Molchat Doma - Monument - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The second LP by Belarussian trio Molchat Doma, (pronounced Etazhi, meaning InchFloorsInch), was first released in 2018 on Berlin-based Detriti Records. It became a viral hit, garnering over one million views on YouTube and becoming a legitimate phenomenon on Bandcamp. The band may fly under the radar in their native Belarus, but they've reached huge audiences across Europe and beyond. Six separate vinyl pressings of the album have sold out in quick succession, and Sacred Bones Records is now thrilled to bring the record back in print for good. Molchat Doma (translated as InchHouses Are SilentInch), founded in 2017 in Minsk, Belarus, stands at the intersection of post-punk, new-wave and synth-pop. Dark yet danceable, and with a heavy dose of goth ethos, their music is reminiscent of the masters that predate them, but make no mistake Molchat Doma creates a sound and meaning that is immediately recognizable as all their own. The band is comprised of Egor Shkutko, who sings the Russian lyrics in his deep monotone, Roman Komogortsev on guitar, synths, and drum machine, and Pavel Kozlov on bass and synths. Album Tracks 1. Na Dne 2. Tancevat 3. Filmy 4. Volny 5. Toska 6. Prognoz 7. Sudno (Boris Ryzhy) 8. Kommersanty 9. Kletka

Belarusian post-punk / synth pop group Molchat Doma have always exuded the kind ofbrutalist aesthetic of the architecture that adorns their album art. It's cold, gray, imposing,industrial-and yet there are human hearts beating within those foundations. In the wake oftheir breakthrough success in 2020, the trio endured a polarity of experiences, from the nadirof an uprooted life and forced relocation away from their native Minsk to the apex of headlining massive shows across the world. It was in this headspace that the band settled into theirnew home of Los Angeles to finish writing their fourth album Belaya Polosa, a testamentto change in difficult times, a love letter to the digital pulse of the '90s, and a technicolorreinvention of the band's somber dancefloor anthems.From the opening synth swell and drum machine throb of InchTy Zhe Ne Znaesh' Kto Ya,Inch tothe goth / post-punk austerity of InchSonInch, to the swirling electronic textures mixed with reverbdrenched guitar flourishes, expansive space, and yearning vocals of title track InchBelaya PolosaInch- that suggests Depeche Mode at their most reflective or The Cure at their most downtrodden - to the sultry and seductive InchChernye CvetyInch- a track reminiscent of Duran Duran'searly '90s output in it's fusion of dreamy guitars and authoritative mechanized beats - andthe interwoven layers of instrumentation, soaring chorus, and melodic sophistication of InchYaTak UstalInch, it's clear that Molchat Doma are operating on another level.Molchat Doma gained following with earlier albums that sound like third-generation bootlegs of banned recordings from the Eastern Bloc made after a few key entries in the FactoryRecords catalog were smuggled in from the West. Belaya Polosa propels them into a new direction while retaining their cold minimalist delivery they're known for. The basement grimeand dirty tape-head sound of

On November 5th, 2021, MØL now return with their second studio album, InchDIORAMAInch, the group's first for Nuclear Blast Records. Recorded and mixed by Tue Madsen (Gojira, Meshuggah, Heaven Shall Burn), the band has successfully developed it's captivating, aggressive sound even further. Brace yourself for a ferocious yet melodic blackgaze monument! Album Tracks 1. Fraktur 2. Photophobic 3. Serf 4. Vestige 5. Redacted 6. Itinerari 7. Tvesind 8. Diorama