Gost Zvuk presents the first vinyl release from the hidden gem of the Moscow electronic scene – Dmitry Drozdov. Under the shadowy alias of @dx2ov, on Interzona he plays with an array of fairground-like melodies, lo-fi house motifs, buoyant space-age optimism, and old-school UK breaks. Along with the strong emphasis on melody, at the forefront of his style is a keen ear for off-kilter, scattered percussion, with 'Voices' shining as a curious example of polyrhythmic, synthetic metallophone meshing with gritty Roland rhythm box styles. The album glides between these sharper moments and experiments with gloopy, submerged aesthetics and Madlib-like phone call snippets ('OK') as well as minimalist, Detroit-inspired funk on the microhouse-esque 'Loop' - another highlight with its perfectly placed and skewed vocal lead.

'Eliseus' runs close to 130bpm with a tight drum pattern reminiscent of the excellent 'Gesicht Aus Diamant' by 100Records, a minimal gem from 2005. Dima's track channels similar ecstatic synth propulsion, with what sounds like a warped choral disintegration washing in and out of the stereo field. More trippy vocal distortions all around! The influences run wide and deep across Interzona, from beat tape hip-hop to US house/techno and library music. The ambient closing cuts also tread a similar path at points to label mate Flaty's AEM Rhythm Cascade & Dices collaboration.

Fergus Clark 

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GOST023 DX2OV "Interzona" 

A1: Coherent Scale (01:18)
A2: Eliseus (04:05)
A3: Intersection (03:58)
A4: LAFS (02:48)
A5: Loop (03:53)

B1: O.K. (03:32)
B2: Sliding on Enamel (04:28)
B3: Voices (03:20)
B4: Gossip (01:47)
B5: Interzona (01:45)

music – D. Drozdov
mastering – Flaty
artwork – Mas Guerrero
compilation – I. Zaynetdinov, Flaty
linear notes – Fergus Clark
executive producer – I. Zaynetdinov

Release date: 14.06.2024

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GOST023: DX2OV "Interzona"

YouTube Streaming RRC Garage Studio - DX2OV : https://youtu.be/YYH46ENC78Y

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Renegade Radio Camp - DX2OV - Mix 07-11-2024

Release date: March 21, 2025
☛ Stream and buy: band.link/rostixpt2

A New Chapter in Sound Experimentation by @Dx2ov!

The second part of the album continues the journey into the world of digital entropy, where sound becomes a tool for exploration. In this work, Dx2ov experiments with new levels of sonic texture, crafting a multi-layered tapestry of post-genre sound that blends techno and house in the era of information overload.

ROSTIX is not just an album; it’s an interactive experience in the easycomeeasygo format, where each track becomes a step into the labyrinth of digital reality, accessible right from your phone.

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Written & Produced: Dmitriy Drozdov
Design: Pasha Zhirkov
Mastering: Alex Nikitine
Executive producer: Dima Agalakov + Alex Nikitine

Special thanks to:
Aleksei Onok
Sasha Safarova
Pavel Pliskin

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☛ Follow Roots United & Dx2ov

instagram.com/dx2ov
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vk.com/fruitsunited
t.me/rootsunited_ppf

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Dx2ov – Drwww4

Release date: March 21, 2025
☛ Stream and buy: band.link/rostixpt2

The second part of the album continues the journey into the world of digital entropy, where sound becomes a tool for exploration. In this work, @Dx2ov experiments with new levels of sonic texture, crafting a multi-layered tapestry of post-genre sound that blends techno and house in the era of information overload.

ROSTIX is not just an album; it’s an interactive experience in the easycomeeasygo format, where each track becomes a step into the labyrinth of digital reality, accessible right from your phone.

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Written & Produced: Dmitriy Drozdov
Design: Pasha Zhirkov
Mastering: Alex Nikitine
Executive producer: Dima Agalakov + Alex Nikitine

Special thanks to:
Aleksei Onok
Sasha Safarova
Pavel Pliskin

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☛ Follow Roots United & Dx2ov

instagram.com/dx2ov
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instagram.com/roots_united
vk.com/fruitsunited
t.me/rootsunited_ppf

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Dx2ov – Shivers

Dx2ov is the pseudonym of Dmitry Drozdov. The creator of the soundcloud label Vrag, which was noted in 2024 for its releases on GOST ZVUK and Roots United. Member of the promotional association TACK.

Looch is a Moscow DJ, co-founder and ideological inspirer of the TASK promotional group, responsible for contemporary music in GES-2

Dx2ov - псевдоним Дмитрия Дроздова. Создатель soundcloud - лэйбла ВРАГ, отметившийся в 2024 году релизами на ГОСТ ЗВУК’е и Roots United. Участник промо объединения ТАСК.

Looch - московский DJ, со-основатель и идейный вдохновитель промо группы TACK, отвечает за современную музыку в  ГЕС-2

YouTube Streaming RRC Garage Studio - DX2OV X LOOCH : https://youtu.be/3xyUq1WLB_0

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Renegade Radio Camp - DX2OV X LOOCH - Mix 14-02-2025

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DX2OV - Схема

Будет Ласковый Дождь

Youngg P & Dx2ov - This Is My House ( Neo Violence V/A 012 )

Оригинальный луп из Saint Etienne

Five years ago, the expression ‘Russian electronic scene’ had borne a tone of futurology and expectancies rather than a real state of affairs. It was possible to put together musicians of local and genre importance easily in general, but not of significance in national scale. With rise and further development of ГОСТ Звук, Russian electronic music achieved power not only as cultural phenomenon within country’s borders, but also proved fully to be a thing of international meaning. Starting operations in 2014, the label quickly defined its domains of authority and engagement and created full-bloody community of musicians, where everyone has a special view on his own work and unique sound. The projects presented on this compilation can be rightfully called the contemporary vanguard of Russian and global electronic music.

Each of resonant artists holds his own disparate creative field and impact. However, in this diversity the unity of creation of beauty and ingenuity is born, that distinguishes Russian independent electronica. All compiled tracks perfectly characterize the artists involved, sometimes from extremely striking sides; chaotic improvisations and ethereal grooves, unearthly landscapes and undistracted concisions. Both electric boffinry and club anthems merge into united vision, placed in graceful frame of Rashad Becker’s mastering.

Maybe this compilation won’t close the question ‘What is the Russian Sound?’, which has been raising for more than a twenty years. Nevertheless, it is able to give an extensive view on the evolution of Russian electronica in the 2010s.

words by Artyom Abramov
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GOST ZVUK 5 YEARS

Side 1 
A1: Burago – МОСКВА – 4:15
A2: Kuzma Palkin – 1812cmos – 3:37
A3: INFX – damaged_+dn – 3:53
A4: HMOT – Instrumentation III – 4:20

Side 2 
B1: Gamayun – Kapel – 5:27
B2: Nocow – Vnutri – 3:45
B3: Dices – Aquarius – 5:43

Side 3

C1: Erofeev – 11bng – 5:58
C2: Vtgnike – Designer Saudade – 4:19
C3: Flaty – Overthinker Heat – 6:27
C4: OL – Subatex – 4:29

Side 4
D1: Buttechno – melody BDD – 4:11
D2: Stankevich – Covert operation – 4:03
D3: dx2ov – Жду – 4:48

Side 5
E1: Suokas – IJL – 4:24
E2: L – Cranes – 5:32
E3: Global Predictor – Prequel – 2:14

Side 6
F1: Dog's Lake – 1911cut – 2:23
F2: Kassir – afk – 3:20
F3: Kedr Livanskiy & AEM Rhythm-Cascade – Что ты говорил – 4:16
F4: Fama87 – Yama – 2:31

Mastering – Rashad Becker
Compilation – Flaty & Ildar Zaynetdinov
Executive Producer – Ildar Zaynetdinov

3 x 12" LP, hand stamped
© «ГОСТ ЗВУК», Moscow, Russia, 2019

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