RussianSounds

War

2023-01-06T00:00:00+00:00

I have lost interest in this project after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the 24th of February of 2022. I condone this war, and it is heart breaking to see the lack of protest in Russia - both on the streets and in music.

Glory to Ukraine.

Gde-to Tam

2019-09-20T00:00:00+01:00

Gde-to Tam: psychadelic shaman folk-rock from Moscow. Check their bandcamp page, or follow them on VKontakte.

S\T (2019) by Где-то там

ГДЕ-ТО ТАМ - В лесу II live (in the forest)

ГДЕ-ТО ТАМ - Сизый месяц (gray month)

Antoha MC

2019-09-15T00:00:00+01:00

Antoha MC is from the suburbs of Moscow and does some very catchy Hip-hop with traces of trumpets and balalaika. You can check his website here and enjoy the soviet urban scenery below.

Antoha MC - Vremya Tok

Antoha MC - Higher

ssshhhiiittt!

2019-09-14T00:00:00+01:00

ssshhhiiittt! does post-punk with a very good vibe. More post-punk from Rostov! Make sure to check their bandcamp website.

ssshhhiiittt! - Second hand

Svidaniye

2019-09-13T00:00:00+01:00

Svidaniye (“Date” - as in a romantic date) is an indie band from Moscow. You can see more about them in their label’s website.

Svidaniye - Grustnoglazaya (Sad-eyes)

Svidaniye - Muzyka Voln (The music of the waves). A cover of a song from the band Kino.

Kontora Kooka

2017-04-29T09:35:58+01:00

Kontora Kooka (“the office of Cook”): an avant-garde, experimental, industrial, art/post-punk band from Samara. Most of their albums are on bandcamp.

Karachun by Kontora Kooka

Auktyon

2017-04-29T09:15:35+01:00

Auktyon (auction) is a great, versatile band from St. Petersburg led by Leonid Fedorov. It has been around from 1978, changing genres and accumulating influences since then. Avant-garde, folk, experimental, alternative rock. Leonid Fedorov himself has very interesting solo work.

Auktyon - I den’ i noch’ (Day and night)

Auktyon - Propal (Disappeared)

Indie to the streets of Moscow

2016-10-08T15:50:58+01:00

Fairlane Acoustic is a Russian project similar to the popular Take Away Shows of La Blogotheque. Here Russian bands play live on city streets or intimate spaces around Moscow. It has already gathered a decent collection of Russian indie bands. Here are some examples, but be sure to check their Youtube channel for more.

HIK: experimental, indie, “intellectual art rock”, from Moscow. synecdoche montauk: experimental, indie, from Moscow. Anna Vorfolomeeva: indie pop from Moscow. Plat’ya za 130: nostalgic pop, indie folk with fun lyrics, from Moscow.

HIK - Ogni (Lights)

synecdoche montauk - Budushee (Future)

Anna Vorfolomeeva - Prohlada (Freshness)

Plat’ya za 130 - Byvshie (Ex-boyfriends)

Evgeny Lebedev

2016-10-08T14:24:46+01:00

Two jazz projects where the pianist Evgeny Lebedev, from Moscow, participates. LRK Trio: lively jazz, folk and fusion. The trio is Lebedev, Anton Revnyuk and Ignat Kravtsov. Alina Rostotskaya & Jazzmobile: jazz and folk. Many adaptations of Russian folk songs (e.g. Songs of Kursk by Georgy Sviridov).

LRK Trio - Plyasovaya

Alina Rostotskaya & Jazzmobile - The Songs of Kursk

Post-punk is big in Russia (Part 1)

2016-07-03T15:50:20+01:00

The Russian punk culture rose in the 80s together criticism towards the Soviet regime and a growing sense of lack of future. Whether because of a new “no future” feeling invading the young, political motivations or just plain musical trends, post-punk is big in Russia again. And pretty much all over the country. Vnutrennee Sgoranie: hysterical rock, post-punk, shoegazing, or post-post as they say. From St. Petersburg. Slackers: shoegaze from Omsk. As a side note, their song “I’m bored” is using some funny Norwegian and not Russian videos. Although stereotypicaly one could think it might match a bored Russian’s spring afternoon, it does not. (?) Utro: post-punk from Rostov-on-don. Formed by a Motorama member, another post-punk band which sings in English.

Vnutrennee Sgoranie - Not yet

Vnutrennee Sgoranie - No death

Slackers - I’m bored

Utro - Dushi Stareyt Bystree Tel