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Force of the Wind (​С​и​л​а в​е​т​р​а​)

by СОЮЗ / SOYUZ

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Raine an ethereal blend of lights and colors... my number one album in 2023!! i love it. Favorite track: I Knew It (feat. Kate NV) (Я так и знал).
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sky A serene, honey-sweet combination of jazz, pop, and bossa nova. This album summons imagery of sunny, breezy days, nostalgic longing for old scenery, and raw, unfiltered love. An unexpected gem from Belarus; it feels almost like a culmination of Soyuz's first two records. Favorite track: Beige Days (Бежевые дни).
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Bartosz Brzmienie połyskujące niczym odbicie w czystej niezmąconej tafli jeziora. Uroczo delikatne wokalizy, magiczne przeszkadzajki latające na peryferiach słyszenia. Całość ma smak późnego popołudnia, wysmaganych słońcem kamieni brukowych, powoli budzącego się z letargu siesty miasta. Pięknego tańca krzątaniny życia.

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    01. Song With No Words (Песня без слов) / 02. Offscreen (За кадром) / 03. I Knew It — feat. Kate NV (Я так и знал) / 04. Glance (Мгновение) / 05. How Are You — feat. Sessa (Como é que vai você) / 06. Beige Days (Бежевые дни) / 07. Morning Moon (Lua da manhã) / 08. Force of the Wind (Сила ветра) / 09. Weather Report (Прогноз погоды)

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    01. Song With No Words (Песня без слов) / 02. Offscreen (За кадром) / 03. I Knew It — feat. Kate NV (Я так и знал) / 04. Glance (Мгновение) / 05. How Are You — feat. Sessa (Como é que vai você) / 06. Beige Days (Бежевые дни) / 07. Morning Moon (Lua da manhã) / 08. Force of the Wind (Сила ветра) / 09. Weather Report (Прогноз погоды)

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Same old night and same old Lights are rushing and melting On the bridge And every new day Takes us furiously Along the ring The city with which we have long been bound With a thread of events that seem to have been foretold But there, in the distance, a star Sparkles Out of my view The time will come to say goodbye The long journey Will change the course of things I'll fly away, tomorrow In two weeks Some day The city with which we have long been bound With a thread of events that seem to have been foretold But there, in the distance, a star Sparkles Out of my view
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We heard the news on the radio this morning That all of us are the heroes of a meaningless tale Paperback printed, lying in a distant corner People were furious at the news Everything looks silly, no matter what we do I knew it and now I can't help laughing I am what I saw. I am what I remember I am what I have heard myself I am the echo that will appear I am the voice that sounds I am time, time, time What you wished for yesterday won't come true Everything will become something else and be forgotten Everything will be found by someone else A pile of unexplored objects and words Books not read, songs not turned on My voice will drift softly over your house I am what I saw. I am what I remember I am what I have heard myself I am the echo that will appear I am the voice that sounds I am time, time, time
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The sun will shine on the cables The water will dazzle your eyes Sounds will scatter in the corners The old day's gone out of town All that you will see in this very moment All that you will see in this very moment Just keep it in your memory The sun will get high The room will be flooded through the window A wheel will splash a puddle You'll pick up this dream in your hand All that is common All that is common Got as if different for a moment Look around, my new friend Here's completely unnoticed A forgotten glitter, a frozen sound Once thrown by no one A random gesture, a sudden glance That fell here a hundred years ago And these words, these words Will fly across the sky A bright star will appear The moon will fall in a puddle Sounds will scatter home The new day will come again All that you will see in this very moment All that you will see in this very moment Just keep it in your memory
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How are things going over there? I don't see anything from here Dreamy weather around here Cotton cloud Soaring horse How are you, my friend? In this game, in this life? I'll be searching for a love boy Looking for a way out
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Beige days Beige evenings and Beige dreams Faded, peeled off, and gone Yes, they're gone Secretly through the alleys under The beige moon Hid and no one saw them Red houses Golden roofs and Lilac dreams Sun, wait a minute, don't go away Beige days Beige evenings and Beige dreams Faded and left forgotten
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The sun will one day notice me I will ask nothing of it The wind will hear my voice and Spread it everywhere with him again And become a cherished dream The stars have forgotten the words that They've been trying to tell us for thousands of years Silent moon, take me away Show me what you see From your immense altitude

about

Some records just stop you in your tracks. They resonate with you and feel instantly familiar like an old friend, even on the first listen. SOYUZ's third album ‘Force of the Wind’ is one of those records. It holds all the trademarks, beauty, and eccentricities of classic Brazilian recordings, from the 60s and 70s, that we have come to love. Think artists such as Milton Nascimento, Lô Borges, Burnier e Cartier, Arthur Verocai et al. But this record wasn’t made in Brazil and is in fact a brand-new release.

SOYUZ (which translates as 'union') is a creative collective from Minsk, Belarus, led by composer, arranger, and singer, Alex Chumak, multi-instrumentalist, Mikita Arlou, and drummer, Anton Nemahai. SOYUZ's previous albums explored and reimagined the legacy of jazz-oriented, non-English-language pop music of the 20th century. For their third album, there is a stronger focus, and it is influenced by 70s Música popular Brasileira and building bridges from it to present-day Belarus. Alex notes that from the moment he first encountered Brazilian music, he found in it a kind of concentrated emotion that felt as if it were familiar to him from his childhood. This non-verbal emotion and connection between the listener and musician echoes in the music, regardless of understanding of the language the album is recorded in.

‘Force of the Wind’ includes songs sung in Russian and Portuguese as well as instrumental compositions. Its musical palette is both acoustic and electroacoustic: rich warm Rhodes piano, soaring string arrangements, and a controlled drum swagger sounding both relaxed yet super tight. Alongside Alex's sublime vocals, that grace the majority of the tracks, the album features guest performances by multi-talented musician and vocalist Kate NV and rising Brazilian star, Sessa. Alex also recently arranged a number of tracks on Sessa's highly praised 2022 album 'Estrela Acesa'.

On the album, the trio is joined by a cast of friends; NY-based musician of Turkish origin percussionist, Cem Mısırlıoğlu, classically trained composer, Simon Hanes, who aided with string arrangements and conducting the string players, Netherlands-based Brazilian multi-instrumentalist, Gabriel Milliet, on flutes. With the collaboration of these friends SOYUZ have created nine songs/suites that are subtle and plenitude and like the best albums, leave you aching for more.

‘Force of the Wind’ is an enigma, Brazilian yet not Brazilian, vintage yet still contemporary, out of sync with modern culture yet completely relevant and necessary.

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released October 28, 2022

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СОЮЗ / SOYUZ Minsk, Belarus

СОЮЗ (SOYUZ) is a creative collective from Minsk, Belarus. The duo consists of composer and singer Alex Chumak and one of the key figures of the Belarusian underground scene Mikita Arlou, both musicians are multi-instrumentalists.

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