• SOYUZ / СОЮЗ – Верокай
    • SOYUZ / СОЮЗ – Тизита
    • SOYUZ / СОЮЗ – Мотив I
    • SOYUZ / СОЮЗ – Мируз
    • SOYUZ / СОЮЗ – ЕС-2 Джаз
    • SOYUZ / СОЮЗ – Лирическая
    • SOYUZ / СОЮЗ – Мотив II
    • SOYUZ / СОЮЗ – Партнёры По Бизнесу
    • SOYUZ / СОЮЗ – Коррида
    • SOYUZ / СОЮЗ – Кредитная История
    • SOYUZ / СОЮЗ – Насименто
    • 1. Верокай
    • 2. Тизита
    • 3. Мотив I
    • 4. Мируз
    • 5. ЕС-2 Джаз
    • 6. Лирическая
    • 7. Мотив II
    • 8. Партнёры По Бизнесу
    • 9. Коррида
    • 10. Кредитная История
    • 11. Насименто

    SOYUZ stole our hearts back in 2022 when we released their album Force Of The Wind to critical acclaim. Here we proudly present the predecessor to that LP, the band’s sophomore long player from 2019 that was previously only available digitally. It captures a pivotal evolving period in the band's career, the recordings giving a snapshot of what would become their sound on Force Of The Wind, yet with echoes of avant-psychedelic-pop footprints from yester years.

    Produced at a time when band leader Alex Chumak had moved from Minsk to Kyiv, torn between the need to try something new and the homesickness it brought about. Travelling back to Minsk almost weekly, Alex joined fellow band members Mikita Arlou and Stanislav Murashko to lay down II at Studio 42. The album captures these transient feelings, contextualised through the broad scope of influences the band were nourished by. From MPB to Ethio-Jazz and the Italian library soundtracks of Piero Piccioni and Piero Umiliani, the album shines with touches of joy from across the globe.

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