Clapan is the stage name of DJ and electrical engineer Denis Korsunskii. Raised in a family of scientists, he is now applying his own know-how to the musical "betterment" of the younger generation! // Clapan он же Денис Корсунский это человек принципиально создающий 100% танцевальную музыку прямо перед публикой! За это он благодарен своему прошлому...
Over the last few days, a series of excellent techno mixes and sets have appeared from across Russia and the Baltic. Together, they show how far-flung musicians are collaborating, thanks primarily to the web // Andrei Oid — один из немногих электронщиков с постсоветского постранства добившегося международного статуса. Объясним как...
The Tapeaters are from Nizhnii Novogord and specialize in carefree 80s electro-pop for the dancefloor. We spoke to them about the appeal of melodic nostalgia in tough times // Группа The Tapeaters утверждает: "Мы просто вспоминаем свою юность — аудиокассеты, бумбоксы, рейвы, дух свободы, ну, вы понимаете…" A как насчет кризиса?
Sanytch (aka Aleksandr Nevolin) is a widely-respected electronic musician and graphic designer, originally from Minsk. We spoke to him about his move from Belarus to the Czech Republic // Sanytch, он же Неволин Александр, музыкант, DJ, дизайнер и фотограф. Родом из Минска, он теперь работает в Праге. Что значит такой переезд сегодня, в творческом плане?
Two new albums from Ukraine and Kazakhstan have just been released in ways that link trip- or abstract hip-hop to the slow and comfortable workings of nostalgia. // "Современный инструментальный хип-хоп – вещь тонкая, требующая особого подхода. Казалось бы, сэмпл лупом, бит, бочка – и произведение готово, а рунет покорен." Вот антидот...
Alex Meshkov (aka Nooncat) spoke to us briefly about his new EP for Pro-Tez and the changing face of Moscow's nightlife // Alex Meshkov (он же Nooncat) играет "от минимала до текхауса и техно с обязательной романтической примесью звучания поп-музыки восьмидесятых и легкого транса." А что именно московские клубберы хотят во время кризиса?
Moscow DJ Petr Serkin (aka Combinator) has just released two new house tracks through the Siberian label Electronica. We spoke to him at home about the new project. // Московский DJ Петр Серкин (aka Combinator) только что выпустил новый EP через сибирский лейбл Electronica. Мы его застали дома и спросили про новый проект.
The Russian poet and Nobel Laureate Joseph Brodsky once gave a speech to the students of Dartmouth College on the philosophical benefits of boredom. "It is your window on time's infinity. Once this window opens, don't try to shut it; on the contrary, throw it wide open. For boredom speaks the lang...
Air Goatika is an offshoot of Moscow's Goatika Creative Lab and defines itself as a "joyous, energetic musical project, full of light and positive vibrations." Flexible in its lineup, the band's current members are Boris Nazarov (keyboards), Pavel Mikhailuk (bass guitar), Victor Netesov (horns) an...
Human Resources is/are a fledgling record label, both founded and managed in Moscow, thanks to the effort of a DJ whose work we recently examined: Artem Arshanitsa. His "HR" project could not fit within the framework of that initial article, and so we offer here some more audio, photographs, and ex...
