VA-Letters_From_The_Front-CDR-2006-BCC

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MP3/FLAC

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BCC

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84,35 MB

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23

Date

2006-07-28

NFO

Artist  : VA
Title   : Letters From The Front
Genre   : Industrial (Martial) / Ambient
Year    : 2006
Date    : Jul-2006
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks  : 23
Label   : The Eastern Front
Source  : CDDA
Length  : 70:21 min
Size    : 84,3 MB


Tracklist:
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01.Archive Recording - Invasion           02:00
02.Archive Recording - The Sacred War     02:44
03.Westwind - Letter I                    03:48
04.Archive Recording - Call For Defence   02:00
05.Archive Recording - In a Front Zone    03:05
Forest
06.Archive Recording - Everything Is For  02:45
The Front
07.Westwind - Letter II                   05:02
08.Archive Recording -  Oh Roads          03:16
09.Westwind - Letter III                  01:56
10.Archive Recording - Wait For Me        02:50
11.Westwind - Letter IV                   03:46
12.Archive Recording - This is The        00:22
Soviet Information Bureau
13.Archive Recording - Night Over         02:56
Leningrad
14.Archive Recording - Two Maxims         02:46
15.Storm Of Capricorn - It Was Time to    04:31
Forget
16.Archive Recording - Lizaveta           01:58
17.Neon Rain - Nothing Bad Can Happen To  04:28
Me
18.Archive Recording - Song of a Front    02:37
Truck Driver
19.Silence & Strength - Soldiers Father   05:57
20.Archive Recording - Volchovskaya       02:46
Drinking-Song
21.Silence & Strength - The War Went On   03:38
22.Archive Recording - Invincible And     02:50
Legendary
23.Archive Recording - Victory            02:20
24.Data Track *
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                                          70:21 min


* In CD added Data Track - 20 minutes video
"Victory Parade" Moscow, Red Square, June 1945
If want see this video please buy original CD.


Album Review:

The Eastern Front from Israel is a relatively new label from
Israel. With this release they literally turn the scene upside
down. First: ""The Eastern Front" dedicates this tribute to
their glorious grandmothers and grandfathers who fought with
great valour as soldiers and officers in the Red Army and
labored selflessly in the Soviet rear during the Great Patriotic
War (1941-1945)". An honor to those who "resisted the Nazi
power" and "dedicated to 61 Anniversary of Victory in WWII". A
release investigating 'the red side' of WWII instead of the
brown. Secondly. Whereas many releases include 'Schlager' songs
for enjoyment and amusement, this compilation cd is almost
completely filled with 'Russian Schlager' (of course this is a
very bad term!). The cd alternates speeches (such as those of
Stalin, Molotov and Levitan) with a great many songs from the
period and only here and there are 'songs from the scene'. The
bands Silence & Strength, Westwind, Storm of Capricorn and Neon
Rain mostly contributed tranquil, rather ambient, sometimes a
little bit martial tracks, accompanying what I described before.
I like the idea. The execution is rather well done too.
Sometimes the 1940'ies songs tend to become too much, but when
the Russian choirs set in, my attention is drawn back. The
tracks of the four bands are not the greatest pieces performed
in the scene, but they go very well with the traditional sounds
and speeches. The compilation comes in a highly limited 244
edition with a magnificent cardboard 'poster' folded into a
triangle. A wonderful release for sure!

http://www.theeasternfront.org

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