''Nowa Aleksandria'' is the only studio album by

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band

Siekiera Siekiera (Polish for ''"Axe"'') was a Polish post-punk band. With fast, aggressive music and lyrics filled with obscenities, the band was a sensation at the 1984 Jarocin Festival. After lineup changes, the band switched to new wave and then dis ...

. It was released in 1986, through the record label Tonpress. The album marks a departure from the band's

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sound in favour of the

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and

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genres. Although formerly unpopular within the Polish

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

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genre in Poland.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Tomasz Adamski.

Personnel

; Siekiera *

Tomasz Adamski Siekiera (Polish for ''"Axe"'') was a Polish post-punk band. With fast, aggressive music and lyrics filled with obscenities, the band was a sensation at the 1984 Jarocin Festival. After lineup changes, the band switched to new wave and then dis ...

–

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* Dariusz Malinowski – vocals,

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* Paweł Młynarczyk – keyboards * Zbigniew Musiński –

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s ; Production * Alek Januszewski – sleeve artwork (graphics) * Włodzimierz Kowalczyk –

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* Tadeusz – engineering assistance

External links

* * 1986 debut albums {{1980s-punk-album-stub