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Monument (Album) by Molchat Doma
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Молчат Дома English Translation Houses Are Silent Are A Belarusian Post-Punk Band With Lyrics Sung In Russian. Currently A Trio With Egor Shkutko On Vocal Duties Roman Komogortsev On Guitar Synths And Drum Machine And Pavel Kozlov On Bass And Synths. The Trio Have Been Dubbed “the Belarusian New Order Of Our Generation” But That’s Not Quite Right – They Have Far More In Common With The Gloomy Nihilism Of That Band’s Forebearer Joy Division A Bleak Claustrophobic Quality That’s Like Sinking Into A Pool Of Tar. Formed In 2017 In Their Hometown Of Minsk The Trio Take Inspiration From Early 80s Post-Punk And New Wave A Visceral Intense Mix Of Metallic Drums Ominous Synths And Melancholic Bass Lines. Some Tracks Sound Like They Were Conceived Using Basic Casio Keyboard Presets Others Borrow From Krautrock’s Motoric Grooves. But All Burn With A Deep Seated Despair And Frustration Yegor Shkutko’s Vocals Sounding Anguished And Distant. The Sparse Cold Production Of Second Album Etazhi Also Sounds Oddly Futuristic The Crushing Soundtrack To Some Dank Cyberpunk Dystopia.Their Second LP Этажи Pronounced Etazhi Meaning “Floors” Was Released In 2018 On Berlin-Based Detriti Records. It Has Sold Out Four Times And Is Currently On Its Fifth Repressing Due To Outstanding Demand. Этажи Has Garnered Over One Million Views On Youtube. Despite Playing To Packed Clubs In Warsaw Helsinki And Berlin They Are Still Flying Under The Radar In Their Native Belarus.
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Молчат Дома English Translation Houses Are Silent Are A Belarusian Post-Punk Band With Lyrics Sung In Russian. Currently A Trio With Egor Shkutko On Vocal Duties Roman Komogortsev On Guitar Synths And Drum Machine And Pavel Kozlov On Bass And Synths. The Trio Have Been Dubbed “the Belarusian New Order Of Our Generation” But That’s Not Quite Right – They Have Far More In Common With The Gloomy Nihilism Of That Band’s Forebearer Joy Division A Bleak Claustrophobic Quality That’s Like Sinking Into A Pool Of Tar. Formed In 2017 In Their Hometown Of Minsk The Trio Take Inspiration From Early 80s Post-Punk And New Wave A Visceral Intense Mix Of Metallic Drums Ominous Synths And Melancholic Bass Lines. Some Tracks Sound Like They Were Conceived Using Basic Casio Keyboard Presets Others Borrow From Krautrock’s Motoric Grooves. But All Burn With A Deep Seated Despair And Frustration Yegor Shkutko’s Vocals Sounding Anguished And Distant. The Sparse Cold Production Of Second Album Etazhi Also Sounds Oddly Futuristic The Crushing Soundtrack To Some Dank Cyberpunk Dystopia.Their Second LP Этажи Pronounced Etazhi Meaning “Floors” Was Released In 2018 On Berlin-Based Detriti Records. It Has Sold Out Four Times And Is Currently On Its Fifth Repressing Due To Outstanding Demand. Этажи Has Garnered Over One Million Views On Youtube. Despite Playing To Packed Clubs In Warsaw Helsinki And Berlin They Are Still Flying Under The Radar In Their Native Belarus.
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Monument Written As Монумент On Its Cover Art Is The Third Studio Album By Belarusian Post-Punk Band Molchat Doma. It Was Released On 13 November 2020 Through Sacred Bones Records Their First Release With The Label After Signing With Them In January 2020. It Was Recorded In Their Home Town Of Minsk In The Midst Of The COVID-19 Pandemic Which Caused The Cancelation Of Their Previously Planned 2020 Tour. The Singles "Не Смешно" "Not Funny" "Дискотека" "Discotheque" And "Ответа Нет" "No Answer" Were Released In Promotion Of The Album. Monument Received Positive Reviews From Critics And Entered Some US Billboard Charts Including Top Album Sales At No. 97 And World Albums At No. 12. Molchat Doma's Second Studio Album Этажи Floors Was Released In September 2018. Throughout The Next Year The Album Slowly Gained Popularity On YouTube Through An Unofficially Uploaded Stream Of The Album Which Gained Roughly Two Million Listens Before Being Taken Down Due To A Copyright Notice As Well As Recommandations And Playlists On The Platform. While Touring In 2019 The Band Performed The Then-Unrecorded Songs "Не Смешно" "Not Funny" And "Ответа Нет" "No Answer" Both Of Which Would Later Appear On Monument. The Band Later Signed With American Independent Record Label Sacred Bones Records In January 2020. Around The Same Time One Of The Songs From Этажи "Судно Борис Рыжий " Began Gaining Popularity On The Video Sharing Platform TikTok As A Result Of It Being Used Frequently As Background Music In Videos On The Platform This Would Cause The Song To Eventually Reach No. 2 On The Spotify Worldwide Viral 50 Chart And No. 1 On The United States Viral 50 Chart. Molchat Doma Were Set To Tour North America Alongside American Singer-Songwriter Chrysta Bell In 2020 But Were Forced To Postpone Their Tour Dates When The COVID-19 Pandemic Had Severely Impacted The Continent. While Isolating In Their Home Town Of Minsk Due To The Severity Of The Pandemic They Began Recording A New Album.