"140 beats per minute" (140 udarov v minutu) is a popular Russian dance band. The members of the group can be safely called "the lords of the 2000s discos", because in that period no club was without their songs. Drive and incendiary musicians felt at ease on stage, worked well with any audience - whether it was a stadium, a party, a holiday event or a concert hall. Under their hit "Topolya" danced not only all of Russia, but also many residents of European countries.
History of formation
The idea of creating a musical collective "140 beats per minute" belongs to Sergei Konev. Being interested in music from an early age, he already in his youth made the first attempts to create his own band. But these efforts were not successful. He managed to realize himself in a slightly different sphere: he became a producer of the dance group "Eternal Movement", wrote lyrics for "Dune", "MGK" and some popular artists of that time. But the long-standing dream of a band never left him.
A series of useful acquaintances contributed to the realization of the idea. In 1994 Sergey met Yuri Abramov and they united in the duo DJ Beat&7 project. Together they released one album, but it didn't bring much popularity. In 1998 the guys found a producer and under contract took another member - Evgeny Krupnik. The formed line-up started to work actively in the studio. Sergey wrote lyrics, arranged, produced, solved organizational issues and sang backing vocals. And in 1999 they released the song "Poplars". It was it that turned the Russians' idea of dance music upside down.
Rapid rise in popularity
The group "140 beats per minute" is one of the few that was able to achieve success after the release of the first single. The song "Poplars" instantly got into rotation on radio stations and soared to the top of the charts. And after the creation of the music video filled the airwaves of all TV channels. On this wave they record their debut album "In One Breath". Most of the compositions instantly spread and began to sound from everywhere.
But the musicians did not stop there, and immediately began to create the next record. They put their personal lives on hold and disappeared around the clock at concerts and in the recording studio. In 2000 they presented the work "In Real Time". This album reached record sales in a month and overtook even the success of the previous one.
Releasing two records a year became a tradition for them, which was maintained for three years. One after another they released songs that were popular not only in Russia, but also in Germany, Holland, France and other European countries. And wherever they came, their concerts became a real holiday. Crowds of fans showered them with flowers and gifts, inspiring them to write new tracks.
In 2002, having already eight albums in their bank, "140 Beats Per Minute" went to conquer the USA. They performed in the biggest cities of America, and almost everywhere - with full halls. It was a real event in the biography of the collective.
For fans of creativity will forever remain a mystery, how they managed to tour abroad, give concerts in Russia, sing in clubs and at parties, while writing new compositions. And what is surprising - to fulfill each item qualitatively. Only in December 2003 they gave 36 successful concerts in three European countries.
In such a frantic rhythm they lived until 2010. Then the number of records released slightly decreased, the number of fans did not decrease, and the popularity did not fade.
Change of vocalist and a new turn in creativity
In 2011, the group "140 beats per minute" changes the soloist. Instead of Evgeny Krupnik comes Alexander Ivanov. This talented guy dreamed of becoming an artist since childhood, and made every effort to make it happen. But the greatest emphasis was on dancing. He performed on stage with such stars as Zhanna Friske, Oleg Gazmanov, "Tatu", "Blestyashchie", "Shark". For two years he was a member of the boy band "Gorodskie". Then unsuccessfully tried to build a solo career. He met Sergei Konev in 2003, but their cooperation began only in 2009. Then Ivanov performed with "140 beats per minute" as a dancer and a couple of times sang on backing vocals. For two years Alexander had learned the repertoire by heart, knew the concept of the band well, excelled on stage and gave out a lot of interesting ideas. He was an ideal candidate.
In the new line-up they continued to write the history of the band. By August 2011 they already had 13 albums, 12 music videos, several popular compilations of the best compositions in their discography. And this is far from the limit. The musicians regularly went on tour, performed at major concert venues in the country, organized fantastic show performances, played in clubs, held incendiary discos.
Modern electronic music has slowly displaced "140 beats per minute" from the ranks of the best performers of the genre of dance and disco. But loyal fans and disco lovers of the 2000s still closely follow the activities of the group, gladly attend their concerts and never cease to admire the talent of the performers. About the further development of the group's creativity read in the catalog of artists on the website kontramarka.de.
Discography:
1999 - "In One Breath"
2000 - "In Real Time"
2000 - "New Dimension"
2001 - "Rhythm of the Heart"
2001 - "High Voltage"
2001 - "Immersion in Love"
2002 - "The Seventh Sense"
2002 - "Maximum Acceleration"
2003 - "S.O.S."
2006 - "Happy Birthday, Sweetheart!"
2008 - "Hunting Season"
2010 - "Safe Extraction"
2012 - "Second Breath"
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2014 - "Disco: 140 Beats Per Minute"
2018 - "At Midnight"
2018 - "Come Here!"
2019 - "Nonsense"
