Evgeny Shulimovich Margulis (Russian: Евге́ний Шу́лимович Маргу́лис; born 25 December 1955) is a Russian rock and blues musician. He was a member of the bands Mashina Vremeni (1975–1979, 1990–2012) and Voskreseniye (1979–1980, 1994–2003) and currently performs solo.

Evgeny Margulis
Евгений Маргулис
Margulis in 2009
Margulis in 2009
Background information
Birth nameEvgeny Shulimovich Margulis
Born (1955-12-25) 25 December 1955 (age 68)
OriginMoscow, Soviet Union
GenresRock, blues rock, blues
Occupation(s)Musician, singer-songwriter, record producer
Years active1975–present
Websitemargulis.ru

Biography edit

Evgeny Margulis was born in 1955 in Moscow to a middle-class Jewish family. His father was an engineer and his mother was a high school teacher.

Margulis originally planned to become a doctor, but decided to change his career plans: at the age of 19 he joined the band Mashina Vremeni as a guitarist. Margulis played in the group until 1979, when he left with the drummer Sergey Kavagoe, with whom he co-founded another group Voskreseniye, where he played until 1980. In the 1980s, Margulis played in numerous groups, including Araks, Nautilus, and Yuri Antonov's band. At the end of the 1980s, he founded his first solo project, Shanghai.[1] In 1990s, Margulis returned to the groups he previously played in - Mashina Vremeni in 1990 and Voskreseniye in 1994. From 1999 to 2003, the two groups conducted a joint concert tour called "50 for two”.

On the verge of the new century, Margulis started reviving his solo projects, publishing his first disc 7+1 in 1998 and several more in the following decade. Work overload eventually led to him leaving Voskreseniye in 2003. In 2012, Margulis decided to focus completely on his solo career and left Mashina Vremeni. In 2013, he released a new album titled Margulis.[2]

Personal life edit

Margulis is married to Anna Margulis, who is a ceramic artist.[3] They have one son, Daniil, a graduate of Moscow State University (Department of Mathematics and Mechanics), currently specializing in mathematical finance. Additionally, Daniil played the role of his father in The House of the Sun, a film about underground movements in the Soviet Union.[4]

Honours edit

In 1999, he was awarded the Order of Honour for accomplishments in the development of musical industry by presidential decree No. 814 of 24/06/1999.

Discography edit

Solo edit

Year Russian Translit English (where needed) Notes
1998 7+1
2001 Евгений Маргулис (альбом) Evgeny Margulis (album)
2002 Best
2004 45 лет 45 let 45 years Concert album
2007 Продолжение следует Prodolzhenie Sleduet To be continued
2013 Маргулис (альбом) Margulis (album)

with Mashina Vremeni edit

Year Russian Translit English Notes
1978 Это было так давно Eto bylo tak davno It was so long ago Self-released tape album. Released by an official label only in 1990
1991 Медленная хорошая музыка Medlennaya khoroshaya muzyka Slow good music
1993 Внештатный командиръ Земли Vneshtatniy komandir Zemli Part-time commander of Earth
1994 Unplugged Live acoustic album
1996 Картонные крылья любви Kartonniye kryliya lubvi Cardboard wings of love
1996 Неизданное Neizdannoe Unpublished Rare songs from the early 70s
1997 Отрываясь Otryvayas Breaking away
1999 ХХХ лет МВ 30 years of Mashina Vremeni XXX anniversary concert Live album
1999 Часы и Знаки Chasy i znaki Clocks and signs
2000 50 на двоих 50 na dvoikh 50 for two Joint concert of Mashina Vremeni and Voskresenie
2001 Место где свет Mesto gde svet A lighted place
2004 Машинально Mashinalno Mechanically
2005 Kremlin Rocks! A concert of Mashina Vremeni with the Kremlin chamber orchestra
2007 Time machine
2009 Машины не парковать Mashiny ne parkovat Do not park the cars (Parking forbidden)

with Voskreseniye edit

  • Voskreseniye 1 (1979-1980)
  • Mi Vas Lubim (Live) (1995)
  • Jiveye Vseh Jivih (Live) (1995)
  • Legends of Russian Rock vol 1 (1996)
  • Jivaya Kolektziya (Live) (1998)
  • 50 Na Dvoih (A concert with Mashina Vremeni) (2001)
  • All again (Re-recorded old songs) (2001)
  • Legends of Russian Rock vol 2 (2002)
  • Voskreseniye 79 (Remastered) (2002)
  • Without hurry (2003)

with Shanghai edit

  • Shanghai (album) (1989)
  • Do svidaniya, drug! (1995)

with Romario and Sergey Chigrakov edit

  • Imena (2010)

Film Music edit

  • Potselui padshih angelov (2007)

References edit

  1. ^ "Биография "Шанхай"" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Disc's webpage in iTunes". Itunes.apple.com (in Russian). 21 January 2013.
  3. ^ Ироничный Маргулис. Jewish.ru (in Russian).
  4. ^ "The House of Sun (2010)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 10 November 2020.

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