pro deo! pro rege! pro ukraina!
2005-2007 An Oda Relicta project hailing from the Ukrainian city Zhytomyr was organized by Olegh Kolyada, a musician known by his electronic experiments since 1998, mainly due to his projects First Human Ferro, Ostarbeiter, and In Meditarivm. Oda Relicta was created in 2005 with the intention to represent the legacy of the local military orchestra - Zhytomyr Military Brass Orchestra, where Olegh Kolyada's uncle was involved into while serving in the army. Hence the military component of the project is the marches, and improvisations upon classical works performed throughout 1990s - 2005 by the local orchestra mentioned. In the year 2006 Oda Relicta came into an agreement with the Belgian indie-label Neuropa Records for the debut's "The Crown & the Plough" production, being issued a year later.
2008 In 2006 Olegh Kolyada got in touch with the Ukrainian contemporary classical composer Mykhayil A.Shukh, whose priceless legacy became the neo-classical/liturgical component of the project. In early 2008 Neuropa Records released the second Oda Relicta's album "Czarstvo dukha"("The Kingdom of Spirit"), which highlit the deep religious creed and background of the project, Christianity. Oda Relicta was assisted on that record by an Italian band Albireon, and the French ones, Dissonant Elephant and Lonsai Maikov to perform a spiritual lithurgy heavenly enriched by a professional soprano singing.
Late 2008 was the time Oda Relicta joined forces with the Argentinian indie-label Twilight Records to release the 3rd album "Leper Mass", a commemoration to all the Georgians slaughtered by russian aggressors in bloody summer of the 2008. Likewise "Czarstvo dukha", the recording sessions took place at the metropolitan conservatoire to achieve the classical effect. The radical project's position upon the issues mentioned proved its maturity and readiness to react, resist and counteract the burning problems that find resonance within. That was the time Olegh Kolyada officially declared his strong anti-russian orientation and forbade to distribute and sell Oda Relicta's music in bloody russia.
2009 The year is bringing forth the 4th album by Oda Relicta, the 2nd martial one, "Holy Alliance" - the most versatile in the marches performance and martial orchestrations by the Zhytomyr Military Brass Orchestra alongside the local Chamber Orchestra, and the Ensemble of an Ancient Music mastery in neo-classical and folk passages respectively. Taken care of by Twilight Records. Meanwhile our all-time comrade-in-arms Neuropa Records presented a split 7" (w/Horologium) to show Oda Relicta's martial roots and deep national folk tradition in union with religious zeal. Also remains scheduled for this prosperous and prolific year at one of the world..s finest Twilight Records a unique 3-piece epic liturgy "The Great Sphinx" mini-CD, macabre litany and barbaric Oriental incantation summoned in the name of the Necropolis guardian.
THE DISCOGRAPHY:
Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists+Ukrainian Insurgent Army 2CD/Book Boxset 2011/TBA
The Great Sphinx mini-CD 2009/Twilight Rec.
Holy Alliance CD/LP deluxe box 2009/Twilight Rec. Leper Mass CD 2008/Twilight Rec.
Czarstvo dukha CD 2008/Neuropa Rec.
The Crown & the Plough CD 2007/Neuropa Rec.
v/a Credo in Unum Deum CD 2006/Trinitos Music