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//Light in the Attic//
£52.99 – 2xLP, Limited Edition Indies Exclusive “Clear Sky Blue & Sunflower Yellow” Gatefold Vinyl with 20 Page Booklet
£45.99 – 2xLP, Gatefold Vinyl with 20 Page Booklet
The first comprehensive collection of its kind, ‘Even the Forest Hums: Ukrainian Sonic Archives 1971-1996’ explores the flourishing Ukrainian music scene of the late 20th century—much of which was recorded under strict Soviet control.
A portion of proceeds will be donated to Livyj Bereh, a Kyiv-based volunteer group working to rebuild in the regions affected by ongoing war in Ukraine. From subtly dissenting Soviet-era singles to DIY recordings from Kyiv’s vibrant underground scene, the compilation chronicles the development of Ukraine’s rich musical landscape through rare folk, rock, jazz, and electronic recordings.
Though this compilation only scratches the surface of Ukraine’s vast and diverse music scene, ‘Even the Forest Hums’ offers an in-depth overview of a significant period in the country’s cultural history and unites a number of influential figures in the same collection for the first time. As Ukrainian artist Oleksandr Schegel writes in the foreword, “This is our Ukrainian treasure. It is impossible to lose and impossible to win.”
Tracklisting:
- Kobza – Bunny
- Shapoval Sextet – Oh Get Ready Cossack There Will Be a March
- Vodohrai – Remembrance
- Kyrylo Stetsenko (feat. Tetiana Kocherhina) – Play the Violin Play
- Vadym Khrapachov – Dance (Remastered 2024)
- Krok – Breath of Night Kyiv
- Kyrylo Stetsenko (feat. Natalia Gura) – Oh how how?
- Valentina Goncharova – Silence
- Radiodelo – 90
- Cukor Bila Smert’ – The Great Hen-Yuan’ River (Remastered 2024)
- Er. Jazz – Tea Ceremony
- Uksusnik – North Wind
- Iury Lech – Barreras (Remastered 2024)
- Yarn – Viella
- The Hostilnia – Sick Song
- Svitlana Nianio – Episode III (Remastered 2024)
- Omi – Transference
- Ihor Tsymbrovsky – Beatrice
