Light in the Attic Records has introduced a brand new compilation of Ukrainian music. Even the Forest Hums: Ukrainian Sonic Archives 1971-1996 arrives October 18. Billed as the primary complete assortment of Ukrainian music recorded previous to, and instantly following, the Soviet Union’s collapse, it contains the 1971 track “Bunny,” by folk-rock group Kobza, and 1990’s “Play, the Violin, Play,” by Kyrylo Stetsenko, that includes a then-rising pop star named Tetiana Kocherhina. Take a look at each tracks under.
The numerous tracklist for Even the Forest Hums contains songs by Vodohrai, Krok, Radiodelo, the Hostilnia, Ihor Tsymbrovsky, and Uksusnik—the primary band from Gogol Bordello’s Eugene Hütz—amongst different artists. Along with authentic cowl paintings by people painter Maria Prymachenko, the compilation contains historic liner notes by Kyiv-based author and filmmaker Vitalii “Bard” Bardetskyi. A portion of proceeds shall be donated to Livyj Bereh, a Kyiv-based volunteer group working to rebuild within the areas affected by the continuing battle in Ukraine.
Gentle within the Attic proprietor Matt Sullivan spent the previous 5 years compiling this curated, chronological tracklist alongside producers David Mas, Mark “Frosty” McNeill, and Ukrainian label Shukai Data earlier than their work was re-contextualized by the continuing battle. “We discovered ourselves within the midst of a bigger political difficulty; what started as a broader overview of a sonically underrepresented area all of the sudden turned fairly the controversial mission,” mentioned Sullivan. “There have been occasions when it felt not possible to deliver this mission to fruition, so to be sharing it with the world at this time is actually humbling and lengthy overdue.”
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