Real name: Михаил Геннадиевич Чекалин

Effective period / Period of releases: 1988 - 2007

Mikhail Gennadiyevich Chekalin
Born 27 May 1959, Moscow.
Russian experimental musician. He mostly works in the electronic field, although his instrumentation is wide, including works for organ, voice and musique-concrete. Most of his experimental stuff is in the 12 LP "Mars" series (excepting the two "Practical Music Making" LP's which are out of character).
Comparisons: Klaus Schulze, Vangelis, Sven Grünberg, Asmus Tietchens, Peter Frohmader.