Releases
Bardoseneticcube & Vresnit & Kshatriy : Creation, CD
Vetvei, V20, ltd.580, May.11 ::: 10e.
A new CD release is presented on the Vetvei label. It is a split of three already well-known projects: Bardoseneticcube (St.-Petersburg), Vresnit (Yaroslavl) and Kshatriy (Vsevolozhsk). Being active and variously cooperating in studios and at concerts, the authors have got a vision of joint release: this split is inspired by a condition of direct experience, transformation, sensation of a new life arrival, display and realization of nature, creativity comprehension as a natural form of being. Some tracks from each project are presented on the disk as a seven acts of creation. BARDOSENETICCUBE: Igor Potsukajlo together with Alla Ryzhenkovoj (traditional Russian vocal) and Edward Dragunov (overtone singing) have presented light Ambient with colorific electronic patterns. Songs "Za verhom" and "Golymba", opening this disk, brightly show a female, mother nature. Further the space reveals as an active man nature. VRESNIT: As a initiator of the release concept, Ilchuk Sergey has presented multilayered psychedelic Drone Ambient with a plentiful use of the field and found records, guitar and cassete drones, analog electronics. "Time is Art "," Anahata "," Creation "... two of this tracks are written down together with a spiritually close project Kshatriy. Becoming even more professional mastering engineer with each his work, Sergey Uak-Kib (KSHATRIY) in the traditional key has presented two powerful space Drone Ambient tracks, " Well of Soul " and " Intention ", showing in music an author’s experience of beauty, harmony and a resonance. A unification of the interweaving beginnings in the solemn act of the world creation. A new act of the initiating resonance and contemplation of the universal art and boundless self-similarity with open hearts. Mastering - Kshatriy. Design presented by six-panel full-colored envelope and card Vresnit & Vevei Art.
Bardoseneticcube & Vresnit & Kshatriy : Creation, CD + Art
Vetvei, V20, ltd.28, May.11 ::: 23e.
The limited edition of 28 copies includes ordinary edition + an additional art object (a solar mandala on a thick wooden plate, 30х30 cm) and three additional cards 10х10 cm.
Vresnit : Zhatva, CD
Vetvei, V18\ Radiodrone, RD-01, ltd.363, June.11 ::: 10e
Joint release of Vetvei label and Radiodrone web-zine. New album of Vresnit, the project from Yaroslavl is devoted to harvesting, separation of grains from weed. Six Dark Drone Ambient mysteries which have been recorded in 2009 were grown from the processed tape field recordings, live flutes, analog electronics, hand bells, trance rhythmic structures and voices . Latter are chating special verses and imitate the natural sounds. Cause and effect... We reap as we have sown... The meditation over fire as breath-movement of Space Itself. Life of vibrating space, in which each phenomenon is self-similar and has set of displays. Comprehension of greatness of Action and oneself in it... Balance, transition, watching the light, and watching the watcher of Light. Mastered by Kshatriy. Design presented by six-panel full-colored envelope and card Vresnit & Vevei Art.
Lunar Abyss Deus Organum : Tryakusta, CD
Vetvei, V17, ltd.485, May.11 ::: 10e.
New album from Saint-Petersburg L.A.D.O. progect is result of 3 live records mixing: July 1, 2010 in art-apartment "Vmeste" - a meditative sound performance "Ring Time" - feat Kshatriy; July 4, 2010 a morning concert in "Zelenogorsky Festival of ambient music vol.1"; July 14, 2010 a meditative sound performance "Diamond Sandman - 12 th floor" in the art-apartment "Vmeste". An incredibly deep multilayered Drone Ambient with plenty of colorful patterns. A dense self-observing stream, that takes away all the dependences and rushing through an endless self-similar spheres. Mastered by Kshatriy. Full-colored six-panel envelope Vresnit & Vetvei Art.
Lunar Abyss Deus Organum + Hattifnatter & Neznamo & Kshatriy & Vresnit : Sonastroika, CD-R
Vetvei, V14, ltd.181, January.10 ::: 8 euro
A collective performance recording of LUNAR ABYSS DEUS ORGANUM + HATTIFNATTER & NEZNAMO & KSHATRIY & VRESNIT with the assistance of VJ Yury Elika from November, 4th, 2010 in ESG-21 club, St.-Petersburg. A six-parts session of a group audio-visual communication in a wonderful day of the decreasing moon. There were no separate performances of projects this evening, the participants joined in the action of unity. Field records, voices, guitars, synthesizers, wind instruments and extensive electronic devices in hands of the consciousness phenomena spin a dense Drone Ambient veil. A communication, a sound breath, an illusion stream, a clearing walk on the autumn wood, called to connect all the opposites! A design is presented by a six-pannel full-color envelope and a flyer of the action Vetvei & Vresnit Art.
Vresnit : Seed Solar, CD
Vetvei, V13\Aquarellist, aquarel 16-10, ltd.484, November.10 ::: 10 euro
Joint release of Aquarellist and Vetvei labels - new Vresnit album recorded in winter-autumn 2010 in cooperation with Kshatriy, Hladna and Neznamo. Qualitatively new in project creativity a five-part ambient space dedicated to the Culture Solar beginnings and transfiguring seeds disseminating. Vresnit art is turned to research primary being experience, - human consciousness conditions being resonant to the general nature. Sparkling cosmogonic
Drone Ambient twined from voices, string and wind instruments, bells, singing bowls, electronic instruments and field recordings. Great Kshatriy mastering, solar full-colored envelope and card Vresnit & Vetvei Art.
First 13 copies incl. 4 additional cards and 30x27 foto on big wooden board.
Six Dead Bulgarians & Ogni Videniy : 2137, CD-R
Vetvei, V12, ltd.181, February.11 ::: 8 euro
A teamwork of two Arkhangelsk projects SIX DEAD BULGARIANS and OGNI VIDENIY (FIRES of IMAGES) is presented by the Vetvei label. Eleven meditative Drone Ambient tracks were recorded in 13-14.02.2010, when a 2137 moon year began. This is a symbol of deliverance of all negative, collected in the leaving year, and development of positive qualities in a new year. That is why some tracks were recorded in the sunrise of the 2137 moon year. The work goes back to an
ancient Bon tradition with a Buddhism influence. For the record are used singing bowls, metal, wooden percussion and electronic divices, a jew's-harp, sand and voice. Full-color six-panel envelope Vresnit & Vetvei Art.
Ogni Videniy : Tajushie, CD-R
Vetvei, V11, ltd.181, January.10 ::: 8 euro
Tajushie ("Melting") was recorded by Petr Abysov and Alexandr Chulkov in spring 2009. Entitled by a mantra of the Buddha of Medicine, it was planed as a meditative work directed on harmonization of energy streams of the listener.
Undoubtedly, a water and air delicate game, a live recording of melting ice, songs of streams, sounds of singing bowl's vibrations, bell's ringing and singing winds carries away with a sound stream all the negative kinds of consciousness, clearing and healthing our inner world. The process of meditative immersing dissolves the listener and lets him melt in the Universal Absolute. Release is presented in six-panel full-colored envelope Vetvei & Vresnit Art.
Neznamo : Zavet, CD-R
Vetvei, V10, ltd.111, April.10 ::: 8 euro
This is the last part of Neznamo's 'MY' trilogy. 'Zavet' finishes this
song devoted to the Tradition. First two parts, 'Seme>Zemlya' and 'Utrata' were published by Moonsun Productions.
Themes of 'Zavet' - the Fall of Tradition, Defeat of Spirit, and their future Revival. Eternal Primary Myth of Death and Rebirth appears here
as sounds and echoes. This release presents majestic Drone Ambient canvas weaved of drones and noises created with wind, string and percussion instruments and field
recordings. Decorative design presented as full-color six-panel envelope.
Hladna & Vresnit : Kornej Senju Inej, CD-R
Vetvei, V09, ltd.181, September.10 ::: 8 euro
This release presents the second part of collaborating materials recorded by Nikolay Kalmykov (Hladna) and Sergey Ilchuk (Vresnit) in a remote Jarogora village in January 2010.
The north, its force and cleanliness, severe and uncomfortable nature, spirits kingdom. Four industrial-natural Droning Noise Ambient and skiey Drone Ambient tracks. Crude field recordings, wind instruments and metal objects, tape noises and drones, hand bells, singing bowls, Soviet vinyl, voices and the indispensable space Hladna equipment. A fog, a snow suspension, frost wings in the clear sky and the high sun. Design presented by full-colored six-panel envelope from Vresnit Art.
Hladna & Vresnit : Inej Senju Kornej, CD
Vetvei, V08, ltd.383, April.10 ::: 10 euro
This release presents the first part of collaborating materials recorded by Nikolay Kalmykov (Hladna) and Sergey Ilchuk (Vresnit) in a remote
Jarogora village in January 2010. Winter woods of Vepsky Park, ...disturbing pulsation of the earth and majestic meditative canvas. Handbells summons the frozen spirits, the snow crunching underfoot breaks off by sharp technogenic crunches, twilight goes down, the frost grows stronger and then all calms down. At a dawn fairytale maids sing solar lullabies, and boundless birds spin heavenly open spaces. Space drone equipment, flutes, jaw's harp, field taperecordings, -the nature and technology have merged here in three dense Drone Noise Ambient shamanic rituals where kind covers of Vresnit's chtonic naturalism and weird psychedelic hide a lump of severe urbanistic existentialism which is indispensable for Hladna's works. Design presented by full-color six-panel envelope from Vresnit Art.
Vresnit & Kshatriy : TaeT, CD
Vetvei, V07, ltd.484, November.09 ::: 10 euro
Vetvei label presented its first CD release, a collaboration of two congenial projects dedicated to the Symbols of Creative Roration. A retrospective journey by the bird through smells of melting herb songs and contemplations of the mysteries of Life. They are flowed away by Water, from the Ice to the boundless lakes dancing in mosses. Following to the Forge of Earth, walking the dense forests, winds and marshes, meeting the Heart Guardians. All the cycles of nature follow each other, Fire goes to Water and Earth goes to Heaven. Cosmos swaddle the birds flying toward dawn. All invocations in the name of Life. Many praising voices of people and animals merged into a rhythm that glorify the Natural Order, eternal and endless. Field recorgings, woodwinds, strings, percussions and drums, voices, tape noises and electronics was used in this work.They're all merged into a single timeless canvas. Spirit of every living thing awakening runs through it. An atmosphere of Ritual crossed with cosmic primordial Drone Ambient. One of the important parts of this release is design - 7"EP 6-panel cardboard envelope covered with the signs of Vetvei. Standing in awe of Majesty and experience of true Beauty. Tradition, vibrations for a New Cycle.
Ogni Videniy : Skvozь Temnotu, CD-R
Vetvei, V06, ltd.181, December.09 ::: 8 euro
The sixth Vetvei release presents trip "Through Darkness" of the Arkhangelsk (the north of Russia) project Ogni Videniy. The album was recorded in 2007 and was published by the author in some copies of hand-made limited edition. Ogni Videniy (Fires of Images, from Russian) is evolutionary continuation of Industrial Noise project Control Fires (2002) which in turn originates in close dialogue with the project Six Dead Bulgarians, at that time under the direction of Alexey Chulkov (R.I.P). The structure changes, to Industrial Noise basis of Control Fires in 2007 the pure Spirit concept is added, the project gets rituality in the activity, therefore it is transformed to Ogni Videniy, constantly taking part in record and performances Six Dead Bulgarians and to this day. During existence of Ogni Videniy were some collaborations and concetrs with Hladna, Lunar Abyss Deus Organum, etc. Visions Of the Source, Keepers of Fires, Clearing the Wind... This album represents six cloths-trips in Internal Space through coast of northern seas and conversations with birds and stones, through footpaths of playful streams and the fallen asleep Spirits of wood. The purpose of participants is studying of construction of light, a sound, an image, the qualities of psychedelic experiences directed on strengthening. Ogni Videniy represent natural shamanic, ecstatic Ritual Ambient using many authentic acoustic instruments, electronic tools and field recordings. Release is presented in six-panel fullcolour envelope designed by Vresnit.
Vresnit : Vjuga.Ljet.Duj., CD-R
Vetvei, V05, ltd.181, April.09 ::: 8 euro
Sky and Earth meld into one where Vjuga Ljet Duj begun with a moment when nestling will begin to see, and then their Mothers give clear statements. Tightly wrapped it soars down, like a raven and enters the House through the roots.
It is a journey-exploration and proclaiming each of 9 lines stated in Circle. With deep vibrations we enchant the symbols seen in dreams and ask the people who never spoken using words. Rough ritual ambient sung by voices of three worlds animals and shaped in acoustic-analog form. Iron percussion, loud words of caves and dimensions wrapped in smoke scent. We look after and expect, glorify the Law a song with inexhaustibility of form and content. 8-sided red paperboard booklet + Рђ5 insert. 19 copies include 4 colored A5 inserts.
Lunar Abyss Deus Organum : Bereg Holodnoj Vesny, CD-R
Vetvei, V04, ltd.108, July.09 ::: 10 euro
Final part of two-piece opus from L.A.D.O is out now on Vetvei! CD-R contains best fragments of artists night performance, as heard by guests of annual forest open-air festival Systo Togethering 2007. Album starts with sounds of body moving into forest; human breathes, moves and hears approaching drone and rustles. Lazy sun sets and inner space of sleep rise. L.A.D.O blindfolds the listener and leads him\her into the deep caverns and shallow waters. Listener follows the pulse of branches and joins procession of glowworms and fireflies to find his\her inner space. Speaking of style is second part of series is still a trademark psychedelic
drone ambient canvas embroided with analog and digital soaring sounds, sometimes turning into undanceable experimental trance with radio signals and shamanic songs. Evgeniy Savenko uses loops, vinyl records, musique concrete and voice to create his well-known frost-tinged drones. In general the record done in Biosonar style. Structured, colorful, complex and more bright than many well-known and average releases on drone scene. The cover in gold and gray waxed paper cover with herbal Vetvei-style artwork and 3 photos from the shores of Cold Spring. Each copy has individual cardboard package with 3 inserts.
Lunar Abyss Deus Organum : Bereg Teploj Vesny, CD-R
Vetvei, V03, ltd.108, March.09 ::: 10 euro
March third release of Vetvei label is a First Part of Lunar Abyss Deus Organum two-part opus “Spring shores”. Seamless track was recorded at May 8, on international open-air “Systo Togethering 2006” held in forest in Saint-Petersburg region. E. S. and N. N. uses tape loops, found and field recordings, computer, generator of sounds, ocarina and voice to lead the listener along the shores of mythic rivers, where sleepy animals dream of alchemy and voices of Nature. Flowing, trance inducing deep ambient, an attempt to tell the story of shamanic trip. Each copy has individual cardboard A5 package with 3 inserts.
Vetveizerkalzakonomernosty, zine
Vetvei, V02, Art-Verses-Zine A5\32pages on Russian language . Riso, Ltd.100, February.09
Vresnit: Kalen Ven, CD-R
Vetvei, V01, ltd.108, January.09 ::: 10 euro
We announce first Release of new Vetvei label - the second album of Vresnit. It sounds like north archaic droning sonic tarpertry inspired by natural symbolism. Dancing trees, singing birds chtonic beasts following the everturning wheel of Cycle. Days, nights, seasons, conditions and births walk in lines. Low, reverb drowned, drums and lightweight flutes, percussion and distant, beckoning voices. Strange rythm goes through numerious shimmering acoustic surfaces - curved branches and veined leaves intervowen. "Soar like a bird!" - whisper They to dreamy traveller, passing through woods and careless swimmer, diving into unknown. Wind raises the eyes and hands of the wanderer, harsh blizzards crave his hands with the letters of everlasting Knowledge and names of every living thing... Reviewers compare this record with early albums of Lunar Abyss Quartet - "Ferrous water", "Cosmolagamma" and the films of Ingmar Bergman -
"Seventh seal" and "Virgin Spring". Triple brown cardboard package, 4 cards.