Absolutely shredding the balalaika ...
July 3, 2020 3:34 PM Subscribe
Selo i Ludy (Село і люди) - It's My Life, Thunderstruck, Enter Sandman, Money for Nothing, Smoke on the Water, I Want to Break Free, Satisfaction, Yellow Submarine, Pretty Woman, I Will Always Love You, Light My Fire, Losing My Religion, Take on Me. (YouTube launch points: Selo i Ludy, Russkaja, Gogol Bordello)
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These guys are great!
There are a lot of covers of "Thunderstruck" kicking around, featuring various ensembles and instruments, but this one is really good.
As the player of a small, stringed instrument...oh, man. Nikita Cheremysin's right hand is a master class in staying fast-but-loose, and relaxed-but-loud. It's way harder than it looks. He's not fucking around.
And the pairing with the accordion is awesome.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 5:09 PM on July 3, 2020 [9 favorites]
There are a lot of covers of "Thunderstruck" kicking around, featuring various ensembles and instruments, but this one is really good.
As the player of a small, stringed instrument...oh, man. Nikita Cheremysin's right hand is a master class in staying fast-but-loose, and relaxed-but-loud. It's way harder than it looks. He's not fucking around.
And the pairing with the accordion is awesome.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 5:09 PM on July 3, 2020 [9 favorites]
Came for the mandolin conspiracy review. Was not disappointed.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 5:14 PM on July 3, 2020 [4 favorites]
posted by DirtyOldTown at 5:14 PM on July 3, 2020 [4 favorites]
Heh.
I'm liking this.
What appears to be a Halloween party in the Smoke on the Water video looks fun as hell.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 5:18 PM on July 3, 2020 [1 favorite]
I'm liking this.
What appears to be a Halloween party in the Smoke on the Water video looks fun as hell.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 5:18 PM on July 3, 2020 [1 favorite]
Interested balalaika fans might also want to be aware of Igor and Red Elvises (your favorite band!)
posted by RobotVoodooPower at 6:44 PM on July 3, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by RobotVoodooPower at 6:44 PM on July 3, 2020 [2 favorites]
I was today days old when I discovered that there is such a thing as a contrabass balalaika, and they are enormous.
posted by tavella at 6:50 PM on July 3, 2020 [3 favorites]
posted by tavella at 6:50 PM on July 3, 2020 [3 favorites]
(and the purest way to experience the red elvises is perhaps to drop some acid and watch Six String Samurai.)
posted by kaibutsu at 7:06 PM on July 3, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by kaibutsu at 7:06 PM on July 3, 2020 [2 favorites]
Two words:
Prodigy Medley.
With bonus recorder shredding.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 7:08 PM on July 3, 2020
Prodigy Medley.
With bonus recorder shredding.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 7:08 PM on July 3, 2020
This is missing The Ukrainians, who are the pioneers of shredding on balalaika. Their first album was in the early 90s. Key tracks: Bigmouth Strikes Again, Anarchy in the UK and Ace of Spades. They've got a deep repertoire.
posted by rednikki at 7:42 PM on July 3, 2020 [4 favorites]
posted by rednikki at 7:42 PM on July 3, 2020 [4 favorites]
Okay, i completely lost it after getting to their cover of ABBA's Happy New Year. Must flee the rabbit hole now, it goes too deep.
posted by Enturbulated at 8:41 PM on July 3, 2020
posted by Enturbulated at 8:41 PM on July 3, 2020
This is an excellent youtube rabbit hole to fall down and I just found their cover of Come Together.
posted by JustKeepSwimming at 8:57 PM on July 3, 2020
posted by JustKeepSwimming at 8:57 PM on July 3, 2020
No Freebird?
posted by Paul Slade at 2:44 AM on July 4, 2020
posted by Paul Slade at 2:44 AM on July 4, 2020
Do they cover Yaya Ding Dong?
posted by sammyo at 7:38 AM on July 4, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by sammyo at 7:38 AM on July 4, 2020 [1 favorite]
I will admit as awesome as the above links are I was weirdly hoping this post was going to be for the movie, Song of the Balalaika. I've never seen the movie but I love the trailer.
posted by Ashwagandha at 9:25 AM on July 4, 2020
posted by Ashwagandha at 9:25 AM on July 4, 2020
When I was a kid, we had an LP of a famous Russian balalaika orchestra. They fucking rocked. It's a cool sounding instrument. This guy is pretty amazing as well.
posted by Windopaene at 9:15 PM on July 4, 2020
posted by Windopaene at 9:15 PM on July 4, 2020
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