Edelweiss is the second studio album by the Belarusian electronic music band Drezden, released on December 3, 2019. The CD contains 11 tracks recorded in 2019.[2] All songs were written by Siarhei Mikhalok.[3]
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| Released | December 3, 2019[citation needed] | |||
| Recorded | 2019 | |||
| Genre | Synth-pop, Alternative rock, New wave music | |||
| Length | 42:08 | |||
| Label | Soyuz Music | |||
| Producer | Vitaliy Telezin | |||
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| InterMedia |   [1] |
History and release edit
On November 14, 2019, the public was presented with a video clip for the song "Edelweiss", the title song from the upcoming new album of the same name. The author of the video is the Minsk photographer Karolina Polyakova. The video was filmed by the wife of Siarhei Mikhalok, actress Svetlana Zelenkovskaya.[4]
Album Edelweiss was released on December 3. The new album includes 11 tracks. Mixing and mastering was done by Vitaly Telezin. The album was recorded at his Kyiv studio "211". The new album continues the tradition of the first. It is filled with puns and philosophical texts. The group was joined by Mikhalok's son Pavel, who plays keyboards.[5]
On January 19, 2020, on the birthday of Siarhei Mikhalok, the first live performance of the Drezden group took place in Lviv. Although the group appeared back in 2018, until that moment it existed only on the Internet. On February 23, the group gave a concert in Minsk. The concert featured songs from both albums. On February 28, the group was presented in Kyiv. The concert in Kharkiv scheduled for March 13 was canceled due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.[6]
On May 19, a video clip for the song "David's Deer" appeared. This video is made in a futuristic style and refers to old Hollywood movies. A large international team worked on the clip, and Vladimir Nefyodov was the director. Filming took place over two days in and around Los Angeles.[7]
Reception edit
Alexey Mazhaev from the InterMedia website notes that "the density of references, associations, historical, mythological, literary and cinematic characters is unusually high in the album." In his opinion, this is where the problem lies, since lovers of such music "prefer abstract images in poetry rather than philosophical terms and references to history and mythology." Mazhaev rated the album 7 points out of 10.[8]
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Siarhei Mikhalok
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Эдельвейс" (Edelweiss) | 4:07 |
| 2. | "Давида олень" (David's Deer) | 2:52 |
| 3. | "О'Хенри" (O'Henry) | 4:28 |
| 4. | "Алладин" (Aladdin) | 3:21 |
| 5. | "Голливуд" (Hollywood) | 4:44 |
| 6. | "Весельчак У" (Humorist U) | 4:05 |
| 7. | "Колесо Калипсо" (Wheel of Calypso) | 4:11 |
| 8. | "Стальная Аляска" (Steel Alaska) | 3:35 |
| 9. | "Мутабор" (Mutabor) | 3:18 |
| 10. | "Повелитель мух" (Lord of the Flies) | 3:11 |
| 11. | "Оле Лукойе" (Ole Lukkoye) | 4:16 |
| Total length: | 42:08 | |
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References edit
- ^ Мажаев, Алексей (2018-09-10). "Рецензия: Drezden - Эдельвейс" [Review: Drezden - Edelweiss] (in Russian). InterMedia. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ^ "Сергей Михалок с проектом Drezden презентовал новый альбом Эдельвейс" [Siarhei Mikhalok with the Drezden project presented a new album Edelweiss] (in Russian). Наша Ніва. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- ^ "Drezden выпустили Эдельвейс - НАШЕ Радио" [Drezden released Edelweiss - NASHE Radio] (in Russian). www.nashe.ru. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- ^ "Проект Сергея Михалка Drezden выпустил альбом Эдельвейс" [Siarhei Mikhalok's project Drezden has released the album Edelweiss] (in Russian). 34mag. 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
- ^ "Эдельвейс - Drezden презентовали сингл и клип" [Edelweiss - Drezden presented a single and a video] (in Russian). 34mag. 2019-11-14. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
- ^ ""Настроение дня - привет." Сергей Михалок представил в Киеве свой сольный проект Drezden" ["The mood of the day - hello." Siarhei Mikhalok presented his solo project Drezden in Kiev]. НВ. 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ "У Сергея Михалка вышел новый клип" [Siarhei Mikhalok released a new video] (in Russian). TUT.BY. 2019-11-14. Archived from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
- ^ Александр Чернухо (2020-02-23). "Сергей Михалок дал первый концерт со своей новой группой в Минске" [Siarhei Mikhalok gave the first concert with his new group in Minsk]. Onliner.by. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ Сергей МАЛИНОВСКИЙ (2019-12-03). "Сергей Михалок выпустил второй альбом Эдельвейс своего сайд-проекта Drezden" [Siarhei Mikhalok released the second album Edelweiss of his side-project Drezden] (in Russian). KP.BY - сайт «Комсомольской правды». Retrieved 2019-12-03.