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Home Truths: Tiiiza, Volchok, The Open Club, and Chaos in Heathrow 24 Aug 2013 | 09:10 pm
The move from a regional center in Russia to Moscow or St. Petersburg can be very daunting. A number of lyrical releases compare those shifts to some related doubts about society in general.
Tenacity: Gorje Hewek, Izhevski, Lem Bertch, and Max Vertigo 22 Aug 2013 | 09:29 pm
Despite the wordless hedonism of modern dance music - and the universal workings of an entertainment industry, Russian performers maintain that local experience is unique. History looms large...
A Vague, Distant Promise: Aleph, 813, Valotihkuu, and PCăŽMuseum 21 Aug 2013 | 04:34 pm
Some leading exponents of Russian electronica publish a range of EPs that overlap philosophically. They all, to some degree, consider the nature of desire - and whether the best dreams never come true...
From Shore to Distant Shore: The V-ROX Festival 2013 (Part Two) 19 Aug 2013 | 08:55 pm
As the V-ROX Festival gets underway in Vladivostok, rock bands from around Russia come together - in a city that's maximally distant from the capital. Issues of geography come quickly to the fore.
An Impressively Consistent Groove: The Newest Electronica Showcase 18 Aug 2013 | 11:07 am
Moscow's Electronica label is currently celebrating past achievements and showcasing new colleagues. Not surprisingly, that dual focus - upon the past and future - leads to a philosophy of endurance.
Constructing a Window onto Asian Markets: Vladivostok Rocks 3000 16 Aug 2013 | 02:12 pm
Vladivostok will soon host a music festival and professional conference, V-ROX. Conceived by members of Mumiy Troll, V-ROX will introduce Russian and Asian markets to each other.
Hearth and Home: Raumskaya, DJ Azamat, SRPNT, and Bad Gibbonz 14 Aug 2013 | 10:02 pm
A couple of web-based projects ponder the relationship of pop music to actuality. Should the ideal composition build a lyrical alternative to grim likelihood - or instead reveal social lacunae with a ...
Swoonsome: Cream Child, I Delfiny, Art Electronix, and Booby Mason 13 Aug 2013 | 07:59 pm
As the Russian or Ukrainian music industries collapse and hard - i.e., physical - media formats become worthless, the status of material experience itself is reconsidered.
Fleeting Aspirations: The Praga, Mayak, recordSleep, and The Twists 9 Aug 2013 | 06:09 pm
Some new, independent recordings from Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus find significant inspiration in the recent past. In fact, the most beautiful, erstwhile ideals appeared long ago... and then slowly f...
Traveling Far: Yuka, Mark Meino, Alpha-Beta, and KosMosMusic 7 Aug 2013 | 05:18 pm
Several new techno and Goa trance recordings hope to erase binary notions such as here/there, material/spiritual, and so forth. On a lesser scale, escapism can be satisfied with a good vacation, too.
