THE UKRAINIANS; A short hisrory of rock music in Ukranian
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THE UKRAINIANS; A short hisrory of rock music in Ukranian
LP, Limited Edition, Numbered (2015), New
By mixing snatches of Ukrainian folk melodies alongside a driving rhythm section, whistles, accordion, mandolins and fiddle, ‘The Ukranians’ weave counter-intuitive cacophonies of barely contained chaos. And the vocals! Oh, the vocals! If you ever wondered what may be the connection between Nirvana, the Mamas and the Papas, and Kraftwerk, well, wonder no more: it’s Ukrainian. Other artists with their material transformed include Led Zeppelin, Iggy Pop, and R.E.M., with reprises of their Smiths and Sex Pistols songs. Hell, they even manage to pull off “Back in the USSR,” a slightly too obvious choice, but here bludgeoned successfully into submission.
