“The game of airplanes under the bed” is the eleventh studio album of the project “Communism” , recorded in 1989 by Yegor Letov. It was published in 2003. It was re-translated and restored in 2005. Reissued in 2016 by the studio "Vyrgorod" . [one]
Airplane game under the bed | ||||
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Studio album of Communism | ||||
Date of issue | 1989 , 2003 , 2016 | |||
Recorded by | 1989 | |||
Genre | Experimental rock , noise , industrial , psychedelic rock , concrete music , post-punk , spoken word | |||
Duration | 95 minutes | |||
Producer | Yegor Letov | |||
A country | the USSR | |||
Language of songs | Russian | |||
Label | GrOb-Records , Caravan Records, Vygorod | |||
Chronology of Communism | ||||
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Content
Creating an album
The main part of the album was recorded in two days (13 and 17) of 1989, in landfills and forests. The rest of the material was recorded in the interval between these dates, also in early May, while working on the failed solo project of Konstantin Ryabinov . [1] In the recording of the album, metal structures, objects and waste, including glass, were actively used. According to Letov , the central idea was the composition and recording of technical and musical, “industrial” noise [1] . The texts of the compositions became in most cases random material that literally came to hand [1] .
Egor Letov also said that the album “The game of airplanes under the bed” is the most important album of Communism after the “ Chronicles of a diving bomber ” [1] .
We painted it with various inserts from our own projects, similar in meaning, or generally identical to the idea of the creative work of Communism, as well as with all kinds of specific music taken from TV, horizons and everyday life magazines. The abundance of the most varied sound material, the lightness and joy that accompanied the work, and the warm glow of the May of the 89th still cause me the most light, sunny and festive associations. ” |
- Egor Letov about the album [1] .
The basis of the composition “Pointillism” was the sound track from the unpublished early magneal album “Civil Defense” “Psychedelia Today”, recorded in 1985. Also in the original version of the album included the composition "Civil Defense" " Self-withdrawal ".
The song “Black Color” was written by Konstantin Ryabinov during the time of the “ Sowing ” group and was included in the collection album “History: Sowing 1982-1985” in 1989.
In the design of the album cover, a painting by the visionary Cecil Collins “The Poet” (1941) was used [2] .
Significance of the album
Part of the material of the album was included in the “ Civil Defense ” magnetoalbum “ Russian Field of Experiments ” in a heavier version, namely the song “Life as Sour Cream”, “Tops and Root” and “Lobotomy” [3] .
The phrase from the opening song of the album “Sky Meat Color” was used in the song “About Worms” of the album “ Jump-Jump (Album) ” ( Egor and O ... vshie ) in 1990.
The songs “Wedding”, “Lord, Don't Pant”, “The Blind Are Sleeping with Open Eyes” and “Karapind” belong to the authorship of Kuzi Uo and were included in his solo album “Military tune”. The song “Wedding, My Wedding” became one of the most recognizable songs of the project and was performed by Kuzey Uo both solo and as a member of the Communism group at concerts during the reunion of the group.
Song List
- Meat Color Sky When You Stumbled Over A Dead Mouse (4:58)
- Verse Inspector Savchenko number 1 (0:56)
- Lord, Not Nadyat (5:32)
- Black Color (2:38)
- Entertainment Ilyich In the Reference Were Primarily Sporty Character (2:15)
- Entire Pru (1:33)
- Life is Hard, But, Fortunately, Short (6:33)
- Live Happy (0:58)
- The Story of One Burial (6:20)
- Life Like Sour Cream (0:43)
- Pointillism (3:14)
- Where is Zurbert (0:20)
- Talking With A Girl (2:32)
- Scarlet Sails (2:14)
- Wedding, My Wedding (3:35)
- The Brightest Event In Life, The Most Good That Happened In Life (3:09)
- Grandmother Lives Yesterday (5:53)
- Verse Inspector Savchenko number 2 (0:55)
- The Blind Are Sleeping With Open Eyes (4:47)
- Lobotomy (2:45)
- Catching Little Himself (1:50)
- Vershki And Root (2:44)
- 13/5/89 (5:20)
- Solo, Solo, Sovo Vo During Wo Ho Ho Ho Lo Lo (0:39)
- Airplane Game Under the Bed (4:39)
- Everything! (0:07)
- River (3:08)
- Restless Time (3:15)
- Karapinda (half past three)
Bonuses:
- Sky Meat Colors (Alternative Version) (2:07)
- Life Like Sour Cream (Alternative Version) (0:45)
- The Story of a Single Tomb (Alternative Version) (1:59)
- Pyali-Murr (2:12)
Record Members
- Kuzya Wo - vocals, el. guitar, bass, ac. guitar, drums, flute, super-turbo overdrive, saxophone, industrial, piano
- Yegor Letov - vocals, email. guitar, bass, ac. guitar, flute, super-turbo overdrive, " industrial "
with the participation:
- Manager - " Industrial "
- Alexander Rozhkov - flute, vocals (1.11, 2.1) and guitar (1.11)