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One of my favorite bands. I used to piss my girlfriend off by saying that they were the only real punk band that ever existed. Grazhdanskaya Oborona (or G.R.O.B.) were a perestroika era punk band from the Siberian scene. They initially circulated their "silly little songs" as samizdat. That is, until the frontman Egor Letov got abducted by the KGB. They conducted shock therapy/torture on him, forced him to take anti psychotic drugs, basically hit him with soviet MKULTRA. They wanted to lobotomize him. Instead, he only grew more acerbic, more aggressive, more raw. A lot of crazy stuff surrounding this band. In addition to Letov's experience, there's the famous story of the fate of Yanka. She'll get her own rec & post. But for now, check out G.R.O.B.
Apr 30, 2024
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If you ever feel like you would like to listen to some russian music, specifically punk you should listen to Kino. This is the most influential punk band in the former Soviet Union. Sadly the band is not so well known outside of Russia, so I write this so people wouldn’t miss out on their music.
This is a list of their best songs in my opinion:
1 - Zvezda po imeni solntse
2 - Pachka sigaret
3 - Khochu peremen
4 - Leto
5 - Zvezda
I hope you liked the songs listed😁.
Jan 23, 2024
this is a cool ep from a russian post-punk band from the 90s. my favorite song on the ep is любовь - это моё большое солнце. it’s gothy and sad and AWESOME.
Oct 25, 2024
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another russian band lol. i have no idea what genre you call this but it’s kinda similar to peremotka. listening to their self titled album rn!!
Jan 31, 2024
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