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?
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...
Nina Kraviz began her career as a music journalist in the 1990s, working for some of Moscow's glossiest culture and entertainment magazines. By the early 2000s, she had moved into the realm of PR agencies and, ascending from typewriters to turntables, had her first live experience as a DJ in 2003....
A quick recap from last October: Vintazh (i.e., “Vintage” or “Antique”) are a pop outfit based around the figure of Anna Pletneva (above, center), who first came to public attention in the late 1990s as a member of the female trio Litsei. That latter ensemble was responsible for some of...
Valeriya, in the name of brevity, is one of Russia's most famous singers. Relatively objective proof of that fact can be found not in her PR materials, but in documented concert activity. Over the course of last year, for example, she played in Cannes, supported Simply Red in the UK, and spent the...
The briefest of glances at the coverwork to a new EP from St Petersburg's Andrei & Eleonora would suggest that we're not supposed to take this project too seriously. Chromatic chaos, grainy textures, crudely-used color fields, enormous sunglasses, and a font found somewhere in the Land that...
When speaking of Alla Farmer, two things should be established ASAP. Thankfully, Miss Farmer hits both targets at the outset of her most basic biographical sketch: "I was born and raised in Samara, Russia. I play in Bajinda Behind the Enemy Lines." We paid some attention to the members of Bajinda...
This month has seen the release of a new album by Sevara Nazarkhan, whom Moscow's OpenSpace magazine recently called "the most internationally famous 30 year-old woman born in the Soviet Union." This new CD, published as the work of Sevara and El'f (an "alter-ego" of the singer), is titled Tak Leg...
Back in the early days of this site, before fish walked on land, we took a brief look at St Petersburg jazz outfit Acid Cool. At that time there were only a few tracks available, most of which were offered to the public in the clear context of Chet Baker's influence. More specifically, these Rus...
This Saturday in Moscow's 16 Tons nightclub, the downtempo/breaks outfit Kooqla will present their new single to the public. Entitled "Mute," it has been available for a few weeks as a free download, together with almost two hours' worth of vocal and instrumental samples. This "remix pack," as its...
