Charley ATL explained

Charley ATL
Origin:Baku, Azerbaijan SSR
Genre:
Years Active:1987-1995
Associated Acts:Minaret
Past Members:See below

Charley ATL was an Azerbaijani progressive art rock band formed in 1987.

History

Charley ATL was founded in 1987. Their only released album was "Dedicated to victims of Indian Cinema" in 1990. Their style were often compared to King Crimson, Dire Straits and Deep Purple[1] by then in Azerbaijani rock magazine (samizdat) "Rokoko" which was founded itself by band member - Vahid Mustafayev (brother of Chingiz Mustafayev). Their major appearance on stage was during "Rokoko" rock music festival which took place in September, 1991 in Green Theatre. Their first and only music video "Körpə" (Baby) was released in 1993 and was circulated in ANS TV till 1998. Whilst most of bands then sang in Russian, Charley ATL was singing in Azerbaijani. They style derived from folk as well, tar was used as an instrument. Lyrics were heavily sarcastic. Band was eventually split up in 1995 and most of their members left to work in ANS TV.

Present

In May 2017, former band members Stas Kalashnikov, Pavel Bulak, Rafig Velimetov and other musicians including Teymur Nadir, Yashar Bakhish and Rasim Muzaffarli rearranged and shot a video clip for "Gözəl çöllər" (Beautiful Steppes) on the occasion of Gunduz 'Bakili' Suleymanov's 50th birthday.

Members

NameInstruments
Gunduz 'Bakili' SuleymanovVocals and rhythm guitars
Stanislav 'Stas' KalashnikovBass guitar
Isgandar AlasgerovDrums
Pavel BulakProgramming and keyboard
Gennady QasimovDrums
Edward TenGuitars
AndronBass guitar
Vahid 'Nakhish' MustafayevSaxophone and lyrics
Rafig VelimetovGuitars
Vadim 'Styopa' KocherevSaxophone

Aftermath

Discography

"Dedicated to victims of Indian Cinema" - LP - Stereo - 1990
NameEnglishLength
1Freyd dünyasıFreud world04:05
2GöyçaylıGoychayli04:54
3Gözəl çöllərBeautiful steppes06:10
4Şah İsmayılShah Ismail04:20
5Anqola camaatıPeople of Angola06:40
6Good Morning Children03:31
7KörpəBaby05:17
8Vətənpərvər ƏlisəfərPatriot Alisafar03:31
9Dülgər ağaCarpenter agha06:14
10ƏlvidaFarewell05:41
11The Tree04:26

References

  1. Web site: Вселенский Двухкассетник (рецензия на альбом ЧАРЛИ АТЛ - «Жертвам индийского кино посвящается» 1993) :: Статьи :: RockZone.az - Рок Музыка в Азербайджане. RockZone. 2016-04-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20160509145959/http://rockzone.az/index.php?act=article&id=21. 2016-05-09. dead.
  2. Web site: Rashad Hashimov - RAST&HezzBand Facebook. www.facebook.com. 2016-04-20.

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