und Träumen begründet.

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- [en] Theodor Bastard

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[ru] Theodor Bastard

Theodor Bastard — российская музыкальная группа из Санкт-Петербурга, созданная в 1999 году Александром Старостиным (творческий псевдоним «Фёдор Сволочь», название группы происходит от английского варианта этого псевдонима) — гитаристом и автором музыки (с 1995 по 1999 год существовал как сольный проект «Фёдор Сволочь»). Группа является одними из основоположников жанра world music в России. Визитной карточкой коллектива, его главной чертой является голос и интонации Яны Вевы — вокалистки и автора многих песен. Критики относят творчество группы к таким жанрам как world music, этно-электроника, трип-хоп, дарквейв. Альбомы группы официально изданы в различных странах мира: России, Германии, Турции, Мексике и Аргентине, а с 2020-го года и по всему миру - лейблом Season of Mist. Theodor Bastard — постоянные гости разворотов известных музыкальных журналов, таких как Sonic Seducer[1], Zillo[2], Orkus и их российских аналогов, а также журналов Собака.ru[3], Time Out[4] и Rolling Stone Russia[5].

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