It has been one and a half decades since the day when Yuri Klinsky, the permanent leader and founder of the famous music collective, left this world. But the members of the Gaza Strip group, their names and their work are not forgotten by grateful fans of the musicians. Many are interested in what people are currently doing who were involved in this significant musical and social phenomenon. But to answer these questions, it is necessary to turn to the very beginning of the project.
Some facts from the history of the rock band
It is generally accepted that all significant events in the world of show business have a capital registration. But contrary to this common opinion, future members of the Gaza Strip met in provincial Voronezh. In its industrial Left Bank region, due to the abundance of smoking pipes, it is jokingly referred to as the “Gaza Strip”. This name was taken for his group founded in December 1987 by Yuri Klinsky.
He became known to the general public under the creative pseudonym Jura Khoy. At first he gave solo concerts, but gradually other members of the Gaza Strip group joined him - bass guitarist Semyon Titevsky, drummer Oleg Kryuchkov and guitarist Sergey Tupikin. This was the first composition of the popular team, which formed by the end of 1989. In the future, it was repeatedly updated.
Unexpected take-off
Both the leader and members of the Gaza Strip group hoped for the success of their work. But, by their own admission, they did not expect to become famous outside their hometown. Nevertheless, this is exactly what happened. The music of the group quickly gained popularity not only in Voronezh, but throughout the Soviet Union. And after its collapse, they listened with interest to it throughout the post-Soviet space. It was interesting and relevant, if not for everyone, then for many. Among those who spoke and thought in Russian - "From Moscow to the very outskirts, from the southern mountains to the northern seas."
But for many in the early nineties, this came as a surprise - Gaza, a group whose members learned to play musical instruments while performing on stage, suddenly appeared on the top lines of charts and ratings.
Punk rock
The music of the Gaza Strip was very characteristic of the beginning of the so-called "dashing nineties." She stood out clearly even against the background of the creativity of numerous rock bands at that time. Music criticism defines this style as punk. It will not be an exaggeration to say that in the post-Soviet space the members of the Gaza Strip were pioneers in this area. The musicians reflected in their work the life of the social lower classes from the city outskirts.
Among other things, their music was accompanied by very brutal lyrics with an abundance of profanity. Often, it was characterized by black humor and appeal to folklore imagery: from Russian folk tales to Hollywood vampire gothic.
Critics and fans
For a decade, there has not been such a scandal on the music scene of Russia as the Gaza Strip. Members of the group, whose photos often adorned the front pages of the yellow press, were constantly in the spotlight of a wide variety of public. For many, especially the older generation, the songs of the Gaza Strip provoked a sharp rejection. But a number of authoritative music critics found deep folk traditions in the group's work, dating back to the traditional city farce culture and medieval fair buffoons.
But it all ended abruptly. On July 4, 2000, members of the Gaza Strip group were left without their leader, Jura Khoy. He died in Voronezh while filming a video for his song. Ambulances noted cardiac arrest on the background of drug intoxication.
After the Gaza Strip
Despite the tragic departure from the life of Yuri Klinsky, the remaining members of the Gaza Strip group for a long time refused to recognize its history as completed. Numerous teams toured the country, in which musicians of the last group participated - Vadim Glukhov, Igor Zhirnov, Igor Anikeev, as well as those who played in the Gaza Strip before them. The names of the touring groups in every way emphasized the continuity of the musical phenomenon that gave rise to them - "Ex-Gaza", "Gas Attack Sector", "SG". However, none of the followers of Yuri Klinsky failed to repeat his musical and commercial success. The public always feels subtlety and is cool about epigones exploiting other people's achievements. The death of Yuri Klinsky was not the last among the musicians of Setor Gaza. Not so long ago, guitarist Vadim Glukhov died under mysterious circumstances. He froze in the winter forest. In recent years, Glukhov has been a member of the Butyrka chanson group, which performed prison-related songs.