Atlanta’s “Bog Witch” and Boise’s “Mystic Tape Deck” announce the release of a new collaborative single, “Dogs of Chernobyl” to mark the anniversary of the Chernobyl Disaster.
Following the April 26, 1986 nuclear accident, the City of Pripyat was evacuated. The residents were forced to leave their pets (including domestic dogs) behind.
Nearly 40 years after the accident, the descendants of these dogs are still living in the Exclusion Zone and a study is currently taking place.
Scientists are sampling the DNA of the dogs. Apparently, their DNA is irregular in some interesting ways.
Wendy writes “I couldn’t sleep one night and picked-up my phone to surf when I noticed an article about the radioactive dogs of Chernobyl. Right away it seemed like a song.”
Wendy invited Mystic Tape Deck to collaborate with her in creating the sonic pallet for this song, the proceeds from which will be donated to the Clean Futures Fund.
The Clean Futures Fund relies upon donations to provide medical supplies, vaccines, and food for the dogs living in the Exclusion Zone.
Donate $1 or more to the Clean Futures Fund via Bandcamp and receive a download of the single:
mystictapedeck.bandcamp.com/track/dogs-of-chernobyl
Find out more about the Clean Futures Fund:
www.cleanfutures.org/dogs-of-chernobyl/
released April 26, 2023
Wendy DuMond: Lyrics, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
PS Perkins: Electric Guitars, Bass, mallet snare, cymbal stack, midi
Ron Thomas: Drums, hand drums, shakers
Song by Wendy DuMond
Produced, engineered, and mixed by Mystic Tape Deck
Mastered by Sid Hagan
www.okthenrecords.us