Svyatoslav Zaderij

Svyatoslav Gennadyevich Zaderij (June 30, 1960, Leningrad, USSR - May 6, 2011, Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a Soviet and Russian rock musician, songwriter, composer, director, showman, frontman, and the founder of the bands "Alisa" and "Nate!".
===The early years, before Alisa (1960-1983)===
Svyatoslav Zaderij was born on June 30, 1960, into the family of Gennady Zaderij, a professor in Leningrad, USSR (nowadays Saint Petersburg, Russia).
The future founder of "Alisa" band, like many of his peers, formed his first band called "Zvezdocheti" (Stargazers) while still in school. The group immediately took on a large-scale project: a rock opera based on Pushkin's "Ruslan and Lyudmila." Svyatoslav Zaderij played guitar and sang in Zvezdocheti from 1976 to 1978.
In 1978, after finishing school, he formed the hard rock band "Letayushchaya Krepost" (Flying Fortress), where he played bass guitar. However, due to unknown circumstances, he was expelled from the group in 1980.
Same year, he formed the band "Khrustalny Shar" (Crystal Ball), attended jazz school, and eventually left it. In 1981, the newly formed band joined the Leningrad Rock Club.
In "Khrustalny Shar," Zaderij played bass guitar and occasionally sang. In this period he became known by the nickname "Alisa," and his path crossed with the future co-founders of "Alisa" - Yuri Shlapakov (sound engineer), Mikhail Nefedov (drums), and Pavel Kondratenko (keyboards). The guitarist position was taken by Vladimir Bogatyrev, and the main vocalist was Andrey Khristichenko.
The youthful fascination with art rock and the band "Mashina Vremeni"(Time machine) gradually shifted to the motifs of glam rock.
Svyatoslav Zaderij proved himself to be a vibrant rock and roll melodist, using theatrical makeup and specially selecting costumes for his performances. On November 19, 1982, "Khrustalny Shar" shared the stage with "Strannye Igry" (Strange Games). The performance was a tremendous success, in part because the musicians decided to perform an unplugged repertoire. According to witnesses, the concert attendees were literally jumping in their seats, despite being in a seated hall.
Among the songs that caused particular excitement were "Roulette," "Love Goes Hunting," "Queen of the Bar," and "The Pink Glass Will Be Crystal Clear as Life," which became a source of internal conflicts within the band and a target for censorship. Andrey Khristichenko refused to sing the lyrics of "The Glass" as intended by Zaderij. As a result, Zaderij, being the band's leader, decided to change the vocalist in March 1983. Soon after that, Bogatyrev got married and also left the group, marking the official end of its history.
At the rock club, band creativity had to be stable, idle state was not welcomed so at one of the meetings, keyboardist Pavel Kondratenko suggested to Zaderij to meet with the band "Demokritov Kolodec" (Democritus' Well).
Its founder was the Krasnoyarsk guitarist Andrey Shatalin, whom Zaderij, together with Kondratenko, soon invited to join their new lineup.
At that time, "Demokritov Kolodec" consisted of vocalists Timur Bodzhgua and Viktor Saltykov, guitarist Andrey Shatalin, bassist Eduard Ivanov, and drummer Vladimir Trofimov (who had previously played for Sofia Rotaru).
Since Shatalin was a key member of the band, "Demokritov Kolodec" soon disbanded.
The new band was named "Magiya" ("Magic"). Zaderij took on the role of vocalist and bass guitarist, Andrey Shatalin joined on guitar, Nefedov remained on drums, and Kondratenko played the synthesizers. The band embraced the spirit of the "new wave" movement. The initial songs composed by "Magiya" later formed the basis for the program "Krizoverkalye" ("House of Distorted Mirrors").
The band approached each concert as a show. During one of their performances, while performing the song "Silnye idut vperyod" (The "Strongs" are Moving Forward), they featured a large reproduction of Ilya Repin's painting "Burlaks on the Volga" on stage.
Zaderij soon decided to hand over the responsibilities of the vocalist, and in 1983, Oleg Eltikov was invited to join the group.
Eltikov's negative charisma and peculiar singing style did not benefit the band. The team wasn't even allowed to perform at the first festival of the Leningrad Rock Club.
Next, they invited Pyotr Samoylov, but his relationship with the band didn't work out either. Shortly after, saxophonist Boris Borisov joined the group, with whom Samoylov had an old conflict. As a result, Borisov took on the role of the vocalist as well. The band changed its name once again, this time to "Dafna," but Borisov soon left the lineup.
Eight songs from the "Crystal Ball" rehearsal in 1982 at the "Sarai" spot of the Soyuz Lyubiteley Muzyki Rock group under the leadership of V. Kozlov in Babushkin Garden (I.V. Babushkin Park) have been preserved, along with nine more songs from 1983. There is also a recording of the "Magiya" group with Oleg Eltikov as the vocalist.
The band eventually transformed into "Alisa," with its official founding date being recognized as March 1983.
===Alisa (1984-1986)===
By 1984, after a series of transformations through "Magiya" and "Dafna," "Khrustalny shar" transformed into the band "Alisa" (Alice). According to the official version, the basis for the name was Zaderij's nickname.
The first program, "Sintezator Sladostrastiya" (Passion Synthesizer), was created at a rehearsal base in the shipbuilding institute, where "Akvarium" had been based before. The first performance of "Alisa" took place at a student disco.
During that period, Ilya Utekhin actively wrote lyrics for "Alisa," even though he was still a teenager at the time. His rock club ID stated: "Poet of the band "Alisa'
The band officially debuted at the Second Leningrad Rock Club Festival with the program "Krizoverkalye" ("House of Distorted Mirrors"), where "fantastical images and plots inspired by L. Carroll's book intertwined with the realities of everyday life."
Rock Club posters were created specifically for each performance. For the "Alisa" performance, it featured a collage of photographs of girls cut out from magazines, with Alisa Freindlikh in the center.
Despite receiving a low score from the jury, within a year "Alisa" became the main highlight of the festival.
Zaderij, being the ideological inspiration of the collective and its main driving force, sought new forms and developed the dramaturgy of their performances. At the same time, he worked on refining the sound and style of the group, including the search for a vocalist. After Boris Borisov left, Konstantin Kinchev was invited to join Alisa.
In the summer of 1984, Kinchev visited Leningrad and stayed with Andrey Zabludovsky. During that time, they, along with Zaderij on bass and Alexey Murashov on keyboards, recorded the album "Nervnaya Noch" (Nervous Night), after which Kinchev was officially invited to join the band.
At the III Festival of the Leningrad Rock Club, "Alisa" appeared with a new frontman and a fresh program, featuring compositions such as "My Vmeste" (We are Together) and "Moe Pokolenie" (My Generation). Later, the album "Energiya" (Energy) was recorded, during which internal conflicts within the group intensified.
During the recording, Andrey Shatalin left to work on distribution, and he was replaced by Petr Samoylov.
After the release of "Energiya," Konstantin Kinchev left the band for six months.
Serious disagreements arose in the rock club at that time regarding concert fees and the shares of musicians: whether the bands would function as individual brands or be associated with the rock club and subsequently with production centers. As a result of this and the accumulated tension, "Alisa" effectively split into two lineups.
Svyatoslav Zaderij, Andrey Shatalin, and Mikhail Nefedov, along with Pavel Kondratenko and vocalist Lyudmila "Terri" Kolot, recorded several demo tracks in a home environment, which were released as the album "Pokolenie X" (Generation X) in 1998. Kinchev and Bashlachev also participated in some songs.
The second lineup, consisting of Konstantin Kinchev and Petr Samoylov, could not use the name "Alisa" due to copyright reasons. They intended to continue performing under the name "Radost" (Joy).
The album "Energiya" was released in early 1986. In May, "Alisa" became one of the winners of the fourth festival of the Leningrad Rock Club with their program "Beyond Good." "Alisa" incorporated an inflatable pig floating above the stage into their show, and electronic percussion was actively used in the arrangements.
At that time, Kinchyov agreed to take on the lead role in the film "Vzlomshchik" ("The Intruder"), which Zaderij perceived as marginalizing the image of a rock musician. Shortly after the fourth festival of the rock club, a conflict arose between "Alisa" and the management of the rock club during one of their performances. Despite the fact that formally the rock club had no right to engage in commercial activities, tickets were being sold for the performances, and the musicians were not even issued complementary tickets. Zaderij stated that "Alisa" refuses to perform under such conditions and left the event. "Alisa" performed the concert without Zaderij, and he did not return to the group. However, Zaderij did not oppose the idea of the band retaining the brand name.
After the breakup with "Alisa," there were indeed negotiations between Svyatoslav Zaderij and Yuri Shevchuk regarding the creation of a Leningrad-based lineup of DDT. However, Zaderij made the choice in favor of his own project.
===Nate! (1986-1990)===
In November 1986, Svyatoslav Zaderij formed the band "Nate!" using the name suggested by Kincev. Despite the conflict and differing opinions about Kincev unjustly taking the band for himself, Zaderij always maintained a distinctly respectful attitude towards his former vocalist.
The lineup of "Nate!" included Igor Borisov (guitar), Mikhail Malin (bass), Alexey Pain (keyboards), and Dmitry Buchin (drums). The band's first performance took place on March 7, 1987, during the celebration of the sixth anniversary of the Leningrad Rock Club at the DK Pishchevikov venue. Later, the group successfully performed in Moscow and at the Fifth Rock Club Festival. Prior to the festival, saxophonist Alexander Zhuravlev from the band "Object of Ridicule" joined the collective, Dmitry Vinogradov (Dubov) took over on bass, and Sergey Navetny replaced Buchin on drums.
The revamped lineup performed at the "Chernogolovka-87" festival near Moscow and embarked on a tour across the country, performing at regional rock festivals. Saxophonist Zhuravlev left the band for "Alisa" in the autumn of 1987, and he was temporarily replaced by Dmitry Fyodorov. Pavel Kondratenko occasionally filled in on keyboards.
The touring and creative life of "Nate!" was extensively covered in the monthly magazine RIO, which regularly published reviews of their concerts and reports from the band's tours. In January 1988, Slava Zaderij became the cover face of the magazine and gave a programmatic interview.
The death of Alexander Bashlachev on February 17, 1988, was a heavy blow to Zaderij. He continued to include Bashlachev's songs in his performances until the end of his life.
In the spring of 1988, the lineup of "Nate!" changed once again: Andrey Oshibchenko from the band "Jonathan Livingston" joined Zaderij and Navetny on guitar, Andrey Selyunin on keyboards, and Oleg Maloy on bass. During the Sixth Rock Club Festival, Mikhail Malin played the thereminvox and Ivan Voropaev played the viola alongside "Nate!" on stage. After that, the thereminvox was often used in the band's concerts and recordings.
At a performance, Zaderij read out a memorandum-appeal from Russian rock musicians to the government, composed by Moscow journalist Ilya Smirnov. The jury noted the band's professional growth, recognizable melodic language, inventive arrangements, rock 'n' roll drive, and witty lyrics.
During that period, Zaderij provocatively referred to his style as "sex-and-roll." Songs like "Eto" ("This"), "Shpionomaniya" ("Spymania"), "Kolumba iz Ameriki" ("Columbus from America"), "Privet uchastnikam Kongressa po Voprosam Strakha" ("Hello to the Participants of the Fear Congress"), "Devochki" ("Girls"), "Antiromantika" ("Antiromanticism"), "Yozhik" (based on Alexander Bashlachev's poetry), and "Koshke khochetsya spat" ("The Cat Wants to Sleep") (co-written with Kinchev) were heard throughout the country.
Later, songs by Andrey and Sergey Selyunin and Sergey Navetny were included in "Nate!'s" repertoire.
In 1988, the band's sound engineer, Sergey Loginov, recorded and mixed material at the "Front" studio, resulting in two magnetic tape albums: "Ne Boyas" ("Don't Be Afraid") (released on cassettes in 1997 by Manchester Files) and "Etologiya" ("Ethology").
The final triumph of this lineup was the concert at the "Aurora" magazine festival in September 1989. The band once again disbanded due to WHAT. In November, guitarist Oshibchenko left the group, and two months later, Selyunin and Navetny also departed, joining the psychedelic band "Koshkin Dom," which relocated from Odessa to St. Petersburg.
===Jazzus Krest (1990-1995)===
In 1990, Zaderij started working on the project "Gambrinus" with members of "Nate!" and "Koshkin Dom" The frontman of the project was guitarist and vocalist Igor Gankevich, also from Odessa. Gankovich played guitar in "Nate!" for a couple of months, where Kondratenko returned on keyboards, and a new rhythm section was formed with Vadim Snegiryov on bass and Mikhail Lysenko on drums.
In March, Gankovich returned to Odessa, and three months later, he unexpectedly passed away due to cardiac arrest, leading to the dissolution of "Gambrinus."
Meanwhile, in "Nate!", the lineup continued to change: Arsen Israelov joined as the drummer, and Dubov and Maloy took turns on bass guitar. However, Dubov later joined the band AU, and Maloy ended up in prison. By the summer of 1990, the group disbanded once again. For a short period, Zaderij and Israelov performed as a duo, accompanying themselves on acoustic guitars.
In 1991, Zaderij created the studio project "Jazzus Krest" which included Igor Spitsyn (guitar, vocals, keyboards), the singer-songwriter Alexander Kholkin from Yekaterinburg, and Ivan Voropaev from the band Aquarium. The album was recorded at the "Titanic" studio in St. Petersburg, mixed and produced by the leader of Zvuki Mu, Pyotr Mamonov. The official release by the "Vykhod" label appeared in 1996.
В the first half of the 90s, Zaderij performed as a solo artist and also worked on the songs of his then-wife, Aygul Bakirova. He composed music, arranged songs, and organized recordings. Among the early recordings, the song "Obernulas' dlinnym belym pokryvalom" stands out, recorded in 1992, where Zaderij played guitar and keyboards.
During this period, the composition "My - eto lyubov" (We Are Love) was also created, with lyrics by Sergey Vaganov.
In 1991, Zaderij performed solo at the Rock Against Terrorism festival.
In addition, Zaderij was involved in Mark Gindin's Theater of the Absurd.
For some time, Zaderij collaborated with singer-songwriter Vladimir Bredikhin from Vsevolozhsk and his band "Zhivye" (The Living).
The situation in the country, combined with personal experiences and the excesses accompanying the life of a rock star, led Zaderij to spend the first half of the 90s in the creative squat at Pushkinskaya 10. There are many stories from that time, and it is challenging to understand them from the perspective of the present reality. However, fragments of these stories give an impression of the atmosphere of that time.
In early 1993, a new lineup of "Nate!" was formed, which included Arsen Israelov on drums, Andrey Sudarushkin on guitar, Dmitry Batsiev on bass, and Alexey Safronov on guitar and percussion. In April 1993, the band performed at the "Rock Championship" in Veliky Novgorod. During this period, Zaderij collaborated with Svine, Alex, Kholkin, Spitsyn, Brian Eno, Loyko trio, and reflected on the death of Alexander Bashlachev and the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
==="Nate!" and "Magna Mater" (1996-2003)===
In the fall of 1996, Zaderij decided to rid himself of his harmful habits and began working on new material in Andrey Tropillo's studio.
A collection of predominantly pre-Nate! era songs was released as his solo album titled "Slava Zaderij v Rok-n-Rolllnom Site" ("Slava Zaderij in the Rock 'n' Roll City"). The recording featured Ivan Voropaev on strings, Alexander Simirenko on keyboards, guitarist Evgeny Yarovoy, and the band "Rock-n-Roll City" consisting of bassist Andrey Sinchuk, drummer Evgeny Pavlov, and guitarist Vasily Serov.
From the new material, an album called "Filantrop" was assembled under the project Magna Mater, featuring vocalist Gala Roza, with whom Zaderij had entered into romantic and creative relationships. The album also included Voropaev and Simirenko, guitarists Andrey Vasilyev, Mikhail Vladimirov, and Andrey Ivanov, Alexey Rakhov on saxophone, Evgeny Pavlov on drums, and Andrey Sinchuk on bass. The recording of both albums was completed in the winter of 1996.
In June 1997, Zaderij performed with "Rock'n'Roll City" at the DDT Theater Rock Festival and later presented the album "Slava Zaderij v Rok-n-pollnom site" and a reissue of the "Nate!" cassette "Ne Boisya" ("Don't Be Afraid") at the Black Dog club.
Afterward, Zaderij focused on finding musicians for the permanent lineup of Magna Mater and mixing the album "Filantrop." The opening track of the album was the song "Chur menya," with lyrics by Zaderij's close friend, poet, and musician Andrey Magdich. A music video was also made for the song, available on the official "Nate!" YouTube channel.
In the late 1990s, Magna Mater was joined by guitarist Andrey Ivanov, keyboardist Alexander Simirenko, and bassist Dmitry Batsiev. With this lineup, the band began recording their album and performed in February 1998 at the Gorky House of Culture in a concert dedicated to the tenth anniversary of Alexander Bashlachev's death. In May, they completed work on the album "Roza" ("Rose"). In the same year, Zaderij and Magna Mater took part in the filming of the final episode of A.K. Troitsky's TV program "Cafe Oblomov."
In 1999, the album "Roza" was released by the Extraphone label, under the condition that it would be titled "Nate!" on the cover instead of Magna Mater.
Magna Mater started working on another album, collaborating with Dutch poet and rock musician Ernst Langhout. However, the band disbanded in early 2000.
Zaderij focused on reissuing archival recordings of the band "Alice" ("Pokolenie X") and released a reissue of the unique living room concert called "Chernobylskie Bobyli na Krayu Sveta," where the musicians of "Alice" accompanied Bashlachev.
As an Orthodox Christian, Zaderij sought to cleanse the memory of Bashlachev from the sinful label of suicide and searched for an opportunity to organize a funeral rite. In 1999, Zaderij published the book "Deti Ravnovesiya. Ob Alice, SashBashe i dr." ("Children of Equilibrium. About Alice, SashBashe, and Others"), which included poems and memoirs.
In the early 2000s, Zaderij directed and filmed a music video for the song "Vostochnaya" ("Eastern") for the band THE RIKOSHET.
In January 2003, Zaderij and guitarist Alexey Safronov initiated the return of "Nate!" to the stage. They were joined by Oleg Maloy on bass and Alexander Troitsky on drums.
One song from this lineup has survived - "Lyubov - eto narkotik" ("Love is a Drug") from 2003.
===Seven Circles of an anxious Harmony (2004-2007)===
In February 2004, Zaderij obtained permission from the diocese to hold a memorial service for Alexander Bashlachev.
In March 2004, "Nate!" performed at the "Port" club to commemorate the 44th birthday of Andrei Panov.
In early 2005, Zaderij organized the recording of an album dedicated to Alexander Bashlachev, titled "Seven Circles of Restless Harmony." The recording involved musicians from bands such as "Alisa," "Strannye Igry," "Chizh i Co," "Kafe," and "Nate!" The recording was completed, but the album was never released due to the prohibition by Egor Bashlachev on using his father's lyrics.
Zaderij organized concerts to commemorate the anniversary of Bashlachev's death, including the "Poets are going" festival in the Izmaylovsky Garden in St. Petersburg and another concert in Moscow.
The lineup of "Nate!" in 2005 included Zaderij's longtime colleagues: drummer Mikhail Nefyodov, keyboardist Andrei Selyunin, guitarist Alexei Safronov, as well as Pavel Vasilyev on guitar and Vasily Sokolov on bass.
In 2006, Zaderij organized a concert called "The Name of Names" dedicated to Bashlachev at the October Concert Hall (BKZ Oktyabrsky).
In 2006, Zaderij gave numerous interviews, including an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, where he talked about the internal history of "Alisa," as well as Bashlachev and the album dedicated to him.
===Nate! (2008-2011)===
In 2007, "Nate!" actively engaged in rehearsals and prepared for recording a new album at Sergey Navetny and Sergey Loginov's Interzvuk Studio. The plan was to record hits from "Nate!" and early "Alice," especially those that had not been previously recorded.
The band performed again at clubs in St. Petersburg ("Manhattan," Rocks, "Orlandina," "Kamchatka," and others), as well as at the "Open the Windows" festival with a new program called "Matriarchy."
In 2009, Zaderij suffered his first stroke. Since then, he rarely left home due to medical reasons. The planned tours had to be canceled, as well as the album recording.
On April 30, 2011, Zaderij was hospitalized in critical condition at Pokrovskaya Hospital in St. Petersburg, diagnosed with a hemorrhagic stroke.
Zaderij's relatives and friends reached out to all compassionate individuals for help. The members of "Alisa" allocated over a thousand dollars for his treatment. At the same time, funds were also collected by fans, and a charity concert was planned to be held on May 23 at the Rock Cafe in St. Petersburg, with all proceeds intended to be donated towards the musician's treatment.
However, it did not happen. On May 6, 2011, at 23:50, Zaderij passed away at the age of 51.
Slava was buried on May 10 at the Bolshoye Okhtinskoye Cemetery in St. Petersburg.
After Zaderij's death, his wife Aigul Bakirova, in a fit of despair, burned the archive containing his poems, photographs, cassettes, rehearsal recordings, and demos.
The official website of Svyatoslav Zaderij is maintained and meticulously managed by Artem Artemov.
==Discography==
Khristalny Shar (Crystal Ball) 
* 1982 - Prodavets Pesen (Song Seller) 
* 1983 - Khristalny Shar (Crystal Ball)
Alisa (Alice) 
* 1984 - Krivozerkalye (Funhouse Mirror) 
* 1985 - Akustika (Part 2) (Acoustics) 
* 1985 - Energiya (Energy) 
* 1986 - Pokoleniye Iks (Generation X)
Nate! 
* 1989 - Ne Boyusya (Not Afraid) 
* 1990 - Etologiya (Ethology) 
* 1999 - Roza (Rose) 
* 2003 - Lyubov Eto Narkotik (Love Is a Drug) [Single] 
* 2006 - Sem' Krugov Bespokoynogo Lada (Seven Circles of Restless Harmony)
Jazzus Krest (Jesus Christ) 
* 1991 - Jazzus Krest (Jesus Christ)
Magna Mater 
* 1997 - Filantrop (Philanthropist)
Other 
* 1984 - Nervnaya Noch (Nervous Night) [by Doktor Kinchev and Stil] 
* 1986 - Chernobylskiye Bobyli na Krayu Sveta (Chernobyl Boogeymen at the Edge of the World) [by Sasha Bash & Alisa] 
* 1990 - Gambrinus 
* 2001 - Zaderiy i Monakhov "Kvartirnik u Pertsa" (Zaderiy and Monakhov "Apartment Concert at Pertsev's") 
* 2009 - ROCK-N-ROLL.RU
Solo 
* 1997 - V Rok-N-Rol'nom Site (In the Rock 'n' Roll City)
==Filmography==
1985 - To cross the line - Bassist of band "Flying kite"
1990 - Lenngrad,November - Slava
==Books==
1999 - "Children of Equilibrium" About Alisa, SachBash, and others
2011 - "The Sign of Bleeding" Alexander Bashlachev through the eyes of contemporaries
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