Semi-Psychedelic Korobeiniki
If the recent, resurgent fame of Eduard Hill is any indication, there is a vast cornucopia of Soviet-era televised kitsch that has yet to find its way onto the internet. Take this sextet, for instance, performing what sounds like “Korobeiniki”, known by ignorant Americans, such as myself, as “That Song From Tetris”. Alexey Pajitnov’s falling blocks, however, popular as they may be, fail to evoke the same majesty and wonder as these fine gentleman, resplendent in their gold wallpaper jackets and blindingly white ascots, performing in front of a faux stained glass backdrop. Somewhere treasures like this are rotting, abandoned and unappreciated. If that isn’t a crime, I’m not sure what is.
April 5th, 2011 at 11:50 am
Ahhhhh! SO GOOD. Fingers crossed that all of the thriving 70s-90s bootleg culture from that part of the world will continue to slowly seep back onto the internet.
April 7th, 2011 at 1:04 pm
Oh this is CLASSIC <3