Various Artists - Ulyap Songs: Beyond Circassian Tradition [2LP]

Flee

£40.48

Format: 2 x LP
Catalogue No.: FLEE005
Barcode: 7421128352636
Release Date: 19 Jan 2024
Genre: Electronic/World

Available as 2LP and/or as a Bundle including the 2LP + 250 page book.

Flee new issue tries to document a Caucasian musical phenomenon mixing criminal songs, Adygean culture & post-soviet society; and features original recordings of traditional songs, and contemporary reinterpretations by a selected line-up of electronic producers: Emmanuelle Parrenin & Colin Johnco, Misha Sultan, Zongamin, Minami Deutsch, Valentina Goncharova, Simone Aubert, Ben Wheeler…

Ulyap is a village in the Caucasus, where one can find an enormous number of accordion and harmonica players. "Ulyap Songs: Beyond Circassian Tradition" represents an attempt to document ancient bards' chants and their entanglement with popular rural heritage as well as post-Soviet culture during modern times, through a critical prism. This publication reflects on a music phenomenon involving talented female and male musicians, performing in lively (and sometimes festive) social dynamics. It does so by revealing important songs of the repertoire on the one hand, inviting original artists to experiment with Ulyap songs on the other.

Built around an important work of documentation on this genre mixing criminal songs, Adygean culture and lyrics related to post-Soviet society, the book and record (available separately or as part of a bundle) include essays, archive and contemporary photographs as well as three art commissions questioning this original phenomenon from various point of views. Written in English and Russian, the book encompasses a dozen contributions. Musically, the double LP conists of rare and unpublished archives as well as recordings made by FLEE, Ored recordings and Nikita Rasskazov over the last years in various locations of the Caucasus. These original celebration and drinking songs performed by groups of professional and amateur musicians alike have been used as a creative fabric by sonic sound artists and musicians.

Tracklist: A1. Dance With Me & Let Me Drink - Women from Cherkessk A2. My Beloved One - Women from Cherkessk A3. I Miss You - Women from Cherkessk A4. My Yura - Women from Cherkessk A5. I Swear I Won't Drink - Men from Ulyap B1. Vodka is a Bitter Water - Yura Nagoev & Elena Dokshokova B2. Vodka is a Bitter Water - Men from Ulyap B3. Aminat - Men from Ulyap B4. Aminat - Damir Guagov B5. Circissian Dancing Tunes - Damir Guagov C1. Siii Babe - Misha Sultan C2. Au dela du vent - Emmanuelle Parennin & Colin Johnco C3. Ease - Simone Aubert C4. Evergrowing Tree - Valentina Goncharova D1. Aminat - Minami Deutsch D2. Aminat - G.A.M.S & Vatannar D3. Si Aminat - Jrjpej & Ben Wheeler D4. My Darling - Zongamin