Merrie Melodias #7 - Outsiders' Signals - 25th February 2025

Uzbekistan-based DJ and boss of the experimental **https://tawpot.bandcamp.com)** label **[Eugenie Galochkin](https://www.instagram.com/gl4kn/)** presents rare vinyl rips from the Soviet **[Melodia](https://soundcloud.com/firmamelodiya** label. **Melodia** has released music from all around the world: from obscure Baltic electronica and free jazz from Siberia; to synth-pop from Tajikistan and academic avant-garde from Ukraine. The series will explore how national and cultural characteristics are embedded in musical language.

In 1991, in the last year of the Soviet Union's existence, Melodiya decided to embark on a pioneering experiment in product marketing by launching the Signal Series of records. Each record in this series contained fragments of four new albums to be released, and the envelopes contained sketches of their artwork. The listener was invited to vote for their favorite artist by sending a written request to the major's editorial office to order the record through the la