Russian Roulette

Hip-Hop · 2012 · 30 tracks · 45m

Russian Roulette

Thirty tracks of Soviet-era psych-rock samples and gritty boom-bap. A cinematic, cold-war collage that feels like a lost spy film found in a Moscow basement.

It's like a gritty 1970s spy movie made out of rare Russian psych-rock records.

A cold, calculated tension that feels like walking through a fog-heavy city during the height of the Cold War.

Russian Roulette · vs · The Alchemist

Storytelling+1.1σ

The writing leans notably further into storytelling than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 30 Tracks · 45m

01

Soundcheck

1:55

02

Apollo’s Last Stand

1:45

03

Crushed Kremlin

1:13

04

Decisions Over Veal Orloff

1:26

05

Learned by Listening

0:53

06

Training Montage: Getting Stronger

2:05

07

Ivan’s Workout Plan

0:30

08

Never Grow Up

1:31

09

The Turning Point

2:32

10

Live From Dynamo Stadium 2

0:41

11

Don Seymour’s Theme

2:22

12

Before the Fight Prelude

0:41

13

Adrian’s Words: Champion Song

2:19

14

Flight of the Bumblebee

0:48

15

Kalashnikov Guns

1:41

16

Flight Confirmation

2:23

17

Press Conference Prelude

1:01

18

Freakish Strength

1:06

19

Junkyard Fight Scene

2:37

20

Oleg’s Flight

2:14

21

Moscow Mornings: Sunrise

1:48

22

Moscow Evenings: Sunset

1:49

23

The Kosmos, Part 1: Lift Off

1:15

24

The Kosmos, Part 2: Power Glove

1:11

25

The Kosmos, Part 3: In Orbit

0:24

26

The Kosmos, Part 4: Moon Probe

1:11

27

The Kosmos, Part 5: 1st Contact (The Chase)

1:04

28

The Kosmos, Part 6: Life on Another Planet

1:50

29

The Kosmos, Part 7: The Explanation

2:09

30

The Kosmos, Part 8: Return to Earth (outro)

1:25

Moments Worth Waiting For

The transition from the gritty street-level drums of 'Kalashnikov Guns' into the airy, melodic suspension of 'Flight Confirmation'.

The eight-part 'The Kosmos' suite where the boom-bap foundation dissolves into a psychedelic, synth-heavy exploration of the space race.

The way 'Moscow Mornings: Sunrise' uses shimmering, slightly out-of-tune keys to evoke a pale sun rising over concrete architecture.

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