Aleksandr Lebedev-Frontov
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Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Alexander Lebedev-Frontov Александр Лебедев-Фронтов | |
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| Born | 26 August 1960 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 8 January 2022 (aged 61) Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Genres | noise, industrial, experimental music |
| Occupation(s) | painter, poet, musician |
| Labels | Ultra |
| Formerly of | Линия Масс, Ветрофония, Веприсуицида, Пила, Стальной Пакт, Т. А.У., Мёртвые хиппи |
Alexander Lebedev-Frontov (Russian: Александр Лебедев-Фронтов; 26 August 1960 – 8 January 2022) was a Russian painter, collagist, and musician.
Lebedev-Frontov was born on 26 August 1960 in Leningrad, USSR. He was one of the precursors of industrial and noise music in Soviet Russia.[1] In 1987, he began an underground music project named Линия Масс (Mass Line).[2] In 1994, he joined the National Bolshevik Party and started cooperation with the newspaper Limonka.[3] In 1995, Lebedev-Frontov founded the record label Ultra that focused primarily on industrial music. In 1996, he created Vetrophonia.[4] In 1997, Lebedev-Frontov re-created Линия Масс. In 1999 Lebedev-Frontov was co-founder of art-gallery GEZ21 (Галерея экспериментального звука).[5] He died in Saint Petersburg on 8 January 2022, at the age of 61.[6]
