The Republic Of Mars – ‘The Beast From The East’ (Somewhere On Mars Records)
The Republic Of Mars – or ‘Respublica Mars’ in the literal translation of their name – hail from the city of Vladivostok, perhaps best known to us of a certain generation as the home base of Russia’s Pacific fleet during the Cold War. Their geographic origin provides the apposite title for this, their first English-language album, as the name of their native city itself commonly translates as “lord of the east”.
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