Yuri Vinogradov (born 1985) is a classically trained historian of philosophy, visual artist, music blogger, and self-taught musician/composer/improviser from Reutov, Russia. After finishing his education as a historian of philosophy, and due to the inability to continue a scientific career because of health conditions, he equipped a home studio in 2015 and began recording and releasing his own music.
He started recording his piano compositions and improvisations, as well as composing electroacoustic/experimental music (as Yuri Vinogradov), electronic music (as EllektraCyclone and Pure Violet), and psychedelic jazz-rock music (as EllektraJazz). His free jazz album, «Snow in Europe,» was released by the Fancy Music record label. His electro-acoustic surreal music poems, «Glitter But Sing Seldom,» were released by the Symphonic Silence Inside record label. His jazz-rock album, «Forget-me-not,» was released by the Cantroll record label.
«Morphe,» a concerto for piano and generative electronics, was named the album of the year 2021 by the Undergrund Heroes music media. Yuri collaborated with saxophonist Alexey Kruglov on the album «Music After the End of Time.»
Yuri is the head of two labels: the outsider music label Outsiderville, part of the social project Outsiderville, and the net label Contempora, dedicated to Yuri’s own music and the music of like-minded musicians.
Yuri runs the classical/experimental/improvisational music blog Sound Mechanics (Механика звука) and writes articles about music and its philosophy. He is a researcher in the field of contemporary music and its philosophy. He is a regular contributor to the Jazzist jazz media. His works have been longlisted twice for the Resonance award, recognizing musicologists and journalists who write about academic music. Yuri hosts podcasts in russian «Ось асимметрии» and «Введение в классическую механику» about contemporary music and its problems.
Yuri lives with a severe chronic depressive disorder, which deeply affects his life in many ways. Music is his way of overcoming depression; it’s a space of joy and freedom for him.