Glimmering medieval weaponry forged, polished and brandished, Zhenya Lavrinov arrives to take us back in time and beyond the stars. As LVRIN, he appeared opposite Maoupa Mazzochetti on a split EP for Arma \u2013 but one pockmark in a scattering of machine-powered ruminations for respected, proudly underground labels \u2013 and now he returns to wield a new alias across five tracks of ominous, night-creeping sonics.<\/p>\n
The tracks making up Milky Way were recorded by Bryansk-based Lavrinov between 2013 and 2020, reflecting a side of his musical demanour not betrothed to the demands of the dancefloor. Golden Axe is far from ambient though \u2013 this is still resolutely rhythmic music spoken by specifically sculpted synths and powered by purposeful sequencers.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a cosmic theme at play here, but \u2018Moon Influence\u2019 speaks as much to ancient rites and man\u2019s obsession with lunar forces as any space-age sci-fi symbolism you might associate with gurgling electronic patterns. \u2018Rhythmbox From Space\u2019 may be brimming with analogue freakery, but it\u2019s also locked into a rhythmic mantra which tracks back to the dawn of humanity.<\/p>\n
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