"Motor" is one of the pseudonyms of Moscow's Vadim Ugriumov; he appears in multiple projects and many places. The reason for this particular announcement, amid such frenzied activity, is that Mr. Ugriumov has just released a very appealing nine-track, 44-minute solo recording entitled "Tiger Tunes...
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...
Two new breakcore/D&B releases have appeared online from a couple of ancient Russian towns; these recordings give voice to an interesting conflict between the weight of history and flippant innovation. The two locations in question are Pskov - almost on the border with Estonia - and Odintsov...
In an interview this summer, Russian journalist and DJ Artemii Troitskii was asked for his views on TV presenter - and now politician - Masha Malinovskaia, shown above. This topic was presumed to be of interest because Malinovskaia began her career in the field of music television, and Troitsk...
Alex Shnur is a young and promising DJ from the Ukrainian city of Dnepropetrovsk who has just released a new EP though Deep-X Recordings entitled - in a similar spirit - "Deep Sun." Some of his other work can be found at the PromoDJ host and is well worth your attention, albeit not (necessaril...
In talking about 8bit music or chiptunes in Russia, some useful parallels can be drawn with animation. After the end of the Soviet Union, Russian cartoons were swamped by CGI and other digital forms of drawing. Not only did poorly-sketched, computerized animation overwhelm kids' TV; shorter...
Denis A, otherwise known as Denis Alent'ev, is a significant presence in the Moscow techno and house scene. If you want personal proof of that, it'll cost you upwards of 2,500 Euros for a two-hour set. Or at least it would have done, before the Russian economy started succumbing to gravity....
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...
DJ Shushukin has just released an excellent new mix through 44100, entitled "Luxury" and - as ever - it's available for downloading, free of charge as a promo set. The release gives us good excuse to outline Shushukin's importance for the Moscow dance scene.
If we give him first word, selected...
Atarix is one of several pseudonyms used by Sergei Khaninev, a major player in the TruTypeSounds label. Over and above his managerial responsibilities, he is also able to list his contributions to TruType as "musician, sound-designer, and mixing/mastering engineer."
"Bearer of Festive Goods"...
