The Retuses

RU

Adult contemporary, Background, Baroque Pop, Bubblegum, Chamber Pop, Chanson, Cuddlecore, Easy-list., Electro-/technopop, English, Indie-pop, Indiefolk, Instrumental, New romantic, Twee

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A Light Touch: Epifolium, MKRV, Brodsky, and Jhoni Foxx

Four new semi-acoustic recordings consider the benefits of small-scale dreaming. Easy-going reverie may promise a simple existence, but it's also accompanied by material risk. Romance, so to speak, does not come cheap.

The Slow Retreat into Silence: Hazy Shores, Markas Palubenka, and Ibosa

New recordings from St Petersburg, Rostov-na-Donu, and Vilnius help to reveal the workings of a modern-day, acoustic romanticism. Inspired by artists such as Bon Iver, these musicians value minimalism and even silence above all.

A Stargazing Lyricism: Animal Drama, Big Echo, and Show Me a Dinosaur

New recordings from Tartu, Saint Petersburg, and Samara adopt a minor lyrical scale. And yet, for all the obstacles of that miniaturism, we're left with the impression that romance actually benefits as a result. Big, bad actuality is kept at a distance.

From Trip-Hop to Lo-Fi Consolation: Rekevin / Ifwe / Parks, Squares, & Alleys

With the release of new songs from trip-hop ensemble Rekevin in Moscow, the question arises as to whether that melancholy is tied to location. What, say, does a a related sadness sound like on the other side of the nation?

Wistful Baltic Melodies Sung by Men, Not Octopi: The Retuses

The Retuses are a small collective from the outskirts of Moscow who hold firmly to a rambling DIY aesthetic. Only thus, they argue, can they give voice to the movement of memory

"No Oil, No Stress, No Noise": Singing Songs and Reinventing the Wheel

In the first few days of February, a new compilation CD appeared in Moscow with the title of "No Oil, No Stress, No Noise." It was - and remains - the editorial work of Snegiri Records and music journalist Aleksandr Gorbachev. Mr. Gorbachev contextualizes the CD - in Russian - as follows: "This co...

The Retuses: Bedtime Stories from the Edge of the Big City

The Retuses, at least at first glance, are part of a promising new movement in Russian music that happily/wilfully embraces extreme amateurism. Its very raison d'etre is a soft, shambolic cluelessness. Together with ensembles such as Padla Bear Outfit (in acoustic realms), or Iky Que (in electro...