Цыганята И Я С Ильича - "Гаубицы Лейтенанта Гурубы" [1989]

Artist: Цыганята И Я С Ильича

Title: Гаубицы Лейтенанта Гурубы

Genre: Noise Rock

Country: USSR

Release date: 1989

Track List:

1. Гаубицы Лейтенанта Гурубы
2. На Блаженном Острове Коммунизма
3. Митрополит Ипполит
4. Парики, Шиньоны, Косы
5. Не Трожь!
6. Импровизация На Тему Слов
7. Песня Гвоздя
8. Опоздавшая Молодёжь
9. Хожу, Хожу
10. Спать
11. Русские
12. Новый Год
13. Ева, Адам
14. Быстротечные Синьоры
15. Письмо
16. Гусар И Верка Зозуля
17. Непобедимый
18. На Острове Пасхи
19. Кума
20. Урбанизм-Детерминизм
21. От Реальной Жизни К Мелодичному Мышлению
22. Стачка Шахтеров В Кузбассе

This is a "supergroup" formed by some of the biggest figures in the Siberian punk scene (namely Egor Letov, Oleg "Manager" Sudakov and Konstantin "Kuzya UO" Ryabinin) in 1988. By that time, all kind of Russian rock already have broke into the mainstream, but Letov and his friends weren't happy about their sudden popularity at all. That was the main reason as to why their sound became more and more experimental by the end of 1980s, culminating in this project, which is considered by many people to be one of the first industrial rock bands in USSR/Russia.

They have recorded two albums in 1989 and 1990, the first of which has gained a cult status in the underground music circles. Well, here it is, and  it is definitely not the stuff for everyone. It's full of absurd lyrics sang in many different styles, from spoken word samples to aggressive schrieking, combined with the noisy wall of guitar sound. Truly something that only could be conceived and recorded in the atmosphere of late perestroika in the USSR. Not an easy listen for sure - but it wasn't intended to please the listener, after all.