The new set from the Before The Curfew series features Recid B2B Roman K at Backyard on the 30th of September 2023, is now available on our SoundCloud. 

The cover photo is one of the last shots taken by Roman K on the southern coast of Crimea after the annexation. That day, there was a storm at sea, which symbolically represented the pain, fear, and protest against the events of 2014.

This set marks the first time these two friends have reunited behind the decks, having been away from their hometown and loved ones for a long time. They always have a lot to talk about without using words.

Before the Curfew is a series of music podcasts that emerged in 2022 after the reopening of the club following the liberation of Kyiv. All recordings presented in this series take place before midnight, before the curfew begins. Before the Curfew offers a vibrant snapshot of the Ukrainian music scene amidst challenging times, celebrating resilience, creativity, and unity through music.
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Новий сет із серії «Before The Curfew» — це виступ Recid B2B Roman K на Backyard 30 вересня 2023 року, вже доступний у нас на SoundCloud. 
Обкладинка — одне з останніх фото, зроблених Roman K на південному березі Криму після анексії. Того дня на морі була гроза, як символ болю, страху і протесту проти подій 2014 року. 

Цей сет — перша зустріч за пультом двох друзів, які давно не були в рідному місці та не бачили близьких. Їм завжди є про що поспілкуватися без слів.

Before the Curfew — це серія музичних подкастів, що з'явилася у 2022 році після відкриття клубу та визволення Київщини. Усі записи, представлені у цій серії, проводяться до півночі, перед початком комендантської години. Before the Curfew — це відображення сучасної української музичної сцени в умовах викликів, що стоять перед нею.

BEFORE THE CURFEW ⑲ RECID B2B ROMAN K

Helena Hauff, a former resident DJ at Hamburg's Golden Pudel Club, rose to global prominence with her 2015 album "Discreet Desires." Known for her authentic style and expertly curated DJ sets spanning acid, electro, EBM, and techno, she has headlined major festivals like Sonar and Dekmantel. Hauff’s BBC Essential Mix was named the best of 2017, and her latest album, "Qualm," continues her raw, powerful approach to music.

DJ MELL G emerged through 2020 livestreams, quickly gaining recognition. She launched JUICY GANG RECORDS in 2021 and has since toured globally, blending electro, techno, and breakbeat. Performing at top venues like fabric and Golden Pudel Club, she’s also collaborated with artists like DJ GODFATHER. Her debut LP, "ISSUES," reflects her journey and commitment to mental health awareness in the music industry.

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

KEYI MAGAZINE#14: Helena Hauff B2b DJ MELL G

Zenaari's Podcast is back with a very special number, and this one’s from German juggernaut Efdemin. Phillip Sollmann’s nefarious allonym claims a well-deserved space on many a record cover and many a flyer. So large is his footprint that now, years since he first picked up a piece of hardware, or even started building his own, he’s largely liberated from the real world constraints many younger artists face. With nothing left to prove, and all this newfound freedom comes the space to truly probe the possibilities of sound in all its dimensions. This method is tried and tested (think 2019’s New Atlantis), but with each passing year the road travelled gets longer and no less full of surprises. It’s all down to his highly personal and off-centre approach - to be sure, he’s just as comfortable with feel-good techno (and his unconventional treatments make an appearance there too), but the real magic happens without preconceived ideas about genre or format, and the result is both organic and capable of opening doors no-one ever knew existed. Zenaari Mix 013 is a mind-maze in sound, from gentle piano and theremin allusions, to spoken narratives and dialogues that anticipate the world to come, and of course, there are Sollmann’s beloved bells. This is fresh ground trodden, Efdemin bravely charging into the unknown, a strange and spiritual palette of sounds from one of electronic music’s most iconoclastic figures.

@efdemin

Rain tree crow - I drink to forget
Nuno Canavarro - Bruma
Hiver - 83-84
Luigi Nono - Das atmende Klarsein
Luigi Ceccarelli - Birds
Jonty Harrison - Klang
Brunhild Ferrari & Jim O'Rourke - Tranquilles Impatiences
Nika Son - Drift
Cergio Prudencio - Otra Ciudad II
Ash Ra Tempel -Le Sourire Volé
Blue Gene Tyranny - Remembering, from Mary Ashley's "My Song"
Dolde - Hitokoi
Reckno - Fallacy
Will Guthrie - Catlike
Jeff Mills - future speech
Holzt - Mimei
Monolake - Cyan
Efdemin - Oh, lovely appearance of death
François Bayle - Grande Polyphonie
David Behrman - Leapday night
Endurance - Crest
Anna Caragnano & Donato Dozzy - Love without sound
Mike Parker - Voiceprint
Men with secrets - 4th Dimension Signal
Batu - Don´t
Konrad Sprenger - Unreleased
Cleric and Setaoc Mass featuring John C. Lilly - Altered States
Evan Parker - Pulse and circulation of blood
Jeroen Search - Unstruck Sound
Popol Buh - Im Reich der Schatten
Bobby Brown - My Hawaiian Home
Modular Organ System (live in Nürnberg - unreleased)
Terre Theamlitz - Liberation model
Gregg Kowalsky - Pulse Wave and Mouth Harp for Anton Bruhin
Michel Redolfi - Deep Blue Silence
Nuno Canavarro - Untitled
Michel Redolfi - Blue Horizon
Joe Jones - Fluxus Meditation
El Mal - Path
Maryanne Amacher - Synaptic Island
Terre Thaemlitz - chng yourlove
Sensorama - Aspirin

Zenaari Mix 013 - Efdemin

This week, we're listening to Nastya Vogan for ∄ 5th Anniversary Countdown.

The resident's set conceals well-known vocal parts and enchanting textures. Soft and warm ritual motifs turn into pensive sequences without losing the counterpoint of four-to-the-floor. The set ends with a slow dance to the cover by the band Nichlava of the song Invite Me to Your Dreams, famously performed by Nazariy Yaremchuk.

In addition to DJing, Nastya produces and composes her own music, showcasing everything from captivating live solo performances to creative collaborations. You may have experienced her electronic mono-opera with Albert van Abbe or heard her on the Standard Deviation label. Nastya is also a co-organizer and teacher at the Module Exchange electronic music school in Kyiv.

Listen to Nastya Vogan's new set, played on 25.08.24 at Backyard.
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Цього тижня слухаємо Nastya Vogan для ∄ 5th Anniversary Countdown. 

Сет резидентки ховає в собі знайомі вокальні партії та магічні текстури. Мʼякі й теплі ритуальні мотиви переходять у задумливі секвенції, не гублячи контрапункту прямої бочки. А закінчується виступ артистки повільним танцем під кавер групи «Нічлава» на композицію «Запроси мене у сни», відомою у виконанні Назарія Яремчука.

Крім диджеїнгу Nastya Vogan займається написанням власної музики, живими сольними виступами та творчими колабораціями. Ви могли бачити її спільну електронну монооперу з Albert van Abbe або ж, наприклад, чути треки артистки на лейблі Standard Deviation. Також Nastya Vogan є співорганізаторкою та викладачкою в школі електронної музики Module Exchange у Києві.

Слухайте новий сет Nastya Vogan, зіграний 25.08.24 на Backyard.

Artist's SoundCloud @nastyavogan
3D artist Alex Haro

∄ 5TH ANNIVERSARY COUNTDOWN: NASTYA VOGAN

Outset from Backyard 25.08.2024 by Christoph Faust is now out.

Listen to the latest edition of Outset, our series exploring different approaches to opening events. It was one of the final blazing summer days in Kyiv, the second chapter of our Backyard weekender. 

Christoph Faust set the stage of Community Event, guiding us on a sonic journey that flowed from the lush garden, over raw concrete, and straight into the heart of the dancefloor. 

Ethereal and evolving soundscapes during the first hours of each Community Event, always a reason to come earlier.

Outset — is a show available on SoundCloud, which highlights the opening sets of the Community Events. Outset focuses on the initial performances that kick-off events, allowing one to experience and appreciate the music that sets the tone for the evening.
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Outset із Backyard 25.08.2024 від Christoph Faust вже на нашому SoundCloud.

Це був один із останніх спекотних літніх днів у Києві, другий день нашого Community Event на Backyard. 

Christoph Faust відкрив подію, зануривши нас у звукову подорож, що лунала з пишного саду, перетікала сірим бетоном і вела просто в серце танцмайданчика. 

Ефемерні та мінливі звукові пейзажі під час перших годин Community Event — завжди привід прийти раніше.

Outset — це шоу на SoundCloud, яке висвітлює сети, що відкривають Community Events. Outset фокусується на виступах, які розгортають події, дозволяючи відчути музику, яка стає фундаментом вечора.

Artist's SoundCloud @christophfaust1

OUTSET ⑤ CHRISTOPH FAUST

[Live] @ Multisex, April 25

It’s back to the Norwegian woods with Mikkel Rev for Bassiani Podcast 259. Alongside Oprofessionel he moonlights as Omformer, and co-spearheads the Oslo-based UTE collective, famous for offering mystical forest raves, memorable club nights and their take-home recordings via digital/vinyl outlet UTE.REC (and sub-label Translusid). Trance is the main thrust, but an updated and savvy manifestation of it that’s more than suited to 2025, furnishing its breakneck rhythms with the experimental slant of its IDM and ambient forebears. It’s an elevated approach to a known genre, and perhaps at the bleeding edge of its future potential, keeping sound and woodland birthplace tethered crucial to its mission. As well as a number of EPs out on his homespun label, he’s apt to explore the fringes of his sound and export its singular voice across the map: intelligent trance with a strong emotional charge. This latest instalment keeps that promise with Mikkel on top form, an hour of cathartic beats recorded live at Bassiani: supernatural and stylish fare for sylvan nighttime gatherings.

@mikkel-rev

Bassiani invites Mikkel Rev [live] / Podcast #259

A new set from the Before The Curfew series, performed by Recid and Vitalii Shevchenko at Backyard Opening on 03.05.2025, is now available on our SoundCloud.

The residents dedicated this set to their long-standing love for the Detroit sound that bridges techno and house; it runs for a symbolic 313 minutes.

Before the Curfew is a series of music podcasts that emerged in 2022 after the reopening of the club following the liberation of the Kyiv region. All recordings presented in this series take place before midnight before the curfew begins. Before the Curfew offers a vibrant snapshot of the Ukrainian music scene amidst challenging times, celebrating resilience, creativity, and unity through music.
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Новий сет із серії «Before The Curfew», зіграний Recid та Vitalii Shevchenko на Backyard Opening 03.05.2025, вже доступний у нас на SoundCloud.

Резиденти присвятили цей сет давній любові до детройтського звучання між техно та гаусом; його тривалість — символічні 313 хвилин.

Before the Curfew — це серія музичних подкастів, що з'явилася у 2022 році після відкриття клубу та визволення Київщини. Усі записи, представлені в цій серії, проводяться до півночі, перед початком комендантської години. Before the Curfew — це відображення сучасної української музичної сцени в умовах викликів, що стоять перед нею.

Artistsʼ SoundCloud @recid @hou8gn9ocoux

BEFORE THE CURFEW ㉕ RECID B2B VITALII SHEVCHENKO

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Tambour Trinité By Bongo Percu - Mafaté (Kazamayé Afro Maloya Short play)

∄ 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.

OUTSET ⑤ CHRISTOPH FAUST

∄ (K41) / Standard Deviation