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Razbliuto

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Razbliuto!
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 2006 (2006-08)
RecordedMay – June 2006
StudioSound & Motion Studios,
Cape Town
Genre
Length41:59
LabelJust Music
ProducerPaul Ressel
Lark chronology
Mouth Of Me (EP)
(2005)
Razbliuto!
(2006)
Mouth of Me
(2007)

Razbliuto! is the debut album of South African glitch-electronica band Lark.[1] It was produced by Paul Ressel, and released in August 2006 on Just Music. The album art was designed by Nigel Moore, with sleeve photography by Natasja Fourie.[2]

Reception

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The album received much praise from critics, and won Best Alternative Album at the 13th South African Music Awards in 2007.[3] The music critic, Marcus Louw, remarked that the album's strength "lies in the way in which Lark manage to be quite adventurous and experimental while still remaining accessible".[4] In the Cape Argus, Evan Milton described the album as "densely layered and delectably dark"[5] The American podcast, Nonstuff, proclaimed that "Lark’s presence in Cape Town is certain to make us take notice".[6]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Lark

No.TitleMusicAdditionalLength
1."Razbliuto"Paula Masterson 0:47
2."..."  0:33
3."Russian Dolls" David Shapiro (mandola), Andre Jansen van Rensberg (accordion)3:48
4."Spider's Eye" Lara Block (cello)3:27
5."Bionic Mind" Micky Wiswedel (synth)3:29
6."Mouth of Me"  2:07
7."Yuralastine De Biao"  3:54
8."Half Eaten"  4:43
9."It's Not It"  2:56
10."Cradle Of Cable" Paula Masterson (clarinet)3:27
11."Clown Mayonnaise"  3:46
12."Thoughts" Kyla-Rose Smith (violin), Rayelle Goodman (violin), Paula Masterson (clarinet)4:18
13."Reflections"  4:43
Total length:41:59

Personnel

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Band members
  • Inge Beckmann - vocals, vocal FX
  • Paul Ressel - sequencing, synth, piano, guitar and harpsichord
  • Simon Ratcliffe - electric bass, double bass and duduk
  • Sean Ou Tim - drums, percussion
Session musicians
  • Paula Masterson - clarinet, string arrangements
  • David Shapiro - mandola
  • Micky Wiswedel - synth
  • Lara Block - cello
  • Andre Jansen van Rensberg - accordion
  • Kyla-Rose Smith - violin
  • Rayelle Goodman - violin

Album name

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The album's name is a reference to a long-running hoax of a Russian word, that purportedly cannot be translated into the English language. In reality this word does not exist in the Russian language.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Coetzer, Diane (16 December 2006). "Irish Eccentrics Still Frank After All These Years". Billboard. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Lark Razbliuto Album Artwork". Nigel Moore. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  3. ^ "2007 South African Music Award Winners". Mamba Online. 16 April 2007. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  4. ^ Louw, Marcus (3 January 2007). "Razbliuto". iAfrica. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  5. ^ Milton, Evan (22 July 2012). "Lark: Inge Beckmann and Paul Ressel are back". Cape Argus. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Lark – Razbliuto!". Nonstuff Podcast. 2 February 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  7. ^ "RAZBLIUTO? NYET! : languagehat.com". languagehat.com. Retrieved 9 May 2022.