FIRST THINGS FIRST LINKS as ALWAYS

DL:

shorturl.at/jVCkp

Streaming :

ostinatorecords.bandcamp.com/album/synthesizing-the-silk-roads-uzbek-disco-tajik-folktronica-uyghur-rock-tatar-jazz-from-1980s-soviet-central-asia

music.apple.com/gb/album/synthesizing-the-silk-roads-uzbek-disco-tajik/1755051442

open.spotify.com/album/2npM7r1p4O6VYF5axAVvuS?si=RvTbKjFfQ22JdpUyS6HWQA

Samples of project:

Back again, the sample flip potential for producers is crazy

artwork perfectly describes listening experience

info page on Bandcamp -

"Ostinato Records is proud to announce Synthesizing the Silk Roads: Uzbek Disco, Tajik Folktronica, Uyghur Rock & Crimean Tatar Jazz from 1980s Soviet Central Asia, an unprecedented new anthology of revolutionary, rarely heard dance music from the former USSR.

Synthesizing the Silk Roads is the soundtrack of a little-known revolution where Soviet DJs’ demand for homegrown music inadvertently reshaped world history. It spotlights Central Asian crossroads that bridged east and west, making more than a modest contribution to global culture. Drop the needle, and you’re not just hearing rare Soviet dance music. You’re journeying along the Silk Roads, revisiting raucous USSR disco nights, and immersing in grooves that inspired Soviet youth to envision a different future, ultimately unraveling the Iron Curtain from within.

In the summer of 1941, as the Nazis invaded the USSR, Stalin ordered a mass evacuation. Sixteen million people were put on trains bound eastward to Soviet Central Asia, especially Tashkent, Uzbekistan’s picturesque capital. Among those onboard were gramophone engineers who later established the Tashkent Gramplastinok plant in 1945. This factory became central to Soviet record production, part of a network of plants churning out 200 million records by the 1970s.

Rare dead stock of 1980s vinyl from this plant, shut down in 1991, forms the backbone of our groundbreaking 15-track compilation, complemented by live TV recordings and curated in collaboration with Uzbek label Maqom Soul. Fully licensed directly from the artists or their families and meticulously remastered, these songs – all recorded in Tashkent – unveil a diverse tapestry of sounds from Soviet Uzbekistan and its neighbors.

More than a sanctuary, Tashkent was a crucible of sound. Nestled between Europe and Asia, its legacy as a key hub along the ancient Silk Roads gave it a cosmopolitan flair for centuries. As a mainstay of Soviet recording, it welcomed artists from across the Asian expanse of the USSR. Uzbek disco divos, Tajik women artists, Uyghur bands from Kazakhstan via Xinjiang in western China, Tatar musicians from the Crimean peninsula, and even a Korean orchestra found their voice in this vibrant scene.

After Stalin’s death in 1953, the Soviet music scene opened up. Jazz clubs blossomed, rock venues infatuated with Deep Purple emerged, and by the late 1970s, 20,000 disco clubs sprouted across the USSR. Despite mandatory one-hour ideological lectures before DJs began their sets, these clubs, fueled by synthesizer dance music, became catalysts for new worldviews.

Disco clubs were cash cows and the rise of “disco mafias” marked some of the first instances of private commerce in the Soviet Union. These underground networks capitalized on the lucrative disco club scene, trading in western clothing, vinyl records, and alcohol. This burgeoning capitalism played its own role in reshaping youth perspectives and contributing to the USSR’s eventual collapse.

Tashkent’s musicians often had access to a wider array of technology than their Moscow counterparts. Thanks to Uzbekistan’s Bukharan Jewish community, leading importers of state-of-the-art music tech from the US and Japan, artists on this compilation were crafting sounds on Moog and Korg synthesizers, creating the signature sonic palette that emerged from the region.

While artists like Natalia Nurumkhamedova believed Uzbekistan under the Soviet Union ushered “the heyday of art and culture,” artistic expression came at a price. Some featured artists faced KGB beatings, gulag imprisonment, or forced psychiatric treatment. Yet their resilience shines through, typified by Original Band’s disco hits recorded after their leader’s release from prison.

The iron curtain of Soviet secrecy has long obscured fascinating cultural narratives. Synthesizing the Silk Roads lifts that veil at last, revealing an unexpected and still extraordinary musical revolution.
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track listing:

1. Nasiba Abdullaeva - Aarezoo Gom Kardam (I Lost My Dream) 06:30
2. Angelina Petrosova - Tantsuyushchiy Ostrov (Dancing Island) 03:09
3. Original - Bu Nima Bu (What's This) (Live / Janto Koité Edit) 03:16
4. Original - Sen Qaidan Bilasan (How Do You Know) 04:40
5. Khurmo Shirinova - Paidot Kardam (Found a Sweetheart) 04:29
6. Natalia Nurumkhamedova - Nashi Ssori (Our Quarrels) 02:49
7. Bolalar - Lola 04:09
8. Yashlik - Radost (Joy) 02:28
9. Minarets of Nessef - Instrumental 03:57
10. Makhfirat Khamrakulova - Ya Zdala Tebya (I Waited For You) 03:11
11. Gulshan feat. Makhfirat Khamrakulova - Rezaboron (Rain) 03:11
12. Efsane - Meyhane 03:51
13. Original - Bu Nima Bu (Studio) 03:37
14. Ariran - Pomni Menya (Remember Me) 03:06
15. Ismail Jalilov - Guzal (Beautiful) 05:22

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my work here is done, ill be back in 6 hours or so with the next drop

No automatic AI program for me collecting this music yet

What on earth

In

Disco Mafia goes so hard

WTF

In

this title is crazy

Uzbek disco and Tajik folktronica

wow

Kyrgyz jungle

that's the title of the whole lp, I thought I would let the serious Tajik Kyrgyz heads know about it. I didn't want to dishonor the person who worked hard on the title to present to a potential listener.

@op Should we do a GemStones X Soul Sundays crossover for the KTT2 culture?

we might need to - im going to start doing trailers 😳

tomorrow is a banger i think i’ll do it before i go to sleep

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