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C O M I N G - I N - M A Y :: Womba / Montagna Futuro (2012, R067PG) RAIG is proud to announce - the 3rd official album by Moscow-based experimental project WOMBA is coming this month. "Montagna Futuro" was conceived several years ago as “litersonic” homage to the cultural phenomena of the 1950s known as The Beat Generation movement (Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs, and others). All fragments of this psyche-noise collage (17 tracks – 79 min.) correlate specific textual pieces which are codified within the package… There are 67 handcrafted sets (“Piece Goods” line by RAIG | ZonderZond). Each set is packaged in an oversized 6x6x6” cardboard box which includes 9 cubes of printed unbroken wood (1.85x1.85x1.85”) and a 40-page full-color manual (in English and Russian)… Available exclusively through RAIG's web-store.

April 22 (International Mother Earth Day) !! O U T - N O W !! Vespero / Subkraut: U-Boats Willkommen Hier (2012, R073) RAIG is proud to announce - the 4th official album by VESPERO is out now. "Subkraut: U-Boats Willkommen Hier" is a conceptual framework for six instrumental kraut-rock songs which are inspired by Russian Futurism of the early 20th century, German musical underground of the 70's, modern American fiction writers, as well as mysteries of the Great Ocean still not completely explained by mankind. Original graphics and artwork navigation by ZonderZond. The first pressing of CD (6 tracks – 67 min.) is limited to 500 units. Basic edition is packaged in a oversized thick folder of rough cardboard with silkscreened cover-art; it contains a big full color submarine navigation map. 50 units come as a handcrafted memorable "Seebar" Edition under the catalog number R073PG ("Piece Goods" line by RAIG | ZonderZond).

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April 28 - Vespero "Subkraut: U-Boats Willkommen Hier" ("Seebar" Edition) is available to purchase. This edition is strictly limited to 50 units only. Each set is packaged in a oversized foil stamped, hard cover case. In addition to the disc and navigation map of a basic edition, it contains a full color oversized booklet and postcards, special set of vintage photographs, hand-crafted replicas of U-Boat pennant, crew member dog-tag and cuff-title. The "Seebar" box-sets are individually numbered and available exclusively through RAIG's web-store (Shipping Weight: 0.95 pounds).

April 01 - We are very pleased to announce now that Vespero "Subkraut: U-Boats Willkommen Hier" album will be also released as 2xLP by the German label Krauted Mind Records. This is a limited edition of 500 copies (400 black and 100 color vinyl; gatefold sleeve, poster). Sides A, B, C have a track-list similar to the CD-edition. Side D features two parts of previously unpublished 20-minute composition "Liventure N8" (vinyl-only bonus). Manufactured in Germany under exclusive license from RAIG to Krauted Mind Records. Vinyl Junkies enjoy! And pre-order your unit right now from Krauted Mind Records (Order No: KMR 006/2).

March 31 - The newest release by Russian prime space-prog-rock band VESPERO under the title "The Split Thing" hits the streets on April 18, 2012. Released on both CD and 12"LP by the Swedish label Transubstans Records, this is a split album with German psyche-rock veterans ZONE SIX. VESPERO are opening the album with 3 new instrumental compositions - "Nullus", "Clouds", and "Lifeless Pillars" (totaling 25 minutes). None of the tracks will appear on the upcoming "Subkraut: U-Boats Willkommen Hier" CD (R073, RAIG) album. You can pre-order CD now from Record Heaven web-store... P.S. Vespero's latest album, "By the Waters of Tomorrow" CD (R058, RAIG) is still heading the list of "2010 Top Prog Rock Music Albums" by ProgArchives.com.

March 21 - We have re-visited, re-arranged, and expanded a bit RAIG's mail-order section of rare, out-of-print and self-released CD's by Russian artists. From chamber and jazz avant-garde to modern progressive and heavy music, we offer worldwide a collection of items in a wide range of Russian non-mainstream music. We also feature selected CD's by foreign artists originally published in Russia... If you have questions, do not hesitate to contact us.

March 12 - According to the publisher headquarters, "Falling Down IIV compilation" (2xCD, digipak) will hit the streets in early April, 2012. The album features 20 bands from 11 countries with 100% unpublished tracks - Year Of No Light, Mars Red Sky, Ocoai, The Flying Eys, Vanessa Van Basten, Aidan Baker, Black Sun, Rorcal, Monarch... just to name a few. Russian Federation (and RAIG) is represented by VESPERO from Astrakhan with a new 7-min. instrumental composition "Flight of the Lieutenant". You can pre-order a regular 2CD-set (or a special 3CD+DVD set) now!

February 27 - Meet the HUMAN FACTOR! A new Russian underground supergroup has launched their first EP entitled "Revealing Secrets". Available for streaming at Bandcamp. A debut full-length CD-release is scheduled for Spring 2012. Enjoy the music and stay tuned!

January 30 - TONIGHT!! Watch out for THE RE-STONED' newest and previously unheard track premiere. This is a studio cover-version for "Julia's Dream" by Roger Waters, originally recorded by PINK FLOYD in 1968 as the B-side of "It Would Be So Nice" single. Vocal parts were performed by Veronika Martynova of WALDSONNE. The song will be featured at Radio Castricum105 (The Netherlands) on January 30 (21:00 - 23:00 Carry's Music Machine show)... Listen to this song via THE RE-STONED's bandcamp page.

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May 17 - EVIL BEAR BORIS (IWKC), IAD - Moscow @ Shokoladnaya Fabrika. 20.00 May 20 - VESPERO - Astrakhan @ Kukolnyi Teatr. 17.00. Subkraut Spring Navigation May 21 - BYZERO, KALUTALIKSUAK - Moscow @ Blur Cafe. 18.00 May 23 - VESPERO, THE RE-STONED - Moscow @ Bilingva. 21.00. Subkraut Spring Navigation May 24 - VESPERO, ZEN PORNO - Moscow @ Under The Ground. 20.00. Subkraut Spring Navigation May 26 - VESPERO, IZTUMANA - Saint-Petersburg @ Cheshire Cat. 20.00. Subkraut Spring Navigation June 10 - THE GRAND ASTORIA, SOUND OF GROUND, IGUANA (Germany) - Moscow @ Art Garbage. 20.00 June 14, 15 - BYZERO w/ Alexei Borisov - Moscow @ DOM Cultural Center. 20.00. Noise And Fury Festival June 17 - BYZERO, Dario Fariello & Giuseppe Birardi (Italy) - Moscow @ Dozhd Major. 19.00 June 18 - BYZERO - Moscow @ Proekt OGI. 22.00

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May 12 :: SOUND OF GROUND SOUND OF GROUND live in Arctica, Saint-Petersburg, May 08. Opening for RED FANG (USA).

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