Mari! Mari!

These ensembles from Vladivostok, Lukhovitsy (Moscow), and Zaporozh'e (Ukraine) are bound by their chosen, rather bleak imagery. Tales of a stormy ocean and outer space predominate; both have their lonely residents, too.
Some bands living or working far from Moscow's glare adopt a specific attitude towards geography. It emerges from two unavoidable conundrums encountered in the provinces: What to do - and in which direction should we travel?
The Pacific Coast foursome Mari! Mari! have just published a new three-track single by the name of "Photographs" (Fotografii). Not only have we written of the band on several occasions before - thus increasing the likelihood of this post - but the new songs have a special significance in the con...
In essence, this site exists in order to showcase interesting or important music that has received absolutely no attention in the English language. Once, however, we've sketched the outlines of a given ensemble, contextualized some audio, and provided a handful of links, the band in question doe...
The portal known as "Indiecator" has just released their second sampler or web-based compilation in order to bring thirteen bands into the public view.  In doing so, in continues a long and important tradition from the West.  After all, the socialist music industry wasn't exactly operating accor...
A wonderful new maxi-single from Vladivostok has appeared, more specifically from Mari! Mari! A mere six weeks ago we showcased their recent material - and already there's more.  These new recordings go by the title of "May '68" and can be downloaded from several places, such as here and here....
The city of Vladivostok, on Russia's Pacific coastline, continues to impress - year after year.  One good example of why this promise is likely to continue would be the young band, Mari! Mari! A Russian net-publication said of them recently:  "They're a really interesting band.  The guys are...

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Audio

Mari! Mari! – Bright Thoughts
Mari! Mari! – Werther, Lotte, and Albert
Mari! Mari! – Reasons to Smile at You
Mari! Mari! – Get You
Mari! Mari! – Foggy Morning

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Where Am I? (M. Troll Cover)