Rodion G.A. - THE LOST TAPES

Unheard and unreleased for more than 30 years, the music of Rodion A.G.. is a treasure. Based out of Cluj, Romania and operating under Ceausescu's stifling regime, Rodion Rosca composed and recorded much of his band's music on a DIY home studio set-up of early drum machines, Tesla reel to reels, and live instruments. Although gaining a fair amount of domestic radio play at the time, he only ever had two tracks released on record at the time by state label Electrecord. Now rediscovered by documentary film maker Sorin Luca and Romanian producer collective Future Nuggets, his pioneering Eastern Bloc prog / electronic fusions finally receive a worldwide release on for the first time on The Lost Tapes, released by Strut Records in association with Future Nuggets and Ambassador's Reception.

REVIEWS
"A raw, hypnotic and utterly absorbing brew of distorted synth riffs and Krautrock rhythm." **** — Q Magazine

"Dissident, garden shed, East-bloc space rock... Monstrous!" **** — Mojo Magazine

"This is some of the raddest music you’re likely to hear this year. Rad in its overall excellentness and radical as to its forward-thinking nature, sounding so even today, though recorded at the height of Ceausescu’s suppression and censorship. (...) But for now The Lost Tapes will keep you mesmerized for long into the future." — The Quietus 

"It’s not all doom and gloom – though it is mostly chopped-and-twisted electro paranoia." **** — Record Collector Magazine

"If you have a weakness for fat synth sounds and sputtering early drum machines committed to reel-to-reel tape, this stuff could set you swooning." — Dusted Magazine

"Despite the barebones recording techniques and instruments--East German drum machines, a toy Casio and a Soviet-made Faemi organ, all recorded and overdubbed on primitive Tesla machines--the sounds on The Lost Tapes are immersive, complex and also difficult to classify." — 8/10 Exclaim! 

“Jesus Christ. This shit is bananas.”— House Shoes

“That’s the best record i’ve never heard before!! Ridiculously good!”— Trevor Jackson

Rodion G.A. "Zephyr"

feeder sound 02 by @Liarinth - A Sensuous Mosaic

01. Kode9 & Daddi Gee - Sine Of The Dub [Hyperdub]
02. Deke Soto - Black Ice [Sound Pellegrino]
03. Tessela - C'mon Lets Slow Dance [R&S Records]
04. Mumdance - The Sprawl [Rinse]
05. New Romancer - ¿ [¿]
06. Pinch - Obsession (The Possession) [Tectonic]
07. French Fries - Forward Action [Clek Clek Boom]
08. Tsvi - ¿ [¿]
09. L-Vis 1990 - Ballad 4D VIP [Night Slugs]
10. Wolf & Liar - ¿ [Heretic]
11. Liar - Ha-REM VIP (Infinite Machine)
12. Jam City - Her (Extended Dub) [Night Slugs]
13. Spurz - ¿ [Tessier-Ashpool Recordings]
14. Helix - Linn Jam (No Synth) [Night Slugs]
15. Bok Bok - Da Foxtrot [Night Slugs]
16. Prince - Sign "O" The Times [Paisley Park]

feeder sound 02 by Liar - A Sensuous Mosaic

Chamois is the second single released from the upcoming
Lights Out album. It is an anthem for mountains and forests. It is a swan song. It is what you desire it to be.  

LO X

Music by Lights Out
Recorded by Mihai Pop @ Sysound Records & Studios
Mixed by Adam Samuels
Mastered by Brian Lucey @ Magic Garden Mastering
Graphic concept by Paul Bucovesan

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Chamois

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The music of Rodion G.A. has, until recently, remained unknown to most of the world. The group was formed in Romania in 1975 by Rodion Roșca with Gicu Fărcaș and Adrian Căpraru, and used Tesla reel-to-reel tape machines to layer sounds and construct a unique stylistic hybrid of electronic music, psychedelia, and progressive rock.

The band combined post-punk’s aural assault, the melodic and motorik sensibilities of Kosmische, heavy classic rock riffing with prog’s lead line explorations, and spaced-out psychedelic sounds to create a captivating and rapturous sonic brew. This unique blend also throws in traditional Romanian folk elements and Mid Eastern modes and rhythms.

Due to a 1971 state regime shift in the country, inspired by the communist policies of North Korea that imposed censorship on artistic production, only two Rodion G.A. tracks ever saw official release, both on state-run label Electrecord’s Formatii Rock Vol. 5 compilation. The band performed throughout the 80s and composed scores for the film Delta Space Mission and the Romanian National Opera, but the majority of their work remained suppressed, despite avoidance of explicitly political content and the overwhelming popularity of their radio-only singles.

In recent years, Romanian filmmaker Luca Sorin began collecting rare film footage of the band, together with experimental music collective Future Nuggets, resurrecting interest in the enigmatic Rodion Roșca and the story of Rodion G.A. In June 2012, Rodion G.A. performed at the Transylvania International Film Festival in Roșca’s hometown of Cluj, Romania. The Lost Tapes, a compilation of remastered original Rodion G.A. reels, was released in May 2013 on Strut Records, increasing interest in the musician outside his home country.

Rodion G.A. "Zephyr"

Rodion G.A.

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