Origami Sound and Gimme5 are two netlabels with connections to artists in St. Petersburg and Siberia. From those locations we hear the competing sounds of science fiction and classic romanticism, side by side.
From Vilnius comes nu-jazz in the shape of BrassBastardz. Despite their confrontational stage name, they embody a vivid worldview that's extended by a couple of St Petersburg beatmakers. And thus acid-jazz comes instead to the fore...
New recordings from Petrozavodsk, St. Petersburg, and Krasnodar all ponder various other locations. Distant planets and local hilltops are used in order to underscore the bond between punishing, often tragic effort and eventual insight
Nocow and Kontext (aka Dissident) are St Petersburg musicians who've recently recorded podcasts for Gimme5. Both men turn to a psychedelic heritage in order to counter the crude, rude experience of daily life
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?
Wax Paper Cup are a St Petersburg downtempo outfit. Fond of playing with snippets from Soviet sci-fi, WPC now have a new release that says a lot about their generation's sense of adventure
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