caption current_members years_active article_title past_members background genre image origin name
vasily 17 , 2006 shumov live with center in moscow , november vasily alexey vinogradov , edvard bekket shumov , valery vinogradov , evgeny ilnitsky , yes 2013 1980 -- yes 1989 yes 1995 -- yes center -lrb- band -rrb-
 vladimir , karen sarkisov , fast freddie , andrey shnitke and kuzmin many others , alexandr f. sklyar , alexey loktev group_or_band new post-punk , garage rock , psychedelic rock , alternative rock wave , electronic music , indie rock , vasily shumov live 2006-11-17 moscow.jpg moscow , soviet union , russia center
center -lrb- band -rrb-

center -lrb- or tsentr , russian : Центр -rrb- is a russian-speaking band , which can be described as eclectic and experimental .
the styles of their music are very different , starting with new wave and russian rock in the early years , crossing over to electronica .
center was founded by vasily shumov in moscow , russia in the late 1970s .
the first band name was `` 777 '' .
in the early 1980s center became popular in the soviet music underground .
the band released over 25 albums , created music for films and tv , appeared on tv shows , and performed in europe and america .
center is documented in numerous publications and books .
in the 1990s , the band leader shumov moved from moscow , russia to los angeles , usa where he continued his music and art work .
an album `` plastikozamenitel ' '' -lrb- `` plastic substitute '' -rrb- from 2000 is the first release of center that features the new concept of so-called centroborators .
centroborators are the artists from various locations , who contribute to the albums of center , transferring their digital recordings to vasily shumov 's studio using internet .
several albums after `` plastikozamenitel '' were created using the centroborators concept .
numerous albums by center and shumov are available on cds and as mp3 files for free download from the band 's official web site .
since the mid-2000s , the band recommenced activities in russia .
