Barto / Барто

RU

Adult contemporary, Blues-rock, Classic rock, Electro-/technopop, Electroclash, Eurobeat, Eurodance, Futurepop, Grunge, Indie Dance, Indie-pop, Pop rock, Post-Disco, Post-punk, Prog, Rock

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US New Wave + Soviet Disco: Pompeya, Barto, Gidropony, and Kinree

The traditions of '80s pop and rock have enduring appeal in Russia and Ukraine - but for very different reasons. Drawing upon antique popular music of the West and/or East, these artists create disparate outlooks.

Wary Forms of Lyricism: Varia Demidova and Tytia Mina Teremina

Varia Demidova is an acoustic singer-songwriter from Perm; Tytia Mina Teremina are a confrontational synth-pop outfit from Vilnius. Between those different styles lie some common views on modern, urban experience

Brutal, Senseless, and Maybe Prophetic: Barto, Pahom, and Petr Nalich

Barto, Pahom, and Petr Nalich have all produced albums in the last few weeks. Though they differ stylistically, all the way from folk to rap, there's a common absurdist element in all three

Vasilii Shumov & "Soderzhanie": Struggles between Form and Content

Yesterday a three-track EP appeared from the ramshackle St Petersburg outfit known as Samoe Bol'shoe Prostoe Chislo (The Biggest Prime Number, aka СПБ4, aka Sbp4orchestra, etc...). Released under the name of "Zhivi khorosho!" (Live Well!), the EP's title would perhaps lead listeners to antici...

Steppenwolf '09: Cash, Creativity and "Trash-Freaks"

Yesterday we covered the recent discussions at the Moscow International Open Book Festival, designed to fashion a philosophy suited to the current economic climate. On the same day - June 14, 2009 - the central courtyard of the same building was given over to six hours of music; the afternoon's...

Barto: "Sex, Violence, and a Good Mood"

The Russian language, to put it mildly, is rich in expletives. Its grammar allows for a dizzying range of possibilities, the layering of increasingly foul expressions as one tries to bridge the gap between reality and its designation. Radical changes need radical names if one hopes to foster...