''Amazonka'' ( uk, Амазонка; en, Amazon) is the sixth studio album by
Ruslana
Ruslana Stepanivna Lyzhychko ( uk, Руслана Степанівна Лижичко, ''Ruslana Lyzhychko''; born 24 May 1973), known mononymously as Ruslana, is a World Music Award and Eurovision Song Contest winning recording artist, holding ...
. The album was released in
Eastern Europe
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,
Germany
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,
China
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and other countries.
The album is based on the book ''
Wild Energy. Lana
Spouses Maryna Yuryivna Dyachenko (born 23 January 1968) and Serhiy Serhiyovych Dyachenko (14 April 1945 – 5 May 2022) (Marina Yuryevna Dyachenko (Shirshova) and Sergey Sergeyevich Dyachenko) (rus. Марина и Сергей Дяченко, ...
''. In the book, Lana breaks free from the normal cycle of an
energy-efficient-gone-wrong future
The future is the time after the past and present. Its arrival is considered inevitable due to the existence of time and the laws of physics. Due to the apparent nature of reality and the unavoidability of the future, everything that currently ...
life. Each track is in order to the chapters of the book, conveying the different emotions in what the character and co-characters feel. Ruslana's music has turned to a new electronic/futuristic feel, in keeping with the setting of the book.
About the album
The people who created this album tend to characterize its original style as pop-fantasy. It's based on hurricane music chapters – the ones which conjure up pictures of fights between Tolkien's orcs and confrontation of Elements of Nature in Carpathians. Lightning, thunderstorm, hurricanes and industrial sounds of terrific fantastic plant – they are regular instruments in songs of "Amazon". But despite the above, the dense commercial sound and modern jagged grooves attribute to the album. These features are common in American charts’ top hits. This is particularly due to the fantastic work completed by American producers Trevor Flercher (director of Hit Factory Criteria studio in Miami) and Egoworks Music. A portion of exotics is in ethnical (rather Balkan) motives and samples. Several authentic instruments sound as though they're not as real but owned to tribes from mystical tales. And the central kernel of this all is, of course, Ruslana's distinctive drive and energy.
On the Czech and Slovak editions of the album, a bonus track is included.
Track listing
Release history
Chart performance
Singles
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Dyka Enerhija
"Dyka Enerhiya" ( uk, Дика енергія, Wild Energy) is the title of Ruslana's single to promote the fantasy book ''Wild Energy. Lana''. The song was released on 18 July.
Further information
In March the book "Wild Energy. Lana" was relea ...
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Vidlunnya mrii
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Vohon' chy lid
"Vohon chy lid (Vse ne te)" (, ) is a pop song recorded by Ukrainian popsinger Ruslana, written by her and Oleksander Ksenofotov and co-produced by Ruslana herself. The song serves as the third single (second radio single) from her March 2008-re ...
* Dykj anhel
* Ya jdu za toboju
External links
* http://ruslana.com.ua/releases/new2008/02_04_eng.html
References
Ruslana albums
2008 albums
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