11.08.08:  Moscow CONTRAnight from Mumiy Troll.

The group celebrated the release of the new double album «8» with an unprecedented action: a giant MT truck cruised around the city for the whole night and broadcasted a new Kontrabandi (Contrabands) clip. The video was shot in the spring of 2008 with exactly the same technology in Antwerp (Belgium), by Sweden director Bjorn Tagemose.

Now, European art-contraband, having passed state borders, appeared on the streets of Moscow. The result may be called a thousand names: from conceptual video installation and mobile slide-show to anti-vandal graffiti. The action was taken under the slogan of 100% contraband – without permission from state authorities.

The video showed itself on Sail-house at Hodinskoe Pole, displaying a unique synthesis of modern conceptual art: actual architecture, video clip and performance. DK Gorbunova got under art-fire of the contraband ray not by chance. It's here where 10 years ago the double concert of Mumiy Troll took place. The Contrabands also illuminated other famous buildings of the capital, such as Theater Estradi and Moscow State University building. Here the contraband art-performance was in risk of ending – local police wanted to stop the «spread of the contraband» happening without permission. However, finally they released the musicians, after making sure the action poses no danger.

The truck went to the next destination point, projecting Contrabands to buildings fronts. The 8-meter image of Ilya Lagutenko kept making impressed passer-bys stop in amusement.

Near the Theater Estradi building, located on the bank of Moscow-river, the musicians decided their next plans include a river rafting to the Black sea and spread of art-contraband in other cities and countries. Meanwhile, one can join the «illegal» art via buying the new «8» album in any music shop of the country – from the 8th of August it can be bought totally legally.

Translated by MAXiS