1960 - born in Moscow
1983 - graduated from Moscow State University (History)
1980-1981 - guitarist of the first Russian new wave band "The Centre"
1981-1984 - vocalist/guitarist of mod band "Prospect"
1985 - organized (with Ivan Sokolovsky) the first Russian techno-industrial band “Notchnoi Prospect”, which is active until now
Since 1989 - works periodically as a DJ, first primarily on different radio stations, after mid-90’s mostly in clubs
Since 1992 - member of F.R.U.I.T.S. duo (with Pavel Jagun)
Since 1994 - collaborates with Finnish experimental musician Anton Nikkila
Since 1995 - music for the performances of Moscow art group “Sever”
Since 1997 - collaborates with sax improviser Serguei Letov (as New Russian Alternative, Gosplan trio, playing live soundtracks to classic 1920's movies etc.)
Since 1997 - producer of ethno-experimental project “Volga” www.volgamusic.ru
1998-2000 - one of the organizers of “Electric Future” (festival of electronic music in Moscow)
Since 1999 - collaborates with Moscow multimedia artist A. Chernishov and V. Efimov.
Since 1999 - Gosplan Trio with Sergei Letov and Oleg Lipatov (since 2002 Ivan Sokolovsky)
1999-2000 - performances of the live soundtrack for FW Murnau’s “Faust” (1926) (with Serguei Letov, Richardas Norvila, Oleg Lipatov)
2000 - organised with Anton Nikkila the experimental label “N&B Research Digest” (www.nbresearchdigest.com)
2000-2003 – active touring in various lineups (solo, with Anton Nikkila, F.R.U.I.T.S., Notchnoi Prospekt, Sergui Letov and Volga) in Finland (Avanto Helsinki Media Art Festival and other events), Austria (Phonotaktik festival, Prototype festival, [d]vision festival, 4020.mehr als musik festival), Germany (Burg Herzberg Open Air 2000), France (Batofar), Belgium (Nova Cinema), Ukraine (Kiev Media Art Festival 2001), Spain (Sonar 2003 in Barcelona) etc.
2003 - Participation at “Finnexport 2003” tour in Russia (feat. Pan sonic, Pink Twins, Anton Nikkila)
HUH Festival 2003 (Tallinn, Estonia)
2004 - Progress 04 (Ljubljana, Slovenia 2004), Days of Russian Culture in Thailand (Bangkok 2004)
Alexei Borisov/Anton Nikkila live at Trollofon festival (Bergen, Norway), Argos festival (Brussels, Belgium), Garage festival (Stralsund, Germany),
Volga live at East-West festival (Die, France)
2005 - Alexei Borisov - live in Chicago (2005), live at Le Placard headphone festival (MUTEK, Montreal 2005)
F.R.U.I.T.S. - live at "Details of Sound" festival (Kiev, Ukrain 2005), "RADIUS" festival (Vienna, Austria 2005), "Noise and Fury" festival at DOM (Moscow 2005),
"Garage" festival (Stralsund, Germany 2005)
Alexei Borisov and Adam Ebringer (Australia) live at SKIF 9 (St. Petersburg 2005)
Volga tour in Germany (Berlin, Potsdam, Drezden, Hannover, Dortmund, Leipzig etc.)
Alexei Borisov at Thalamus 3 Festival, St. Petersburg)
2006 - Alexei Borisov and Jeff Surak tour in the USA (Washington DC, NYC, Richmond etc.), Alexei Borisov live in Kaliningrad (Kaliningrad, Russia),
Alexei Borisov and Anton Nikkila live at SKIF (St. Petersburg), Alexei Borisov and Anton Nikkila live at Kontrakom (Salzburg, Austria), Amorph 06 (Helsinki, Finland), Alexei Borisov at "Erase and Reset" festival (Berlin, Germany), Volga at Unsound festival in Krakow and Lodz (Poland).
2007 - Alexei Borisov and Anton Nikkila live in Zentralle Randlage, Berlin
Volga "Pomol" tour in Germany and Holland (10 concerts)




Selected discography:



Solo recordings:

“Pa koket” (CD-R, Insofar Vapour Bulk, Russia, 2000)
“Before the Evroremont” (CD, N&B Research Digest/Avanto Festival, Russia/Finland, 2002)
"Polished Surface Of A Table" (CD, Elecktroshock, 2004)
"Multiviza" (CD, Laton, Austria, 2007)
“Abstractionist” (inet release, 2007) and here
Alexei Borisov MP3 Collection (CD, BRP/RMG, Russia 2007)




Notchnoi Prospect:

“Sugar” (LP, Accelerating Blue Fish, Sweden, 1990)
“Asbastos” (LP, SNC, Russia, 1992)
“Music for dance” (CD, BSA, Russia, 1993)
“Acids” (CD/MC, RDM, Russia, 1995)
"Gumanitarnaya zhizn" (CD/MC, Electric, Russia, 1996)
“Koncert in Vilnuus 1988” (CD-R, Grief Recordings, Russia, 2000)
“Live in DOM” (CD-R, Pentagramma, Russia 2002)
"New Physicists" (CD /live1987-88/, Random, Russia, 2004)
"MP3 Collection 1985-1988" (CD, Moroz records, Russia 2006)



F.R.U.I.T.S.:

"Elektrostatic" (CD/MC, Exotica, Russia, 1997)
“Acid report 96” (CD-R, Grief Recordings, Russia, 2000)
“Studio Recordings vol.1” (CD-R, N&B Research Digest, Finland/Russia, 2000)
“Jakuzi” (CD, Exotica Lights, Russia, 2001)
”Lakmus” (CD-R, Xerxes, Japan, 2001)
"Forbidden Beat" (CD, Laton, Austria, 2004)



Other projects:

F.R.U.I.T.S. & Sa-Zna: “Amber Rooms” (CD, Exotica/GMB R.I., Russia, 1998)
Volga: “Volga” (CD, Exotica, Russia 1999)
Borisov, Letov: “Faust@Ekaterinburg” (CD-R, Pentagramma, Russia, 1999)
Borisov, Letov, Lipatov: “Faust. Nizhni Novgorod, 1999” (CD-R, Pentagramma, Russia, 2000)
Borisov, Letov, Lipatov, Norvila: "Faust v Moskve" (2CD-R, Pentagramma, Russia, 2001)
Joint Committee: “Rosenkranz Sessions Vol. 1” (CD-R, Pentagramma, 2000)
Spies Boys & Notchnoi Prospekt: "Live in Bunkr 2000" (CD-R, NNRecords, Russia, 2000)
Spies Boys & Notchnoi Prospekt: "Live in Bunkr 2001" (CD-R, NNRecords, Russia, 2001)
Serguei Letov – Alexei Borisov – Anton Nikkila (CD, Hor Music, Russia, 2002)
Serguei Letov – Alexei Borisov – Dmitry Alexandrovitch Prigov “Concert in O.G.I.” (CD, Pentagramma, Otdelenije Vihod, 2002)
Volga "Bottoms Up!" (CD, Exotica, Russia, 2003)
Volga "Concert" (CD, Sketis music, Russia, 2003)
Alexei Borisov, Jeffrey Surak "Ulitsa Novatorov" (Mini-CDR, The Locus of Assemblage, UK, 2003)
Alexei Borisov and KK Null "Xenoglossia" (CD, Insofar Vapor Bulk, Russia, 2003)
Violet, Alexei Borisov, Michael Gendreau "Bogatiri" live in Russia (CD, Zeromoon,USA, 2005)
The New Blockaders/Gosplan Trio "Sound Sketch For Raging Flames" (CD, Klanggelerie, Austria, 2005)
Alexei Borisov and Anton Nikkila "Typical Human Beings" (CD, NBRD, Finland/Russia, 2004)
Volga "Selected Works" (CD, Volga/Lollipop Shop, Russia/Germany, 2005)
Volga "5" Remixed (CD, Sketis Music, Russia, 2005)
Alexei Borisov and KK Null "Xenoglossia 2" (CD, Electroclub, Russia 2006)
Volga "Pomol" (CD, Lumberton Trading Company, UK 2007)
Alexei Borisov and Anton Nikkila "Where are they now" (CD, NBRD, Russia/Finland 2007)
Alexei Borisov/Roman Turchak "PromZona" (CDR, Ernst Rowohlt, Russia 2007)
Cisfinitum, Miguel Ruiz, Alexei Borisov "Ornaments" (CD, Long Arms, Russia 2007)
Volga "MP3-collection 1999-2004" (CD, BRP/RMG, Russia 2007)
Rada and Gosplan Trio "1" (CD, Otd. Vyhod, Russia 2008)



Compilations:

22-Pistepirkko: "Zipcode - 15th Anniversary remix&remake compilation album" (CD, Bare Bone Business/Spirit, Finland, 1996)
"Japanoise Action in Russia" (CD-R, Insofar Vapour Bulk, Russia, 2000)
"Geologists and Professional Tourists" (CD-R, N&B Research Digest, Finland/Russia, 2000)
"Avanto 2001" (CD, Avanto Festival, Finland, 2001)
"Prototype" (CD, Laton, Austria, 2002)
"Geologists and Professional Tourists Volume 2" (CD, N&B Research Digest, Finland/Russia, 2002)
"Avantometric Attachments 2002" (CD, Avanto Helsinki Media Art Festival, Finland, 2002)
"Dich Avangarda" (CD, Insofar Vapour Bulk, Russia, 2002)
"Ikra: Bitter Snacks from Moscow" (CD, Subetage, Austria, due out in May 2002)
"Nautik" (CD, Laton, Austria, due out soon)
Exotica vs.The Beatles "Black Album" (CD, Exotica, Russia, 2003)
"How to use friends as organ donors" (CDR, Spirals of Involution, Russia, 2003)
Pekka Airaksinen "Madam I Am Adam" (2CD, NBRD/Love records, 2003)
The Musique Concrete Ensemble Remixed (CD, Zeromoon, USA, 2003)
Ilios "Encyclopedia - RW" (CD, Antifrost, Spain, 2004)
Culmination (CD, Laton, Austria, 2005)
In Memoriam: Jhonn Balance "...It Just Is" (CD, Fulldozer/Nocharizma, Russia 2005)
Viva Negativa (Tribute to The New Blockaders) (8LP Box, Vinyl on Demand, Germany 2005)
Yokomono 03 (LP, Staalplaat, Germany 2006)
"Roulette russe un peu de caviar" (CD, Monochrome Vision, Russia, 2007)

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