As we write, the national drum & bass tour "Pirate Station" (Piratskaia stantsiia) is winding down. The images in this post were taken from a wide range of Russian cities over the first three months of 2010; these concerts have grown steadily from a show on Radio Rekord that was begun by D&a...
Cubic is an outfit that values simplicity very highly. Its members - who remain virtually anonymous - are contained within the MixGalaxy project that operates out of St Petersburg. The label has thus far produced a couple of very interesting compilations, which are not in any way generically def...
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...
The RusZud label recently released an intriguing new breakcore compilation, entitled "Moscow Breakcore Masscare." It features 18 new tracks from almost as many artists and has - as we see - a rather bizarre cover, too. Front and center is a well-known statue of poet Vladimir Maiakovskii (18...
Eight new tracks of Russian-language chiptune from Estonia; a small field, it must be said! Microcobra is a one-man outfit, namely 25-year old Sergei Evdokimychev. He has been working as a musician and vocalist for over two years, but still seems to have some troubles with the financial aspe...
Electronic music is often accused of sameness, of reducing national differences. Here's an exception. The sounds of Russian 8-bit or chiptune recordings, taken from old Dendy or Sega computer games, underscore the cultural differences between East and West during the Soviet Union's slow demi...
