The Russians were historically notorious for appropriating Ukrainian music, so we figured we'd turn the tables. While this tune has become part of the repertoire of Ukrainian Canadian dance bands, we realised that the final melody is actually the Russian tune that accompanied the video game, Tetris. We took the traditional polka and applied different beats to it: grungy, swing, and flat-out polka. The last time through invokes the spirit of a 1960's D-Drifters recording of "Russian Fantasy Polka."
Two mind-expanding epics that clock in at 17 minutes apiece and blend drone, ambient, shoegaze, and traditional Indian music. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 12, 2023
Led by klezmer phenom David Krakauer, this collaborative LP develops international sounds into an celebration of our common humanity. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 2, 2022