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| Name = Nowa Aleksandria
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| Cover = Nowa Aleksandria.jpg
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| Released = 1986
| Recorded = 1985
| Genre = ]<br />]<br />]
| Length = 38:36 (LP)<br />53:18 (CD)
| Label = ] ]
| Producer =
| Reviews =
| Last album = '']''<br />(1985)
| This album = '''''Nowa Aleksandria'''''<br />(1986)
| Next album = '']''<br />(1988)
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{{Infobox album
'''''Nowa Aleksandria''''' is the debut album of Polish band ], released in ], by ]. All songs were written by leader and band founder ]. Recording engineer: Włodzimierz Kowalczyk.
| name = Nowa Aleksandria
| type = studio
| artist = ]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1986
| recorded = December 1985 at Tonpress KAW Studio, ], ]
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = ]
| length = 53:18 <small>(CD)</small>
| label = Tonpress
| producer =
| prev_title = Fala
| prev_year = 1985
| next_title = Jak punk to punk
| next_year = 1988
}}


'''''Nowa Aleksandria''''' is the only studio album by ] band ]. It was released in 1986, through the record label Tonpress. The album marks a departure from the band's ] sound in favour of the ] and ] genres. Although formerly unpopular within the Polish ] music scene, the album has later established a cult following within the Polish ] scene and is now considered a household name within the ] genre in Poland.
This Siekiera's only one formal LP, Nowa Aleksandria - influenced mainly by ]. After all these years is appraised as one of the greatest Polish albums of all time.

== Track listing ==

All songs written and composed by Tomasz Adamski.

{{track listing
| headline = Side A
| title1 = Idziemy przez las (Marching through the Forest)
| length1 = 3:45
| title2 = Ludzie wschodu (People of the East)
| length2 = 4:17
| title3 = Bez końca (Without End)
| length3 = 3:21
| title4 = Idziemy na skraj (Marching to the Edge)
| length4 = 3:25
| title5 = Na zewnątrz (Outside)
| length5 = 6:00
}}

{{track listing
| headline = Side B
| title1 = Nowa Aleksandria
(The New Alexandria)
| length1 = 3:11
| title2 = To słowa (It's Words)
| length2 = 3:11
| title3 = Już blisko (So Close)
| length3 = 2:42
| title4 = Tak dużo, tak mocno (So Much, So Hard)
| length4 = 4:00
| title5 = Czerwony pejzaż (The Red Landscape)
| length5 = 4:44
}}

{{track listing
| headline = CD bonus tracks
| title1 = Misiowie puszyści (Puffy Bear Teddies)
| length1 = 2:41
| title2 = Jest bezpiecznie (It's safe)
| length2 = 5:29
| title3 = Ja stoję, ja tańczę, ja walczę (I'm standing, I'm dancing, I'm fighting)
| length3 = 5:11
}}

== Personnel ==
; Siekiera


== Musicians ==
* ] – ], ] * ] – ], ]
* Dariusz Malinowski – vocal, ] * Dariusz Malinowski – vocals, ]
* Paweł Młynarczyk – ] * Paweł Młynarczyk – ]
* Zbigniew Musiński – ]s * Zbigniew Musiński – ]s


; Production
== Track listing ==
; Side A
# "Idziemy przez las" – 3:45
# "Ludzie wschodu" – 4:17
# "Bez końca" – 3:21
# "Idziemy na skraj" – 3:25
# "Na zewnątrz" – 6:00

; Side B
# "Nowa Aleksandria" – 3:11
# "To słowa" – 3:11
# "Już blisko" – 2:42
# "Tak dużo, tak mocno" – 4:00
# "Czerwony pejzaż" – 4:44


* Alek Januszewski – sleeve artwork (graphics)
=== Track listing (for Sonic's 1992 CD reedition) ===
* Włodzimierz Kowalczyk – ]
# "Idziemy przez las" – 3:40
* Tadeusz {{proper name|Czechak}} – engineering assistance
# "Ludzie wschodu" – 4:23
# "Bez końca" – 3:21
# "Idziemy na skraj" – 3:27
# "Na zewnątrz" – 6:03
# "Nowa Aleksandria" – 3:16
# "To słowa" – 3:14
# "Już blisko" – 2:45
# "Tak dużo, tak mocno" – 4:02
# "Czerwony pejzaż" – 4:46
# "Misiowie puszyści" – 2:41 (bonus)
# "Jest bezpiecznie" – 5:29 (bonus)
# "Ja stoję, ja tańczę, ja walczę" – 5:11 (bonus)


== Other releases == == External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.siekiera.serpent.pl/dzwieki.htm#aleksandria|''Nowa aleksandria'' at the band's official website}}
*1986 ] SX-T 73; 38:36
* {{Discogs master|22003}}
*1992 Sonic SON 9; 53:18
*1999 Koch International 521552; 38:36
*2003 MTJ MTJCD 10251; 38:36
*2004 Tonpress CDT073; 53:18


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1986 studio album by Siekiera
Nowa Aleksandria
Studio album by Siekiera
Released1986
RecordedDecember 1985 at Tonpress KAW Studio, Warszawa, Poland
GenreCold wave
Length53:18 (CD)
LabelTonpress
Siekiera chronology
Fala
(1985)
Nowa Aleksandria
(1986)
Jak punk to punk
(1988)

Nowa Aleksandria is the only studio album by Polish band Siekiera. It was released in 1986, through the record label Tonpress. The album marks a departure from the band's punk rock sound in favour of the coldwave and darkwave genres. Although formerly unpopular within the Polish punk rock music scene, the album has later established a cult following within the Polish new wave scene and is now considered a household name within the cold wave genre in Poland.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Tomasz Adamski.

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Idziemy przez las (Marching through the Forest)"3:45
2."Ludzie wschodu (People of the East)"4:17
3."Bez końca (Without End)"3:21
4."Idziemy na skraj (Marching to the Edge)"3:25
5."Na zewnątrz (Outside)"6:00
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Nowa Aleksandria (The New Alexandria)"3:11
2."To słowa (It's Words)"3:11
3."Już blisko (So Close)"2:42
4."Tak dużo, tak mocno (So Much, So Hard)"4:00
5."Czerwony pejzaż (The Red Landscape)"4:44
CD bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Misiowie puszyści (Puffy Bear Teddies)"2:41
2."Jest bezpiecznie (It's safe)"5:29
3."Ja stoję, ja tańczę, ja walczę (I'm standing, I'm dancing, I'm fighting)"5:11

Personnel

Siekiera
Production
  • Alek Januszewski – sleeve artwork (graphics)
  • Włodzimierz Kowalczyk – engineering
  • Tadeusz Czechak – engineering assistance

External links

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