The track raises the eternal question of the immortality of the human soul. How much do we impact people's lives? Do we have a chance to remain in their memory and continue our journey after death? Should it occur naturally, or should we do it on purpose? And in the end, is it even worth it?

The lyrics are dedicated to relatives of the band members who have passed away but left a profound mark on many lives.

🎧 Track is also available on all streaming services:
https://total-empty.ampl.ink/zalyshyty_dushu

🤘 All music: https://ampl.ink/total-empty

💙💛 All the money we make from selling TOTAL-EMPTY’s musical releases (including this one) on Bandcamp and profits from streaming services will go to the Ukrainian aid funds. So by listening to our music, you help Ukraine resist and win. 💙💛

📝 Lyrics:
Залишити душу у сотнях сердець.
Осяйнути сонцем, зійти нанівець.
Змінити назавжди увесь плин життя
І жити, боротись, хоч серця биттям.

І бачити зорі далеких світів,
В долонях дитячих малих світлячків.
Плекати всі мрії і бути як йде.
Ще ж часу багато, та чи він в нас є?

✊ Credits:
Vlad Plotnikov - vocal, guitar, arrangement, drum programming, mixing, and mastering
Stanislav Tsikhovskyi - drum programming, arrangement
Ruslana Kruchek - vocal, lyrics
Artem Vodoriz - artwork and video production

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Залишити душу

Залишити душу / Leave The Soul (In One's Heart)

«Patience» is the second single from the upcoming album.

This track is about feeling down and like the entire world is against you. And the fear that there's no way you can get through and get your life together. So it's about the frustration, the desolation, the helplessness.

However, this track is also about inner strength, an idea, a person that helps keep moving. Breath by breath, minute by minute, and day by day. It takes lots of patience, but eventually, it all passes.

«Patience» follows the style of the band's previous single, «Залишити душу» / «Leave the soul (in one's heart)». It has a mix of post-rock melodiousness, chill beats, and elaborative arrangement with indie vibes. 

This track and the upcoming album didn't develop post-rock/shoegaze style as in the previous band's releases. The team sees it as natural growth and evolution, as they keep their spirit in the music.

🎧 Track is also available on all streaming services:
https://total-empty.ampl.ink/patience

🤘 All music: https://ampl.ink/total-empty

💙💛 All the money we make from selling TOTAL-EMPTY’s musical releases (including this one) on Bandcamp and profits from streaming services will go to the Ukrainian aid funds. So by listening to our music, you help Ukraine resist and win. 💙💛

Patience

In our third single, 'VOLIA' (Ukr. for will, liberty), we reflect on the eight years’-war in Ukraine. In particular, the courage of defenders who resist russian invasion on the front line.

The first demo was born several years ago but couldn't get its final shape as there was always a feeling of some missing puzzles. Only with the beginning of the full-scale russian invasion did 'VOLIA' find a new meaning.

The single is dedicated to the heroes and heroines who defend Ukraine. This song is about determination, courage, and commitment. It is a reinterpretation of the phrase "Heroes do not die" and a tribute to everyone who gave their lives for freedom.

🎧 Track is also available on all streaming services:
https://total-empty.ampl.ink/volia

🤘 All music: https://ampl.ink/total-empty

💙💛 All the money we make from selling TOTAL-EMPTY’s musical releases (including this one) on Bandcamp and profits from streaming services will go to the Ukrainian aid funds. So by listening to our music, you help Ukraine resist and win. 💙💛

📝 Lyrics:
Мушу йти я
Мені шкода
Я палаю
Спливає час, немов вода

Іскрой вільной в небо відлечу
Сумнівів не маю, ані розпачу
Власний я собі торую шлях
Житиму завжди у твоїх піснях

✊ Credits:
Vlad Plotnikov - vocal, guitar, arrangement, drum programming, mixing, and mastering
Stanislav Tsikhovskyi - drum programming, arrangement
Anastasiia Popel - backing vocal
Ruslana Kruchek - lyrics
Artem Vodoriz - artwork and video production

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ВОЛЯ / VOLIA

After five years of work, the Ukrainian post-rock/electronica band TOTAL-EMPTY finally presents their second full-length album.

"Backwards" is an emotional reflection on social issues and a place of the individual in them. It is an attempt to understand why humanity, having all the necessary resources, cannot move to a new level of development. And, why does everything look like we are on the path of self-destruction?

The album examines the problems of interpersonal relationships on many levels: from day-to-day and personal to universal for all humankind. At the same time, the musicians reflect on the idea that each of us is the embodiment of all "good" and "bad" things in society. Music aims to push the listener to find ways to a more meaningful life.

🎧 'Backwards" album is also available on all streaming services:
https://total-empty.ampl.ink/backwards

🤘 All music: https://ampl.ink/total-empty

💙💛 All the money we make from selling TOTAL-EMPTY’s musical releases (including this one) on Bandcamp and profits from streaming services will go to the Ukrainian aid funds. So by listening to our music, you help Ukraine resist and win. 💙💛

✊ Credits:
Vlad Plotnikov - lead vocals, guitar, arrangement, drum programming, mixing, and mastering
Stanislav Tsikhovskyi - drum programming, arrangement
Ruslana Kruchek -  lyrics, female vocals on 'Залишити душу', backing vocals on 'Patience'
Anastasiia Popel - backing vocals on 'ВОЛЯ'
Artem Vodoriz - artwork and video production

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Empathy

Am I Hostile

Regardlessly Empty

As I'm Looking For My Place

Thousands Of Stories

The Wall Of Nothing

Backwards

You Reject!

The Neighbours

“Сльози крізь шрами” (Ukrainian, “Tears Between The Scars”) is a dark and ethereal avant-garde track that blends genres to tell a story of pain and resilience.

Get ready for an emotional journey where ambient electronic sound intertwines with post-rock and orchestral elements, surprising you with an epic wall of sound, resulting in a soulful vocal part that will resonate with those going through hard times.

This track was written under the influence of the events the band members are experiencing after the start of a full-scale russian invasion of Ukraine, as they’re still based there.

The TOTAL-EMPTY team donates all the proceeds from streaming platforms and sales on Bandcamp to Ukrainian aid funds.

Vlad Plotnikov - guitar, bass, vocal, synth, production
Stanislav Tsikhovskyi - drums
Ruslana Kruchek - background vocal, lyrics
Nato Mikeladze - artwork

С​л​ь​о​з​и к​р​і​з​ь ш​р​а​м​и / Tears Between The Scars

We know how much some of our listeners loved the “Thousands of Stories” track from our album “Backwards” and so we decided to make a fun spin on it!

This slowed and reverb version takes this track's mood to a new level. Dive deep into those troubling emotions we all experience when once-close people suddenly walk away from our lives. We want you to know you’re not alone in that, and we hope our music can help you get through the rumination going on in your head. 🫂

Total-Empty - Thousands Of Stories (Slowed + Reverb)

Thousands Of Stories (Slowed + Reverb)

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Ukrainian post-rock/electronic band with indie vibes
Contact: totalemptymusic@gmail.com

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