Heroines of the U.S.S.R
Heroines of the U.S.S.R
Genres: drone, ambient, Field Recording, experimental, soundscape
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About Heroines of the U.S.S.R
Heroines of the U.S.S.R is the solo project of Matt Spokes. Heroines use(s) home made software, abused instruments (largely glockenspiel), and tiny fragments of found sound to follow soundscapes through cycles of decomposition and reformation. Most records follow a particular subject. Thus far, favourites have been: rain, ice, dark cities, imagined animals, books, ghosts. His releases, to date, include 7778 MrtnRvr/2 (2002) - Winter (2003) - Absorbent Kid, Pasture, Winner (2003/4) - είστε ζωή (2004/5) - Dawn of Dogs EP (2006) - Last Night I Saw A Ghost In A Hail Storm (2007) - Spring Snow EP (2008) - A Map Of Lost Causes (2009) - Cimmerian EP (2010) Heroines influences are numerous, varied. They range from the obvious (William Basinski, Tim Hecker) to the absurd (Gorecki, Bartok)
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