Paronator / Павел Юдин

A handful of recordings this week from northern towns ponder the role of dancefloor melancholy. Various sonic and textual kinds of dolor merge to create an original view of sadness - within entertainment.

Continuing our investigation of Highway Records, we look at four of the label's other projects. These Russian musicians have spatial and stylistic connections that do much to advocate Highway's credo of "decentralization."