Wednesday, June 15, 2016

V/A - "Синти-лето: Техноромантика" [2016]

Artist: (various)
Title: Синти-лето: Техноромантика
Genre: Synthpop
Country: Russia/USSR
Release date: (various)

Track List: 
  1. (intro)
  2. Arrival - Простые Слова (1991)
  3. Вальсирующие Псы (as-Touch & Go!) - Фея Вчерашнего Дня (1997)
  4. Опиум - Танец масс (1991)
  5. Закрытое Предприятие - В ночи (1987)
  6. Био - Трамвай (1991)
  7. Альянс - На заре (1987)
  8. Кофе - Зеро (1986)
  9. Диссе - Мой Мозг Наполнен Тобой (1991)
  10. Фомальгаут - Город Неоновых Огней (1992)
  11. Братья По Разуму - Ну, как не запеть (1986)
  12. Биоконструктор - Телетуризм (1987)
  13. Дядя Вася - Помните о живых (1988)
  14. Депеша - Поздно (1991)
  15. Вениамин Поздеев - Утешение (1992)
  16. Месмер - Прозрение (1992)
  17. Кибернетическая Дивизия - Воин (1994)
  18. Духовный Коммутатор - Дай мне знать (1992)
  19. Вечер На Рейде - Боцман (1993)
  20. Примус - Спортивная семья (1985)
  21. Алексей Вишня - Холодильник (1992)
  22. Центр - Тревога (1988)
  23. Action Directе - В Поисках Рая (1991)
  24. Холодные Отношения - Навстречу Мечте (1987)
  25. Бламанж - Новая реальность (1994)
  26. Органическая Леди - Органическая Леди (1991)
  27. Танцы На Воле - Телевизионный Снег (1997)
  28. НРГ - Весь мир (1989)
  29. Прикладное Искусство - Muenster, Danzig (1992)
  30. Ночной Проспект - Мини-бар (1985)
  31. Родник - Счастливый День (1986)
  32. (outro)
There's a vk.com community specializing in searching and unearthing various obscure Soviet and post-Soviet independent music (mostly post-punk, industrial and synthpop). As expected, the lion's share of the content there is subpar post-punk, but there's a lot of real forgotten gems as well.

As of now, they're also making mixtapes, one of which I'd like to present on here. It features 30 Soviet/Russian synthpop projects from 1985-1997, a couple of which were already mentioned on here. Not all tracks on there are equally good, but generally speaking, it still sounds much better than the pop music of today. Proud to be born in the 1980s: the decade when even the most commercial music generally sounded good...

By the way, the Polyvox synthesizers similar to those on the photo are still used by many bands that want to re-create the spirit of 1980s in their music (especially the Eastern European "cosmic rock" sound, best represented by the bands like Solaris). Even if these synths were already outdated by the end of 1980s, their sound was unique, as well as their appearance.

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