Kultura [Import]

1. Polityka

2. Ukrainamerica

3. Kievskiy Express

4. Smert

5. Horilka

6. Slava

7. Europa

8. Kinets

9. Tycha Voda

10. Zillya Zelenenke

11. Ya

12. Tsyhanochka

13. Dyakuyu I Dobranich

14. Batyar (Bigmouth Strikes Again)

15. Koroleva Ne Polerma (The Queen Is Dead)

16. M'Yaso- Ubivstvo (Meat Is Murder)

17. Spivaye Solovey (Bigmouth Strikes Again)

Kultura,The Ukrainians,Universal Int'l,Alternative Pop/Rock,Britain,Int'l & World Music,Pop

Kultura-Diktatura
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International rock with a fantastic sound!

Kultura-Diktatura
Kultur Shock
Manufacturer: Koolarrow Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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Customer Reviews:

International rock with a fantastic sound!.......2005-09-30

I stumbled upon this band at Bumbershoot music festival in Seattle. Holy cow, my choices were the united states of electronica (the Stupidest music i've ever seen live) or this random band called Kultur shock. I mean, the lead singer was rapping (do they call it that in Bosnia?) in a Utilikilt (search google, a new seattle trend). The guitar had an incredible sound, the horn section was tight, but together it was totally original. This music is very authentic southern european traditional music combined with system of a down, tool, or something! This album is recorded much cleaner than "F.U.C.C. the INS" and therefore the punchy rhytms these guys put out are much more evident. Their first album is loaded with much more intense mixed meter (ethnic slavic/czech style) which is great! This album is much more straight ahead meter. And the foreign elements of this music are not hokey and comedic - they are just new but awesome in their own way!

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Kultura
The Ukrainians
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000074NZ
Release Date: 2003-12-30

Tracks:

Polityka
Ukrainamerica
Kievskiy Express
Smert
Horilka
Slava
Europa
Kinets
Tycha Voda
Zillya Zelenenke
Ya
Tsyhanochka
Dyakuyu I Dobranich
Batyar (Bigmouth Strikes Again)
Koroleva Ne Polerma (The Queen Is Dead)
M'Yaso-Ubivstvo (Meat Is Murder)
Spivaye Solovey (Bigmouth Strikes Again)

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A critique of Jeff Bateman's critique
Kultura reiview from a 14- year old kid.
This album just plain rocks

Kultura
The Ukrainians
Manufacturer: Cooking Vinyl
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Polityka
UkrainAmerica
Kievskiy Express
Smert
Horilka
Slava
Europa
Kinets
Tycha Voda
Zillya Zelenenke
Ya
Tsyhanochka
Dyakuyu I Doranich
Batyar (Bigmouth Strikes Again)
Koroleva Ne Polerma (The Queen Is Dead)
M'yaso-Ubivstvo (Meat Is Murder)
Spivaye Solovey (What Difference Does It Make?)

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Akin to the Red Army Chorus in raggle-taggle folk rock mode, this Leeds, England sextet is a cross-cultural eye-opener. Rather more serious-minded than it sounds, they critique (in what is most likely Ukrainian) the old communist order ("Polityka"), hail its achievements ("Slava") and slam the running dog capitalists ("UkrainAmerica"). As a bonus, True North has tacked on the band's celebrated EP of Smiths covers--a conceptually brilliant East European take on Morrissey's mightiest mopes. --Jeff Bateman

Customer Reviews:

A critique of Jeff Bateman's critique.......2002-05-03

..."Kultura" is really a protest of the Communist-mired political, social, and economic order of the immediate post-independence period in Ukraine; which (may have) ended with the Orange Revolution.

What "UkrainAmerica" really says is "The Ukrainians" are against any outside cultural hegemony over Ukraine; be it official Moscow-directed "Russification" in the past, or overwhelming American popular culture in the present. In any case, as the song progresses, Western pop and Ukrainian folk merge into one sound. They even managed to put the opening bars of the Ukrainian national anthem in there!

In the same vein, "Slava" (Glory [to the Dnipropetrovs'k Women's Builders' Association!]), is blaming the old system (continued in the early independence period) for not putting the workers first in a supposed "worker's paradise". The old economic order collapsed under its own weight in 1993.

"Polityka" (Politics) is about "the new breed" of a few post-independence Ukrainian politicians who promised impossible things of a state-directed bankrupt economy such as more jobs and higher salaries, then ("surprise, surprise") did not deliver.
Exhibit A: Pavlo Lazarenko, former Ukrainian Prime Minister (#2 in the chain of command, akin to the United States' Vice President), currently imprisoned in San Francisco, Calif., fighting extradition to Ukraine to face corruption and money-laundering charges. Before the US arrested him, he was living quite comfortably in the San Fran area in a million dollar mansion with a pool, several chandeliers, and a BMW parked out front.

Mr. Bateman could have mentioned "Kievskiy Express", which sings about two things: the dillema of emigration (leaving one's homeland) for a better life elsewhere; and the dichotomy of children of immigrants - growing up with two cultures (Ukrainian and Western), debating which one is paramount and feeling attached to both. He could also have mentioned the two "semi-live" tracks on this album, "Tsyhanochka" [a traditional Ukrainian song], and "Spivaye Solovey" (What Difference Does It Make), where "The Ukrainians" are joined and cheered on by members of Britain's Ukrainian community.

Tunes Worth Listening for the Message: "Polityka", "UkrainAmerica", "Kievskiy Express", "Slava"

Tunes Worth Listening for the Music: "Europa" (Europe), "Ya" ("I"), "Tsyhanochka", "Batyar", "Koroleva Ne Pomerla", "Spivaye Solovey"

Tunes That Rock (With Questionable Subject Matter): "Horilka" (Vodka), "Zillya Zelenenke" (The Little Green Herb), "Ya", "Koroleva Ne Pomerla", "M'yaso-Ubivstvo"

Tunes I Really Enjoy: "Polityka", "UkrainAmerica", "Kievskiy Express", "Horilka", "Europa", "Tsyhanochka", "Batyar", "Koroleva Ne Pomerla", "Spivaye Solovey".

P.S.: On a lighter note, whazzup with "in what is most likely Ukrainian"? DUUUH! They're called "THE UKRAINIANS" for a reason!!

Kultura reiview from a 14- year old kid........2002-04-01

This is one hell of an album! More modern than "The Ukrainians, Kultura is still god with probally the best being Ukraineamerica. Funny, most Ukrainians resent Communism.

This album just plain rocks.......2002-01-05

The Ukrainians' music can at times be very dark and heavy, but for the most part, this album (as their others) is all about having fun. If you understand Ukrainian, give in to your language and embrace this CD, but if you don't know Ukrainian, just sit back and enjoy the emotions.

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