Flowers of culture blossom best when rooted in the rich soil of imagination. Eardrops fourth edition has been fertilized to perfection, thanks to our dear friend Nastya Tkacheva. As one of the piercing characters of the Russian underground scene, she delivers a unique yet powerful musical journey. Enjoy!

Artist: @tkacheva
- visual art by Ana Valenko -

Eardrop 04 : Nastya Tkacheva

At Organik Festival 2023 Day 3

.VRIL personal Note:
Playing at Organik Festival in Taiwan is one of the most special experiences that an artist could have in my opinion. I had the honor to be part of two of the earlier Festival editions in 2014 and 2019 and it somehow changed my life. Almost everyone I met back then I am still in contact with. A positive experience.
So.. coming back and being able to play again at the this years 2023 edition made me very happy :) Met so many old and new friends. Also Josh and Gregory from Organik made everything feel trusted. It’s exactly what we somehow should looking for and what we need in our scene in general. A peaceful place. Either as a festival visitor or as an artist to play or visit Organik, it feels just right! It is the place to be :)
Thank you Organik for having me again the third time this year. 
In 2023 I played an audio collage at the main stage on sunday morning. The set was build with a lot of own material, spontaneously and eclectically mixed together in a kind of audio collage, that also was topped with a Nord Lead Synth played live by myself. 
After receiveing the original recording from Organik 2023 I did some small edits to it afterwards and then mastered it.
Happy to release this one together with Organik/Smoke Machine!

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ctsme2ssyxlwzlu9gqgpf/Vril-Setup-at-Organik-2023.jpg?rlkey=i9j07btb8p9f31i74gmhtcsw3&dl=0

VRIL - Ambient Collage LIVE at Organik Festival 2023

A new set from the ‘Before The Curfew’ series is up on SoundCloud. This set was played by Serge Jazzmate on the 23rd of July at Backyard.

Serge Jazzmate has been a fixture of Kyiv's music scene for quite some years. He is known as the co-founder of the legendary local house night, LOW, as well as a versatile dj who always delivers perfectly crowd-pleasing selections. 

The series is updated on a weekly basis with recordings of sets that have been played in our space since the beginning of the russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Tune in and don't forget to support the Ukrainian army, volunteer organizations and funds, including the ∄ community fund which continues to support volunteer initiatives from representatives of our community.

BEFORE THE CURFEW ⑬ SERGE JAZZMATE

@krimskyroman introducing the third edition Difficult Dance series.

Pulsating downtempo selection with interlacing sample interludes with lines from the poem "Berestechko" by Lina Kostenko. 

"I learned them at school looong time ago. And last month they were performed by pani Natalia in the theater Dah in Kyiv. I couldn’t even imagine how relevant they will be today…inspired again, thank you 🙏"

DD 003: Roman K

Amir @ Closer, Kyiv || Masnytsya Epilogue 23.03.24

No Wave! Night: LVRIN b2b Roma Nemov (01.06.2024)

@user-705550286

TAGIN — молодой артист Московской электронной сцены, отметившийся своими сетами в таких местах силы как Underdog, The Last Bar и клуб «КЛУБ».
Саша один из сооснователей команды OllO, исследующие звуковые грани чувств, различных жанров музыки. В своих сетах он исследует звучание рейвов 90-х и 00-х, смешивая транс, минимал и мелодичное техно.

В сете для PRGRPHS было исследование различных жанров, а точнее их ритмов. Что в целом и дало новый синтез звучания каноничного рейва.

PRGRPHS 118: TAGIN

Ptb:
Com batidas hipnóticas e grooves pulsantes, “Take You Home” é mais do que uma faixa: é um convite para uma jornada sonora. Cada detalhe foi construído para transportar você da energia da pista para um lugar de pertencimento, conforto e intensidade emocional — como se a música fosse capaz de te “levar para casa”.

Eng:
With hypnotic beats and pulsating grooves, “Take You Home” is more than just a track — it’s an invitation to a sonic journey. Every detail was designed to carry you from the raw energy of the dance floor to a place of belonging, comfort, and emotional intensity — as if the music itself could truly “take you home.”

FREE DOWNLOAD

Razor's Edge - Take You Home (Original Mix)

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Gorillaz - Dare (pher edit)

New bomb from PPF 2019 afterparty. Our close Dutch friend Delta Funktionen aka @radiomatrix went for first ever b2b with Roots United resident @shutta. 90 minutes of high class electro, techno and drum'n'bass. 

Hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

Present Perfect LIVE 02: Delta Funktionen b2b Shutta

https://soundcloud.com/helena-hauff
https://soundcloud.com/dietroiter

Helena Hauff & Dietroiter - 19/09

∄ is a cultural institution in Kyiv, established in 2019 on the territory of a former brewery, located at 41 Kyrylivska Street. It serves as a multifunctional space for club events like ∄ Community Events, Curated By, Enareї, for experimental music concerts like Miasma of the Real and other cultural events.

∄ also manages the in-house music label Standard Deviation. Established in September 2020, Standard Deviation is a multidisciplinary label for music, art and publishing, cultivating creative exchange between an aspiring Ukrainian scene and a global community.

K41 is the community-born name of the institution embraced and widely used by the public.

BEFORE THE CURFEW ⑬ SERGE JAZZMATE

∄ (K41) / Standard Deviation