[M1 — THE ASSIGNMENT | COLD SOVIET ELECTRONIC MINIMALISM] [Ticking clock, deep Polivoks drone, military footsteps] [ALL DIALOGUE DRY, DEEP, SPOKEN — NO THEATRICS] [MALE 1 — GENERAL, DEEP] Cousin Yuri. I have a special assignment. [MALE 2 — POLITICAL OFFICER] Yes, Comrade General. [MALE 1] Colonel Anton Gromov. Find something. Disloyalty. Insubordination. Anything. [MALE 2] Ah your enemy And if I find nothing? [MALE 1 — FLAT] Look harder. [V1 — THE CONSPIRACY | SPARSE MOTORIK] Moscow sends a loyal man With a classified career plan Party papers, polished shoes Find a fault and make the news One good colonel, thirty years Seven officers disappeared Siberia waits beyond the snow One more report and Gromov goes [M2 — THE INSPECTION | RIGID MOTORIK, POLIVOKS BASS] [MALE 2 — AUTHORITATIVE] Lieutenant Colonel Yuri Sokolov. Deputy Commander for Political Affairs. [MALE 1 — FRIENDLY, DRY] Welcome, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel. Tea? [MALE 2] I am here to inspect your political discipline. [MALE 1] Of course. Tea? [MALE 2 — IRRITATED] No! [MALE 1] Just as well. The kettle is broken. [V2 — IDEOLOGICAL DEVIATION | ROBOTIC MALE VOCAL] Western music in the halls Strange vibrations through the walls Four good comrades dressed in grey Making synthesisers play [MALE 2] Colonel! This music sounds German! [MALE 1] The synthesizers are Soviet. [MALE 2] And the music? [MALE 1] Mostly Russian. [PAUSE] Occasionally German. [MALE 2] GERMAN?! [M3 — THE EVIDENCE | DARK INDUSTRIAL TRIP-HOP] [Metallic percussion, deep bass sequence, machinery] [MALE 2 — ACCUSATORY] Colonel! You take orders from a civilian woman! [MALE 1] Yes. [MALE 2] You admit it?! [MALE 1] She's the guidance engineer. [FEMALE — CALM, CONTRALTO] Anton. Hold this. [MALE 1] Of course, darling. [FEMALE] No. The other end. [MALE 1] Sorry. [LONG PAUSE] [MALE 2 — HORRIFIED] I have seen enough! [MALE 1] Excellent. Pass Irina the screwdriver. [V3 — THE ACCUSATION | HEAVY MOTORIK] Political deviation Western contamination Civilian domination Military humiliation Thirty years of loyal duty Now accused of impropriety Write the charges, make the call Comrade Colonel's going to fall [HBC — FOUR MALE VOCODERS | ESCALATING COUNTERPOINT] ПО-ПО-ПОЛИТРУК ПАР-ПАР-ПАРТИЯ КОН-КОН-КОНТРОЛЬ МОС-МОС-МОСКВА НЕ-НЕ-НЕТ! ДА-ДА-ДА! РА-РА-РАКЕТА ПО-ПО-ПОЛИТРУК [HBC — OVERLAPPING VOICES] ПОЛИТРУК! ПОЛИТРУК! КОНТРОЛЬ! КОНТРОЛЬ! СИ-БИРЬ! СИ-БИРЬ! НЕТ! НЕТ! НЕТ! НЕТ! НЕТ! НЕТ!, НЕТ! НЕТ! НЕТ!, НЕТ! НЕТ! НЕТ!, НЕТ! НЕТ! НЕТ!, НЕТ! НЕТ! НЕТ!, НЕТ! НЕТ! НЕТ! [POLIVOKS FILTER SWEEP — VOCAL DESCENDING GLISSANDO INTO SYNTHESISER] [M4 — THE REPORT | OMINOUS FRENCH COSMIC ELECTRO] [Typewriter percussion, sparse Polivoks, ticking clock] [V4 — THE FINAL REPORT | DEEP MALE VOCODER] Classified report Moscow headquarters Political misconduct Disobeying orders Transfer recommendation Immediate removal Siberian assignment Awaiting approval [TYPEWRITER STOPS] [MALE 2 — TELEPHONE] Comrade General. I have him. [MALE 1 — TELEPHONE FILTER] Excellent, Yuri. Send the report. We shall finish Gromov. [TELEPHONE BEEP]
