Made on "Yanshiva Shela"
Born on September 18, 1964 Alexey Cherry — one of the most prominent and eccentric figures of Soviet underground rock. Sound engineer from Leningrad, a musician and vocalist with a distinctive countertenor voice.
His musical horizons were formed in childhood thanks to the rich collection of vinyl records that his parents brought from Latin America, where they worked. Cherry was inspired The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Sex Pistols, Depeche Mode, David Bowie, Kate Bush и Brian Ino.
He began his career in the acoustics and sound recording circle of the legendary St. Petersburg sound engineer Andrey TropilloHe took young Vishnya under his wing, opening the doors to the world of studio magic for him. Alexey's first guitar lessons were given Boris Grebenshchikov и Vladimir Levi, and his debut behind the soundboard took place at the turn of the 1980s, recording the school band "Mirage." Later, Vishnya assisted on the sessions for the album "45" by the band "Kino," where his friendship with Victor Tsoi.
In 1984, in his apartment on Okhta Vishnya built a home studio called "Yanshiva Shela" (a reversal of the name "Alyosha Vishnya"). Following Tropillo's philosophy, he recorded his friends' music completely free of charge. This apartment became a cozy haven for the era's leading figures. Bands like "Kofe," "Ob'ekt Nasmeshek," "Petlya Nesterova," and acoustic revelations all recorded within its walls. Alexandra Bashlacheva and desperate punk Pig (he is also - Andrey Panov). This is where Tsoi's album "This Is Not Love" was born and the cult classic "Blood Type" was mixed.
But Vishnya always felt constrained by the confines of a single sound engineer role. At the same time, he was developing a solo career: recording home records, collaborating with the avant-garde group DK, and performing with Pop Mechanika. Sergei KuryokhinHis accidental solo performance on a Siberian tour with "Myths" led to full-fledged stadium tours across the country and even a surprise opening performance for "Tender May."
In the 1990s and 2000s, Vishnya continued to write music, worked with the LEM Theatre, and his ironic song "For Beer" was performed by the cabaret duo "Academy" and became popular.
Today, Alexey Vishnya remains a key custodian of the memory of the golden age of Leningrad rock: he actively collaborates with the Maschina Records label, helping to restore and breathe new life into archival recordings—both his own and the classic albums of his legendary friends.
In the cards we talk about some of the albums for which Vishnya was the sound engineer - listen along with #notradio_notMoscow.
