Igor Boxx – ‘Breslau’ + ‘1945’ EP+free download

Igor Boxx, also known as Igor Pudlo (from Ninja Tune’s Polish act Skalpel), is opening a new decade with his first solo album, ‘Breslau’.

You can get a free download of ‘Last Party In Breslau’ here.

Skalpel have released two acclaimed albums on Ninja Tune – ‘Skalpel‘ (2004) and ‘Konfusion‘ (2005) – and have become one of the most important Polish music exports, well received both in their homeland and internationally.

For Igor’s debut solo album, the inspiration comes from his home country and his home town. ‘Breslau’ tells a tale of the 1945 siege of Festung Breslau undertaken by the Red Army. The historical background might mean nothing to an average listener not familiar with the multinational and multicultural history of Breslau (now known as Wroclaw) but this journey is musically so emotional and powerful that it allows anyone to follow the story. Sounds are used to depict the massive force and fury of the bolsheviks’ attack and the determination of the terrorized civil population of the city to hold on. Grinding Krautrock illustrates the monotony of the endless battle, psychedelic ornaments underline the absurdity of wartime madness, jazz rhythms sound off the chaos on both sides of the conflict whilst ambient timelessness paints the overwhelming desperation of city defenders’ efforts.

‘Breslau’ is released Monday 29th November, and is available to pre-order on LP/CD/Download from the Ninjashop – all orders will receive a free 5-track digital EP ‘1945’.

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