martedì 25 giugno 2013

GRAZHDANSKAYA OBORONA - "RUSSKOE POLE EKSPERIMENTOV" (1989)

Original title: Русское поле экспериментов
Band: Гражданская оборона

At the beginning of 1989, when the repressive power of the Communist regime was slowly fading away, Yegor Letov was able to organize a new line-up for his most important project, including Igor Zhevtun (guitar), Arkadiy Klimkin (drums), and Konstantin Ryabinov (bass, guitar, wind instruments). 

If this is Grazhdanskya Oborona's most celebrated record, it's mainly because of its title track. Those fourteen minutes represent a real shock, with their assault of abrasive guitars and desperate vocals. Letov's lyrics use the image of Russian fields of experiments to portray the tragic condition of the human race. This song cannot be really described, but only experienced.

The rest of the album consists of nine short tracks which mixes post-punk bass lines, hardcore fury, and a noisy, low fi approach. Western indie bands such as Dinosaur Jr or Pixies sound like tender puppies when compared to these songs.

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3 commenti:

  1. >I'm working on the translation

    WITH THE LITTLE TOUCHING KNIFE TORTURE YOUR OWN FLESH x2
    TO THE QUICK PINCH THE VOLUNTARY FINGERS
    GALLANTLY SAVOURING LOLLIPOPS
    PURPOSEFULLY STUFF POCKETS WITH
    DEAD YOUNG MICE LIVING DICKS CHOCOLATE CANDIES
    AND FUCKING WHACKINGS NOT MADE BY HANDS

    ON THE PATRIARCHAL DUMP OF OBSOLETE CONCEPTS
    USED IMAGES AND POLITE WORDS
    BY COMMITTING SUICIDE DESTROY THE WHOLE WORLD x2
    THE ETERNITY SMELLS OF PETROLEUM x2
    LIKE FROST THE TENDER-HEARTED LAUGHT x3
    LOVELY FALLS ON ON ON
    THE RUSSIAN FIELD OF EXPERIMENTS x3

    THE GEOGRAPHY OF MEANNESS THE ORTHOGRAPHY OF HATE
    THE APOLOGY OF IGNORANCE THE MYTHOLOGY OF OPTIMISM
    THE LAWS OF THE HOWITZER OF GOOD BEHAVIOUR
    THE OUTSTANDING FEAST OF DISCRETION
    FROM THE MOUTHS OF BABES DISCOURSES THE PIT
    FROM THE MOUTHS OF BABES DISCOURSES THE BULLET
    THE ETERNITY SMELLS OF PETROLEUM x2
    LIKE FROST THE TENDER-HEARTED LAUGHT x3
    LOVELY FALLS ON ON ON
    THE RUSSIAN FIELD OF EXPERIMENTS x3

    THE SKILL TO BE EXCESSING LIKE ME
    THE SKILL TO BE DEARLY LOVED LIKE THE GALLOWS
    THE SKILL TO BE GLOBAL LIKE A BAKED APPLE
    THE SKILL OF TURNING ASIDE IN TIME
    THE SKILL TO BE A STRANGER

    THE LATEST REMEDY FOR CLEANING OVEN
    OF ONES WHO CHOKED OF THEIR FREE WILL
    THE LATEST REMEDY FOR CLEANING ROPES
    OF BAD SMELL OF UNWASHED NECKS
    THE LATEST REMEDY FOR FINDING CULPRITS x2
    THE RUSSIAN FIELD OF EXPERIMENTS x4

    BEHIND THE OPEN DOOR IS EMPTINESS
    IT MEANS THAT SOMEONE HAVE COME FOR YOU
    IT MEANS THAT NOW YOU ARE
    NECE-NECE-NECE-NECESSARY FOR SOMEONE
    AND IT IS STILL SNOWING, STILL SNOWING
    THE RUSSIAN FIELD SHEDS SHOW
    OTHERS WERE BURIED IN THE PACKAGING MADE OF LITTLE EYES
    OTHERS WERE BURIED IN THE PACKAGING MADE OF NEWSPAPERS
    ....
    ....
    ....

    (sorry, dude, i just can't bring myself to continue. these lyrics are absolutely horrible and senseless, they have no meaning at all as they're just a random set of words.)

    RispondiElimina
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    1. random set of words? oh please.

      Elimina
    2. also, "the eternity smells of petroleum" actually refers to the famous "smell of petroleum prevails throughout"

      Elimina