Nocow

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Abstract hip-hop, Ambient Dub, Dance, Deep House, Detroit Techno, Electro House, Electroacoustic, Electroclash, Instrumental, Jazz, Jazz fusion, Leftfield, Minimal, Post-Disco, Trip-hop

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The Slow Sounds of Dignity: Matin, Kuj Skills, Htrspltn, and Nocow

Four slow releases from Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Ulan-Ude turn their decelerated tempo into a consideration of weighty issues. Slowness becomes a vehicle for some musings on destiny in particular.

From Laziness to Liberty: Jekka, Jazz Gangsters, and Piper Spray

This week sees the appearance of lo-fi indie pop and jazz-inspired turntablism from Moscow and St. Petersburg. The rococo intricacy of these recordings is designed to celebrate similarly involved thought patterns.

Tarkovsky and Don Quixote: New Work from Origami Sound and Gimme5

Origami Sound and Gimme5 are two netlabels with connections to artists in St. Petersburg and Siberia. From those locations we hear the competing sounds of science fiction and classic romanticism, side by side.

Building Mechanical Landscapes of Sound: Slow, SLP, and Nocow

New recordings from Petrozavodsk, St. Petersburg, and Krasnodar all ponder various other locations. Distant planets and local hilltops are used in order to underscore the bond between punishing, often tragic effort and eventual insight

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

"Fly Russia": The Social Benefits of a Wonky Worldview

Fifteen new wonky tracks from all over Russia, brought together in celebration both of the genre and its philosophical underpinnings.

Nocow: The Broken Beats of Russian "Cosmic Lo-Fi"

The Siberian netlabel Electronica has just published a 24-minute downtempo, very wistful EP by St Petersburg's Nocow, aka Aleksei Nikitin. Available for free, it maintains the high standards long established by Sasha Khizhnyakov's web project. Entitled "Koona," the EP is accompanied by a diminut...