Four releases from house, rap, and abstract hip-hop artists all show the enduring importance of an overseas reputation. Some productive stereotypes continue to work well on the other side of the world.
A number of remixes, compilations, and samplers this month show the power of collaboration. Not only from a creative point of view, but also as a way of overcoming commercial and cultural disparities.
New tech-house recordings from Zaporozhye and Krasnodar lead to some questions regarding "provincial" dance music. Offering one of the most pleasant and optimistic outlooks is Mike Spirit, owner of Moscow's Highway Records.
Fullpanda is a label operating between Paris, Berlin, and Moscow. Although its founder is a long-time resident of the West, the techno sound of Fullpanda still owes much to the Russian context.
Recent techno and tech-house recordings from both Moscow and Kiev deal with the role of a severe, insistent style in the middle of two unpredictable cities
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