Cut the World, by Moscow Olympics

Cut the World

by Moscow Olympics

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John Evelyn Been in love with this record for years and thought - I wonder what they're up to these days? Over the moon to have stumbled across this on vinyl. It's dreamy, nostalgic, at times melancholy, but always with a pop pulse and heaps of heart.

sim0n. Fucking wow... This album hits all the right spots in my heart. You know it's a masterpiece when it takes you to all the best parts of your history and leaves you with a smile from the inside out. Favorite track: Still.

McFiller I can't say how happy I am to one moment go "I wonder if Moscow Olympics is up to anything?" And see there was brand new vinyls available to pick up still at the time of this writing. This album has been absolute ear candy to me for years and seeing it return in this way makes me indescribably happy. Too good to be true is definitely an accurate label name here. Favorite track: The Farthest City.

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1.	What Is Left Unsaid 04:00	buy track
2.	No Winter, No Autumn 02:47	buy track
3.	Second Trace 03:46	buy track
4.	Safe 05:34	buy track
5.	Carolyn 03:35	buy track
6.	Ocean Sign 04:51	buy track
7.	Cut the World 03:54	buy track
8.	Still 04:14	buy track
9.	The Farthest City 05:10	buy track
10.	Keeping the Avenues Open 05:33	buy track

about

The world of underground international pop is filled with the sort of strange, sometimes preposterous stories like that in which an obscure Filipino band, who released one mini-album on a Swedish label in 2007, become truly legendary.

"Cut the World" is a wonderful collection of pop songs crafted from the finest sonic materials, from Factory to Slumberland. From the first track, it evokes the dark and melancholic force of the 1980s and bands such as early New Order and The Wake; from the second track, we hear the vibrant, loud pop anthems that defined 90's American noisy-pop sound, bands like The Ropers and Lorelei, one of the most exciting sounds of that era.

Remastered and with three extra tracks taken from three singles that the band has released since, "Cut the World" takes us on a beautiful journey through time, occasionally nostalgic, but also infectiously catchy and immediate. Listening to "Cut the World" in 2021 is like diving into a sound that hasn't aged in nearly five decades. It is a musical genre that has never vanished from the lives of its loyal followers, but has been embraced by new generations of fans, labels and musicians. Moscow Olympics are the perfect symbol of this transgenerational spirit and the way that international pop has spread around the globe. It shows the possibility music offers to anyone, even in a country not particularly famous for its indie culture: as long as a band has impeccable musical taste and the ability to write wonderful songs, they can seduce listeners on the other side of the world, in Sweden, in Brittany, and, through them, reach a new audience of faithful devotees.

O.Henry / Rhys.G

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released July 23, 2021

Remastered by Hughes Germain.

Thanks to Fraction Discs, Lavender Recordings, beko disques, Lost Music Records, Happy Prince, and No Modest Bear.

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