Russian Music

Neapolitan · 03-05-2012, 05:10 AM

Here are some gems from the gold age of Russian music.
Anyone else a fan of Russian music?

ВИА "Верасы" Я у бабушки живу
[VIA] of " [Verasy]" I in grandmother live

I think the singer's name is Jadwiga.

ВИА "Верасы" Любовь моя
[VIA] of " [Verasy]" Love is my
The melody of Jadwiga's backing vocals from 2:13 to 2:19 sounds like Ave Maria by Franz Schubert - imo.

ВИА "Здравствуй, песня" Не обещай
[VIA] of " How do you do, [pesnya]" Do not promise

ВИА "Пламя" Идёт солдат по городу
[VIA] of " [Plamya]" [Idet] of soldiers around the city

Some of these songs may not be too familiar so I have to include this unforgettable rendition of a more popular Russian song.
Moscow Night - A Russian folk Song - Interpreted by Stanley Power

Guybrush · 03-05-2012, 05:44 AM

I like Arsenal which I guess could be called a jazz fusion band that incorporated a range of influences in their music.

I didn't find the track I wanted, but here's the opener from the debut album. Some of this is quite RIO-y, but it's in no way representative of their music as a whole.

Mrd00d · 03-05-2012, 02:15 PM

I don't know much but one or two modern bands:

Post-jazz, instrumental 8-piece group from St. Petersburg I believe.

Howard the Duck · 03-06-2012, 02:06 AM

one word - Auktyon:-

Neapolitan · 03-06-2012, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by tore

I like Arsenal which I guess could be called a jazz fusion band that incorporated a range of influences in their music.

I didn't find the track I wanted, but here's the opener from the debut album. Some of this is quite RIO-y, but it's in no way representative of their music as a whole.

That was wild. There were different parts in the piece that reminded me of a few bands from the 70s like one phrase in the piece was like Chicago and another phrase sounded like King Crimson and it's mixed together with a bunch of other stuff too. It was interesting. The one Russian band I really like is Trio Voronezh. I don't know how to categorized the type of music Trio Voronezh plays. Their stuff reminds me a little bit like the David Grisman Quintet. Grisman mixes Jazz, Bluegrass, and Folk and other music together in a type of music which he calls Dawg. There's a stronger folk sound in the Folk-Jazz fusion by playing on traditional folk instruments. TV seems to have the same approach (to music as DGQ) except where TV mixes folk with other types of music in a progressive way with a definite Russian flavor. Vladimir Volokhin on the domra (closely related to a balalaika), Valerie Petrukhin on the double-bass balalaika and Sergei Teleshev on the an (accordion).

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Originally Posted by Howard the Duck

one word - Auktyon:-

I thought the court jester was going to hit the other guy over the head with that instrument.

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Originally Posted by Mrd00d

I don't know much but one or two modern bands:

Post-jazz, instrumental 8-piece group from St. Petersburg I believe.

One thing I've notice with Russian music is that the bass players can play exceptionally well.

Guybrush · 03-07-2012, 03:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan

That was wild. There were different parts in the piece that reminded me of a few bands from the 70s like one phrase in the piece was like Chicago and another phrase sounded like King Crimson and it's mixed together with a bunch of other stuff too. It was interesting.

Yeah, they're a 70s band and their range of influences is impressive

they're not easy to pigeonhole.

After some more searching, I was able to find one of my favourite tunes. I have their music from a box-set containing all their work, but I believe this is from their second studio album.

I'm afraid I have to run to work, but I'll check out Trio Voronezh when I come back

michal · 03-14-2012, 04:58 AM

Russian old song are a amazing songs here. Keep it up.!

djsupermazembe · 03-15-2012, 03:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Howard the Duck

one word - Auktyon:-

Auktyon are awesome!! I have a big collection of Soviet era records but haven't managed to find Auktyon's albums yet. I'll definitely be posting some stuff here soon because I love Russian music! (or at least some of it)

ikvat · 03-15-2012, 05:08 PM

I only know Vladimir VISSOTSKY. I don't understand the smallest word but that's the kind of job that touch my soul.

djsupermazembe · 03-16-2012, 04:01 AM

Having posted more than 15 posts I think I'm now mature enough to put some links here so here we go.

As an example of a genre that was well represented in Soviet Russia & other Soviet states I can post some old skool electronica from the 80s. Zodiak from Latvia are a pretty legendary band. You could easily call them the Kraftwerk of Latvia. Here's the opening track from their 1980 debut album "Disco Alliance":

For some reason, some of the coolest Soviet electronica I've found is featured on LPs that are intended for sports / aerobics background music. "Pulse: Sport and Music" LP trilogy has some really cool electronica tracks by various artists (Arsenal is also featured there btw!). Perfectly fit for the dancefloor b-boys & fly girls. Here's a couple of examples:

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ikvat Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 625	I only know Vladimir VISSOTSKY. I don't understand the smallest word but that's the kind of job that touch my soul. Last edited by ikvat; 03-15-2012 at 05:18 PM.

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michal Groupie Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: west california Posts: 1	Russian old song are a amazing songs here. Keep it up.!

03-16-2012, 04:01 AM	#10 (permalink)
djsupermazembe Groupie Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 26	Having posted more than 15 posts I think I'm now mature enough to put some links here so here we go. As an example of a genre that was well represented in Soviet Russia & other Soviet states I can post some old skool electronica from the 80s. Zodiak from Latvia are a pretty legendary band. You could easily call them the Kraftwerk of Latvia. Here's the opening track from their 1980 debut album "Disco Alliance": For some reason, some of the coolest Soviet electronica I've found is featured on LPs that are intended for sports / aerobics background music. "Pulse: Sport and Music" LP trilogy has some really cool electronica tracks by various artists (Arsenal is also featured there btw!). Perfectly fit for the dancefloor b-boys & fly girls. Here's a couple of examples: