Another four cassette tapes from Spina!Rec kindly sent to us by Sergey Kostyrko (the co-founder of the label) from Izotova
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Four cassettes on the Spina!Rec label sent from the Russian home of Ilya Belorukov…all arrived 5th December 2014… Padla Bear
Continue readingThe Wedding of Idiots: an introduction into the work of a major Soviet rock music performer
Yuri Morozov, The Wedding of Idiots / Svad’ba Kretinov, recorded 1974 – 1976, released 1977? We first met Morozov last
Continue readingMusical Offering: showcase of avantgarde 20th-century formal Soviet composition in space electronics
Alfred Schnittke, Edison Denisov, Sofia Gubaidulina, Oleg Buloshkin, Edward Artemiev, Musical Offering, Melodiya C60 30721 000 (recorded 1971, released 1990) Modestly
Continue readingHuman Extinction: a sprightly soundtrack to end our days with
Yuri Morozov, Human Extinction, recorded in 1979 but never officially released A tip-off from a friend about an old 1980s Soviet
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Andrey Popovskiy Rotonda RUSSIA INTONEMA int012 CD (2014) This is the debut solo album by Andrey Popovskiy and was recorded
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Wozzeck Act IV RUSSIA OPPOSING MUSIC OPM013 CD (2012) Young Russians (previously known to me only via their interview in
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Time to get our fangs into some more cassette tapes. There are times of the day when only a small-run
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The Buddhas of Moscow We’ve had this Phurpa item on a promo CD since about June this year and then
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