Label:Мелодия – C60 24579 004
Country:USSR
Used LP 1987
Disc:VG+ (some crack/surface noise parts, not very serious, check audio clips)
Jacket:VG+ (light wear, not bad condition overall)
Alexander Gradsky, also known as the “father of Soviet rock,” grew up in a privileged environment where he was allowed access to the West, and while absorbing a variety of music, he aimed to break away from Western music and created his own musical canon. His best known for 1974 soundtrack work “Romance of Lovers” however we are also interested more radical and experimental works from the late 1980s. This is a conceptual work based on the worldview of poet Nikolay Rubtsov, released in 1987. Its style ranges from cosmic to strange to fairy tale, giving a glimpse of another parallel side of his work.
西側へのアクセスを許される特権階級の環境下で育ち様々な音楽を吸収しながらも西側音楽からの脱却を目指し独自の音楽大系を築き上げた”ソヴィエト・ロックの父”とも称されるAlexander Gradsky。代名詞となる74年のサウンドトラック作品”Romance of Lovers"で大きく知られていますがより先鋭され実験志向が伺える80年代後半の作品も大いに注目。本作は87年にリリースされた詩人Nikolay Rubtsovの世界観を元にしたコンセプチュアルな作品。コズミック、ストレンジ、メルヘンまで、彼のまた違ったパラレルな一辺が垣間見れるような作風になっています。
A2 - О Чем Писать? (Наступление Ночи)
A5 - О Собаках (Угрюмое)
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