НуЩоЦеЗа* - an album that is unlikely to be released

Szysztof has been making attempts to reflect on the Russo-Ukrainian war** and other pressing social problems, if not since 2014*** then certainly since 2015. But the process was difficult and very slow, and the results didn't satisfy the author. Szysztof wanted the songs to describe not only the current situation, but also the way to fix it.

The trouble is that he didn't have any political consciousness to achieve that goal, not even a clue where to acquire such consciousness. Instead of it Szysztof had a strong fear of getting hit by far-right radicals in case of his works gaining popularity. Therefore, even ready-made songs could not be performed and recorded with sufficient conviction to be published.

The process accelerated in 2019 under the impressions of a trip to the cities of Ukraine, including the Ukrainian-controlled territory of Donbas, as well as the sensational presidential election campaign and the first year of Volodymyr Zelensky's rule. It was then that the name of the album was invented along with the slogan "про те, що відбувається" ("on what is happening"), the tracklist was formed, most of the songs got completed lyrics, vocal and guitar part. Much less was recorded though: "Deadly Slope" and "Брехня проти брехні" at a level sufficient for publication, "Є Э" as a draft**** (will be finalized and published later), "Знайомі ями" as "I'll just record myself singing it with a guitar not to forget the damn tune" (the link will be given below).

By early 2020, Szysztof had lost confidence that he's the right man to be writing the political songs. These doubts were expressed in a talking-head video in Ukrainian, the tracklist of the album was presented, but, alas, mostly as a text not as a soundtrack. And very soon after the video, the coronavirus pandemic became a new source of inspiration, hence the new songs that formed the album "Absurd" (yet to be released).

And, of course, the invasion of February 24, 2022 forced Szysztof to thoroughly rethink his political views. The blurred position "for everything good against everything bad" could neither explain nor guide any longer. While seeking for a clearer idea, Szysztof began to write instrumental music (only one composition has been published at the moment, namely "Will We Ever Be Able to Waltz Again?"). He turned to the songs intended for "НуЩоЦеЗа" only in exile, releasing the most anti-war and pro-emigration ones as a mini-album "Ненавидьте, презирайте, отписывайтесь" one year since the invasion.

A clearer idea was finally found, but most of the songs intended for "НуЩоЦеЗа", unfortunately, do not fit into it. Therefore, the album will hardly ever be released in full. Perhaps with a huge disclaimer "LOOK HOW WRONG I WAS!" or with changed texts, but this is extremely unlikely. The published songs will remain online, although Szysztof sees the traces of his past delusions in them. Some unreleased ones survive as draft or live acoustic recordings. If you're interested you can listen to them by the links below, at your own risk.

CAUTION! The links below lead to the live recordings with lots of flaws:

"Знайомі ями" ("Familiar pits") - draft recording February 20, 2019.

"Моцарт і Великий Льох" ("Mozart and the Great Mound*****") - draft recording November 29 2018, in the intro the guitar and the voice imitate lira, the Ukrainian version of hurdy-gurdy.

"Охоюшки-хой" ("Ohoyushki-hoy") - draft recording November 28, 2018.

"А воз и ныне там" ("And things are still there") - concert July 8, 2016.

"А воз и ныне там", "Где-то позади" ("Somewhere behind") - concert June 17, 2016.

"А воз и ныне там" - concert January 16, 2014.

"А воз и ныне там" - concert on October 9, 2013 or a little earlier.