Starting with the basics, we should point out that Moscow's Hyperboloid Records is - in the simplest of terms - an electronic music label operated by Dmitrii Garin and Alexei Devianin. The project's most recent release appeared a couple of days ago: a debut LP by Acid Mafia called "Surrogate." T...
For the second time this week, there is new music to showcase from the Ukrainian city of Dnepropetrovsk, one of the nation's major powerhouses. For decades Dnepropetrovsk was a vital force in the development of Ukrainian manufacturing, both for industry as a whole and - more specifically - the f...
In some well-financed quarters, vinyl is starting to outsell CDs; the allegedly "warmer" sound of vinyl, the huggable dimensions of a 12" record, and the endurance of club culture have all helped to stave off the extinction of black, brittle discs.
The excellent jazz-funk outfit Uniquetun...
Mischa Delweeg (i.e., Del'vig) is a Moscow DJ who - through his studies - now enjoys well-established connections with the city of Dublin. This week he has released a new EP by the name of "Bregantina"; it can be downloaded for free courtesy of Substrakt Records.
He maintains productive...
Helen Martin is very much a rising star on the Russian scene, especially in the fields of progressive house and techno. She has only been performing for a couple of years, which begs the question of where she managed to develop any experience before grabbing a turntable. Martin reponds to such...
In the endless search for quality dance music around the "runet," it's always a blessing to find reliable sites that operate with a degree of taste. Some Russian dance portals function on a frightening, almost Biblical scale - which is super in terms of centralizing media - but they show no desi...
