XXIV  RAIA "Белый страх и красный шум"

cassette, color cover. Length: 66 min.

A special Russian edition of a French experimental punk band mixing the standards of French punk a là Bérurier Noir (so that the drums, albeit live, aim at sounding like a drum machine - as a reproach to our contemporaries striving to demonstrate their mastery on any occasion, while the accordion is responsible for the distinctive spirit of country chanson) with elephant saxophone and aesthetics of constructivism and Soviet romanticism (although mainly in the lyrics and silkscreen cover artwork implemented by the saxophonist Gérald Auclin, nowadays a famous comix artist and publisher). The lyrics are translated into Russian. The cover folding is so special and complicated that the original design has probably never been reproduced accurately. The tape has pad printing, but was duplicated manually. There were 100 tapes prepared initially, but the distributed amount is less: because of the strange, unexplainable unpopularity of this release some of them have been utilized for other stuff (for the lack of 66-minute tapes): yet collectors may search for copies of the year's 2008 RDV/Alisa Yhtye split in these shells. Reissued in 2019 (see release XCV) folded in a different way and in an almost standard plastic case.

RAIA "Белый страх и красный шум" RAIA "Белый страх и красный шум"