i wish i lived in chicago.
the soviet full length "we are eyes, we are builders" is excellent.
probably one of my favorite albums of the year so far. it is classic
synth-pop with some modern flourishes, and utterly devoid of irony, as was
mentioned below. in fact the lyrics on most of the tracks are fairly
thoughtful and at times, i think romantic might be the right word, but
without being cheesy (though this is synthpop, remember). the vocals are
dead on depeche mode, but i don't think soviet sounds like a rip-off act.
candy girl is easily my favorite track on the album. but, it's definitely
not the only good track. of the 12 tracks, i find only one to be so so
(breakdown).
if you like synthpop at all, i can't see how you'd be disappointed with this
album. definitely for fans of suction records, etc...
i wish i lived in chicago.
- d
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From: String Theory <string@onshore.com>
To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 8:11 PM
Subject: [idm] [CHICAGO] Soviet/String Theory @ Schuba's - 06/16/02 - 9PM
quoted 26 lines NYC's Electroclash compilation brought the sounds of the 1980's back
>
> NYC's Electroclash compilation brought the sounds of the 1980's back
> to the future with a patchwork of tracks exhibiting various degrees of
> quality. Standing out from the crowd, completely devoid of the ironic
> tilt of most of its neighbors was a song called "Candy Girl" by a band
> I never heard of called Soviet. Utterly nostalgic for the best of the
> 80's synthesized pop, the song sounds completely familiar yet not at
> all identifiable. Definitely the highlight of the compilation. I'm
> still waiting to find a copy of their full length record, but
> hopefully they'll have some available at this show.
>
> Anyway when faced with the opportunity to open for them, I jumped at
> the chance. Soviet is featured in the current issues of Spin and The
> Fader; Those of you in Chicago should show up and catch the New Wave
> again...
>
> 9PM, Sunday June 16, 2002
> Schuba's - 3159 N Southport
> Chicago USA
>
> http://prep.onshored.com/string/promo/soviet.html
>
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