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 Alexei
Pliousnine (1962)
"Petropol" Award
winning composer, music performer, promoter, producer, lecturer,
critic, leader of APosition Creative Union.
Alexei was born in 1962 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
He graduated from college with a degree in theoretical physics.
Became active in music in early 1980-s.
Between 1981
and 1990, while living in Moscow, Russia, participated in numerous
artistic projects: founded rock band Lolita, which
released a 1990 tape album “Moscow Vacations”, since featured in
the chart of 100 Best Tapes of Russian Rock. Participated in creating
of "Gorbushka" music and artistic center
Since 1991 - after moving back to St. Petersburg, for several years
performed and recorded albums with an avantrock band RDDB.
1999 - involved with the Sergey Kuryokhin International Festival
SKIF. Between 2001 and 2004 acted as the SKIF Artistic Director
and participated in organizing of SKIF in Berlin on 2003.
2002 - created the APosition Creative Union and became its producer
as well as a member-musician. On 2005, Alexei founded the International
Music Forum APOSITSIA that became an annual event gathering together
experimenting artists from all over the world.
September 2004 - took part in free jazz improvising project that
included a recording session at the Fantasy Records produced by
Henry Keiser. These recordings were compiled in two albums as Kaiser/Pliousnine.
Throughout his music career Alexei Pliousnine performed with: Peter
Broetzmann, Patti Smith, David Murray, Shelley Hirsch, Raymond
Boni, Yanka Diaghileva, Igor Letov, Sergey Letov, Nick Rock’n’roll,
Gary Lucas, Henry Kaiser, Soren Runolf, Dror Feiler, Daniel Carter,
Borah Bergman, Lukas Ligeti, Frank London, Jon Raskin, Gino Robair,
Damon Smith, Marco Enieidi, Lou Grassi, Charles Gayle, Tim Hodgkinson,
Jacques Di Donato, Õavier Charles, Didier Lasserre, Christian Brazier,
James Fei, Mola Sylla, Rob Schwimmer amongst others. He also participated
in various music and theatre related projects, including "Simon
the Magus", a joint production with the Mariinskij (Kirov)
Ballet.
He was the first Russian improvising artist to perform at CBGB’S
and Tonic club in New York. With different projects Alexei has
been participating in several SKIF festivals, including SKIF in
Berlin, festival HABITATS in New York and many other festivals
and forums in Russia, USA, Germany, Poland, Finland. On 2006, he
took part in Pauline Oliveros Deep Listening class at Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute where he performed a solo work “Scott of
Antarctic” the first part of Heroic Project (soundart collaborative
project by the members of APosition).
Alexei
Pliousnine is also an active writer and authored many articles
on music,
various essays, as well as publishing an online music
magazine "MusArt"; played several characters in various
movies; received the Petropol Award for music to a poetic project "Voices
of St. Petersburg" and delivered several lectures in Finland
in 2002 on contemporary Russian music culture.
Produced
and promoted a great number of performances featuring artists like minimalism
godfather Terry Riley,
legendary Polish prog rock band SBB, Peter
Broetzmann, Marcus Stockhausen, Pamela Z, Bill Drummond, Jim
Thirlwell (aka Foetus), Masahiko Satoh, Pierre Moerlen’s Gong, Hans Reichel & Rudiger Carl, Charles Gale, German krautrock pioneers Faust,
ex Samla Mammas Manna leader Lars
Holmer, Kimmo Pohjonen, Keith & Julia Tippett, Frank London, Tenores di Bitti,
Iranian classical collective by Reza
Moafi, Han
Bennink, Kampec
Dolores, Italian avant rock – free jazz combo Zu, Willem Broeker Kollektieff, Misha Mengelberg, Otomo Yoshihide, Gjallarhorn, Shelley Hirsh, Eugene Chadbourne, ex Can singer Damo Suzuki, mugam master from Azerbaijan Alim
Kasymov, Michel
Berkmans of
Univers Zero, Keshavan
Maslak,
modern Dutch composer Theo
Loevendie, Je
Chun Park, John Cale of Velvet Underground, Holger Czukay from Can, Fred Frith of Henry Cow, Slave Pianos, Magma, Henry Kaiser, John Oswald, Hamid Drake, William Parker, Gary Lucas from Captain Beefheart
Magic Band, David Moss, David Murray, Deep Listening founder
composer Pauline Oliveros, Marco
Enieidi, Lou Grassi, Tim Hodgkinson of Henry Cow, Jacques Di Donato, Õavier
Charles, Didier
Lasserre, Finnish vocal quartet Me Naiset, Christian
Brazier, Metamorphosis, Tara Fuki, De Kift, Âëàäèìèð Òàðàñîâ from
Ganelin Trio, Àíàòîëèé Âàïèðîâ, Âàëåíòèíà Ïîíîìàðåâà, Moscow
Art Trio, Milan Svoboda, Canadian violinist Nash the Slash, Sainkho Namchylak, Lukas Ligeti, Soren Runolf and Dror Feiler from Lokomotiv Konkret, Mark
Stewart from Bang on a Can, Evelina
Petrova, royal Korean ensemble Ge
Um Hwe …
Major
music projects:
HEROIC
PROJECT
 Heroic#1 “ANTARCTIC”
dedicated to Robert Falcon Scott of Antarctica, unlucky
South Polar explorer.
a solo guitar piece; microtonal soundscapes, noise and
drones made using guitar feedback accompany an incredible
monotony of Antarctic landscape along with richness of
subtle nuances, produced by the slightest changes of light.
VJ Yuri Elik is making a video show based on ice- hummock
and snow landscapes.
Heroic#5 “INVINCIBLE (Niezwyciezony)”
based on Stanislaw Lem’s novel.
Another solo (musically) piece including prepared guitar and laptop.
Free improvising, noise and dramatic form makes this horror story
very impressive with unbelievable pictures of extraterrestrial
landscapes.
 SILENCE
CORPORATION
Collaborative Russian/American project established
in New York during the HABITATS 2006 festival. Includes Alexei
Pliousnine – guitar, laptop; Pavel Mikheev – guitar, laptop; Dok
Gregory – steel guitar, laptop, Zarah Cabacas – alto saxophone,
Yuri Elik – video.
 DWA
a guitar duo with Pavel Mikheev from DaDaZu.
«Using feedback musicians produce microtonal soundscapes,
noise, drone structures". “DWA plays soundscapes made by guitar feedbacks. Sometimes it is
getting heavy as metal. I’d mention Keith
Row, Sunn O))), Giacinto Scelsi along with typical guitar
improv like Fred Frith, Henry Kaiser or Derek Bailey”
 MANDERLBROT
an avant metal,
free improv project, video art by Yuri
Elik
“New and the most extreme trio made a remarkable debut
on International Music Forum APOZITSIA 2005 while sharing the stage with Pauline Oliveros and Terry Riley"
“Derek Bailey meets Darkthrone”
APOSITION
Orchestra
An improvising project led by Alexei Pliousnine. The music influenced by free jazz classics along
with Russian classic composers; Shostakovich, Stravinsky.
Light and video projections by Yuri
Elik usually accompany the show.
booking
contact: - Alexei
Pliousnine artdirector@aposition.org
tel: +7 911 933 9488
photo >>>>>>>
Press:
Dave Lynch - All Music Guide
- Simon Magus
... With all the shape-shifting, visions, and psychedelized transformations,
one is tempted to draw parallels between Simon Magus and the adventures
of Zero the Hero in the Gong trilogy, although the revelations
go to Simon's head in a way Zero would probably never allow. In
fact, the music — which bears absolutely no resemblance to a ballet
in the conventional sense — is at times similar to early Gong circa
Camembert Electrique (although
sans vocals, so only the liners give a clue about the subject matter).
Kahovskij and friends (on bass, guitar, drums, synth,
tuba, flute, and the ever-popular quail-pipe) churn out a version
of space rock seemingly influenced by the likes of early Gong,
Can, and Material,
but alas,
the music rarely rises to the level of those antecedents. The
recording is a bit thin and hollow and the music simple and
repetitive, although there are catchy moments and some interesting sonics here
and there. At times the band is fairly successful in bringing'
on da space-funk-jazz; Mikhail Kolovskij shows some chops
on what can only be described as "fuzz tuba"; and
while the squelchy sci-fi sounds of the old U.S.S.R.-made Polyvox
synth by Alexei Pliousnine might not transport you to the cosmos,
they are at least entertaining in a retro analog sort of
way...
Modern Musiekelad Kinda Musik
... Ein Improvisations- und Free-Jazz- Projekt von Alexander
Pljusnin. Die Musik ist sehr stark von den klassischen russischen
Komponisten wie Schostakowitsch, und Prokowjew beeinflusst. Video-
und Lichtprojektionen vervollstandigen das experimentelle Konzept.
Bij APosition Orchestra verscheen hij als lid van een
band die een soortgelijke aanpak als Peter Brotzmann
scheen te hebben: zo hard en intensief mogelijk spelen
totdat je er bij neervalt. Waar Brotzmann echter alleen
was en het geluidsniveau een natuurlijke limiet bereikte,
daar bestond APosition Orchestra uit tuba, sax, slagwerk
en synthesizer en wist op deze wijze die limiet te overschrijden,
daarmee een groot deel van het in principe geinteresseerde
publiek de zaal uitjagend ...
“junge welt vom 10_07_2003 - Avantgarde Folklore”
... Mitglieder von Aktyon und dem Aposition Orchestra
waren auch in dem Ein-Akt-Ballett »Simon the Magus« zu sehen. Obwohl
die Tanzer abgesagt hatten (der versprochene Buhnenanbau fehlte),
war dies das sehens- und horenswerteste Projekt der drei Gruppierungen.
Neben einer wunderbar psychedelischen Buhnenshow mit schillernden
Projektionen, wei?gekleideten und -behuteten Spielern, waren Ballett
und Musik ein Tribut an die Psychedelik der 60er. In clever versetzten
Postrock-Anleihen prasentierte das Ensemble seine Musik in szenisch
abgesteckten Klangmustern und –flachen ...
... me and Alexei Pliousnine and the drummer
from Aquarium created a soft explosion of sound that shook
the rafters in an improv melee that touched upon Beefheart,
avant-metal, the freest of jazz improv and fat gonzo rockabilly
changes that had the large and supple crowd there transfixed...yes
it was a great honor to play in Russia again, I am still buzzing
about it and can't wait to play there again!
Gary Lucas
lisij (lolita) |
jaba (lolita) in Beloostrov, 1999
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in Big Sur
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with Peter Broetzmann |
lolita during Rock on Proc (1990) |
in the Redwood, California |
Mariposa, California |
in Cannery Row, Monterey |
San Francisco |
APOZITSIA 2005 poster |
with Jaques Di Donato Quartet at GEZ 21 |
with Jaques Di Donato Quartet at GEZ 21 |
with M. Eneidi and L. Grassi at JFC |
with Bluzak at Henflings, California |
with Lukas Ligeti, New York |
DWA at TaMtAm |
with S. Letov at TaMtAm |
with DaDaZu at Fishka |
at Fishka |
with Henry Kaiser, during Bluzak gig at 21 Grand, Oackland, California |
with A. Kan and E.Petrova at the TV channel STO |
APOZITSIA 2005 opening at State Capella |
at JFC |
with Pavel Mikheev |
early Aposition gig at LDM |
lolita with Gary Lucas, Moscow B2 |
with Patti Smith |
with Patti Smith |
with David Murray at TaMtAm |
with Gary Lucas at Moloko |
Aposition orchestra at Fishka |
early Aposition gig at LDM
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DWA |
with V. Zaitsev and V. Shostak at TaMtAm |
early Aposition gig at LDM |
with Charles. Gayle at GEZ 21 |
with Charles Gayle at GEZ 21 |
with Shelley Hirsch at GEZ 21 |
lolita Beloostrov session 2000 |
lolita on Syrok, 1989 |
lolita Beloostrov session 2000 |
RDBB in Beloostrov, 1999 |
lolita Beloostrov session 2000 |
with E. Letov, Yanka and Nik Rock'n'Roll during the legendary gig at
MEI, 1989 |
Lolita supporting Sonic Youth, 1989 |
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on the road to Berlin, 2003
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