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"Paradox" is the second single from the forthcoming album "Abstract Intuition"

These tracks were recorded in a single session at the end of 2022 and received minimal overdubs of percussion. Even the delays and effects were mostly recorded live between tape machines, delays and a harmonizer.
Improvisations with a certain human rawness.

Twm Dylan - Upright Bass
Ben Hadwen - Sax & Flute 
Raimund Wong - Cassette loops, Yamaha MT400 & processing
Nick Woodmanasey Drums, Percussion, mixing & production

Paradox

Continuum 1

Sophcore

I'm Better (I'm Bad)

Broken

05 - Broken (Edit)

Slow Time

Dance Steve

Dance Steve (feat. Jeff Parker)

FallsLake

Three Piece Suit (feat. Azekel)

Odyssey

Solstice

No Pain, No Champagne

Healthy Ground

God Particle

Cremisan: Prologue To A Blade

Honeycomb

N29 to Berlin - A COLORS SHOW

Montrose Forest

Montrose Forest (feat. Nicholas Payton)

Grief

Grief (feat. Moses Yoofee)

Proudly presenting, ‘Калі ты запытаеш (If You Ask)’, a brand new, blissed-out pop production with a ‘70s AOR touch, by the ever-on-point SOYUZ (СОЮЗ). Coming at a period between albums, the single features guest appearances from the sensational musicians, Biel Basile (O Terno, Sessa) and Anthony Ferraro (Toro Y Moi, Astronauts, etc.). Friends of the band, they add their signature touch on the drums and synth respectively. To complete the package, SOYUZ back the title track with a short but sweet, Wurlitzer-laden, MPB-tinged number, ‘Tenório’.

‘Калі ты запытаеш (If You Ask)’ tells the story of lost dreams. A track that can be interpreted either as a bittersweet longing for childhood times, or for a native place you can’t return to. For the writer Alex Chumak he suggests, "In my case, as in the case of many Belarusians, it’s both". 

For this song, Alex chose to sing in his native Belarusian tongue. As he explains this language "to me feels underrepresented in pop music, also it’s a beautiful legacy and sonority that I wanted to share with the listeners of our project around the world". One of the key inspirations was a Belarusian band “Песняры” (“Pesniary”), who produced a host of great progressive folk, jazz fusion and AOR, from the ‘70s to the ‘90s, predominantly sung in Belarusian. 

Another key influence was the music coming out of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais in the ‘70s, drawing inspiration from the sentimental and harmonious music of Beto Guedes, Lô Borges, Fernando Oly and Wagner Tiso. 

Having parted ways with their drummer Anton, SOYUZ needed to find a new way to produce songs. The answer was to go remotely. Alex contacted the brilliant Biel Basile, who had recorded Sessa's contemporary classic ‘Estrela Acesa’, in which Alex also participated. Utilising Biel and Sessa’s newly built studio in São Paulo, SOYUZ had Biel record the drums directly to tape to get the rich sound they were after. Adding the final magic into the mix, California’s Anthony Ferraro provided a beautiful Solina String Ensemble synth arrangement, with drummer/recording engineer Albert Karch expertly assisting with the production.

To capture the essence of the single visually, Alex and the Brazilian one-man-industry visual artist Gabriel Rolim, spent a blazing sunny May day in Berlin shooting film and stills – one of which became the perfect cover image. We hope you enjoy this little nugget of SOYUZ mastery, a sweet taster to savour while the new album is recorded.

SOYUZ (СОЮЗ) - Калі Ты Запытаеш (If You Ask)

Frosted

Body Language

Body Language (feat. Sasha Keable)

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