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Cat: SHUKAI 6. Rel: 6 Dec 21
Experimental/Electronic

Side 1 - Track 1. Reincarnation II (with Alexander Aksenov)Side 1 - Track 2. Track 2 (with Sergey Letov)Side 1 - Track 3. Track 3 (with Sergey Letov)Side 1 - Track 4. Track 4 (with Sergey Letov)Side 2 - Track 1. Rock Jazz (with Pekka Airaksinen)Side 2 - Track 2. Temble Woman (with Pekka Airaksinen)Side 2 - Track 3. Cosmic Love (with Pekka Airaksinen)

According to what has been written on Valentina Goncharova, the Ukrainian experimental artist's career trajectory followed a similar path to many involved in the rather vaguely named, loosely associated 'new music movement' of the 20th Century. Born in Kyiv, she would spend her early years immersed in the study of classical sounds approved by the Soviet state, moving to Leningrad (St. Petersburg) at the age of 16.

Already an expert violinist and garnering a reputation as a lauded street musician, she would soon begin exploring alternative playing styles, often working with pianists to realise avant garde arrangements. Soon finding influences from free jazz and abstract rock scenes in the city, this collection of her work shows just how wild things got in terms of form. In moments, it feels like you've landed on another planet in a scene from the first series of Star Trek, other instances are pure serene beauty. All of it is absolutely mind-blowing.