Music
ШЩЦ, Kontext labels explore leftfield sounds, expand Ukrainian connections
ШЩЦ, the label born in Kyiv and raised in London, is now touring to Berlin and Prague. It’s a perfect time to visit some of the rich ambient sounds they’ve been exploring. Both labels promise to develop the underappreciated leftfield music of Ukraine and its diaspora, forming tighter collaborations with a growing network of like-minded internationals.
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From Ukraine, a compilation to resist normality and go braindance
The letters titling the release spell out, in Cyrllic, “sh**s.” And more than just another dull compilation, this collection of tracks is a statement – in opposition to commercialism and homogeny, in favor of “braindance” weirdness.