Modul

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Adult contemporary, Ambient, Downbeat, Electro-/technopop, Electroacoustic, Electronic, Glitch, Idm, Instrumental, Leftfield, Microhouse, Minimal, Psy Chill, Psybient, Sci-Fi

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Homespun Science Fiction: Wols, L420, Wind in Willows, and Astronaft

From Petrozavodsk, Krasnodar, St. Petersburg, and Babruysk, four musicians consider the timeless charm of outer space. Some of them turn to Soviet science fiction, others move with gratitude into the forest...

Common Effort and a Single Goal: Highway Records' "Milestone Two"

Moscow's Highway Records has published a new compilation, entitled "Milestone Two." Incorporating tech-house artists from the capital, the Black Sea, and southern Siberia, it shows the vital importance of collaboration.

Nature's Growing Promise: 2muchachos, Miru Water, Osmenog, and Wols

Four recordings - from Russia's south and several Siberian cities - all turn to nature for inspiration. The result, as an antidote to modern anxiety, is a hushed series of sounds, made in anticipation of springtime.

The Sub Amp Label and Compilation: From Krasnodar to Moscow

Krasnodar once again is at the forefront of tech-house news. This week sees the launch of a new label - Sub Amp - and the development of new connections from southern Russia to the capital and beyond. Much is happening.

Movement: Copper Beard, Yellowhead, Snow Slow Party, and Badass Yuki

Enthusiastically conceived electronica from Krasnodar, St. Petersburg, Izhevsk, and Tallinn considers its own zeal. Some lovingly-fashioned music leans increasingly - and wisely - towards understatement.

Interweaving Softness and Severity: Kött, Yan Lofy, Vxlam, and The Kirbi

A range of warm and inviting instrumentals appear this week from across Russia, yet they cannot advertise an easy-going worldview. Elements of unease and anxiety remain constantly foregrounded.

Solitude: A.B.S.T.R.A, Yevgeny Shukin, Long Arm, SPDSC, and Vagina Vangi

We look at the remaining attendees of Sochi's Red Bull "Bass Camp." Although these young men operate within the very public domain of sonic performance art, the role of introspection and imagination is uppermost.

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.

Fluttering Hearts: Valotihkuu, 813, and the Taprikk Sweezee Remixes

Various examples of new bass music from around Russia this week deliberately employ lo-fi media. These most fragile tools recall a time when tape flutter was a sign of music played endlessly - and with much love.

Wistful Views of a Distant Future: Clapan and BMB (Space Kid)

New bass music from St. Petersburg and Krasnodar turns this week to a series of futuristic motifs. Compositions from Clapan and BMB (aka Space Kid) both employ some time-honored ways of considering events beyond the horizon.

Secret Romance of the South: Modul, Yaha Zveroboy, and Highway Records

New tech-house recordings from Zaporozhye and Krasnodar lead to some questions regarding "provincial" dance music. Offering one of the most pleasant and optimistic outlooks is Mike Spirit, owner of Moscow's Highway Records.

Pixelord, Dza, and Modul: Getting to Grips with Physical Experience

New recordings have appeared from three leading lights of Russian electronica. Representing their distant hometowns of Vladivostok, Novosibirsk, and Krasnodar, they share some connections in their attitudes to digital music and physical experience.

The Art of Deconstruction: Moa Pillar, Beatowski Beats, and Orlando15

Moa Pillar has just released a remix of equally new material from Modul. His reasons for doing so form an interesting parallel with other beatmakers this month - both from Russia and Latvia

Looking for Friends: Modul, Anton Zap, Lay-Far, and Mars Needs Lovers

Various EPs and remixes this week touch upon the role of friendship, networking, and collaborative culture in an environment where the role of profit is diminished. Today's trust can form tomorrow's institutions, perhaps

Tech House as a Form of Therapy: Vadim Lankov, SE62, and Yaha Zveroboy

Recent techno and tech-house recordings from both Moscow and Kiev deal with the role of a severe, insistent style in the middle of two unpredictable cities

Bubbles, Bliss, and Suprematists: Slow, Dzenis Mantsevich, and Maguett

These three projects bridge enormous distances, from Finland to the Black Sea - via Belarus. What kind of artistic credo matches that expanse? The people involved look to the past

Nervous Sounds in the House of Frankenstein: Damscray and Wols

From the southern city of Krasnodar and the edge of Central Asia come some new compositions that play with aspects of UK dubstep. They do so in response to local social quandaries

Farewell to Linearity: Stereo Silence and Clouds in My Home

Two recent publications from the Krasnodar FUSELab project form a useful, common statement on the role of wordless music in rhetorically pushy environments

Toying with Massive Collapse: "The Rare Plants Garden" and Modul

Two new releases from The Rare Plants Garden (Moscow) and Modul (Krasnodar) express some common attitudes towards a rather extreme form of romanticism. It is found only in dramatic failure

Information Ghetto: Joining Local Dancefloors and National Classrooms

Information Ghetto is a side-project from Denis Korsunskii, better known to many as DJ Clapan. Based in the city of Krasnodar, Korsunskii has released a new EP that reflects both his musical and educational careers

Modul: International Projects from Southern Traditions (eng/рус)

From the wheat fields of Russia's Kuban' region comes an interview with Krasnodar electronic outfit Modul. We asked about the development of southern music both at home and online.

Modul: “Quarterlife Recycle Bin” and the Benefits of Demise

Despite the risks of partisanship, it must be said that Krasnodar's Modul are one of the finest electronic outfits in Russia. We've covered their output on several occasions, since the quality of their discography does not flag. The most recent full-length release has been the "Quarterlife Recyc...

NetAudio Moscow Festival: Bringing People Together (Even Siberians)

Moscow's National Center for Contemporary Arts was yesterday host to the important and impressive NetAudio Festival, designed to showcase web-based activity in the realm of dance, idm, and electronica. In its own words, the festival "presents to the Moscow public all the Russian music projects - b...

Feldmaus: "Organic Structure and Depth"

This new ambient release comes on the heels of a rather strange coincidence. Yesterday we posted the work of southern DJ Probs from the town of Krasnodar and commented on the relationship between his thematic leanings and the local landscape, since the issue of ecological damage directly informs...

Probs: A Very Special Type of Minimal Techno from Southern Russia

Last week a new album of minimal techno tracks popped up from Probs, a DJ working in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar. Entitled - somewhat mysteriously - as "Malicious Rain," the recording comes with some artwork that at least helps to add a little specificity. As we can see above,...

Illuminated Faces and Modul: "The Edge of IDM"

We originally noted the impressive work of Illuminated Faces, aka Roman Tsepelev (below), just over a year ago. This second visit is to mark the release of a brand-new album, "Good Morning Light." Working towards this 56-minute LP, Tsepelev's inspiration continued to come from some of the sourc...

Modul: "Again, Truly Yours and Bright"

Time to announce the publication of another fine work from Modul, the minimal techno stars from Krasnodar. It comes to us as a 55-minute podcast via the Highsessions netlabel that's operated from the same city by Sergei Zarin (below). Typically these podcasts are given over to work by Zarin...

Modul: "Nothing's Express"

Last month we reported on the wonderful album "Dots" from Krasnodar's Modul; last week a follow-up release appeared - "Nothing's Express." It comes to us from the Belgian U-Cover label, who attach the following press release: "For those of you who enjoyed the recent full-length album from...

Modul: "Dots"

A new album has appeared from the southern trio known as Modul: Evgenii Shchukin, Evgenii Fomin, and Aleksandr Tochilkin. Hailing from the warm, leafy streets of Krasnodar (below), they've produced an impressive catalog of work over the last five years that has developed simultaneously in se...