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?
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.
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....
Last August, when we wrote of Anton Zap's intriguing discography, we began the discussion as follows: "Zap is a man of very few words, but many sounds and images [at the time, he was showcasing a range of DIY paintings and sketches]. Most of his online venues are devoid of text, save the obligato...
A level-headed overview of DJ Arshanitsa's work should begin by adding his Christian name, Artem. Any aura of Moscow razzmatazz is immediately lessened; even greater degrees of objectivity can be reached by bringing some dull biographical data into play. Arshanitsa has been working in the capital'...
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...
Nikita Zabelin, despite his evidently youthful appearance, is not wildly keen on revealing his age. Various reasons might be presumed for such coyness, but it is at least possible to fix his location with confidence: Ekaterinburg. Shown above in festive times, the city has an undeniably mythic...
On March 5th, Moscow DJ Petr Serkin was invited to talk with broadcaster Slava Finist at the capital's Radio Megapolis; during the show, Finist spoke of his guest's "split personality." This was a reference to his work not only as DJ Combinator, but also as founder of the Bip Soup project. Ser...
