Russia's branch of the Red Bull Music Academy has just just chosen ten young musicians to join its "Bass Camp" in Sochi. We take a look at some of the newer names, especially among the house and juke exponents.
A number of new house tracks from Moscow, Kiev, and Perm show well the romance associated with that style. Not everybody, however, can imagine themselves in a TV commercial or a Spanish club...
A well-respected culture magazine in St. Petersburg has just published a list of the city's most promising electronic projects. We look at four dance-oriented artists on that list and consider their common outlook.
These house DJs and producers have either worked or published together. What separates them, though, are the ways in which they view their workplace - either as a realm of competition or as a happier sphere of collaboration.
Santi Touch (Vytautas Sarapinas), Bogdan Taran, and Max Lomov operate between the cities of Kaunas, Riga, and London. That list alone is enough to suggest some considerable levels of effort - in the name of entertainment.
Grusha (i.e., "Pear") Music is a Moscow house/post-disco enterprise involving various aspects of the capital's mainstream club scene. As a result, Grusha is an accurate barometer of changing fashions - and business life.
Continuing our investigation of Highway Records, we look at four of the label's other projects. These Russian musicians have spatial and stylistic connections that do much to advocate Highway's credo of "decentralization."
The RussianAdults webzine has now launched a netlabel, "My Favourite Pet." With the help of various friends, MFP celebrates the heyday of Russian cosmic disco and early house in the 1980s.
Two compilations from Moscow and Holland help to showcase some new Russian deep- and tech-house. Unifying the various tracks and towns involved are some comments upon the music's real-world value
These musicians are based in St Petersburg, Murmansk, and Zaporozh'e. The connection between them comes from an escapist aesthetic: one artist evades local glitz, while the others hide from industrial grimness
