Long Arm (Georgii Kotunov) and Pavel Dovgal are musicians of Russian and Ukrainian heritage. Both are collaborating with the German Mooncircle Project in ways that look even further afield - beyond the limits of geography...
New recordings from the ancient towns of Moscow's periphery draw upon the retro-instruments of Soviet fantasy films. The tools once used to orchestrate science fiction are now applied to today's social challenges
An overview of recent work from beatmakers in Russia and Kazakhstan reveals a certain unity. These leisurely recordings reflect a happiness in collaboration, yet are tinged with sadness at civic failings
Pavel Dovgal and Gangs Rust are fine representatives of new tendencies in both Slavic wonky and abstract hip-hop. Both men suggest how those international styles have, perhaps, a very local resonance
The German label Mooncircle is about to publish a collection of eleven beatmakers from across Russia and Ukraine. How will the CD unify some very disparate tracks?
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