Gost Zvuk Records has released Ecstatic Lullaby, a 2xLP compilation by Russian electronic music pioneer Mikhail Chekalin.

Mikhail Chekalin played an important role in the development and establishment of the Russian electronic music scene. His works received critiques from global journalists and critics from likes of Frank Zappa and Karlheinz Stockhausen, whereas in Moscow his name was excluded from the cultural agenda and the artist couldn’t travel or release his recordings until the end of ’80s. The collection which Gost Zvuk released contains material from the years 1978-1987. Inside Ecstatic Lullaby one will find “multigenre experiments ranging from spatial music (in essence, ambient’s precursor) to more contemporary synthesizer and post-symphonic compositions.”

Listen to the clips below.

Tracklist

А1. A Vocalise in Rapid

А2. The Destructive Dream Dance

А3. Sympho-Break’84

A4. As If It Was Not From Here

B1. Ecstatic Lullaby

B2. Theme in 40sec

B3. Jazz Rock Vocalise

B4. A Passing Melody

B5. Sentimental Intermezzo

B6. Music 3 With Continuation

С1. A Piece in Jazz-Rock Mode

С2. Song Without Words

С3. Torn Page

С4. Dream Dance

D1. Naive Song

D2. Slavdom Psychedelic March

D3. Vocalise in Blues

D5. Farewell to the Music in the Style of Rock