RUSSIAN 80'S SYNTH WAVE, Vol. 1
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01. Ąėčńą "Żźńļåščģåķņąņīš" (1984)
Alisa "Experimenter"
minimalist synth-pop from the mostly hard rock/punk band (Moscow/St. Petersburg)
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02. Ķąóņčėóń ļīģļčėčóń "Żņą ģóēūźą įóäåņ āå÷ķīé" (1985)
Nautilus Pompilius "This music will be eternal"
one of the best-known tracks from the "synth" period of this band from Sverdlovsk (later they became much more guitar-based and, therefore, hugely popular)
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03. Ķī÷ķīé ļšīńļåźņ "Ąķńąģįėč" (1986)
Night Avenue "Ensembles"
one of the first Russian strictly New Wave/synth-pop bands with rather eccentric minimalist number (Moscow)
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04. Ķčźīėąé Źīļåšķčź "Ėžäč ģčšą" (1985)
Nicolaus Copernicus "People of the world"
"New Romantic" progressive/synth-rock band (Moscow)
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05. Ąėü˙ķń "Ćīāīš˙łą˙ ćīėīāą" (1984)
Alliance "The talking head"
a great track from the early period of the (allegedly) best Soviet New Wave band (Moscow)
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06. Ąćąņą Źščńņč "Āņīšīé ōšīķņ" (1988)
Agatha Christie "The second front"
pomp synth-ballad from this progressive/pop-rock band that had become hugely popular in the mid 90's (Sverdlovsk)
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07. Ģčšąę "Īźīėī ļīėóķī÷č" (1987)
Mirage "Midnight"
still hugely popular disco project in Modern Talking vein, but this is quite an atmospheric instrumental from their debut album (Moscow)
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08. Źčķī "Ļīńėåäåķčé ćåšīé" (1985)
Kino "The last hero"
the most famous and popular Russian rock band of the 80's and early 90's in its "New Romantic" stage with the original version of a later-to-be-very popular rock anthem (St. Petersburg/Moscow)
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09. Ņåėåāčēīš "×åėīāåź čē āąņū" (1985)
Television Set "The man from the cotton wool"
very political synth-pop/experimental band (St. Petersburg)
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10. Ēāóźč Ģó "Åęåäķåāķūé ćåšīé" (1989)
Sounds of Moo "Everyday hero"
energetic synth-heavy track from Brian Eno-produced album by this highly eccentric Moscow band
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11. Ģóģčé ņšīėėü "Ńąéīķąšą äčńźą" (1987)
Mumiy troll "Sayonara of the disc"
very popular Russian "rockapops" (pop-rock) band in its early stage with playful synth-pop song (Vladivostok)
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12. Ąāčą "Óšīź šóńńźīćī ˙ēūźą, ׹ńņü 1 (Äī ńāčäąķč˙)" (1986)
Avia "Russian language lesson, Part I (Goodbye)"
theatrical electronic/rock/avant garde band with one of the more accessible, jokey minimalist synth track (St. Petersburg)
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13. Ļīļ-źīģįčķąņ "Ņåėåōīķķūé šīįīņ" (1987)
Pop-factory "Robot-telephone"
dance/synth-pop side-project of the Bioconstructor/Bio leader Alexander Jakovlev (Moscow)
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14. Ēīäčąź "Ēīäčąź" (1980)
Zodiac "Zodiac"
Latvian synth/electronic "space rock" band, one of the most commercially successful projects of the year 1980 in USSR
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Notes:
Compiled by Vladimir Kruglov aka Passing_Stranger (SoulSeek)
Contact me with your questions and suggestions at: russian_synth@mail.ru
I'd also love to hear your opinions and thoughts about the music presented by this compilation.

This compilation is the first volume of a (hopefully) longer series.
Tracks for this compilation were gathered from various sources so the overall sound may be a little inconsistent

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