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Picture Credit: Dead Man Tells Artwork: Vadim Zorin  & Stanislav Vasiliev   Dead Man Tells -  Среди мыслей Release Date: January 11, 2021 Length: 06:20 Genre: Experimental / Psychedelic Rock Origin: Saint Petersburg , Russia "Среди мыслей" (Russian: Among Thoughts) is the first single ever by Petrograd's quintet Dead Man Tells. Now, some connaisseuses and connaisseurs of the Russian Psych-, Kraut-, or Avantgarde-scene might stop and wonder "Hold the phone! Don't you mean Dead Man Tells No Tales ?". And you are kind of right. Dead Man Tells is the rebirth of Dead Man Tells No Tales. Only that the band has abandoned their instrumental past, and has risen anew like phoenix from the ashes. This is the zeroth birthday of Dead Man Tells. The single "Среди мыслей" is the first omen of a debut album coming soon. Среди мыслей by Dead Man Tells Dead Man Tells let us dive into the darkest depths of the human mind. Their psychedelic mix of Kraut and Jazz ...

Picture Credit: Egor Lappo Artwork: Mosa Eye Egor Lappo - Trancevoicer Release Date: March 19, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 42:44 Genre: Space Prog Origin: St. Petersburg , Russia On his third full-length release, St. Petersburg's Egor Lappo is taking us to deep space. On this intergalactic journey, the solo artist is the captain, the navigator, the crew, and the shipbuilder. We, the audience, are tourists enjoying a ride with warp speed. The Space Prog which defines direction and velocity of this space trip is a colourful mix of (Retro-) Progressive Rock and intense Prog Metal. The music feels like looking through a telescope with an implemented calleidoscope. Egor Lappo leads us to fantastic regions of outter space and tells the stories about two worlds who are in conflict with each other. Following the plot of one person interfering with his home planet's plans to conquer the other world, the listeners are dragged into an exciting narrative taking place in...

Photo Credit: Alexandra Veselova  / Juice Oh Yeah Juice Oh Yeah - Juice Oh Yeah Release: May 22, 2020 Label: [addicted label] Format: CD/Digital Length: 38:41 Genre: Klezmer Doom / Psychedelic Rock Origin: St. Petersburg , Russia Boris Shulman  (fretless bass, vocals) and Sviatoslav Lobanov  (drums) are Juice Oh Yeah. The duo from St. Persburg stands for avangardistic realisations of Psychedelic Rock and Stoner Rock. The band calls their own style Klezmer Doom. They even call themselves the best Klezmer Doom band of the third millenium! The sound on their selftitled album is defined by mesmerizing and atmospheric arrangements. The release is a holistic journey through space and time. Psychedelic Rock meets Klezmer and dances wildly with fuzzy tunes and jazzy rhythms. Juice Oh Yeah play timeless and borderless music that is made to impress. Pompous soundscapes are erected by powerful musical scaffolding and intense choirs. These constructs bu...

Moscow-based [addicted label] / No Name Recordz celebrated their second anniversairy back in 2014 by releasing a 26-track compilation containing songs by 21 of their artists. For lovers of Psychedelic , Experimental and Avant-Garde music, this compilation is a great chance to look East. Photo Credit: [addicted label] / No Name Recordz 01 The Grand Astoria - Welcome to the Club / Then You Win (06:47): The opener is a double track by The Grand Astoria from Saint Petersburg. 'Welcome to the Club' is a jolly Country song, perfect for commencing such a huge compilation. After a break 'Then You Win' kicks in. A Heavy Metal intro leads into fuzzy Indie Rock and Alternative that roll towards the eardrums. 02 Matushka - Location (14:20): Matushka commence their longtrack 'Location' by an intense Acid introduction. Their psychedelic jam moves through misty fields and wide spaces of mysterious tunes. Half way through the song the intensity is increasin...

Слово Мира, or Slovo Mira in Latin letters, is Russian for "Word of Peace". Слово Мира are on a humanistic mission. I am very glad that the St. Petersburg-based five-piece band's first record has just been re-released on the German label Tonzonen records since otherwise I might have never heard of this extravagant piece of art. One hour of eccentric, experimental , predominantly instrumental music is presented on three tracks here. The number of instruments Слово Мира use is sheerly impressive. Even though the band has only five members they implemented drums, percussions, oxoma synths, a balalaika, glockenspiel, electronics, guitars, an electric double bass, keyboards, a fretless bass, and even a theremin to their recordings. You might assume that the output is thus extremely rich in variation, and you are absolutely right in doing so. The band creates complex ambient sounds which build up between electronic ambient, infatuating Slavic Folk melodies, experimental...