There are just a few people in the industry who are dedicated enough to run a label and a record store, do sound engineering and produce music under different aliases at the same time. Shine Grooves (real name Andrey Kurokhtin) is one of them. A one man orchestra, if you will, who’s managing to find time for all of that, while working on a full-time job. Throughout his music career started somewhere in 2010 as Shine Grooves, he has put out a handful of releases on infamous labels like Rough House Rosie, Sakskobing, Kimochi, Udacha, Mysterious Russian Soul, as well as on his own @hanagasumi label founded in 2020. Aside from working on his solo, there are also X343 @x343 and Рябина @rowanberryspace collaboration projects focused more on experimental and avant garde sound performed as a live band. This year he’s also opening his own record shop entitled the same as the label - Hanagasumi, a record store based in Ekaterinburg, Russia. As per the label owner himself, Hanagasumi literally stands for a mighty set of blooming trees, the concept and philosophy which is perfectly describing the vision of music released on his label and the stock of records being presented in his shop. Having a tremendous background and experience in the industry started way back in 2005, It’d be quite challenging to even guess as to what kind of music to expect from a man of so many things. But when it’s unpredictable, that’s what makes it all natural and 100 % real.  As for us, this podcast is fully reflecting the sound definition of Hanagasumi.

Artist page: @shine-grooves

Label page: @hanagasumi

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