J.M.K.E.'s To the Cold Land / Brigitta Davidjants.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davidjants, Brigitta, author.

Series:

33 1/3 Europe.

33 1/3 Europe

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

J.M.K.E. (Musical group).

Punk rock music--Estonia--20th century--History and criticism.

Punk rock music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

This book explores the album 'Külmale maale' (To The Cold Land, 1989) by J.M.K.E. - the most legendary punk rock band in Estonia - concentrating on the meaning of the album in different sociocultural contexts from its release until today. In 35 years, the album has not lost its relevance: It was nominated for best pop music album of Estonia in 2014 and is listened to by all generations of punks. The story of J.M.K.E. illustrates the subcultural organization not only in Estonia but in the Soviet Union in general, where pop music and the existence of subculture was more or less censored for 50 years. Broadly, it presents the influential role of pop culture in the transition from a totalitarian society to a liberal economy and from subcultural to post-subcultural society.

Contents:

1. 'Jesus Mary, shrieked the hag': Lyrics, sound, and memory The beginning 'To the Cold Land' 2. 'I am the censor!': Surrounded subcultures Prequel: pop culture under siege Punk arrives in Tallinn! Songs about oppression: censorship and psychiatry 3. To the Cold Land: from war crimes to the fear of disappearance Escape as a form of protest Immortal sadists The fear of disappearance 4. 'They don't know my name': pacifistically about anarchism The butterfly and the atomic bomb Militancy in the sheepskin of pacifism Phosphorite - no thanks! 5. 'Hello perestroika!': The Estonian punk movement at its peak Perestroika scepticism Hello perestroika! The journey to the album - a view from Finland 6. 'Endless Saturday': J.M.K.E. in the midst of different ideologies Illustrations Index

ISBN:

9798765103142

OCLC:

1460463793