The Story
On the steppe in northeast Kazakhstan, the Semipalatinsk Test Site, known as ‘the Polygon’, was once home to nearly a quarter of the world’s nuclear testing.
The vast and flat landscape, the kind of place often misleadingly described as “uninhabited”, provided anonymity and isolation for the former Soviet Union leaders. However the steppe was also home to a delicate and thriving ecosystem made up of mountains, hills and pine forests running along the river Irtysh.
The region held a sacred meaning to Kazakhs. The birthplace of intellectual literature and culture, famous for its musicians, poets and writers.
For the inhabitants, the 465 nuclear tests conducted during its existence had dire consequences on an ancient landscape that supported traditional pasturelands with little regard for their effect on the local people or the environment, leading to devastating long-term impacts.
Now expanded by visionary remixes from The Bug, Hatis Noit, KMRU, Aïsha Devi, Hinako Omori, and Alva Noto, "Polygon Reflections" bridges past and future through music that resonates far beyond borders.
Tracklist:
- Alash-Kala (The Bug Reflection)
- Saryzhal (Hatis Noit Refelction)
- Saryzhal (KMRU Reflection)
- Polygon (Балхаш снится Reflection)
- Sary-Uzen (Lucy Liyou Reflection)
- Chagan (Aisha Devi Reflection)
- Balapan (Hinako Omori Reflection)
- Sary-Uzen & Degelen (Alva Noto Reflection)
- Degelen (Kevin Richard Martin Reflection) [DIGITAL ONLY]
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Description
On the steppe in northeast Kazakhstan, the Semipalatinsk Test Site, known as ‘the Polygon’, was once home to nearly a quarter of the world’s nuclear testing.
The vast and flat landscape, the kind of place often misleadingly described as “uninhabited”, provided anonymity and isolation for the former Soviet Union leaders. However the steppe was also home to a delicate and thriving ecosystem made up of mountains, hills and pine forests running along the river Irtysh.
The region held a sacred meaning to Kazakhs. The birthplace of intellectual literature and culture, famous for its musicians, poets and writers.
For the inhabitants, the 465 nuclear tests conducted during its existence had dire consequences on an ancient landscape that supported traditional pasturelands with little regard for their effect on the local people or the environment, leading to devastating long-term impacts.
Now expanded by visionary remixes from The Bug, Hatis Noit, KMRU, Aïsha Devi, Hinako Omori, and Alva Noto, "Polygon Reflections" bridges past and future through music that resonates far beyond borders.
Tracklist:
- Alash-Kala (The Bug Reflection)
- Saryzhal (Hatis Noit Refelction)
- Saryzhal (KMRU Reflection)
- Polygon (Балхаш снится Reflection)
- Sary-Uzen (Lucy Liyou Reflection)
- Chagan (Aisha Devi Reflection)
- Balapan (Hinako Omori Reflection)
- Sary-Uzen & Degelen (Alva Noto Reflection)
- Degelen (Kevin Richard Martin Reflection) [DIGITAL ONLY]
