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The Last Pagans of Shoegaze: Fighting Cultural Erasure with a Wall of Sound
Not everyone knows where the Republic of Mari El is, and what shoegaze has to do with a dying language that is protected by UNESCO. But for the musicians behind the ethno-shoegaze project Lugovye Mari, merging massive walls of guitar feedback with this ancient folklore is a matter of cultural survival.
Kamola Atajanova
Jun 88 min read
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