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No much words today: enjoy the “Снежный мед” song & video by Russian-Udmurtian greatest experimental ambient band.

Дубовый Гаайъ

You know guys… there are some bands that had so much influence on your life, taste or whatever important abstractions that it’s really hard to describe them to others (especially if you’re not good at eloquence at all). But i should try this time :O

“Дубовый Гаайъ” * was found in late ‘80-early ‘90 and probably it was one of the first russian alternative rock groups. And i’m pretty sure they were the first whom started to use grim reality lyrics about heroin junkies, common murders, breakings, youth suicides, suburb depressions and other significant social thrash. Music usually was a mix of funk, psychedelic rock, grunge & hip-hop (which was rather unusual regarding to another alternative rock bands during early ninetieths such as “Югендштиль” and  “Химера”). Someone could call it rapcore, but it wasn’t too much “core”. Compared to other bands which sang about different decadent things or USSR dethronement enough nicely these guys was really earth-shattering bastards with dirty lyrics, misbehaviour & different dope addictions. Band is rather known to stakeholders for particulation of Dolphin — one of the most unusual modern russian musicians.

They sounds like you started day with drop your only piece of hash. Then you was beaten by fuckers within an inch of your life when you went out to buy a cigarettes. Aaand you complete this wonderful day finding your girlfriend dead from overdose of muddy desomorphine.

Guys released two damn cool albums: “Stop Killing Dolphins” and “Синяя лирика №2” in 1993 — i guess you won’t have problems with finding both (there also was super-rare 1000 limited demo “Суицидальное диско” which is unreal to find and rehearsal demo “К.А.М.А.-З” released under an Dolphin name in 2002).

After disbanding in 1996 two no less noteworthy than “Дубовый Гаайъ” bands were formed: IDM/Electronic “Alien Pat. Holman” (which released some of their albums as “Дубовый Гаайъ” because of terms of the treaty with record company) and ideal continuation of “ДуГа” — “Мишины дельфины” but i surely will write about them next time.

* Could be transliterated as “Duboviy Gaay”. Means “oak-wood” in Ukrainian.

Апрельский Марш

Late soviet & early russian music scene is enough teem with mad sick bands. I had knew that “Апрельский Марш” (bands name is a play on words — “April March” — which doesn’t imply the same meaning in Russian, but still sounds pretty impressive) played psychedelic rock (the style that i usually don’t give a fuck) and i never get around to listen them carefully till now. I like their “Голоса” hit a lot , but random listening to their early stuff didn’t gave me any reason to proceed with “unearthing deep”.

And today I accidentally found this one:

The song deals with nice man called Francois Bertrand, which surely wasn’t noted for his military services as much as he was noted for his uncommon passion (learn more here). This music video is a rare example of fortuneate mix (in my opinion, of course): all components — music, lyrics & picture are greatly pass on the ringing funereal atmosphere of demented love. Song was originally composed sometime in late ’80s but was released only on postmortal album with a same title in 1994.

Clearing Russia

This is so impressive!