If a person took a old tiki cocktail mixer and introduced photographs of Bela Lugosi, Dick Dale, a gothic Barbie, and a splash of Adam West-era Batman and Robin, the outcome could be anything like Russian surf rock band Messer Chups. Messer Chups might be making their first appearance in Houston this week at Continental membership and the audience is in for a rockin’, attractive and spooky deal with.
Messer Chups hails from Saint Petersburg, Russia, which has a acceptance because the home of Russian rockabilly. they have been on the scene for about two decades bringing their interpretation of surf rock combined with imagery of horror and sci-fi to fanatics everywhere the area.
Their identify derives from a play on phrases that mixes the macabre and the sensual, an accurate reflection of the band themselves, with messer meaning knife in German and chups from “chupar” or “to suck” in Spanish. Messer Chups is made up of Oleg “Guitaracula” Fomchenkov, Svetlana “Zombierella” Nagaeva and Evgeny Lomakin AKA “Rockin Eugene.” Fomchenkov and Nagaeva had been enjoying together for the reason that 2005. He approached her to be the bassist in the band when she changed into only a young “zombie lady.”
The band has had a handful of contributors of the years however Nagaeva describes their latest chemistry as top-quality asserting: “We played with Eugene for a very long time and then a further drummer and now we are lower back and i suppose we now have a great connection like any collectively for now it’s excellent.”
Chups is frequent for their heavy surf rock sound and live performances incorporating visible artwork projecting ancient horror and sci-fi movies. Fomchenkov shreds his fretboard showing no mercy and including his perfected horror film villain snort. Nagaeva performs her bass with hypnotizing bass traces and a pouty expression that brings to life the term man-eater. Her vocals raise that squeaky rockabilly sweetness slathered in her Russian accent and the occasional scream bordering between lovable and ghoulish. “Rockin Eugene” holds it down on drums adding menacing howls right through tracks.
Their last album, taste the Blood of Guitaracula (2017), is a 17-track twister of sounds. It aspects a fast paced, horror infused, surf rock album and a few surprises akin to a canopy of Frank Sinatra’s “the world We Knew.” within the video for "Magneto" they prove they don’t want any stage antics to rock out; hell they don’t even need vocals to make their element.
it may well seem extraordinary to imagine this trio of younger rockers in Russia absorbing the sounds of California surf rock and classic Hollywood Horror films, however group individuals deny that it be a gimmick or advertising and marketing ploy.
“For us it comes naturally. we like surf tune, we adore horror so it’s a herbal factor for us," Nagaeva says. "It’s now not like ‘oh lets add this to that’, no it’s just the things we like and it comes all together. You know like a good dish or anything, you set some spices and now that goes smartly that approach.” She provides, “it can be natural in any other case it’s like bizarre.”
"we like surf music, we love horror so it’s a natural factor for us."Russia is not popular for surf rock and Nagaeva admits their influences often come from outdoor their home country, “I believe on the whole we’ve been inspired from bands from other international locations as a result of for us it’s no longer a natural aspect, all this tune is borrowed.”
The band surely takes influences from King of Surf Rock Dick Dale and along with his recent passing we requested if they had any special memories of the surf rock God. Svetlana describes their firsthand event, “We played in Germany in 2006 in conjunction with him. He become very loud. He’s basically an fantastic person.”
She remembers above all one element of his reside display, which Oleg filmed and still has to at the present time, “He got here a bit bit before the show to delivery his concert after we finished and he began to play the primary a part of the music inner the again stage and the band become already playing on stage. It became impressive because we heard the sound outdoor and then on stage.” She provides, “He begun all this. large admire to him, he changed into actually like the king of surf song.”
Messer Chups has been busy in the past few months, touring from Russia to California, the place their record label MuSick Recordings is based. They started with rehearsals in la, then kicked off the tour in Mexico and making their method lower back to the USA enjoying a brand new metropolis every night. “It was a little bit hardcore however we did it,” says Nagaeva.
When requested to describe their live suggests for Houston readers who have without doubt never seen them before the artist says coyly, “Creepy, but in a pleasant manner. possibly it’s better no longer inform then they should be stunned.” She provides, “each and every reveal is distinct however we savor it.”
Their fan base in Mexico, where this tour all started, is not only giant but also stands out for passionate reactions to the song. “The pubic there is probably the most wildest. Very wild! i used to be a little bit scared. The reaction is so extraordinary, too tons feelings. So over excited, not aggressive, however carried away like jumping on stage and all that, nonetheless it changed into a nice feeling," says Svetlana.
This energy should without difficulty translate to U.S. audiences who haven’t had as many alternatives to look Messer Chups live. The band has not always had a simple time acquiring visas to shuttle and tour the U.S..
Their supervisor, artwork Bourasseau, describes the traditionally annoying method, “I at all times heard it changed into intricate for Russians to get U.S. visas, so i used to be fairly worried given that we had already invested time and funds in booking and merchandising. The tour must be booked and established earlier than the U.S. government approves the artist visas. distinctly, even though, all of it went swimmingly and they received the visa — and relatively quickly too!” He adds, “Now we’re petitioning for their fourth U.S. visa for fall 2019 to fall 2020.”
Messer Chups will operate with native bands The Phantom Royals and The Genzales Thursday, April eleven at the Continental membership, 3700 main, doors open at 9:30 p.m. $18
Gladys Fuentes is a primary generation Houstonian whose obsession with song began with being glued to KLDE oldies on the radio as a younger woman. She is a freelance tune author for the Houston Press, contributing articles due to the fact that early 2017.
Messer Chups hails from Saint Petersburg, Russia, which has a acceptance because the home of Russian rockabilly. they have been on the scene for about two decades bringing their interpretation of surf rock combined with imagery of horror and sci-fi to fanatics everywhere the area.
Their identify derives from a play on phrases that mixes the macabre and the sensual, an accurate reflection of the band themselves, with messer meaning knife in German and chups from “chupar” or “to suck” in Spanish. Messer Chups is made up of Oleg “Guitaracula” Fomchenkov, Svetlana “Zombierella” Nagaeva and Evgeny Lomakin AKA “Rockin Eugene.” Fomchenkov and Nagaeva had been enjoying together for the reason that 2005. He approached her to be the bassist in the band when she changed into only a young “zombie lady.”
The band has had a handful of contributors of the years however Nagaeva describes their latest chemistry as top-quality asserting: “We played with Eugene for a very long time and then a further drummer and now we are lower back and i suppose we now have a great connection like any collectively for now it’s excellent.”
Chups is frequent for their heavy surf rock sound and live performances incorporating visible artwork projecting ancient horror and sci-fi movies. Fomchenkov shreds his fretboard showing no mercy and including his perfected horror film villain snort. Nagaeva performs her bass with hypnotizing bass traces and a pouty expression that brings to life the term man-eater. Her vocals raise that squeaky rockabilly sweetness slathered in her Russian accent and the occasional scream bordering between lovable and ghoulish. “Rockin Eugene” holds it down on drums adding menacing howls right through tracks.
Their last album, taste the Blood of Guitaracula (2017), is a 17-track twister of sounds. It aspects a fast paced, horror infused, surf rock album and a few surprises akin to a canopy of Frank Sinatra’s “the world We Knew.” within the video for "Magneto" they prove they don’t want any stage antics to rock out; hell they don’t even need vocals to make their element.
it may well seem extraordinary to imagine this trio of younger rockers in Russia absorbing the sounds of California surf rock and classic Hollywood Horror films, however group individuals deny that it be a gimmick or advertising and marketing ploy.
“For us it comes naturally. we like surf tune, we adore horror so it’s a herbal factor for us," Nagaeva says. "It’s now not like ‘oh lets add this to that’, no it’s just the things we like and it comes all together. You know like a good dish or anything, you set some spices and now that goes smartly that approach.” She provides, “it can be natural in any other case it’s like bizarre.”
The band surely takes influences from King of Surf Rock Dick Dale and along with his recent passing we requested if they had any special memories of the surf rock God. Svetlana describes their firsthand event, “We played in Germany in 2006 in conjunction with him. He become very loud. He’s basically an fantastic person.”
She remembers above all one element of his reside display, which Oleg filmed and still has to at the present time, “He got here a bit bit before the show to delivery his concert after we finished and he began to play the primary a part of the music inner the again stage and the band become already playing on stage. It became impressive because we heard the sound outdoor and then on stage.” She provides, “He begun all this. large admire to him, he changed into actually like the king of surf song.”
Messer Chups has been busy in the past few months, touring from Russia to California, the place their record label MuSick Recordings is based. They started with rehearsals in la, then kicked off the tour in Mexico and making their method lower back to the USA enjoying a brand new metropolis every night. “It was a little bit hardcore however we did it,” says Nagaeva.
When requested to describe their live suggests for Houston readers who have without doubt never seen them before the artist says coyly, “Creepy, but in a pleasant manner. possibly it’s better no longer inform then they should be stunned.” She provides, “each and every reveal is distinct however we savor it.”
Their fan base in Mexico, where this tour all started, is not only giant but also stands out for passionate reactions to the song. “The pubic there is probably the most wildest. Very wild! i used to be a little bit scared. The reaction is so extraordinary, too tons feelings. So over excited, not aggressive, however carried away like jumping on stage and all that, nonetheless it changed into a nice feeling," says Svetlana.
This energy should without difficulty translate to U.S. audiences who haven’t had as many alternatives to look Messer Chups live. The band has not always had a simple time acquiring visas to shuttle and tour the U.S..
Their supervisor, artwork Bourasseau, describes the traditionally annoying method, “I at all times heard it changed into intricate for Russians to get U.S. visas, so i used to be fairly worried given that we had already invested time and funds in booking and merchandising. The tour must be booked and established earlier than the U.S. government approves the artist visas. distinctly, even though, all of it went swimmingly and they received the visa — and relatively quickly too!” He adds, “Now we’re petitioning for their fourth U.S. visa for fall 2019 to fall 2020.”
Messer Chups will operate with native bands The Phantom Royals and The Genzales Thursday, April eleven at the Continental membership, 3700 main, doors open at 9:30 p.m. $18
Gladys Fuentes is a primary generation Houstonian whose obsession with song began with being glued to KLDE oldies on the radio as a younger woman. She is a freelance tune author for the Houston Press, contributing articles due to the fact that early 2017.
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