The second release from our Russian friends from West Siberia: The Vertinsky Dogs. Another brilliant collection of songs from this group. Another interesting and often-difficult (because of language differences, never personality-based) interactions leading to its release.

If their music is any indication, West Siberia is either the coolest place in Russia (so as to produce this music), or a terrible place (which is also great for producing great music).

Our favorite quote about this album sums it all up: “That’s a good homemade album from West Siberia.”

Cornslaw Industries’ first and thus-far only Russian release. We hope nothing was lost in the translation. We believe it was self-recorded in West Siberia and that all music was written by the members of the Vertinsky Dogs.

Vertinsky Dogs (ПсыВертинского) is an independent music project from the Russian industrial town of Kemerovo in West Siberia. Our particular view of modern culture leads us to reject any attempt at a perfect sound. We refuse any kind of musical gadgetry and stick deliberately to simple arrangements. That means we can offer listeners very “honest” songs, plus the kind of lyrics that are indicative of real-life experience. These are songs from the housing projects of a small town.

Find them at dogsmusic.org.