''Razbliuto!'' is the debut album of

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band

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. It was produced by

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, and released in August 2006 on

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. The album art was designed by Nigel Moore, with sleeve photography by Natasja Fourie.

Reception

The album received much praise from critics, and won Best Alternative Album at the

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in 2007. The music critic, Marcus Louw, remarked that the album's strength "lies in the way in which Lark manage to be quite adventurous and experimental while still remaining accessible". In the

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, Evan Milton described the album as "densely layered and delectably dark" The American podcast, Nonstuff, proclaimed that "Lark’s presence in Cape Town is certain to make us take notice".

Track listing

Personnel

;Band members *

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- vocals, vocal FX *

- sequencing, synth, piano, guitar and harpsichord * Simon Ratcliffe - electric bass, double bass and duduk * Sean Ou Tim - drums, percussion ;Session musicians * Paula Masterson - clarinet, string arrangements * David Shapiro - mandola * Micky Wiswedel - synth * Lara Block - cello * Andre Jansen van Rensberg - accordion *

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- violin * Rayelle Goodman - violin

Album name

The album's name is a reference to a long-running hoax of a Russian word, that purportedly cannot be translated into the English language. In reality this word does not exist in the Russian language.

References

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