Mikhail Faynshteyn

Mikhail Faynshteyn

Birth : 1953-09-12, Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR

Death : 2013-11-17

History

Soviet and Russian rock musician, best known as a member of the rock group "Aquarium". In 1973 he met Boris Grebenshchikov and was invited to the Aquarium. Until 1983, he was a bassist and percussionist in the group, then Alexander Titov replaced him on the bass guitar and began to play only on percussion. Mikhail played in Aquarium until 1991. According to Boris Grebenshchikov's opinion: “He was the basis of 'Aquarium' in the 1970s and 1980s, his love for music, life scope and sense of humor determined much of what happened in those years. Thanks to him for all the time we spent together. " In 1984 he played bass for a short time in Mike's band "Zoopark", after which he returned to "Aquarium", where he became a percussionist and the actual financial director of the group. I collected beer cans from everyone I knew, which at that time were a curiosity in the USSR, filled them with sand, buttons, and other objects and turned them all into musical instruments that had a sound characteristic only of the “Aquarium”. He was a member of the council of the Leningrad rock club and published the newspapers Roxy and Aroks and Shter. In parallel with the "Aquarium" took part in the recording of albums of the group "Pochta" as a session percussionist. Since 1991 he played in the Trefoil group.

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Mikhail Faynshteyn

Movies

The Critic
himself (archive)
The life story of the legendary music critic, journalist, TV and radio host Artemy Troitsky, who for many years has been recognized as a musical authority not only in Russia, but also beyond its borders.
Shopping Tour
First Victim
A group of Russian tourists go on a shopping spree to the neighboring Finland - only to be attacked by Finnish cannibals. We focus on a middle-aged woman and her teenage son who is shooting the film, as we watch it, on his cell-phone.
Аквариум - 25 лет
Two Captains II
The beginning of the 20th century. The recklessness of fanatics is pushing humanity towards the abyss. A revolution begins in Russia. Crazy Dr. Farkus induces an orgasm of inanimate matter. White Moroccan dwarfs are becoming active. A second Sun appears in the sky. In this difficult environment, captains selflessly confront the forces of chaos, maintaining the cosmic balance of history.
Ivanov
A short movie and university exercise filmed in 1981.