Album Notes

JAZZLOBSTER are quite simply
"The tightest, funkiest, and most exciting rock band in Russia".

Their musical artistry is undeniably unique, and the bottom line is: THESE GUYS ROCK!

jazzlobster members :

Sergey "Frucha" Mironov (bass guitar, backing vocals)

Alexander "Bocha" Bochagov (guitars, keyboards, harmonica, backing vocals)

Tikhon Kubov (Voice, emulators)

Dmitry "Vicha" Vishev (drums)

Eugene "Professor" Lastochkin (sound engineer)

The story so far... Moscow band jazzlobster formed in 1993, and by 1994 were doing shows all over the city. Their appeal on the underground scene grew steadily due to their intense and energetic stage presence. At first, the music relied on syncopated rhythms and curious 'funk-meets-post-punk' chord progressions, with the lyrics being somewhat on the stream-of-consciousness side. The line-up continually went through radical changes, including a female vocalist and a jazz saxophone player - and simultaneously the stress of the rapid upheavals in Russian society took its toll - so much so that by 1997 the band was practically defunct! But after recruiting a new guitarist and drummer and bringing their original singer back on board, jazzlobster came full circle, and was reborn in the new millenium as a new and distinctive entity...


ABOUT THE ALBUM "Oi Lucky Universe":

"Oi Lucky Universe!" (2006) ALBUM CREDITS:

Bass, Backing vocals, Programming: Sergey Mironov
Guitars, Keyboards, Harmonica (9): Alexander Bochagov
Voice, Emulators (5,8): Tikhon Kubov
Drums: Dmitry Vichev

15-string "SledgeHammer" (featured on 5,10): Rob Anderson

Produced by Jazzlobster and Rob Anderson.

Tracked at MGSU Studio, Moscow
(Engineered by Sergey Bolshakov, Dennis Urovsky, Eugene Lastockin)
Additional recording at EEE records, Moscow
(Engineered by Eugene Lastochkin)
Mixed at EEE Records by Eugene Lastochkin.
Mastered by Sergey Bolshakov.