Summer of Haze

RU

Bubblegum, Chillout / Chillwave, Electronic, Indie-pop, Leftfield, Lo-fi, Minimal, Sci-Fi

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Peace and Destruction: Skajite Michilu, S-Flab, HAARPS, and Crossparty

Emerging from distant Yakutsk, some glitchy instrumentals advertise themselves as a form of hypnosis. Other simultaneous publications, however, give way to a more fatalistic view of isolation.

Forms of Sonic Hypnosis: J Milto, Pobedia, Htrspltn, and Summer of Hazе

Four recordings from opposite ends of the Russian landscape draw a parallel between "sonic hypnosis" and hallucinogenic mushrooms. Life in a distant town, it seems, aids that sensation of dropping out.

Softer than Soft: Zimavsegda, Malinen, Kapus, and KrisMirror

A number of quiet, introspective recordings this week toy with the boundaries of chillwave and soft rock. As simultaneous releases ponder a greater degree of confidence, other poets and traditions are drawn upon. Such as funk-rock!

Ecology and Emptiness: I/Dex, KVLTIK, Haapa, and Summer of Haze

The Belarusian ambient/glitch artist I/Dex has published a long and meditative series of instrumentals. Their complex harmony is dramatically countered by some equally recent drag and witch-house releases.

Drag and Dreams: Pixelord, K1llRGVP, Timely Aiah, and Summer of Haze

Sounds emanating this week from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Tambov, and Tapa (Estonia) share a common concern. How does innocence fare over time? And what ominous noises emerge from its failure...?

Chillwave for Lonely Cyclists: The New RussianAdults Compilation

A beautiful compilation has appeared from the St Petersburg project known as RussianAdults. Sixteen tracks, collected from around the nation, celebrate a shared sense of dreaminess and escapism, often in response to some industrial or Arctic realities.