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Elements Of Dust Members Profile and Facts

Elements Of Dust Members Profile and Facts
Elements Of Dust is a Sakha instrumental post-rock band under Youth Of North. Its current lineup consists of 4 members: Michil, Bergen, Artur and Erchim. They were formed in 2015, and debuted on July 17, 2016 with the single “Last Survivor”.

Elements Of Dust SNS:
Instagram: @elementsofdust
TikTok: @elements_of_dust

Elements Of Dust Facts:
– The idea of the band’s name came because of the street in Yakutsk, which was very dusty back in 2015.
– At the time of their debut they played in classic post-rock genre.
– Their lack of vocals means that they want people to imagine their own stories with their melodies.
– Their song “Last Winter” was created after improvising in a concert.
– The song “Aporia” was in fact Michil’s draft melody, and it came out after changing the band’s concept in 2018.
– The song “Letter” was produced in the end of 2017. They wanted to make a simple song. Michil took inspiration from Covet and Oasis.
– The song “Aal Luuk Mas” came out from an improvisation on scene, they practiced eye contact. The highlight melody made by Michil when he was at acquainted old man.
– The song “Particles of Sunken Empire” was produced by Michil and Bergen in 2 hours in May 2019. The “whale” sound is in fact a dog’s whining.

Elements Of Dust Current Members:
Michil

Stage Name: Michil (Мичил)
Birth Name: Michil Leonidovich Mekumyanov (Мичил Леонидович Мекумянов)
Position: Lead Electric Guitarist, Composer
Birthday: August 28, 1996
Instagram: @mitch_mekum666
YouTube: Мичил Мекумянов

Michil Facts:
– He is from Elgyai village, Suntarski district, Sakha Republic.
– He has a sister, who is an artist.
– School education: Yakutsk school #14.
– He is the member since 2016.
– He has a white cat and a Welsh corgi dog.
– His favorite musicians are Viktor Tsoi, Rammstein, John Frusciante and Julustan Churuchanov.
– His favorite band is Chernikovskaya Hata.
– His favorite Sakha rock bands are Syys Ys (he used to be a temporary member with them), Cholbon, Choroon, Ojuur and all Youth Of North bands.
– His favorite color is purple.
– His favorite foods are salad a la Russe and borscht.
– His favorite drink is vodka.
– He is interested in iron forging and wooden sculptures.
– He likes playing habylyk, a Sakha board game.
– He likes watching strange video memes.
– He used to work as a gymnasium security, he used that work to use its PE hall for practices.
– His shoe size is 42.5.
– He has 12 tattoos.
– He is afraid of females.
– He met Kuturar‘s Utuman Sur when they were fourteen.
– He is a music arranger for many rock groups and pop singers in Sakha Republic.
– He is also a member of Zabei Lerochka and Ojuur.
– He was a member of Toeloen and Baighal ethnic rock bands.
– He had a music project named 8beats.
– He despises the fact he wrote “All Luuk Mas”, the most popular song of the band.
– Out of all band’s songs, he likes “April Song”.
– When it comes to composing, he becomes perfectionist.
– He creates tracks for the band at 432 hz frequence.
– He had 30 guitars, nearly half of them are by Ibanez.
– He would like to return to be a metal musician, but still cannot.
– He made their only song with vocals for now, “Sibekki”, which is a remix of Sakha rock song by Dapsy (released fall 2023).

Bergen

Stage Name: Bergen (Бэргэн)
Birth Name: Bergen Yevgeniyevich Krivoshapkin (Бэргэн Евгеньевич Кривошапкин)
Position: Bass Guitarist
Birthday:
Instagram: @googlygukmzfc

Bergen Facts:
– He is from Chokurdakh village, Allaikhovski district, Sakha Republic.
– He is the only member from the first lineup.
– He is a fan of mixed martial arts.

Artur

Stage Name: Artur (Артур)
Birth Name: Artur Nikolayevich Bagarysov (Артур Николаевич Багарысов)
Position: Drummer
Birthday: January 16, 2000
Instagram: @arthuzinhoooou_

Artur Facts:
– He is from Yakutsk, Sakha Republic.
– School education: School #7.
– Сollege education: Yakutsk College of Culture and Arts,.
– At school, he played in the school band Straightout.
– He is narcisstic.
– He can rap.
– He is a fan of funk music.
– He was a band’s fan before joining it.
– Out of all band’s songs, he likes “April Song”.
– He works as a teacher of drums in House Of Musicians in Yakutsk.
– He is a member of Samoye Vremya, Body Between The Pubs, Zabei Lerochka and Dissin The Dead, and he is a session drummer for Sakha pop singers.
– He plays drums since 2020.
– He is the member since 2022.

Erchim

Stage Name: Erchim (Эрчим)
Birth Name: Erchim Fyodorovich Yegorov (Эрчим Фёдорович Егоров)
Position: Electric Guitarist
Birthday: June 18, 2000
Instagram: @ghosteger

Erchim Facts:
– He is from Vilyuski district, Sakha Republic.
– He has his own instrumental duo named Oskolki.
– He graduated from Ammosov NEFU, Faculty of Philology, Department of Teaching Russian.
– His favorite musician is Viktor Tsoi.
– He worked as a ice cream seller, he does various part-time jobs.
– He is a member since October 23, 2023.
– He has a dog.

Former Members:
Zheka

Stage Name: Zheka (Жека)
Birth Name: Yevgeniy Vasiliyevich Ivanov (Евгений Васильевич Иванов)
Position: Electric Guitarist
Birthday: November 4
Instagram: @ydisnwo
X (Twitter): @EvgenijIvanov17

Zheka Facts:
– He is from Engolja village, Nyurbinski district, Sakha Republic.
– He is a fan of K-pop and soccer.
– He works as a teacher of bass guitar in House Of Musicians in Yakutsk.
– He was a member of Arbita and That’s Dope.
– He is also a member of Body Between The Pubs, Salluna and Kuturar (as Barylan).
– He was a member from 2020 until September 2023.

Sasza

Stage Name: Sasza (Саша)
Birth Name: Aleksandr Tokarev (Александр Токарев)
Position: Drummer
Birthday:
Instagram: @sp*nkf*cks*itp*ss

Sasza Facts:
– He was living in Georgia, for now he is in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
– He used to be a teacher of drums in House of Musicians in Yakutsk.
– He is part of an orchestra in Almaty.
– He used to lead management of the band from abroad.

Fred

Stage Name: Fred (Фред)
Birth Name: Константин Бархатов (Konstantin Barkhatov)
Position: Electric Guitarist
Birthday: September 13, 1994
Instagram: @fred.head
SoundCloud: fredhead
Bandcamp: fredhead

Fred Facts:
– He is from Yakutsk, Sakha Republic.
– He is still making music solo.
– He is living in Almaty now.

Dju

Stage Name: Dju (Дьу)
Birth Name: Julustan Makarov (Дьулустан Макаров)
Position: Electric Guitarist
Birthday: October 21, 1995
Instagram: @dju_makarov; @dagon_agon

Dju Facts:
– He is from Yakutsk, Sakha Republic.
– He is Michil’s friend from school days.
– He is a moviemaker now.

Pavel

Stage Name: Pavel (Павел)
Birth Name: Pavel Pavlovich Popov (Павел Павлович Попов)
Position: Drummer
Birthday: March 4, 1999
Instagram: @pavel_torden

Pavel Facts:
– He is from Mayya, Meghino-Kangalasski district, Sakha Republic.
– He is a doctor by profession.
– His shoe size is 43.
– He has aerophobia.
– His favorite color is black.
– He loves drinking cola.
– He loves cats.
– He was a member of Aar Kuyaar band.
– He is a member of a black metal band named Torden with the stage name No.4.

Aleksandr Stepanov (Maza)

Vitaliy
left the group due to family and career reasons

Viktor Vam
drummer

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