DJ Feel

Several days ago we documented the recent work of Max Tau (above), conducted in support of burgeoning Russian trip-hop. Part and parcel of his efforts over the last few years have been the appealing and well-informed podcasts known as “Vrashchenie” (i.e., “Rotation/Revolution”), designed...

Santerna is the pseudonym of Moscow-based trance/progressive exponent Aleksandr Deviat'iarov, who prides himself on being the first Russian DJ with a release via London's Mondo Records.  With dubious chutzpah, the label claims to be "one of the UK's premier dance labels specializing in house, t...

Of all the genres in Russian popular music, none is harder to follow than dance. The sheer quantity of output - all the way from two-step to techno - is stunning. Staying abreast of original tracks is hard enough, but once we add mixes, mash-ups, and other combinations, the job slips quickly out...