Kuidas kuningas Kuu peale kippus (How the king wanted to go to the Moon

Moon

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) is an album

Album

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 released in 2004 by No-Big-Silence

No-Big-Silence

No-Big-Silence , originally known as Aggressor, is an Industrial metal/rock band from Estonia.-Early years as Aggressor :...

 and Kosmikud

Kosmikud

Kosmikud are Estonian depressive rock group founded in 1999. They released their first album Ei roosid in 2000, after their singer Taavi Pedriks died. The remaining three members of the band – Aleksander Vana , Kristo Rajasaare and Kõmmari – decided to take a time out, rehearse and try new singers...

.

The singles are "Kuninga imekanad", "Sepa kahurikuul" and "Tisleri kastitorn".

This album is based on the 1976 TV musical (Kuidas kuningas kuu peale kippus) by Peeter Volkonski and Dagmar Normet.
Now, 28 years later Kosmikud and No-Big-Silence give the songs new energy. The original arrangement was done by an Estonian rock band Ruja

Ruja

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 (1971-1988).

Style

For many NBS fans this album may seem to sound very strange on first listen. The music can be considered to be a mash of Kosmikud

Kosmikud

Kosmikud are Estonian depressive rock group founded in 1999. They released their first album Ei roosid in 2000, after their singer Taavi Pedriks died. The remaining three members of the band – Aleksander Vana , Kristo Rajasaare and Kõmmari – decided to take a time out, rehearse and try new singers...

's music and No-Big-Silence

No-Big-Silence

No-Big-Silence , originally known as Aggressor, is an Industrial metal/rock band from Estonia.-Early years as Aggressor :...

's music. while "Vapper major annab au", "Sepa kahurikuul" and "Tisleri kastitorn" sound more like standard No-Big-Silence

No-Big-Silence

No-Big-Silence , originally known as Aggressor, is an Industrial metal/rock band from Estonia.-Early years as Aggressor :...

 songs, the other tracks can be seen as NBS/Kosmikud mash-ups.

Track listing

1. "Kuninga imekanad" ("King's wonder-chicken") – 2:31
2. "Vapper major annab au" ("Brave major is saluting") – 1:25
3. "Tisleri imelind" ("Joiner's wonderbird") – 3:52
4. "Sepa kahurikuul" ("Blacksmith's cannonball") – 2:13
5. "Koka laul" ("Chef's song") – 3:26
6. "Tisleri kastitorn" ("Joiner's tower of boxes") – 2:18
7. "Ehitame torni" ("We're building a tower") – 1:55
8. "Ei jaksa me" ("We haven't got the strength") – 2:19
9. "Hei pinguta ja rassi" ("Hey strive and toil") – 13:18
   • The real length of "Hei pinguta ja rassi" is 2:14 and is followed by 7:55 of silence before a small clip of the band doing a recording session comes in at 9:29 which lasts for 3:50.

No-Big-Silence

• Cram – vocals
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   (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9)
• Kristo K – guitar
  Electric guitar
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   (3) / backing vocals (8) / keyboards
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• Willem – acoustic guitar
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   (1, 3, 5, 7) / backing vocals (8)
• Kristo R – drums; backing vocals (8)

Others

• Peeter Volkonski - vocals (6, 7, 9)
• Hele Kõre - vocals (1, 5, 7, 8)
• Peeter Malkov - flute
  Flute
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   (3)
• DJ Sinda - DJ'ing
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  (4)