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* PREORDER * MORWAN - Vse po Kolu, Znovu LP
* PREORDER * expected to arrive late Oct
Highly recommended.
The flourishing Eastern European post-punk scene has given way to a boom of dark, rhythmic, and powerful new activity. One of the most original and captivating artists to recently emerge from this scene is Kiev, Ukraine's Morwan.
The solo project of Alex Ashtaui, Morwan evolved from an earlier post-punk project, 563 (Pyat'shest'tri). Searching for a new direction, Ashtaui circled back to his half-Ukrainian, half-Arab roots, arriving at the perfect crossroads - a sonic aesthetic informed by both ethnic tradition and the familiar territory of dark, driving post-punk.
The new album - Morwan's fourth - delivers a heavier, more aggressive sound, representing a noticeable departure from the band’s earlier works. Genre-wise, it drifts from post-punk to avangard rock and even shoegaze. Combined with deeper and more personal lyrics, this makes it Alex AShTAUI’s most emotional and honest work to date.