MAJDANEK WALTZ & SAL SOLARIS - 'Tenebrae' CD (Zhelezobeton / Shadowplay Release)
A collaboration album by two prominent Russian post-industrial projects. The conceptual core of the record is the poetry of Paul Celan, one of the major German-language poets of the post-World War II era. His cryptic fractured lyrics spoken in a specific estranged way by Pavel Blumkin is enchased by a weird fusion of avant-garde neoclassic and dark ambient music. Decadent sounds of violin, cello, clarinet, piano and bayan from Majdanek Waltz blend with shimmering electronic drones and uneasy soundscapes of Sal Solaris in paradoxical unity making your heart throb painfully. The last track features the haunting voice of Rada Anchevskaya (Rada & Ternovnik). The depth of this dream lures and makes you return and experience it again and again.
"Ashes" is the first part of the Majdanek Waltz trilogy. This album contains all tracks which were previously recorded exclusively for the compilations, different versions of some compositions also released on the compilations and new unreleased tracks. Majdanek Waltz stay within their own tradition - melancholic and twilight, anxious and "transparent" neofolk with brilliant fragments, embracing dark ambient and martial atmospheres.
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MAJDANEK WALTZ - 'On The Origin Of The World' CD (Wroth Emitter)
Fourth official album of this dark folk formation from Ryazan, Russia. A symbiosis between classic European dark folk and dark ambient. Slow guitar fingering and strident viola are mixed with gloomy drones. The vocals are doomy and violent. About the birth of the world. Music for thoughtful listening. Features guest vocals by Wolfsblood.
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MAJDANEK WALTZ - 'Ophelia' CD (KultFront / Wroth Emitter)
"Ophelia" is the second part of a trilogy by Russian Dark Folk / Neoclassical / Dark Ambient act Majdanek Waltz. This CD can be considered as an evolution of the musical and lyrical essence of the band introduced by the "Hamlet's Childhood" album. This release is based on the original acoustic music of the band coupled with the lyrics of the German early XX century expressionist poets Paul Zech and Georg Heym. All compositions are published for the first time.
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VA - 'Khatyn: Tacet, Sed Loquitur’ CD (Stigmata Release)
This compilation celebrates 5th Anniversary of Stigmata magazine and is dedicated to the tragedy of Belorussian village Khatyn, burned to ashes in March 1943 together with all it's population: men, women, children. Featuring: Ataraxia, Bad Sector, Cawatana, Cyclotimia, Donis, First Law, Majdanek Waltz, Moon Far Away, Necro Stellar, Osimira, Pragnavit, Propergol and Vishudha Kali. All artwork is made by Stigmata design and based on original photos from Belorussian State Photo Archive. Limited to 500 copies in a gatefold digisleeve with inserts.
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VA - 'Thalamus II' CD (KultFront)
Second edition of this Russian series of Noise, Neofolk, Industrial, Experimental and Dark Ambient music. This time around we have two tracks apiece from: Noises of Russia (whose tracks were recorded in a morgue), EKRAN (Kryptogen Rundfunk & Anthesteria), Majdanek Waltz, Cisfinitum and Lunar Abyss Deus Organum. Inspired by the Thalamus - a part of brain responsible for senses of pain and pleasure. Ltd x 500 hand-numbered copies in a gatefold sleeve with several inserts.
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VA - 'The Black Square' CD (KultFront)
A fresh survey of the Russian post-industrial scene performed by the KultFront activists. The continuation of a line started with "Red Square" compilation. 15 exclusive tracks from Anthesteria, Bardoseneticcube, BRZB (Dmitry Zuboff of Hypnoz and Alexei Borisov), Bunker (aka Ryr), Cyclotimia, EKRAN (Kryptogen Rundfunk and Anthesteria), Evilution, Ganzer feat. Lenochka, Misery, Necropolis, Reutoff, Ritualnaya Bioingeneria, Sal Solaris, SS-18 (aka DMT) and Tsaraas (aka Majdanek Waltz). Limited to 444 hand-numbered copies in cardboard slipcase with booklet.
