Russia might not be the epicenter of electronic music from a western point of view, but the German label Ki records likes to spread out it’s ears worldwide. St. Petersburg based producer Vlad Kudryavtsev aka Monokle made his Ki debut in 2012 with his critically acclaimed “Saints”, which was described as “if Coco Rosie and Boards of Canada came together to make music” and “a dreamy version of IDM with signs of Post-Dubstep”. His latest album ‘Rings’ is 11 tracks of pop music from it’s best sides. It opens with “Rouse“, which combines a timpany-esque melody and ghostly vocals with an atomospheric bed of sounds while “Calypt“ shows Monokle’s full talent as a songwriter. The vocals of “Milinal” are perfectly aligned on a track full of live acoustics and organic sounds. “Backwash“ shows the dance-floor oriented side of his productions and delivers a perfect late night track ready to keep the dance-floor moving.
A1 Rouse
A2 Calypt
A3 Umbriel
B1 Blew
B2 Backwash
B3 Loss
C1 Neon Sign
C2 Holytin
D1 Kay
D2 Borealis
D3 Radiant Pieces
