An accordion wheezes over a crackling folk melody and suddenly you're planning bus routes for 40,000 comrades. Rotem Hecht's score for Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic nails the tone of a city builder set behind the Iron Curtain.
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"The Vodka Waltz" sways with tipsy charm, "Perestroika" layers analog synths over a melancholy folk progression, and "Soviet Electro" pushes into this retro-futurist territory that sounds like a state-approved rave. The choir on "Soviet Republic's Army Choir" is absurdly earnest.
"Svetlana" pulls back into something genuinely tender. The whole thing oscillates between propaganda bombast and quiet human moments. Perfect background for watching your five-year plan slowly crumble.