Knife for Frau Muller

The band KNIFE FOR FRAU MULLER was formed in 1991 from the project "Letter O", quickly becoming a benchmark of musical extremism in Saint Petersburg. Its original lineup included Oleg Gitarin (guitar), Tima Zemlyanikin (vocals), Alexey Mikshcher (drums), Ilya Kuzik (bass). In 1991, KNIFE FOR FRAU MULLER recorded the subsequently unreleased and entirely unknown album "Happy End Dead" in the style of punk-rock with elements of psychobilly and hardcore. It was sponsored by Oleg Gitarin's first wife, Natasha Zhukova. Just two months later, the band created their second album "Little Joys" in the same style and began an active concert activity. KNIFE FOR FRAU MULLER was noticed due to their promo demo cassette of the still unreleased "Little Joys" and was invited on a tour of Germany. In 1992, before this tour, they recorded the post-industrial vinyl record "Senory Krakovyaki". Having conquered the German club scene and returning home to Saint Petersburg, the band experienced a peak in popularity. KNIFE FOR FRAU MULLER became a cult band in the city's club movement: they could often be seen at the legendary club "TaMtAm". In 1993, Mikshcher and Zemlyanikin left the band. Gitarin met Oleg Kostrov from the band "Phantom", and together they recorded the album "Hyper Utyosov". This was the first serious step towards electronics. Kostrov's and Gitarin's new music became more melodic and less aggressive, although they never did escape pathology. Electronic experiments were activated in KNIFE FOR FRAU MULLER. In 1995, Kuzik left the band, creating a solo project "Jupiter YZ". Soon after, he passed away on the street from a knife wound to the heart. Officially, he was mistaken for someone else. The band had two members left: Kostrov and Gitarin. In 1996, they recorded the album "Icicle Killers". Gitarin characterizes this music as cyberpunk with an absolutely digital sound. KNIFE FOR FRAU MULLER actively experiments with rhythm, and the press tries to compare their music to Aphex Twin and Prodigy. In 1997, the album "Nonperson-Visible" appeared. Voices of Marlene Dietrich, Claudia Shulzhenko, Sara Leander overlay a breakbeat, jungle, and house foundation. The band defines their style as post easy listening, seeing it as a parody of easy listening. In 1999, they recorded "Hello, Superman!".