Alla Farmer / Алла Фармер

RU

Dance, Deep House, Detroit Techno, Disco, Easy-list., Electro House, Electroclash, Eurodance, Funk, House, Instrumental, Italo house, Jazz, Lounge, Minimal, R&B

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From the Volga's Banks to Moscow: RBE, NVG, Tapeaters, and Bajinda

These performers come from two locations: Moscow and the banks of the Volga. They're connected not so much by parallel or local scenes as by the sense of landscape. A single - enormous - country links isolated efforts.

Three Southern Views of House: Minianimal, Joss, and Alla Farmer

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.

Intrepid Teamwork: Highway Records, High-Jack, and Stas Simonov

A number of remixes, compilations, and samplers this month show the power of collaboration. Not only from a creative point of view, but also as a way of overcoming commercial and cultural disparities.

The First FFM Compilation: New Russian and Belarusian Minimalism

One of the new changes at FFM involves regular compilation albums, free for downloading and (wide!) distribution. The first of these albums is designed to celebrate new minimal works from both Russia and Belarus.

Gothic Romance and Black Holes: Sistra, Chikiss, MAKE, and NGC 1365

Various aspects of a gothic tradition are evident in some recent Russian recordings that tag themselves as "shoegaze," "witchstep" and "apocalyptic R&B." Expect tales of cursed monasteries, black dogs... and death in general

Rok-Gryzuny, Bajinda behind the Enemy Lines, and Harajiev Smokes Virginia!

These three ensembles, from St Petersburg, Samara, and Kazan, form a telling snapshot of rock's significance in Russia. Not as a tool of adult protest, but as an opportunity to celebrate the present - before actuality sets in

Safety in Numbers: Red Bull Music Academy, Bass Camp Moscow 2011

The Red Bull Academy just held its "Bass Camp" in Moscow. Twenty promising young artists were offered master-classes, roundtable discussions, and some pearls of wisdom from UK lecturers

An Aesthetic Born of Friendship: Alla Farmer and Lena Deen

Two of Russia's finest DJs are close friends from the southern town of Samara: Alla Farmer and Lena Deen. Together they celebrate the benefits of living far from Moscow's noise and nastiness

Alla Farmer: A Natural Evolution from Lounge to the Living Room

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...