*PREORDER* Rodion G.A. – From The Archives 1981-2017 – Ace UK CD

Despite being popular in their native Romania, Rodion G.A. had to work under an oppressive Communist regime only releasing two tracks that appeared on a compilation album in 1981. Rodion, however, made extensive recordings in his home studio. This new collection of material recorded between 1981 and 2017 is taken from that archive. Rodion died in 2021 aged 67. He has also been described as “the Godfather of Romanian electronic music.”

Rodion G.A.’s music has been curated on a number of releases “The Lost Tapes” (2013), “Behind The Curtain (The Lost Album)” (2014) “Delta Space Mission” (2014) and “Rozalia” (2018).
This new collection – compiled by Derek Anderson – draws on unreleased material from his and Rodion-Ladislau Roșca’s personal archives. Some tracks sound like a metallic Foxx-era Ultravox! Others showcase electronic melodic pulsebeats and psychedelic workouts.  We also see the first release of ‘Acolo Unde E Mister’ and ‘Aminitiri’ originally released in 1981 on the “Formatii Rock 5” LP compilation and ‘Stele Si Lumini’ best-known for being performed on Romanian TV on New Years’ Eve in 1981.

Rodion G.A.’s music has been critically acclaimed in the music press and this new collection will be welcome amongst his international legion of fans.

tracklist

01 Acolo Unde E Mister
02 Lupta Lui Thibald
03 Ciuperci otravitoare
04 Un Pahar Cu Apa
05 Intervale
06 Punct
07 Balkan
08 Joc
09 Stele Si Lumini
10 Poftiti La Control
11 Halou Cosmic
12 Tu Rea Ce Esti
13 CZ 5000 Tragedy
14 Vine iarna
15 Talk To Me
16 The Journey (Del’s Edit)
17 The Final Farewell (Del’s Edit)
18 Catacombe
19 Final Journey (Del’s Edit)
20 Amintiri
21 Goodbye (Fade Away) (Del’s Edit)