Title: Так горит степь
Genre: (Post-)Punk, Depressive Rock
Country: Kazakhstan
Release date: 2005
Track List:
- Пепел
- Феодализм (Навсегда)
- Голод
- Так горит степь
- Ноябрь в окно
- Заметать следы
- Иллюзия дней
- Движется следом
- Прошлого больше не будет
- Про море
- Золотой храм
- Небо
Since I've mentioned Ermen Anti in my previous entry, it'd be timely to introduce my readers to the best work of his band that has left a big impression on me at the time (and I still consider it to be one of the best punk albums I've ever heard). Ermen "Anti" Erzhanov formed Adaptation in 1992 in aktobe, initially as a typical garage punk band, but their best releases from 2000s have less to do with classic punk and more with post-punk and ballad-oriented depressive rock (which would later be called "Russian doomer music"). Those albums made them the best known rock band from Kazakhstan and one of the best bands adjacent to the Siberian (post-)punk scene, which they weren't too far from geographically as well (although some critis compare them rather to the Moscow-based "Formation" post-punk scene instead). Later they've moved to St. Petersburg, and their sound became more polished but at the same time less interesting (same can be said about the lyrics that took the "literally 1984" direction when it comes to themes). While this album is heavily lyrics-oriented like most of Russian rock in general (with themes being more existential rather than social-critical like on their early albums), the music itself is also very enjoyable, especially if you're a fan of "Russian doomer"-like stuff (but there are enough of more energetic and angry punk songs as well):
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