First try on something like synthwave
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The Motherland Calls

Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw, with your host, Nicolas Rapold. This week we look at some outstanding documentary highlights premiered at IDFA(International Documentary Festival Amsterdam), including Sergei Loznitsa’s post-Soviet portrait Mr. Landsbergis and an exciting new voice in Diem Ha Le and her film Children of the Mist. Plus: 100-year-old Indian river boats, a Dziga Vertov premiere, egg collecting, and movies made entirely from living room windows. I’m joined by critic and journalist Eric Hynes, curator of film at Museum of the Moving Image and a regular on the podcast.

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Opening music: “Monserrate” by The Minarets

Photo by Steve Snodgrass

Episode 87: Eric Hynes on New Documentary at IDFA

Present to you Cultural Lens - a series of mixes dedicated to a specific country or region.

01 Cultural Lens.Baltics

PLUTAL - GALAKTIKA

Episode 4 - To the Moon

There was a time before July 12, 1969 when the race to the Moon was still very much on -- and the Soviets were winning. Listen to the story of how the Soviets lost the Moon race by winning almost every milestone!

My name is Alex Deva. I am a novelist, and I work as an IT Architect. I live in Sweden. My website is alxx.se and, if you like the way I tell stories, you can look up my books.

Episode 4 - To the Moon

«Идея в разрезе ч.2»

Вторая часть моего странствования по советским улицам, переживая дух того времени. На этот раз bansha разделил со мной прогулку и внёс свою лепту в атмосферу этих композиций🥀

В небесах (ft. Bansha)

Дай мне повод уйти (ft. Bansha)

Я не вернусь (ft. Bansha)

Please let me present to you a piece very close to my Russian heart. It's my instrumental arrangement of a charming traditional piece called Yolochka - В лесу родилась ёлочка! or A Fir Tree Born in the Forest!  The Russian lyrics tell essentially the following story

The Little Fir Tree,
Is freezing in the cold,
Take it from the forest,
Home for household.
How many garlands,
Hanging from of the tree,
Pink and blue ribbons,
Golden balls you'll see!
Elegant branch get low
Treat us with chocolate
Let us dance together,
Hold each other's hands,
Next to the Fir tree,
We are all your friends!

So you can imagine those lyrics as you listen to my track entitled Yolochka (Little Fir Tree). A large fir tree is called Yolka like the one you can see on the cover of my track in front the Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow (yes, it's a real photograph, not some CGI!).

Winter Music

Yolochka

The Noon series: The Inhabited Island, the Snail on the Slope, Roadside Picnic, The Beetle in the Anthill, Time Wanderers.
The progressor and the Sikorski syndrome

The Strugatsky brothers and the Discourse of Gender

This is the story of the space programme of the Soviet Union, told from the perspective of the many firsts that it accomplished. My name is Alex Deva, and I invite you on a journey of nine episodes (plus an introduction) to hear about one of the most fantastic sagas in modern history!

16 YEAR OLD CALIFORNIAN PRODUCER
ABLETON 11/FL STUDIO 20
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In my native Russia I composed for symphonic and chamber orchestras, for solo instruments and also for voice/choirs. Since then, with the help of technology, I added many other genres: jazz, techno, rock, pop, ambient, ethnic, music for video, etc.*

I now live and work near Montreal, Canada where I have my own well-equipped production studio. I finally have the luxury of being able to compose purely for pleasure and explore new musical horizons.

I always remain open for collaborations on interesting and challenging projects. I can even survive deadlines and lack of proper budget :)

Feel free to contact me. I'm always happy to try new things and meet new people.

Thank you so much for listening.
Tatiana

* I graduated with honors in composition from the Odessa Conservatory. Later I added a degree in composition and orchestration for film and television from Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA. For a brief description of my studio check the About Me section of my website.

Writer-editor Nicolas Rapold talks with guests about the movies they've been watching. It's as simple as that. From home viewing to the latest from festivals. Named one of the 10 Best Film Podcasts by Sight & Sound magazine.

New tracks tagged #Soviet