Dolphin

The Profile

Andrey Lysikov (born September 29, 1971), known as Dolphin (Дельфин), is a Russian musician and poet from Moscow. He first gained recognition with the rap group Malchishnik in the early 1990s and later pursued a solo career blending alternative rock, electronic music, and hip hop with introspective, literary lyrics.

Russian solo artist active since the early 1990s; ex-member of Malchishnik; recognized for a fusion of alternative rock, electronic, and hip hop with poetic, introspective themes. The 2004 album Zvezda is a key work discussed on DeBaser.

A single DeBaser review explores Dolphin’s Zvezda (2004) as a stripped-down, deeply introspective work built on drum machines, sparse guitars, and laptop loops. Themes orbit sadness, loss, and rebirth, with Russian-language poetics foregrounded over traditional singing. Highlights include the kinetic Vesna, the duet Glaza with Stella Katsoudas, and the percussive opener Sumerki. The critic frames the album as emotionally impactful and artistically essential.