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Charivni Gitary / Чаривни Гитары (1978)

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Калина.mp3 / Kalina

A track from 7" Г62-07201-2 released 1978. In fact many bands used to play that song that's nice because it's superfunky. The rest three tracks are available at Musicdawn's blog.

All tracks big upload — 2009.12

The whole collection of all single tracks posted in the blog is available. It's about 180 tracks and 850 megs:

http://narod.ru/disk/15980644000/soviet%20groove%202009-12.zip.html


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Latvia strikes back

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A 7" single (C32-04789-90) with Raimonds Pauls' music for a 1974's latvian movie called “Dāvana vientuļai sievietei”.

Cela dziesmina.mp3

Skauga dziesmina.mp3

eolika 1969.jpg

Additionally here goes a track recorded by the 1st formation of the “Eolika” band. (I had posted their exceptional 1969's video already.) This track is extremely rare and has been uploaded by author of Melodija blog. To my regret he has no wish to upload the rest tracks... there is no much bad in it although. The song is something about girls wearing miniskirts.

Minikleitiņa.mp3
Мелодия 33Д-00024473 / 1969

Strange things

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I have dig out some semi-profit stuff so I'm putting it here all together. Each track is very interesting IMO:

1) Extremely beautiful female vocals and a special quiet mood.
2) Unknown garage stuff; 70's I believe.
3) Just listen to the beat! Samplers go-go-go!!
4) Incredibly minimalistic electronic arrangement; the composition itself is beautiful too; the most end of the 80's I believe.
5) Another beautiful song recorded ~1985 by an Imants Kalnins' band.

See comments for mp3 links.

Trizhdy Tri / Трижды три (1977-80)

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An intsresting pop band featuring soloist Валентина Игнатьева. There is many catchie stuff in it. The last track made with today's bass player of russian rock band “Aria” as mp3-tags says.

See mp3 links in comments.

+ Their “live” performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0slndVsIJJ8

Lada / ВИА Лада

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1974's cover

Crazy arranged song influenced by russian folk music. Author of music — Oleg Ivanov / Олег Иванов — mentions it in a list of 5 his best songs.

Горлица.mp3 1977

Сарафанная молва.mp3 1974 / 33С62-04855-56

Akkord / ВК Аккорд

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Check out their vocal polyphony arrangement — it's beautiful.

A HI-NRG pop gem:
Хлоп-хлоп.mp3 1970
Release info: ГД0002143 / Д-028605-6; music by Полад Бюль-Бюль Оглы

Lovely 60's stuff:
Эхо.mp3 1964
Release info: Кругозор magazine №5 1964

Yalla / ВИА Ялла

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The most popular band of Uzbekistan. Personally I dislike their output but two tracks are good. The first is a raw garage-pop, the second is a syncopated jazzy-soulish one:

Ах эти глаза как бирюза.mp3 (1970's I believe)

Солнце 1981.mp3

A 8 min b-boy mix made of soviet samples

Music for b-boy dancing is the best kind of music, yo! :) I am not aware who are the authors but they did a good job.

dj m.boy soviet groove & wow (live mix) — b-boy breaks set 7.mp3

Mesherin's band

Great instrumental tune from “Ансамбль электромузыкальных инструментов п/у Мещерина”. They were pioneers of electronic music in USSR using synthesizers etc. I have found none info about original vinyl release; this is a remaster.

Сибирская мелодия.mp3 / Sibirskaya melodiya

Stas Namin / Группа Стаса Намина

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However they did funk during live performances. I believe it's the 70's end or the 80's beginning:

Кто виноват.mp3 / Kto vinovat

Music-exploitation movie “Городская фантазия” (1978)

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There are 5 groovers and I have posted several of them as mp3 already: David Goloshekin and the Disco band. That one below is unknown for me unfortunately — enjoy the electric piano:


All 4 movies (5 episodes) available there:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DFFDB812016BE9E0

— unknown groove
— the disco band
— the disco band / stayin' alive cover
— unknown intro / david goloshekin - from monday till friday

There is a pop episode with beautiful Irina Ponarovskaya also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFovpC0tByg

Politicized but still good

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A quite politicized band — Romantiki / ВИА Романтики — but I very like their arrangment of the song below (written in 1945). Check out its special quiet mood, organ and backing vocals:
Споём, друзья-товарищи.mp3

Similar band — Iskateli / Искатели — with a psychedelic-mood track talking about WW2's horrors:
Саласпилс.mp3 (1974)

Another version of Salaspils recorded by Poyushie Gitary, thanks to Musicdawn!
Salaspils.mp3 (by Поющие Гитары '1973)

Arai / Арай

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A band from Kazakhstan. They played with famous soviet singer Roza Rymbaeva in 1986:

Мой аул в Кызылкуме.mp3 (Very exotic and funny for me, don't know how about a groove.)

С тобою, музыка.mp3

And did some their own soul-alike stuff:
Аруана 198x.mp3

Later the “A-Studio” pop group has grown from the band.