Andriy Hrudin's sixth studio album — a conceptual sound prayer for Kyiv. Release 24 August 2026 on Quiet Details label.
Heinali presents the sixth studio album 'Kyiv Eternal' on 24 August 2026 — Independence Day — on the British experimental electronic label Quiet Details. This is a 12-part composition (total duration 78 minutes), each part dedicated to one of Kyiv's historical periods, from founding in the 5th century to the present 2026. Album structure: I. '5th-10th c.: Cherniy and Khoryv Settlements' (5:42 — Slavic prehistoric part); II. '10th-14th c.: Kyivan Rus' (8:18 — Volodymyr's baptism); III. '14th-17th c.: Lithuania and Poland' (7:30 — power period); IV. '17th-18th c.: Cossack era' (9:18 — Ukrainian Bohemian); V. '19th c.: Empire' (8:30 — discomfort period); VI. '1917-1921: Ukrainian Revolution' (5:55 — brief freedom period); VII. '1932-1933: Holodomor' (10:18 — longest track, requiem); VIII. '1941-1944: Second World War' (7:45); IX. '1944-1991: Soviet Period' (6:30); X. '1991: Independence' (5:18); XI. '2014: Maidan' (5:45); XII. '2022+: Wall' (7:55 — finale, presence). Recording took place from 2024 to 2025 at Hrudin's Lviv home studio on modular synthesizer (Moog Mother-32, Make Noise system, hand-built modules) and acoustic instruments overlay (bandura by guest player). Sound engineer — Lex Luchak (Quiet Details). The album releases in formats: digital streaming, CD digipack in 4-fold format with Kyiv map, 180g vinyl in gold-blue version (limited 800 copies, price 48€).
