Prostye veshchi

by Zvuki Mu

Prostye veshchi cover art

Spearheaded by the eccentric and highly theatrical Pyotr Mamonov, this Moscow-based outfit delivered a disjointed, intensely surreal take on cold wave and post-punk. The jittery rhythms and manic vocal performances capture the bleak absurdity of late-eighties Soviet urban life.

Genres

  • Post-Punk
  • Art Punk

Tracklist

  1. Seriy golub / Grey Pigeon
  2. Shuba-Duba Blues
  3. Zima / Winter
  4. Tsvetochki-lyutiki / Little Buttercup Flowers
  5. Lyulyaki bab / Chicks' Tricks
  6. Mumiya / Mummy
  7. Istochnik zarazy / Source of Infection
  8. Khoroshaya pesnya / Good Song
  9. Bumazhnye tsvety / Paper Flowers
  10. 0-1
  11. Soyuzpechat