“Astra” is an album by New Composers, recorded in 1996 and reissued by Maschina Records (Estonia) as a 180-gram audiophile vinyl in gatefold format. The album features tracks like Astra and Morning Star, blending ambient synthesizers with rhythmic techno pulses. Recorded in St. Petersburg, it reflects the duo’s 1990s evolution. Maschina Records’ remastering emphasizes the textures’ richness, making the vinyl a treasure for electronic music fans. The limited edition captures the album’s dreamy atmosphere, perfect for nocturnal reflections. “Astra” is a sonic journey bridging cosmos and earth.
“New Composers”, the Leningrad-based electronic duo of Igor Smuraviev and Valery Alakhov, are sonic trailblazers whose love for synthesizers and futuristic sounds made them pioneers of Soviet and post-Soviet electronica. Born in the whirlwind of the 1980s underground scene, they drew inspiration from giants like Kraftwerk, Jean-Michel Jarre, and Brian Eno, crafting music that felt like a soundtrack to cosmic voyages and dreams of tomorrow. Their Leningrad studio was an alchemical lab where vintage Soviet synths and DIY gear morphed into pulsating rhythms and ethereal melodies. Their collaboration with Brian Eno in the 1990s, including the album “Smart”, was a triumph, bridging Leningrad’s underground with global avant-garde. “New Composers” are more than a duo—they’re rebels whose music shattered boundaries and sparked flames of freedom in an era of change.
TRACKLIST:
01 — Ellipse
02 — L’amour
03 — Mineral Water
04 — Love Of Nature
05 — Astra
06 — Here’s What Happens With Me
07 — Guten Flug
08 — Aladdin
09 — Macroscope
10 — Music And Words
11 — Neuro Love
12 — Stereo Effect
13 — Swing (Precisely)
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