Gentle within the Attic Data 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 tune “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. Try each tracks beneath.
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 unique 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 might be donated to Livyj Bereh, a Kyiv-based volunteer group working to rebuild within the areas affected by the continued warfare 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 continued warfare. “We discovered ourselves within the midst of a bigger political concern; what started as a broader overview of a sonically underrepresented area instantly turned fairly the controversial mission,” mentioned Sullivan. “There have been instances when it felt inconceivable to deliver this mission to fruition, so to be sharing it with the world at present is really humbling and lengthy overdue.”
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