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"CD "THE BOOK OF THE CRUELTY OF WOMEN" (Rada & Ternovnik)" Rada & Ternovnik - mystic folk

Artist: Rada & Ternovnik
Title: CD "THE BOOK OF THE CRUELTY OF WOMEN" (Rada & Ternovnik)
Year: 2001
Format: mp3
Bitrate: 192
Tracks count: 11
Length: 56:19

Tracklist
1. The City of Heaven
2. When the warmth comes
3. Toy dreams
4. Walking on bones
5. Darkness
6. And the spear pierces the earth
7. Sticky fingers
8. john song (english original)
9. And time that was burned aloud..
10. What is behind the gates?
11. valz

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Untitled

тексты КНИГА О ЖЕСТОКОСТИ ЖЕНЩИН

НЕБЕСНЫЙ ГОРОД
Небесный город разнесли по кирпичу
А град земной собрали по былинке
И подарили палачам по калачу
Ну а любимым по нежнейшей по росинке
На платье дыры после жадных рук
Слезами усмирили сине море
Без жалости отдали слух и звук
Себе оставили щепотку сладкой соли

И выходили звери на помост
И честно прыгали в горящий (...)

dark-folk

1. The City of Heaven
2. When the warmth comes
3. Toy dreams
4. Walking on bones
5. Darkness
6. And the spear pierces the earth
7. Sticky fingers
8. john song (english original)
9....And time that was burned aloud...
10. What is behind the gates?
11. waltz (english original)

I feel sorry that interview with Rada went to nowhere due a problem in my computer. There were a few interviews with same destiny but for me this one was really important. The frontwoman Rada is probably one of the few avantgarde faces of Moccow scene. Or may be the most intellectual i meet till now. This album is based on views about women in old Russian and Eastern myths. The corelations between beauty and cruelty, punishment and deep love. When it comes to musical side of this masterpiece i would like to mention Diamanda Gallas, "Death in June", "Swans" and "Jarboe" names. Not that "Rada & Ternovnik" sounds like their copycat, but the band share the same atmosphere and artistic vision created by them. Deep, melanholic, dark and avangardish. All lyrics are in Russian and this brings a different touch. I read a few reviews of their old releases ("Rada & Ternovnik" aren't new band, they have a 6-7 albums in past if i am right) and labelling them a Russian "Portishead". Well maybe they have some trip-hop songs in past but this CD has nothing to do with this. Lots of acustics, Indian and Eastern influences and powerful vocals from Rada. Not sure if their label has a distribution outside Russia but you can get this CD via thier website. Highly recommended. (Guray "Sonic Splendour" ╧3 Turkey)

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Rada-i-Ternovnik on 01 April 2009
Tags: dark, dark-folk, psyho, violin, ethno, ethno music, world music, rada & ternovnik, rada

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