Yuri Nikolayevich Klinskikh (; July 27, 1964 – July 4, 2000) was a Russian musician, singer, songwriter, arranger, and founder of the rock band

Sektor Gaza ''Sektor Gaza'' (, in Russian related to ''Gaza Strip'') was a Soviet and Russian punk rock band from Voronezh, founded in 1987 by Yuri Klinskikh. History Sektor Gaza was founded in Voronezh by Yuri Klinskikh, also known as Yuri "Khoy". T ...

. He was also known as Yuri "Khoy".

Biography

From 1982 to 1984, Klinskikh served in the

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in the

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. From 1984 to 1986, he worked in the traffic police, and then as a milling-machine operator in a factory. He started writing songs as a hobby in his early school years.«Сундук и мертвец» He began performing in 1987. In 1988, he founded the band

. On July 4, 2000, Klinskikh reportedly felt severe chest and stomach pain, but chose not to cancel a meeting later that day to film a music video for the song "Noch Straha" ("Night of Fear"). He died that day, at the age of 35, in

Voronezh Voronezh ( ; , ) is a city and the administrative centre of Voronezh Oblast in southwestern Russia straddling the Voronezh River, located from where it flows into the Don River. The city sits on the Southeastern Railway, which connects wes ...

. Although it was rumored that he died due to either

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caused by severe alcohol and possibly drug abuse, the exact cause of his death remains unknown since an official investigation was never carried out. He is buried on the Levoberezhniy Сemetery of Voronezh.

Discography

Solo album

1981—1985 — Акустический альбом (Acoustic album)

Sektor Gaza

Demo albums

* 1989 — Плуги-вуги (Plows-woogie) * 1989 — Колхозный панк (

Kolkhoz A kolkhoz ( rus, колхо́з, a=ru-kolkhoz.ogg, p=kɐlˈxos) was a form of collective farm in the Soviet Union. Kolkhozes existed along with state farms or sovkhoz. These were the two components of the socialized farm sector that began to eme ...

Punk)

Formal albums

* 1990 — Зловещие мертвецы (The Evil Dead) * 1990 — Ядрёна вошь (Vigorous Louse) * 1991 — Ночь перед Рождеством (The Night before Christmas) * 1991 — Колхозный панк (Kolkhoz Punk) * 1992 — Гуляй, мужик! (Make Merry, Man!) * 1993 — Нажми на газ (Hit The Gas) * 1993 — Сектор газа (Sector of Gas) * 1994 — Танцы после порева (Dancing after Sex) * 1994 — Кащей Бессмертный ( Kashchey The Immortal) * 1996 — Газовая атака (Gas Attack) * 1997 — Наркологический университет миллионов (Narcological University for Millions) * 1997 — Сектор газа (Sector of Gas) e-recording* 2000 — Восставший из Ада (Hellraiser)

Remix album

* 1999 — Extasy — Techno-style remixes by Aleksey Bryantsev (DJ Krot) * 1999 — Extasy 2 — Techno-style remixes by Aleksey Bryantsev (DJ Krot)

References

External links

Official website

Official Voronezh site
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