5:40am: Lyrical, Abstract Hip-Hop of an Allegedly “Brutal Appearance” 5:40am: Lyrical, Abstract Hip-Hop of an Allegedly “Brutal Appearance”

Two days ago, Moscow idm netlabel Add Noise released a 69-minute album by Alexander Welsh (below) aka hip-hop outfit 5:40am, and founding member of the... 

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Bogdan Dullsky: “Freedom Reflex/Second” and the Limits of Language Bogdan Dullsky: “Freedom Reflex/Second” and the Limits of Language

A little over a year ago, Moldova-based instrumentalist Bogdan Dullsky released the experimental album “Freedom Reflex: One.” It was made available... 

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“Mozhno!” and the Founding Fathers of a “Freak Scene” in Belarus “Mozhno!” and the Founding Fathers of a “Freak Scene” in Belarus

The image above shows a group of freezing musicians in December last year getting ready for the painfully long and uncomfortable bus ride from Minsk,... 

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Mooncake: The Unexpected Significance of Saying Nothing At All Mooncake: The Unexpected Significance of Saying Nothing At All

A couple of weeks after the formation of this website, an early post appeared on the Moscow post-rock/instrumental outfit Mooncake. That initial information... 

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