| U.: Recorded in our rehearsal studio in the basement of "Meteor" sports ground in Moscow. One of our best records. The name is German, a term coined by German romantic poets (early 19th century), and means "World Pain", some great existential sorrow for everything as a whole - just what I felt then. The turn of the century, with its serial disasters, didn't pass easy for me: right in the middle of the recording, I lost all my hair because of a strange nervous breakdown. Alopecia is considered to be incurable; fortunately, we found a great doctor who cured me. But for a year and a half, I was completely bold-headed. (No wigs!). I've always liked Lou Reed, but especially then, him and VU was the main music that helped me to survive, and it is well heard on the record. Along with him, in the song "Wind In Your Head", I name Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen as my favorite Jewish poets in rock. |
Umka & Bro
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Songs by Umka, music by Umka & Bro Umka - voice, guitar
Recorded by Oleg Burobin (Barrakuda Records) in September - October 2000, except #9 (by Ian Survillo (MYM Records), December 6). Mixed by Ian Survillo and Bro at MYM in October - December 2000. Mastering by E.Gapeev. Artwork by R.Furman. Photos by A.Barsky, D.Dektor, Umka, a passer-by. Design by Umka, D.Dziuba. Computer support - A.Kalagov, J.A.Manuhin, Tim Wizard, KotMatroskin Otdelenie Vykhod & Bro :) 2000. All rights allegedly reserved So It Goes hello how you doing my friend can you still pay the rent do you feel the closing is close everything goes as it goes your headache is such a bore it's already 2pm or more no time to play or sing no time for anything everything goes as it goes everything goes as it goes everything goes as it goes everything goes as it goes see this bag standing alone that no one seems to own stay away expecting the worst no one's bags tend to burst see a man in misery and pain beneath a blanket of snow and rain stay away, let there be night maybe he's feeling alright everything goes as it goes everything goes as it goes everything goes as it goes everything goes as it goes meeting death on its way submarine turns into a grave watching the news we learn the TV tower gets to burn yesterday we heard a big sound railway station went underground from now on, says every mouth no more trains will go to the south everything goes as it goes everything goes as it goes everything goes as it goes everything goes as it goes Get Lost You Bitch I saw a nightmare I could stand no more cheap wine and vodka in every store get lost you bitch, fuck off and die I can't stand it, don't ask me why I saw a nightmare I couldn't bear marijuana growing on Gagarin square get lost you bitch, fuck off and die I can't stand it, don't ask me why I saw a nightmare I hated to see in every drugstore opium for free get lost you bitch, fuck off and die I can't stand it, don't ask me why and now I wake up all sick and worn my jeans all patches, my T-shirt torn turn on the TV, and I happily scream oh I'm so glad it was just a dream get lost you bitch, fuck off and die I can't stand it, don't ask me why |