Clapan is the stage name of DJ and electrical engineer Denis Korsunskii. Raised in a family of scientists, he is now applying his own know-how to the musical "betterment" of the younger generation! // Clapan он же Денис Корсунский это человек принципиально создающий 100% танцевальную музыку прямо перед публикой! За это он благодарен своему прошлому...
Over the last few days, a series of excellent techno mixes and sets have appeared from across Russia and the Baltic. Together, they show how far-flung musicians are collaborating, thanks primarily to the web // Andrei Oid — один из немногих электронщиков с постсоветского постранства добившегося международного статуса. Объясним как...
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.
The Russian poet and Nobel Laureate Joseph Brodsky once gave a speech to the students of Dartmouth College on the philosophical benefits of boredom. "It is your window on time's infinity. Once this window opens, don't try to shut it; on the contrary, throw it wide open. For boredom speaks the lang...
Human Resources is/are a fledgling record label, both founded and managed in Moscow, thanks to the effort of a DJ whose work we recently examined: Artem Arshanitsa. His "HR" project could not fit within the framework of that initial article, and so we offer here some more audio, photographs, and ex...
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...
"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...
