Russia is on some shit right now between the ascent of Kate NV, the gleeful unpredictability of Buttechno, the still too-good-to-be-trueness ofKedr Livanskiy, not to mention a plethora of other artists making waves, Rossiya is definitely having a moment. New York label Arcane continue their crusade to spotlight overlooked talent with this 5-track plate from Moscows Alexander Kalinin aka Michura. Side openers Break Away and Prima are heavy on some vintage Roule / Crydamoure sampler abuse nostalgia (why arent more producers revisiting this style?). The Bangalter comparisons end there though, as Michuras One More Time is nothing like Daft Punks in fact its just the sort of low-key late night deepness we needed to push through the rest of this unrelenting 2018 summer. Jazzy house roller Not A Pianist is the most straightfoward cut, and End Titles winds the record down with a soundtracky slab of tech-noir that youd almost mistake for a lost Glass Candy track ifnot for the hi-hats (Russians do it better!). Includes full-color art print with track titles translated in English.

• exclusive vinyl-only release
• includes double-sided art print
• limited edition
• music label:Arcane 2018

reviewed bysakura incident 08/2018

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