Oleh Suk

{{Short description|Ukrainian musician}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Oleh Suk

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| caption = Oleh Suk performing in 2006

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| alias = John

| birth_place = Ternopil, Ukrainian SSR, (now {{UKR}})

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|6|26}}

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| instrument = Bass guitar, acoustic guitar, synthesizer

| genre = Progressive rock, art rock, jazz

| occupation = Musician, songwriter

| years_active = 1988–present

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| associated_acts = Dead Rooster, Gorgisheli

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Oleh Suk ({{langx|uk|Олег Сук}}, born June 26, 1965, in Ternopil) is a Ukrainian rock musician, specializing in the bass guitar (although he also plays the acoustic guitar and the synthesizer).

Early creative steps

He began his artistic path at the Lviv Polytechnic with sound and the bass guitar experiments. Permanent searches led him to the popular Lviv jazz band Melodrome. As a result, he received prizes at the Crystal Lion jazz festival twice in a row in the late 80's.{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}} The musician founded the art-rock Catharsis. After collaboration with Ludwik Konopko the two formed a new band Tea Fan Club (TFC). TFC had establishes itself as the premier art-rock band, drawing such notable musicians to join them such as singer Oleksandr Ksenofontov and guitarist Vlad DeBriansky. The band finished its existence in 1993, and to this day it is considered as the most influential musical project in Ukraine, rising to the status of legendary. Shortly after the TFC Oleg creates a project Ulysses, joins Glass Bead Game and later the Dead Rooster (1992),[http://deadrooster.org.ua/tags/sumnopediya History of «Dead Rooster»] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113130838/http://deadrooster.org.ua/tags/sumnopediya/ |date=January 13, 2010 }} where he stays until now.

In 1995–1996 he organized the literary and musical jazz formation Lights of Big Cities with the writer Yuri Pokalchuk and the musician Yurko Duda.

In 2003 within its own project ... but time, as the river ... Oleh drew attention to the team with a specific philosophy – Black September, found a common music language and affined music tastes, he began to work with it.[http://zik.com.ua/ua/news/2005/02/18/791 Oleg (John) Sook: Inspiration falls on me from heaven, with buildings, and even go from the ground] The group received a second birth and a second name: Gorgisheli.

Personal projects

1995 – Project "IS". Trying to capture that period of the time in Lviv music (90's) Oleg enlisted about 50 artists. All music was written by John on the lyrics of the poets Bohdan Lepky, Bohdan-Ihor Antonych, Vasyl Pachovsky, Oleksandr Oles. In the audio album recording were involved the musicians and the bands who had been already well known at that time: Plach Yeremiyi and Taras Chubay, Mertvyi Piven, Tea Fan Club, 999, the guys from Braty Hadiukiny; debutants Okean Elzy, Lesya Herasymchuk and Royal rabbits, Pikkardiyska Tertsiya, Monuments of Architecture, and Ruslana.

2003 – ... but the time as a river .... The continuation of the "IS" project. Authors who were involved : Yuri Pokalchuk, Ihor Rymaruk, Kostya Moskalets. Some musical newcomers in 1995 (Okean Elzy, Pikkardiyska Tertsiya, Ruslana) are the real stars of the Ukrainian show-biz now. Other involved newcomers (Godo, Black September, Yurko Lavrin, Svitlana Kyrylchuk[http://www.dzyga.com.ua/E/interv_01/konser.htm By Decade "Dzyga" (DDD) "IS": The project, which was, is and will be!!! ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100904132828/http://www.dzyga.com.ua/E/interv_01/konser.htm |date=September 4, 2010 }}) brought new life to the old compositions and performed new songs.

Discography

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| 1993

Mistery MirrorTea Fan Club
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| 1994

Underground ZooMertvyi Piven
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| 1995

Live in LvivMertvyi Piven
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| 1995

NEBO-ROK'95. Terrific birthdayViktor Neborak
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| 1995

ISpersonal project
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| 1996

Il TestamentoMertvyi Piven
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| 1996

"ОH". Comedy ecstasypersonal project
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| 1997

City God ErosMertvyi Piven
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| 1997

1989 – The Best – 1997Mertvyi Piven
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| 1998

ShabadabadaMertvyi Piven
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| 1998

They sayLights of Big Cities
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| 2000

Stand up and leaveViktor Morozov та The Fourth Corner
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| 2002

PoplarLights of Big Cities
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| 2003

...but the time as a river...personal project
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| 2003

AphrodisiacViktor Morozov та Mertvyi Piven
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| 2003

Traveling the country BassVsevolod Dyachyshyn
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| 2004

Dead Rooster. Mp-3 Collection on two discsMertvyi Piven
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| 2005

Rock legends of Ukraine. Ukrainian Collection. Dead RoosterMertvyi Piven
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| 2006

Songs for the Dead RoosterMertvyi Piven
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| 2006

AmoreGorgisheli
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| 2008

Criminal SonnetsMertvyi Piven
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| 2006

Chosen by peopleMertvyi Piven
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| 2008

Army of LightViktor Morozov та The Fourth Corner
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| 2009

LiveGorgisheli
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| 2009

Made in UAMertvyi Piven
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| 2010

RombambarGorgisheli

References