A host of excellent glitch-hop recordings has appeared this week: all the way from the Pacific Coast to rural Lithuania. Many of them share an enthusiasm for metaphors of flight, fantasy, and family.
We look at two new compilations from Mad-Hop and Dystopiaq. Both involve Russian beatmakers, yet are international in design. Those growing spaces lead to some popular sci-fi references - and talk of distant planets...
New dancefloor material from Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Sochi expresses doubts about the social sphere it hopes to charm. At least two new hip-hop and house publications refer directly to anxiety and mental illness.
These artists from Ufa, St. Petersburg, and Chelyabinsk all employ lo-fi media, antique recordings, or old movie scripts. In doing so, they reconsider a classic Russian plot device: the view of liberty as "descent."
Yesterday saw the release of our double album, "Antique/Astral," dedicated to the work of thirty young beatmakers. Here we offer a little context to their careers and current efforts.
From St Petersburg's Yellowhead (and 56Stuff) comes a wonderful, wobbly celebration of Russian fantasy. It takes place in rundown kitchens - and therefore tries even harder to escape the here and now
Recent recordings from Oh!Dee and Underwraps place two influences head to head: sentimental samples from American R&B and snippets of violent dialog from major blockbusters. Which will prevail?
I-Tone is a hip-hop DJ located on the edge of Russia's arctic territories - 4,000 miles from Moscow. Nonetheless, his address has much appeal for young romantics, dreaming of some better life or location
Oh! Dee and OL are two Moscow artists who have published new recordings based, in part, on samples from a US R&B tradition. Those sugary love songs, looped endlessly, become a kind of never-ending romance
Wall
Only registered users may leave comments.
Login / Register
Wall
Login / Register