Modo - s/t (EP, 1978)
1978 / EP / Мелодия / С62-08961-2
Ranked #88 за 1978 (EPs)
★★★½
Devitais vilnis;Ziedu karalis; Nevajag raudat
Zigmars Liepiņš, organ; Vjačeslavs Mitrohins, guitar; Boriss Bannihs, bass guitar; Vladimirs Boldirevs, drums;
Mirdza Zīvere, Aija Kukule, Pārsla Gebharde, Vladislovas Juchnevičius, vocals
Somewhat famous in underground circles for the amazing track on side 1 - an instrumental tour de force of funky fuzz and Hammond organ. And the bass/drumming is insane, sounding like a distant cousin to the Gunesh Ensemble. The second side is far less interesting, pretty much dumb pop rock to appease the ever present authorities no doubt. If only there were piles of tapes of Modo material in some Soviet era vault (preferably marked "subversive - to be investigated") similar to Side 1. Ah, we can dream can't we?
