Kazma-Kazma

Kazma-Kazma
Kazma-Kazma
Origin	Kharkiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Genres	Art rock; experimental rock; psychedelic rock; experimental folk; avant-garde; neoclassical music; neo-medieval folk; experimental; minimalisn;
Years active	1991–1994
Labels	Koka
Past members	Evgen Hodosh; Dmitry Kurovsky; Eugene Nikolayevsky; Alexander Negoduyko; Valery Kharkovsky; Vitaliy Shevchuk; Eugene Baryshnikov

Kazma-Kazma (Казма-Казма) was a Soviet Ukrainian avant-garde musical group formed in Kharkiv in 1991 by Yevhen Khodosh.^[1] Khodosh created the group following the end of another influential Kharkiv group named Tovarishch.

Considered the most prominent group of the Kharkiv independent scene in its day, alumni from this musical group became influential within Ukrainian music; flautist Dmytro Kurovskiy went on to found long running Ukrainian band Foa-Hoka (uk:Фоа-Хока)^[2] while bassoonist Oleh Mykhailyuta became a member of TNMK.^[3] Kazma-Kazma was a major player in the Kharkiv music union "Novaya Scena";^[4] the name "Novaya Scena" later became associated with the experimental underground music of Ukraine among western audiences.^[5]

Their debut album Plyaski trubadurov was listed in Alexander Kushnir's 100 Tapes of Soviet Rock. On this album, Kazma-Kazma combined medieval music with post-punk and avant-prog.

After Ukraine gained independence later that year, Kazma-Kazma released two more albums. The first, Katakomby lyubvi, was an independent release on Khodosh's label "Paradise Delight of Bianca", which also released the compilation Skhovaysya. The second was Komediya Antona on Koka Records.^[6] These albums had less experimental rock influence. Their second album took a more orthodox medieval approach, while their final album played minimalist music in a medieval style. The group disbanded in 1994. None of their albums have been reissued as of 2022.

References

^ Klochkov, Oleksandr (25 October 2019). "Перші роки музичного андеграунду в Україні. Між архівами, локальним фольклором та звучанням сьогодні". Creating Ruin (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 11 June 2022.
^ Tatarenko, Iryna (18 March 2021). "Хто у домі хазяїн? Як у дев'яності роки відбувався український музичний ренесанс". Marie Claire (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 11 June 2022.
^ Pavlenko, Elena (27 March 2014). "Фагота в школе исключали из пионеров, но любили за длинные ресницы". КП (in Russian). Retrieved 11 June 2022.
^ Klochkov, Alexander (3 July 2018). "Music From Nowhere: Underground in Kharkiv, Ukraine". The Attic. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
^ Shelekhov, Ivan (20 November 2020). "A Look at Contemporary Ukrainian Music". The Attic. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
^ Klochkov, Oleksandr (18 January 2019). "Як український андеграунд захоплював Польщу. Історія лейблу «Koka»". Амнезія (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 11 June 2022.

[1] Klochkov, Oleksandr (25 October 2019). "Перші роки музичного андеграунду в Україні. Між архівами, локальним фольклором та звучанням сьогодні". Creating Ruin (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 11 June 2022.

[2] Tatarenko, Iryna (18 March 2021). "Хто у домі хазяїн? Як у дев'яності роки відбувався український музичний ренесанс". Marie Claire (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 11 June 2022.

[3] Pavlenko, Elena (27 March 2014). "Фагота в школе исключали из пионеров, но любили за длинные ресницы". КП (in Russian). Retrieved 11 June 2022.

[4] Klochkov, Alexander (3 July 2018). "Music From Nowhere: Underground in Kharkiv, Ukraine". The Attic. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

[5] Shelekhov, Ivan (20 November 2020). "A Look at Contemporary Ukrainian Music". The Attic. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

[6] Klochkov, Oleksandr (18 January 2019). "Як український андеграунд захоплював Польщу. Історія лейблу «Koka»". Амнезія (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 11 June 2022.

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