Name: 11.The giraffe by Irving_Washington
Duration: 4 min 42 s
Description: 1999 album by an indie-rock band Honey is cool led by the vocalist and musician Karin Dreijer Andersson from nowadays well-known The Knife and Fever Ray. Worth listening. Worth supporting. Worth sharing.

Sídláky

01 - The Partisan (feat. Tex Perkins)

iTunes

02 - The New Order

ᏗrutanᎥ's re-interpretation of @minrumusic - Hours.


artwork by Jordan Clark (stolen)

Minru - Hours (Arutani re-interpretation)

New single from the album "Ariadna" out Sept. 8th. Pre-order it on limited edition vinyl (comes with bonus 12"), CD (comes with January Sun EP) and cassette. 

Moscow's Kedr Livanskiy (real name Yana Kedrina) confesses "Synthesizers help me maximally feel the present moment." Livanskiy was born into a shifting and critical time for Russia.  The Soviet Union had exhausted and old values were anathematized because of reconstruction.  A sense of displacement drove Kedr to find herself.  She's escaped reality repeatedly in her explorations into the imagery and ideas of romanticism, mythical and fairytale themes which visibly bleed throughout her work and especially on her debut full-length 'Ariadna'.  The title track which was named after the Greek goddess, Adriane, debuted via THUMP today who've described it "anchors its elegantly drifting shoegaze melodies with a knocking electro beat."

Kedr considers this album to be divided into a couple of different parts - like how one person can contain many different moods. The first half revolves around mythological thoughts and the second takes cues from the urban and suburban environments around her, all the while in the middle of everything is the hero who experiences real feelings and emotions. 

Kedr also channels the places in her neighborhood on the outskirts of Moscow (affectionately dubbed by her as "BORDER MOSCOW"). There's a river there where identical Soviet high-rises stand on both sides, with a bridge and garbage processing plant adjacent. Where nature and industry meet. The whole scene looks very apocalyptic, but also mystical and mysterious, especially at twilight.

Her inspiration for this record comes from the Izhevsk (sometimes referred to as "the capital of Russian electronic music") sound of the 80s, including groups like Stuk Bambuka V XI Chasov (Bamboo Crash at 11AM) and Samtsy Dronta. The movement in Russian experimental music is especially inspiring, with acts likes Valery Chkalov, Sergey Kuryokhin and Pop Mechanica; in general, the late-Soviet period was very inspiring with all its figures in music, cinema, their energy and their approach towards life and art.

'Ariadna' marks a change in her recording approach: her critically acclaimed breakthrough EP 'January Sun' was written and recorded completely in Ableton, while 'Ariadna' was written using the Roland SH-101, Roland Juno 106 and Korg Minilogue synthesizers, then mixed down in Ableton. According to Kedr, "This way, one gets into a flow of live interaction, here and now, with the instrument." 

To her, this interaction is more "raw and sacred" than actually mixing the track down, which seems like "mere formalism" in comparison. There is a definite leap in production values this time around, but Kedr manages to keep true to her sound despite the greater polish and depth. 

Kedr Livanskiy Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kedr_livanskiy
Kedr Livanskiy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeQ-sEipCI_MiMYrR-4iopA
Kedr Livanskiy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kedr_livanskiy/
Kedr Livanskiy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Kedr-livanskiy-1006510909393113/

Ariadna

GET LP/CD/TAPE/DL

Kedr Livanskiy - Ariadna  [2MR-029]

After turning heads with 2016's 'January Sun' EP, Russian producer Kedr Livanskiy is set to return to the 2MR label with a full-length album, 'Ariadna.' Slated for release on September 8, the LP finds her conjuring up a new batch of dreamy melodies and pop-leaning dancefloor sounds, including the soaring "Love & Cigarettes." The track debuted on Red Bull Radio's First Floor, our weekly look at what's new in electronic music.

@kedr_livanskiy
@2mrecords
http://redbullradio.com/shows/first-floor-shawn-reynaldo
http://redbullmusicacademy.com

Kedr Livanskiy "Love & Cigarettes" [First Floor Premiere]

entwined

1999 album by an indie-rock band Honey is cool led by the vocalist and musician Karin Dreijer Andersson from nowadays well-known The Knife and Fever Ray. Worth listening. Worth supporting. Worth sharing.

11.The giraffe

Irving_Washington

Related tracks