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[embers.livejournal.com]

So, my last post made me wonder: what is good contemporary music? The dance/pop stuff is junky & I love it, but it's not what I typically listen to. Usually I listen to "indie rock." What's the Russian equivalent? Any .mp3s you guys can throw at me?


ETA: To give you an idea of what I listen to, see my Last.FM profile.

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For starters

[neckapb.livejournal.com]

Auktyon (http://www.auktyon.com/)
Inna Zhelannaya (http://www.inasound.ru/)
Iva Nova (http://www.iva-nova.ru/eng/index.htm)

[-ram-jam-.livejournal.com]

If you like indie, try "Nebo zdes". It's pretty unusual, but may be you'll like'em)
That's for example:
http://nebozdes.ru/audio/vseilinichego/razocharovan.mp3
If you like'em, here are two their last CD's, wich, IMHO, are the best:
http://nebozdes.ru/musicmertv.html
http://nebozdes.ru/music_vse.html

[alamar.livejournal.com]

Well, there is a lot of 80-x and 90-x russian rock that people listen to, it's considered peak. Bands: Кино, Nautilus Pompilius, Аквариум, ДДТ, Алиса. There are much more, they're less known but still very good. Most of them are either defunct or degraded for now, but their old records are listened to and loved. Records are avaliable widely in internet, I can look for links.

While we haven't got a big and developed indie scene, but, for example, russian folk/fantasy music gains momentum as an indie musical style. For that I can give you some URLs if you're interested...

[branwen.livejournal.com]

I'm also more of an "indie rock" fan.

My boyfriend has some Nautilus Pompilius. I don't much care for them...
I like Аквариум, but I have a CD of Boris Grebenshikov on his own that I absolutely love.
My boyfriend also has a CD of ДДТ...
I can't rememeber the names of the bands he usually listens to, but they're definitely more "indie rock" or new Russian folk style.

[anyher.livejournal.com]

You have to listen to "B.G. and deadushki" (БГ и deadушки ).

Tequilajazz is more modern, than rest of. There is some demo tracks at http://www.tequilajazzz.spb.ru/

Read zvuki.ru

[embers.livejournal.com]

I didn't like Kino when I listened to them, nor am I a huge fand of Akvarium, but BG is a pretty funny dude. However, I'll check out the rest of the ones you mentioned.

[alamar.livejournal.com]

I can tell you few names I like but which aren't widely known:
Настя. Телевизор. Урфин Джюс. Игорь Тальков. Александр Лаэртский :)))

My favorites

[platonicus.livejournal.com]

http://polnolunie.baikal.ru/oleg/index.htm
http://zzverey.spb.ru/html/

But I doubt if a foreigner can understand the lyrics and if one can enjoy these songs without understandig them.

Try this:
http://www.screen.ru/V_Otkaz/

[prosto-los.livejournal.com]

Take a look at this site: www.russiandvd.com
You can stream everything, free.

Try listening to "5nizza":
http://www.russiandvd.com/store/product.asp?sku=32803&genreid=
(click on "Прослушать")

[nemica.livejournal.com]

5nizza is really cool, though not too easy to understand for non-native Russian speaker.

I'd also suggest Paperniy T.A.M.

[anyher.livejournal.com]

I think 5nizza is completley russian slang players, so non-natives will not have mutch fun.

[gordin.livejournal.com]

I would say Морэ&Рэльсы is as close as it gets.

Check out their main song - http://shulya.nm.ru/MORE%20AND.rar
And if you like it - some more on http://morelsy.nm.ru/sound.htm

From the recommendations above you will hardly find anything like indie, and while some bands are good (Auktyon, for example) one need an extreme language skill to understand their lyrics.

[embers.livejournal.com]

I don't really care if I understand the lyrics, I'm just looking for something similar to what I listen to. (Belle & Sebastian, Jens Lekman, Iron & Wine, Camera Obscura, Xiu Xiu, etc.) It doesn't seem like people really get that I mean more American indie than just "independently produced rock." Does that make sense?

[gordin.livejournal.com]

Ok. There is nothing here even half as good as what you named (my opinion).
More&Relsy are more like what they do in Britain now (Libertines, Arctic Monkeys I'd say).

Try Auktyon (see first comment), then we can see, ;)

[embers.livejournal.com]

Ah, British cock rock. Haha, I'm into that a little, but not really for general listening. I do like Art Brut, however, which is very similar. I'll try both bands though.

[gordin.livejournal.com]

Looked into your Last.fm, would add Ундервуд to my recommendations.

http://www.undervud.ru/av/mp3/2/vahteri.zip - to start with.

Also, try surfing Lats.fm - I mean Russians who listen to the same American music as you, must listen to some good Russian stuff.

Try me - http://www.last.fm/user/Gigazz/ ;)

[embers.livejournal.com]

Okay, so I like the "More And" song (this music is not tagged very well!) but not the other one so much -- "Audio Track 11" was the only name I got from it. Which one was the "More And" song by?

[gordin.livejournal.com]

More and Relsy (Sea and Rails) - the song is named the same as the band is.

[embers.livejournal.com]

Okay, I get it now, the tag was just clipped. I will definitely download more of their stuff!

Here is another: TT-34

[iiiaytan.livejournal.com]

Slight difference from indie rock ;)

http://www.tt34.com/index.php

Links on the page lead to audio and video for the group. Sorry, no english.

Russian contemporary music now includes a lot of electronic and club music. Psychodelic trance, drum and base, gabba/hardcore, house and techno.

Russian d'n'b and psy trance musicians are exteremely popular in Europe right now. Specifically psy trance and Israeli crowd.

If needed, I can produce some samples.

Re: Here is another: TT-34

[embers.livejournal.com]

Hmm. I listened to some of their stuff & they're a little too hard for me. I like much mellower music.

Re: Here is another: TT-34

[iiiaytan.livejournal.com]

OK, I would suggest then another group, called Koridor (native of my home city - Novosibirsk):

http://www.koridor.ru/

Some of their music is here:

http://www.koridor.ru/mp3/

[standigio.livejournal.com]

emma? as in bchs gsa emma?
it's rebecca! rachel's sister.
i have nothing to help you for this topic, but I was just kind of excited that I actually...knew...someone in this community.
that is all.

[embers.livejournal.com]

Haha yeah, hey! I'm still studying Russian at university. Love this community!

[nataxxa.livejournal.com]

My favourite musik of this kind is Последние Танки в Париже
http://nehardcore.narod.ru/
But I think it is not easy for non-native speaker (and listener:)to understand their really cool texts.
Enjoy!