The Russian stage has always been distinguished by its originality. This is especially evident in groups that began their career in the mid-nineties of the last century. One of these groups was the electronic pop duo "Cast Iron Skhodhod" from St. Petersburg. It existed from 1996 to 2008 and managed to release six full albums.
How did it all start?
The group, “Cast Iron Skhodhod”, takes its beginning from rainy St. Petersburg. Two musicians - Anton Newmark and Yuri Usachev - were one of the first to introduce elements of electronic sound into familiar pop music.
Despite the popularity that hit the musicians at the speed of light, in 1997 Yuri Usachev left the band. He decided to give preference to his other projects. To replace him comes Pavel Zavyalov.
Since 1999, now in its updated composition, “Cast Iron Walker” has become a frequent participant in major musical events. For example, in 2000 they performed at the Kazantip festival held in Ukraine. They also toured with concerts in the Baltic countries, the Republic of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Egypt.
The team has more than a dozen collaborations both with Russian musicians and with world-class DJs. One of the most striking and memorable collaborations was working with American musician Rob De Stephano (Rob De Stephano) and Italian electronic artist Mauro Picotto (Mauro Picotto).
A little shocking
Eccentricity, humor and satire can be considered a distinctive feature of the work of "Cast Iron Walker" and the songs performed by them. The guys composed their songs in the electro-pop genre on understandable and ordinary topics, for which they were sincerely loved by the public. Unfortunately, they often did this with a share of excessive shocking, which led to a ban on broadcasting their clips on television and the rotation of songs on the radio.
Often they fell under the hot hand of critics, but, nevertheless, were able to hold out on the musical Olympus for almost twelve years, breaking up only in 2008.