Ленинград- Пираты XXI века Leningrad- Pirates of the XXI Century-(2002)

Ok, Russian readers- marks out of ten for my translation? In my learning of Russian, which I admit is very limited , I owe the most (by a long, long way) to my girlfreind Natalia, secondly to my former teacher Galina and thirdly to Sergei "Shnur" Shnurov of Gruppa Leningrad.

I don’t remember when we moved,
I was probably drunk at the time.
My address is not a house or a street
Today my address goes like this:

w-w-w Leningrad s-p-b dot ru

When a cop stops me and says
You’re not registered anywhere
I answer calmly
Today my address goes like this:

w-w-w Leningrad s-p-b dot ru

When I get really drunk
I stop the motor
Alright, chief, let’s go home,
I’ll show you the way.

w-w-w Leningrad s-p-b dot ru

Stas Baretsky

Gruppa

The shy and retiring Shnur...

Leningrad & The Tiger Lillies - Huinya (2005)

This 2005 album was a collaboration between the Russian ska band Leningrad and the darkly eccentric English cabaret trio, The Tiger Lillies.
Essentially the songs here are Tiger Lillies compositions translated into Russian. Both acts contribute to the performance, so we get to hear both the world weary gravelly tones of Shnur (a Slavic Tom Waits perhaps?) and strange falsetto of Martyn Jacques.
The word huinya in Russian mat translates as dickness.

Ленинград (Leningrad)- Мат Без электричества (1999)

As our friends in the Russian Federation and other former republics of the CCCP get set to celebrate Victory Day (День Победы) on May 9th, here’s a good soundtrack to aid them in their celebrations.
Мат Без электричества (Mat without the electricity or unplugged) was Sergei Shnurov’s first LP as Leningrad's lead vocalist.
Real populist good time sounds here, street language combined with a range of brass instruments, big bass drum etc. and songs of course dealing with boozing and sex.
If youre interested in the Мат argot used here, here’s a dictionary.

Ленинград (Leningrad) -Точка (2002)

Our songs are just about the good sides of life, vodka and girls that is.
-Sergei "Shnur" Shnurov...
Described as ska- punk, 14 piece combo Leningrad enjoy a certain notoriety, largely due to their vulgar lyrics that use мат, (матерщи́на, матерный язык) , an obscenity laden Russian patois . Точка ('dot' or 'point') is a place where you can buy vodka or engage the services of a prostitute.
Great energy here…