Far from Moscow http://www.farfrommoscow.com/ "Far from Moscow" is a resource designed to promote, catalog, and consider new music from Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus, together with the Baltic nations (Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia). In total, that's eleven time zones! en-us Nina Karlsson: One Debut Album from Two Viewpoints (eng/рус) <a href="http://www.farfrommoscow.com/articles/nina-karlsson-one-debut-album-from-two-viewpoints.html"><img src="http://www.farfrommoscow.com/thumbnails/articles/nina-karlsson-one-debut-album-from-two-viewpoints.jpg" alt="" width="210" height="130" border="0" /><br /></a>Nina Karlsson, a singer and model from the city of St Petersburg, releases her debut album this week. We spoke to her and her fellow composer, bassist Viktor Sankov about the project // Nina Karlsson - "явление особенное. Она могла бы петь для поэтов Серебряного века..." Мы спросили у питерской артистки и ее композитора Виктора Санкова о том, как прошла работа над первым альбомом Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:35:16 PDT http://www.farfrommoscow.com/articles/nina-karlsson-one-debut-album-from-two-viewpoints.html http://www.farfrommoscow.com/articles/nina-karlsson-one-debut-album-from-two-viewpoints.html Clapan: Superior Dance Music as a Form of Pedagogy <a href="http://www.farfrommoscow.com/articles/clapan.html"><img src="http://www.farfrommoscow.com/thumbnails/articles/clapan.jpg" alt="" width="210" height="130" border="0" /><br /></a>Clapan is the stage name of DJ and electrical engineer Denis Korsunskii. Raised in a family of scientists, he is now applying his own know-how to the musical "betterment" of the younger generation! // Clapan он же Денис Корсунский это человек принципиально создающий 100% танцевальную музыку прямо перед публикой! За это он благодарен своему прошлому... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:41:02 PDT http://www.farfrommoscow.com/articles/clapan.html http://www.farfrommoscow.com/articles/clapan.html Milky Toad: Miniature Recordings of a Very Large World <a href="http://www.farfrommoscow.com/articles/milky.html"><img src="http://www.farfrommoscow.com/thumbnails/articles/milky.jpg" alt="" width="210" height="130" border="0" /><br /></a>Behind the name Milky Toad stands a young musician from the Siberian city of Omsk. He produces lo-fi, brief, and self-effacing instrumentals in ways that underscore his appreciation of the surrounding world // Андрей Митрошин - молодой музыкант из города Омск, кто определяет свою музыку как "lo-fi и electronic." Больше рассказывать не хочет. Вообще... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:38:59 PDT http://www.farfrommoscow.com/articles/milky.html http://www.farfrommoscow.com/articles/milky.html Full of Nothing: The Dark Romance of Music on Cassettes <a href="http://www.farfrommoscow.com/articles/full-of-nothing-the-dark-romance-of-music-on-cassettes.html"><img src="http://www.farfrommoscow.com/thumbnails/articles/full-of-nothing-the-dark-romance-of-music-on-cassettes.jpg" alt="" width="210" height="130" border="0" /><br /></a>Full of Nothing is a small, adventurous label from Karelia that works in two niche markets, to put it mildly: lo-fi noise and old-school casettes // "Этот лейбл ведут двое ребят из Карелии. Всегда рады обсуждать заказы, обмены, распространение и демо. Если вы хотите что-то купить, то всё стоит по 70 рублей + почта. " Независимо от уровня шума. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:26:13 PDT http://www.farfrommoscow.com/articles/full-of-nothing-the-dark-romance-of-music-on-cassettes.html http://www.farfrommoscow.com/articles/full-of-nothing-the-dark-romance-of-music-on-cassettes.html Lera Lera: Trust, Sentiment, and Lyricism Redux <a href="http://www.farfrommoscow.com/articles/lera-lera.html"><img src="http://www.farfrommoscow.com/thumbnails/articles/lera-lera.jpg" alt="" width="210" height="130" border="0" /><br /></a>Lera Kozlova was, until recently, both drummer and vocalist with Moscow girlband Ranetki. Having now started a solo career, she is reconsidering some of the lyrical themes marketed by that popular project // Лера Козлова - российская певица, бывшая участница московской девичьей группы «Ранетки». Она теперь выпускает соло-альбом и пересматривает свое попсовое прошлое... Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:27:15 PDT http://www.farfrommoscow.com/articles/lera-lera.html http://www.farfrommoscow.com/articles/lera-lera.html Kvitnu: The Philosophy and Business of "High Blood-Pressure Music" (eng/рус) <a href="http://www.farfrommoscow.com/articles/kvitnu.html"><img src="http://www.farfrommoscow.com/thumbnails/articles/kvitnu.jpg" alt="" width="210" height="130" border="0" /><br /></a>This week we spoke to Dmytro Fedorenko (aka Kotra) - about his work with Dunewsky69 (left) and Kvitnu, arguably Ukraine's most influential label in the sphere of experimental electronica. // С нами разговаривал Дмитрий Федоренко (он же Kotra), создатель известного киевского лейбла электронной музыки, Kvitnu. Речь сначала шла о его коллеге, Dunaewsky69... Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:19:23 PDT http://www.farfrommoscow.com/articles/kvitnu.html http://www.farfrommoscow.com/articles/kvitnu.html Four New Techno Sets: Pushing and Pulling 'Cross Rivers and Seas <a href="http://www.farfrommoscow.com/articles/four-new-mixes.html"><img src="http://www.farfrommoscow.com/thumbnails/articles/four-new-mixes.jpg" alt="" width="210" height="130" border="0" /><br /></a>Over the last few days, a series of excellent techno mixes and sets have appeared from across Russia and the Baltic. Together, they show how far-flung musicians are collaborating, thanks primarily to the web // Andrei Oid — один из немногих электронщиков с постсоветского постранства добившегося международного статуса. Объясним как... Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:12:04 PDT http://www.farfrommoscow.com/articles/four-new-mixes.html http://www.farfrommoscow.com/articles/four-new-mixes.html Marina Nevgen': Belarusian Musings and Moscow Fires <a href="http://www.farfrommoscow.com/articles/marina-nevgen-belarusian-musings-and-moscow-fires.html"><img src="http://www.farfrommoscow.com/thumbnails/articles/marina-nevgen-belarusian-musings-and-moscow-fires.jpg" alt="" width="210" height="130" border="0" /><br /></a>Belarus poet and singer Marina Nevgen' has published three lounge-tinged songs, written in the context of Moscow's recent fires - and their apparent social benefit! // "Бог его знает, когда впервые включилась эта её потусторонняя нежность в Минске. Обнаружилась ли она в подъездных джазовых импровизациях...? Теперь она продолжается в Москве." Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:46:03 PDT http://www.farfrommoscow.com/articles/marina-nevgen-belarusian-musings-and-moscow-fires.html http://www.farfrommoscow.com/articles/marina-nevgen-belarusian-musings-and-moscow-fires.html Monokle: Brittle Sounds, Carefully Built on an Arctic Shoreline <a href="http://www.farfrommoscow.com/articles/monokle.html"><img src="http://www.farfrommoscow.com/thumbnails/articles/monokle.jpg" alt="" width="210" height="130" border="0" /><br /></a>Four beautiful instrumentals have been published by Vlad Kudriavtsev and Aleksandr Kumach, aka Monokle. Those compositions owe much to the northern Russian port where they were written // "Седьмой по счету релиз нет-лейбла Passage представляет проект Monokle. Влад Кудрявцев и Александр Кумач уже успели прославиться своими работами, характерной особенностью которых является комбинирование электроники и различных музыкальных элементов..." Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:15:47 PDT http://www.farfrommoscow.com/articles/monokle.html http://www.farfrommoscow.com/articles/monokle.html Alexander Martovsky: Four Noisy Works in Celebration of Silence <a href="http://www.farfrommoscow.com/articles/alexander-martovsky.html"><img src="http://www.farfrommoscow.com/thumbnails/articles/alexander-martovsky.jpg" alt="" width="210" height="130" border="0" /><br /></a>Alexander Martovsky is a musician from Minsk, whose new EP "M42" is a radical departure from the traditions of its home label, Sgustok. We explain how - and offer some very loud examples // Александр Мартовский смотрит на звезды и мыслит: "Историю делает искусство. Это единственный способ достучаться до сердец, хоть, в каком-то смысле, обман. Иначе зря...." Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:31:14 PDT http://www.farfrommoscow.com/articles/alexander-martovsky.html http://www.farfrommoscow.com/articles/alexander-martovsky.html