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Krestovsky Water Towers in Moscow, Russia

Photo: Yekaterinburg's POV Girl 

Taking its name from a form of underground publishing that existed during the time of the Soviet Union, “Samizdat” is a term that literally means “self-publishing”. While the samizdat of the previous era involved a certain aspect political intrigue, our feature takes a more literal meaning; aiming to feature unheard and independent voices. Featuring independent artists whose sound could largely be described as experimental, the only provocation behind “Samizdat” is a rejection and subversion of the usual narratives.

Artem Xio - Can’t Stop (EP) (Russia)

Curator of independent label SubUrbz and Wax Ninja, Moscow’s self-professed vinyl junkie Artyom “Xio” Malev presents his latest 4 track and a remix EP “Can’t Stop”. Focusing on a classic house sound, howling soul vocals resonate through the gentle slide of lounging emotion magnifying over bassy, percussive kicks. A notable mention goes to its fifth and last track, a remix from Russia’s standout house-pop act Cream Soda, which soaks in dreamy emotion before diving into a spin of pure drum and bass intensity:

Artem Xio · Artem Xio - Can't Stop Now EP (incl. Cream Soda Remix) / 12" WAXNINJA2

Disziplin - Caprice Fmaj (Music for the Generic Generation) (Russia)

The solo initiative EIMIC’s Max Fedorov, Disziplin channels the energy of his alma mater in his debut  “Caprice Fmaj“. Charged with an acidic grunge and maddening intensity, heaping electronica fizzles into a dizzy spiral of high-voltage and adrenaline-fueled dance floor energy. 

disziplin · Caprice Fmaj (Music for the Generic Generation)

EIMIC - Intro (Russia)

Creating grandiose cinematic textures through its racing electronic current, Everything is Made in China, carries with it the industrial immensity that goes along with its namesake. With “Introduction”, EIMIC speaks magnitudes as slow, percolating beats stack over the cosmos of its dark-ambient thrill 

Golan - Anima (Romania)

It would be an oversimplification to say that Romanian trio Golan create electronic music. Combining breathtaking music production putting thrilling visuals to sound, their latest single “Anima” is a prime example of how Golan work on such a grandiose scale. A stunning panorama of wide-screen captures to a peregrinating expanse of subtle yet grooving percussion, “Anima” echoes its dreamy sentiment through the gentle fan of its vocal textures: 

Krestovsky - Confirm (Russia)

A darkly cut from Moscow’s Valentin Krestovsky, “Confirm” is taken from his sprawling two-track single. Compensating for its longer length, the track is a non-stop pump of industrial, dance aggression as buzzing synths resonate to the track’s percolating depths:

Krestovsky (official) · Krestovsky - Confirm

POV Girl -  “On Se Voit/ May ‘20″  (Russia)

Part of what they call Yekaterinburg’s “glitter pop” phenomenon, POV Girl is vocalist Maria Kuzminova and producers Ilya Babin.  With their debut double release “On Se Voit/ May ‘20″, the trio brilliantly combine incongruent elements in gleaming harmony. With the sun-drenched organic of Maria’s vocals percolating through its electronic depths and the intermingling of French to Russia, POV Girl’s debut is a whimsical and wonderful contradiction of sound. 

POV GIRL · On Se Voit / May '20

Viewer - “Д.о.м” (Czech Republic/Russia)

Taking a cue from Canadian hip-hop and R&B fixtures like Drake, PARTYNEXTDOOR and The Weeknd, Viewer is Prague’s Viacheslav Kathanov. Fusing Russian-language lyrics to the oozing harmonics of its lounging electronica, Kathanov’s focus track “Д.о.м” is one that centers on dark, heady R&B:

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Во время Великой отечественной войны на Крестовском острове в Ленинграде работала советская радиостанция, которая вещала на одной частоте с официальным финским радио. Как известно Финляндия была тогда заодно с Гитлером. И вот представьте, во время вещания финского в официальных заявленияхго радио бесцеремонно встревал в передачи советский диктор говорящий на чистом финском языке. Он блистал остроумием, например когда финский диктор говорил фразу “прослушайте пожалуйста новости”, советский тут же добавлял: “Ну, то есть не новости, а свежее геббельсовское вранье”, добавлял к выпуску новостей точку зрения советской стороны и рассказывал анекдоты про Гитлера.

http://civilization-history.ru

Во время Великой отечественной войны на Крестовском острове в Ленинграде работала советская радиостанция, которая вещала на одной частоте с официальным финским радио. Как известно Финляндия была тогда заодно с Гитлером. И вот представьте, во время вещания финского в официальных заявленияхго радио бесцеремонно встревал в передачи советский диктор говорящий на чистом финском языке. Он блистал остроумием, например когда финский диктор говорил фразу “прослушайте пожалуйста новости”, советский тут же добавлял: “Ну, то есть не новости, а свежее геббельсовское вранье”, добавлял к выпуску новостей точку зрения советской стороны и рассказывал анекдоты про Гитлера.