Babi Yar
by Flowers for Bodysnatchers
bcb723
bcb723
Not to get preachy & up on a soapbox but as someone with a passion for History there has been a shocking rise in the U.S. over the past four years of fascism, anti-intellectualism & a lacking understanding of basic historical facts in a good part of our population. "Babi Yar" is an intense imaginary soundtrack to a real historical nightmare that highlights the mass shooting perpetrated by the Nazis in the Ukraine during WWII. Read the summary - this shit could happen again. Wake up and resist.
Favorite track: Babi Yar.
Angus Lee
Angus Lee
A stunning work. Leaves an eerie taste in my mouth much as some of Penderecki's early orchestral works. Two Miles North-West in an ingenious example of building an unceasing climax. But nothing prepares you for the bonus track 'Stripped', the real 'Hammerschlag' - a Mahler reference - in this album. Without hearing that, the experience of the album is incomplete.
Favorite track: Two Miles North-West.
Farquaar
Farquaar
Absolutely terrifying. Turn up the volume, close your eyes, and listen closely to experience a nightmare in auditory form.
Favorite track: Einsatzgruppen.
thecoldnebula
Jillian Venters
Stolli
Rum & Perique
Matt
Major Jackson
mmmm_mackerel
kcass939
DJ KristianStarr
thetaze
omnee
valleyforge
chad schlegel
marsianc
makorin2
Robbie (Gnug)
M Apple
blilith
Anthony Davies
asmodeusnoir
MonsterX
thevoidraider
MR GREY
Doll Girl
TXMetalDude
Jason Iden
David Hulet
krany
TP
Martin Bigger
John Simms
kenwagerd
Robodozer
nezurec
Imbisible
joshua_ss
P r i m i t i v e D a d
tricky88
Marcia Deville
gregormortis
cosmic_hare
Michael Pearce
-Newtype-
Wolframhart
Keith Murfee
Anthony Perrett
John Berning
nht
EvilFluorite
ormusight
Randall Amos
Brian BM
Michael
crisbroadhurst
epixdude
Glyn Morton
Briar Lian
L. P. Lopez
malphas666
Patrick Ozzy Lauzier
-
Streaming + DownloadIncludes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.Purchasable with gift card
$3 USD or more
-
Full Digital Discography
Get all 6 Flowers for Bodysnatchers releases available on Bandcamp and save 50%.
Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Alive With Scars - Epilogue, Alive With Scars - Prologue, Babi Yar, Fall The Night, S O L A R I S, and Automne.
Purchasable with gift card$13 USD or more (50% OFF)
1. |
Einsatzgruppen
07:22
|
|||
2. |
Babi Yar
09:27
|
|||
3. |
Hush
02:57
|
|||
4. |
Two Miles North-West
09:55
|
about
----------
BABI YAR
The largest mass shooting perpetrated by the Einsatzgruppen took place on the 29th and 30th of September 1941 at Babi Yar, a ravine northwest of Kiev, a city in Ukraine that had fallen to the Germans on the 19th of September. The perpetrators included a company of Waffen-SS attached to Einsatzgruppe C under Rasch, members of Sonderkommando 4a under SS-Obergruppenführer Friedrich Jeckeln, and some Ukrainian auxiliary police. The Jews of Kiev were told to report to a certain street corner on the 29th of September; anyone who disobeyed would be shot. Since word of massacres in other areas had not yet reached Kiev and the assembly point was near the train station, they assumed they were being deported. People showed up at the rendezvous point in large numbers, laden with possessions and food for the journey.
After being marched two miles north-west of the city centre, the victims encountered a barbed wire barrier and numerous Ukrainian police and German troops. Thirty or forty people at a time were told to leave their possessions and were escorted through a narrow passageway lined with soldiers brandishing clubs. Anyone who tried to escape was beaten. Soon the victims reached an open area, where they were forced to strip, and then were herded down into the ravine. People were forced to lie down in rows on top of the bodies of other victims, and they were shot in the back of the head or the neck by members of the execution squads.
The murders continued for two days, claiming a total of 33,771 victims. Sand was shovelled and bulldozed over the bodies and the sides of the ravine were dynamited to bring down more material. Anton Heidborn, a member of Sonderkommando 4a, later testified that three days later that there were still people alive among the corpses. Heidborn spent the next few days helping smooth out the "millions" of banknotes taken from the victims' possessions. The clothing was taken away, destined to be re-used by German citizens. Jeckeln's troops shot more than 100,000 Jews by the end of October.
----------
You can also purchase other Flowers for Bodysnatchers releases from Cryo Chamber Label.
Alive With Scars.
cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/alive-with-scars
Asylum Beyond.
cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/asylum-beyond
Love Like Blood.
cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/love-like-blood
Aokigahara.
cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/aokigahara
----------
BABI YAR
The largest mass shooting perpetrated by the Einsatzgruppen took place on the 29th and 30th of September 1941 at Babi Yar, a ravine northwest of Kiev, a city in Ukraine that had fallen to the Germans on the 19th of September. The perpetrators included a company of Waffen-SS attached to Einsatzgruppe C under Rasch, members of Sonderkommando 4a under SS-Obergruppenführer Friedrich Jeckeln, and some Ukrainian auxiliary police. The Jews of Kiev were told to report to a certain street corner on the 29th of September; anyone who disobeyed would be shot. Since word of massacres in other areas had not yet reached Kiev and the assembly point was near the train station, they assumed they were being deported. People showed up at the rendezvous point in large numbers, laden with possessions and food for the journey.
After being marched two miles north-west of the city centre, the victims encountered a barbed wire barrier and numerous Ukrainian police and German troops. Thirty or forty people at a time were told to leave their possessions and were escorted through a narrow passageway lined with soldiers brandishing clubs. Anyone who tried to escape was beaten. Soon the victims reached an open area, where they were forced to strip, and then were herded down into the ravine. People were forced to lie down in rows on top of the bodies of other victims, and they were shot in the back of the head or the neck by members of the execution squads.
The murders continued for two days, claiming a total of 33,771 victims. Sand was shovelled and bulldozed over the bodies and the sides of the ravine were dynamited to bring down more material. Anton Heidborn, a member of Sonderkommando 4a, later testified that three days later that there were still people alive among the corpses. Heidborn spent the next few days helping smooth out the "millions" of banknotes taken from the victims' possessions. The clothing was taken away, destined to be re-used by German citizens. Jeckeln's troops shot more than 100,000 Jews by the end of October.
----------
You can also purchase other Flowers for Bodysnatchers releases from Cryo Chamber Label.
Alive With Scars.
cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/alive-with-scars
Asylum Beyond.
cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/asylum-beyond
Love Like Blood.
cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/love-like-blood
Aokigahara.
cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/aokigahara
----------
credits
released February 15, 2018
Written, Produced, Artwork, Mastering - Duncan Ritchie.
Written, Produced, Artwork, Mastering - Duncan Ritchie.
license
all rights reserved
tags
about
Flowers for Bodysnatchers Australia
Flowers for Bodysnatchers is an Australian Neoclassical Dark Ambient musical project considered by many as the benchmark in original genre bending music. Moving effortlessly from one pained moment to another. The melancholic sadness, anger and hatred are perfectly represented in every nuance of sound. ... more
discography
-
Jul 2019 -
Sep 2018 -
Feb 2018 -
Nov 2016 -
Apr 2014 -
Mar 2013
contact / help
Flowers for Bodysnatchers recommends:
-
Alive with Scars
by Flowers for BodysnatchersFlowers for Bodysnatchers album Alive With Scars, released through Cryo Chamber Label. Head on over for a listen!
go to album -
Silent Annihilation
by ANIHILAANIHILA is an Australian Dark Space Ambient project from Flowers for Bodysnatchers composer Duncan Ritchie.
go to album -
Low Winter Sun (Deluxe Edition)
by The RosenshoulBy far the best album from The Rosenshoul and a prime example of a musician at the peak of their creative genius.
go to album
If you like Flowers for Bodysnatchers, you may also like:
-
Darkly I Listen
by The Rosenshoulsupported by 282 fans who also own “Babi Yar”
I listen to a lot of dark ambient. It rarely gets to me, but hours of The Rosenshoul's albums have me thinking my destiny is trapped forever between the walls of some decaying manner.
go to album -
Hidden Field
by The Rosenshoulsupported by 252 fans who also own “Babi Yar”
Deep, dark and mysterious dronescapes with industrial textures and nuances - - absolute perfection. ***** 5 STARS ***** highest rating for this outstanding release!
go to album -
The Searchers
by KYLE BOBBY DUNNSide A of a new split with Wayne Robert Thomas is a beautiful drone piece that feels like a time-lapse video of a foggy day.
go to album
