"I AM ABOVE ON THE LEFT, a Moscow-based avant-rock band of a new generation was established in autumn 2004 by Alexei Taroutz (guitar), Artem Galkin (guitar), Pavel Eremeev (bass), and Sergei Ledovski (drums). The quartet performed loud, noisy, structured, complex, instrumental music, blending influences of jazz-core, noise-rock, math-rock, and avant-prog. Their efforts were devoted, as the participants said, to "rethinking themselves at every single moment of time" and got vivid response from audience. By the end of 2006, the band has released two albums, won critical acclaim internationally, and decided to take a beak from joint activity. Taroutz launched his WOGULOW TAROUTZ VERMO project; Galkin and Eremeev continued as a core members of explosive punk-core band FOOJITSU, and as a dron-experimental duo KRUZR KEN; Ledovski returned to SILENCE KIT, while joining Galkin and Eremeev in post-hardcore trio USSSY.
In summer 2008, IAAOTL resumed rehearsals and returned to the stage this time as a trio with Alexei Taroutz and Artem Galkin sharing guitar duties and Pavel Eremeev switching to drums."
– by RAIG
