Theodor Bastard | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Фёдор Сволочь (Fedor Svolotch) (1995–1999) |
| Origin | St Petersburg, Russia |
| Genres | World music, dark wave, trip hop, neofolk, ambient |
| Years active | 1999 – present |
| Labels | Fulldozer Records, Q-Code Records, Planktone Productions, Species Of Fishes, Pandaimonium Records, The Art Records, Noise Kontrol, Muzikal Yapım, Manchester Files, Twilight Records, Theo Records, Danse Macabre Records, Season of Mist |
| Members | Fedor Svolotch Yana Veva Kusas Alexey Kalinovskiy Vyacheslav Salikov Ekaterina Dolmatova Vyacheslav Nikiforov |
| Past members | Taras "Monthy" Frolov Max Kostyunin Anton Urazov Andy Vladych Sergey Smirnov |
| Website | theodorbastard.com |
Theodor Bastard is a band, from St Petersburg, Russia. Theodor Bastard were pioneers of world and neofolk music genres in Russia.[1] Also elements of dark wave, trip hop and ambient are present in the band's music. The themes of band's songs are very far from everyday problems, they are based on mythology and fantasy. The hallmark of the band is a female vocal by Yana Veva – the lead vocalist and author of many songs. She often sings in idiosyncratic language invented by her and in rare languages ranging from African and Asian to Native American and many more. Theodor Bastard albums were released in 5 countries: Russia, Germany, Turkey, Mexico, Argentina.
Theodor Bastard's musicians use classical instruments: cello, harp as well as electronic instruments: synthesizers, samplers, theremin and ethnic instruments: nyckelharpa, jouhikko, darbuka, ashiko, conga, djembe, daf, didgeridoo, bağlama, gusli, cimbalom, dulcimer, caxixi, agogô, bawu, mbira, marimba, udu, reco-reco, ocarina, morin khuur, tibetan horn, kangling, cajón, jew's harp, spring drum and many other.