SOVIET UNDERGROUND MUSIC PART 4: SOVIET BREAKDANCE

And the last (at the moment) part of our anthology is dedicated to breakdance and attempts to rap in USSR. Sounds quite crazy and funny, doesn’t it? Songs in this album sounds like that. Again, any “yo, man!”, “check it out!”, attempts to rap is also horrible. Here presented songs is not only “raps”, some songs are just about a breakdance, that was quite popular and cool among youth, especially after a film “Dances on the roof” about b-boys (1987). Short review of tracks:
“Chas pik” – maybe one of the most interesting songs in this album. The first attempt to record a rap in Russian language in USSR ever (1984!). Actually, music here and a part of lyrics is copied from “Sugarhill gang’s” legendary song “Rapper’s delight”. This project of 2 DJ’s from Kuibyshev founded a tradition to rap between tracks on the discos among DJ’s in late 80’s.
“Alisa” – in compare with “Chas pik” very poor attempt to rap by vocalist K. Kinchev. In tracks 8 and 13 raps a female (!) jazz-punk singer Terry what sounds better. She also raps in track #15.
“Televizor” – style of this band sometimes was called “electro-funk”. Songs about resisting the soviet system. Now – about resisting Putin’s regime.
Vova Sinij – maybe one of first soviet artists that used a technique of scratching in music. His band “Bratya po razumu” also first made music by “sampling by hands” (tape loops), used in their synthpop-oriented music various innovations – scratching, noises, distortions and so on.
Tracklist:
1. Час пик-Рэп (1984)
2. Алиса-Меломан (1985)
3. Ночной проспект и А. Барабашев-Я провожаю брэйк (1987)
4. Телевизор-Выйти из под контроля (1987)
5. ДК-Киселёв (1984)
6. Вова Синий и Братья по разуму-Русский народный танец (Брэйк-денс) (1986)
7. А. Яковлев и Поп-комбинат - Алло (1987)
8. Алиса-Папуас рэп (1986)
9. Кофе-Ломанные пляски (1986)
10. С. Курёхин, Westbam, Кино-Pure rose (1988)
11. Вова Синий и Братья по разуму - Рэп-скретч (1985)
12. ДДТ-Конвейер (1988)
13. Алиса-Тигалагалоба (Брэйкденсгопак) (1986)
14. Телевизор-Мы идём (1987)
15. Ночной проспект-Don't kick me out (Ансамбли) (1991)
16. Центр-Смотрины (1989)
17. Алиса-Тоталитарный рэп (1989)
18. Ночной проспект-Борьба за существование (1986)
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