Kontext

RU

Ambient, Ambient Dub, Downbeat, Electroacoustic, Electronic, Field Recordings, Gabba, Glitch, Idm, Industrial, Instrumental, Psy Chill, Psybient, Sci-Fi, Spacesynth

http://www.myspace.com/kontextkontext
http://www.discogs.com/Kontext-Acid-Pasta-EP/release/2160443
http://immerserecords.com/

Animated Sounds: Lazzich, Plotka, Microfunk, and Two Subself Remixes

Some deep house and dub-tech recordings from various locations this week draw upon metaphors of silence and (unhurried) geology. All are used in order to advocate the charms of slow, silent, and collective activity; they are also used to counter a noisy maximalism outside.

The Struggle for Blissful Inactivity: Nocow and Kontext at Gimme5

Nocow and Kontext (aka Dissident) are St Petersburg musicians who've recently recorded podcasts for Gimme5. Both men turn to a psychedelic heritage in order to counter the crude, rude experience of daily life

Kontext: A Particular Kind of Northern, Rain-Soaked Yearning

A couple of years ago on this site, in July 2008, we expressed gratitude for the discography of one electronic musician in particular from northern Russia. "At times a specter of sameness threatens the world of Russian D&B, giving us cause to be grateful for the work of Dissident, aka Kontext...

Dissident, Kontext, and Stupor: Modesty and Minimalism

At times a specter of sameness threatens the world of Russian R&B, giving us cause to be grateful for the work of Dissident, aka St Petersburg's Stanislav Sevost'ianikhin. In his promo-texts he makes frequent reference to the proximity of the Baltic; his MySpace photos also include several...