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Николай Коперник

[b]Николай Коперник[/b] ("Nicolaus Copernicus", also known as [b]Nikolay Kopernik[/b]) is a Russian art-rock/new wave/psychedelic/neo-romanticism band from Moscow, founded in 1981 by singer, guitarist and composer [url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/949589]Yuri Orlov[/url]. The group gained a wide popularity after the release of their debut reel-to-reel album [i]Родина[/i] ("Motherland") in 1986. Nicolaus Copernicus became one of the most original and eccentric projects on the Moscow underground rock scene, alongside with such bands as [url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/210104]Zvuki Mu[/url] and [url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/483562]Center[/url]. Artists had a chance to rehearse and work with many Western musicians, including [a=Peter Gabriel], [a=Pink Floyd], [a=Frank Zappa] and [a=Chrissie Hynde]. They also played on the same stage with [a=The Sugarcubes] at the large rock-festival [i]Lituanika[/i] in Vilnius, Lithuania. The band went on a permanent hiatus in 1993 but was revived by Yuri Orlov in 2000s with a new line-up. [b]Current line-up[/b] (since 2005) Yuri Orlov – vocals, guitar, synthesizers, magic Pavel Hotin – synthesizers, electric piano, grand piano Evgeny Melnikov – bass Vladislav "Rush" Itskovich – drums, percussion Alexey Alexeev – guitar Petr Mikov – guitar