Charley ATL

Charley ATL
Origin Baku, Azerbaijan SSR
Genres Progressive rock; Art rock
Years active 1987-1995
Associated acts Minaret
Past members See below

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

History

Charley ATL was founded in 1987, their one and 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.

Members

Name Instruments
Gunduz 'Bakili' Suleymanov Vocals and rhythm guitars
Stanislav 'Stas' Kalashnikov Bass guitar
Isgandar Alasgerov Drums
Pavel Bulak Programming and keyboard
Gennady Qasimov Drums
Edward Ten Guitars
Andron Bass guitar
Vahid 'Nakhish' Mustafayev Saxophone and lyrics
Rafig Velimetov Guitars
Vadim 'Styopa' Kocherev Saxophone

Aftermath

Discography

"Dedicated to victims of Indian Cinema" - LP - Stereo - 1990
# Name English Length
1 Freyd dünyası Freud world 04:05
2 Göyçaylı Goychayli 04:54
3 Gözəl çöllər Beautiful steppes 06:10
4 Şah İsmayıl Shah Ismail 04:20
5 Anqola camaatı People of Angola 06:40
6 Good Morning Children 03:31
7 Körpə Baby 05:17
8 Vətənpərvər Əlisəfər Patriot Alisafar 03:31
9 Dülgər ağa Carpenter agha 06:14
10 Əlvida Farewell 05:41
11 The Tree 04:26

Links

References

  1. "Вселенский Двухкассетник (рецензия на альбом ЧАРЛИ АТЛ - «Жертвам индийского кино посвящается» 1993) :: Статьи :: RockZone.az - Рок Музыка в Азербайджане". RockZone. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  2. "Rashad Hashimov - RAST&HezzBand | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
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