Kultura

• Artist: The Ukrainians
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1996 02
• Total Time: 43:15
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

By the time they settled into the studio in 1995 to record their third album, the Ukrainians were a real band, road-hardened and serious, although a definite sense of fun continued to pervade their music. Having moved from punking-up traditional Ukrainian music to writing their own, it was easy to see the influence of the Smiths on this Leeds-based band, in both the melodies and the style of singing from "The Legendary Len Liggins." But their particular blend of U.K. indie rock mixed perfectly with the Ukrainian sound, not only making it perfectly accessible for the C86 generation, but also hewing close to the tradition on songs like the slow-smoldering "Smert," which explodes into a mass of drums and accordion, or the acoustic "Horilka," with its surprising country overtones. Offering lush backing vocals from three Ukrainian vocalists, this had more gloss than their earlier releases, but at its heart there was still the inspiration of punk -- it's something you could imagine the Mekons doing if they ever had the inclination. One of the true joys of the record, however, is amending the popular Pizni Iz the Smiths EP, where they hammer their signature over four Smiths songs with great glee, connecting the dots between Manchester and the Ukraine, and showing they're a lot closer than anyone might have previously suspected. ~ Chris Nickson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Polityka	Len Liggins, Stepan Pasicznyk, Peter Solowka	The Ukrainians	(3:53)
Ukrainamerica	Len Liggins, Stepan Pasicznyk, Peter Solowka	The Ukrainians	(3:53)
Kievskiy Express	Len Liggins, Stepan Pasicznyk, Peter Solowka	The Ukrainians	(3:16)
Smert	Len Liggins, Stepan Pasicznyk, Peter Solowka	The Ukrainians	(4:35)
Horilka	Len Liggins, Stepan Pasicznyk, Peter Solowka	The Ukrainians	(2:29)
Slava	Len Liggins, Stepan Pasicznyk, Peter Solowka	The Ukrainians	(3:48)
Europa	Len Liggins, Stepan Pasicznyk, Peter Solowka	The Ukrainians	(4:04)
Kinets	Len Liggins, Stepan Pasicznyk, Peter Solowka	The Ukrainians	(3:37)
Tycha Voda	Len Liggins, Stepan Pasicznyk, Peter Solowka	The Ukrainians	(3:43)
Zillya Zelenenke	Len Liggins, Stepan Pasicznyk, Peter Solowka	The Ukrainians	(3:42)
Ya	Len Liggins, Stepan Pasicznyk, Peter Solowka	The Ukrainians	(0:56)
Tsyhanochka	Traditional	The Ukrainians	(2:48)
Dyakuyu I Dobranich	Len Liggins, Stepan Pasicznyk, Peter Solowka	The Ukrainians	(2:41)
Batyar (Bigmouth Strikes Again)	Len Liggins, Johnny Marr, Stepan Pasicznyk, Peter Solowka	The Ukrainians	(3:36)
Koroleva Ne Polerma (The Queen Is Dead)	Len Liggins, Johnny Marr, Stepan Pasicznyk, Peter Solowka	The Ukrainians	(5:21)
M'Yaso-Ubivstvo (Meat Is Murder)	Len Liggins, Johnny Marr, Stepan Pasicznyk, Peter Solowka	The Ukrainians	(4:12)
Spivaye Solovey (Bigmouth Strikes Again)	Len Liggins, Johnny Marr, Stepan Pasicznyk, Peter Solowka	The Ukrainians	(6:30)

Credits

The Ukrainians (Group), The Ukrainians (Main Performer), The Ukrainians (Cover Design), The Ukrainians (Booklet Design), Pat Grogan (Engineer), Len Liggins (Violin), Len Liggins (Vocals), Len Liggins (Group Member), Simon Heyworth (Engineer), Simon Heyworth (Cutting Engineer), Paul Dino Briggs (Bass), Paul Dino Briggs (Guitar (Bass)), Dave Lee (Drums), Stepan Pasicznyk (Accordion), Stepan Pasicznyk (Arranger), Stepan Pasicznyk (Vocals), Stepan Pasicznyk (Group Member), Peter Solowka (Guitar (Acoustic)), Peter Solowka (Guitar), Peter Solowka (Mandolin), Peter Solowka (Arranger), Peter Solowka (Guitar (Electric)), Peter Solowka (Vocals (Background)), Peter Solowka (Group Member), Paul Dino (Guitar (Bass)), Paul Dino (Group Member), Chris Walton (Trombone), Alaric Neville (Engineer), Matilda Coletta (Translation), Phil Wright (Engineer), Phil Wright (Slide Guitar)