Deep Cosmic House from the one and only Vakula on his own Bandura label.
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Color Pres. Apparat, Deetron, Vakula @ Arenele Romane (Bucharest) 14.12.2012
Trus’me – Voyager [PN016]
Ben Klock hypnotizes you with his signature style on Trus’me’s most popular club track to date ‘W.A.R Dub’. Ryan Elliott takes you on a similar journey, looping the fundamentals of Trus’me’s debut release ‘Nards’. Closely followed by an acid workout of huge proportions of another popular Trus’me hit “Need a Job’ by the ever shape shifting Vakula.
The Continental Affair w. Vakula @ Hotel Continental (Cluj-Napoca) 10.11.2012
Vakula & Dusty Baron – Leleka 4 [LELEKA004]
Dusty Baron aka Latecomer may be a recent arrival on the scene, but he plays like a true veteran. A mysterious export from the around same eastern latitudes as label boss Vakula, their music sounds just as rooted in the post Soviet Russian landscape as it is in the post industrial North America which gave rise to all the soul and machine funk that is the driving inspiration for so many of today’s roots conscious electronic artists. Vakula takes the controls on Side A with dubwise and exotic production skills whilst Side B showcases The Baron’s heavy heavy chops, with drum programming as deft as his keys work, and a sound which is equal parts earthly and heavenly. Sides C & D (on bonus 7”) see V step up to offer two takes on Follow Shot, continuing the theme of techno tinged jazz cosmism.
Vakula – SHEVC006 [SHEVC006]
After a small Shevchenko break, the Slavic Spiritual Warrior is back! Expect the usual mind-melting psychedelic dub warfare from all angles. ‘No Music’ is proper warehouse gear – intense, dark and cut at 45rpm for maximum damage. Flip over for two more abstract, analogue voyages into the Ukranium.
Ashes To Machines – Resistance EP [LELEKA003]
In his continuing quest to explore ever broader and more ambitious musical territories than those records from his existing, already expansive, yet still relatively young back catalogue have done, Konotop’s spiritual warrior Vakula brings us the latest installment of Leleka. This time, it is with the aid of the pan global operation known as Ashes To Machines aka Lionel Corsini (DJ Oil) & Jeff Sharel. Remixes propel the organic sounding originals further towards the future, with Vakula, Ji Dru & Sandra Nkake and Juju & Jordash all adding their own unique interpretations, while equally showing the depth of understanding they all have for more esoteric musical forms.
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Vakula – Asuwant [SHEVC005]
New release on Firecracker Recordings sublabel Shevchenko by Vakula, with three cuts dusted, dubbed and pushed to the limits of abstraction yet still in the realms of house and techno.
Fudge Fingers – Mass X Remixes [FIREC008]
Two killer dub versions of ‘Mass X’ from Fudge Fingas. Vakula turns the original tropical cut into a brain-melting, dark warehouse soundtrack. Meanwhile, Juju & Jordash slow things down and get lost in a shimmering bass odyssey.
Cottam – Deep Deep Down EP [AUS1135]
Cottam’s debut on the Aus imprint, with Deep Deep Down continuing the lineage of thick set mid tempo acid explorations. Sprawling luxuriously across the length of the A Side, the title track builds effortlessly from the spacious grooves and alien chug of the opening moments into a sumptuous array of floating sax, twisting acid lines and forever floating pads. Step forward Vakula completely realigning the feel of the track despite retaining some core elements. Cottam completes this excellent 12″ with the quite aptly named “Twang”, a seven minute boogie burner.
Jon McMillion – Saw You Looking (Remixes) [NEK002]
Four tracks from Jon McMillion’s wonderful eponymous LP get the remix treatment here on Seattle imprint Nuearth Kitchen. San Proper drops remixes of “Saw You Looking” and “Solette Simms”, with the fat chords and claps of the latter proving to be the highlight, although both efforts are worthy of many, many repeat listens. Elsewhere Ukrainian producer Vakula pops up to turn “Climbing Out” into a glacially paced jam replete with cosy pads and Motor City atmospherics. Amsterdam based duo Juju & Jordash turn in a moody analogue refix of “Love Of Parking” to round off an essential 12″.
Vakula – Saturday (Remixes) [STRIKE009]
3rd Strike presents a remix pack for Vakula’s ‘Saturday’, with remixes by Deetron, Jeff Sharel, Legowelt and Fudge Fingas.
Vakula – Dub As Always [SHEVC003]
The third release by Vakula on Shevchenko. Intense dub pressure on the A-side with an epic Bergheim-style percussive techno track on the flip that weighs in at over 13 mins. Pure, analogue, undulating house music.
Vakula – You Cannot Resist / Rural Dances [SHEVC002]
Vakula weighs in once again with the raw, untouchable and emotional warehouse music. Detroit and Chicago serve as only reference points, Ukraine acts as the surreal catalyst.
Fudge Fingas – What Works [FIREC007]
New Firecracker 10″. Gavin Sutherland aka Fudge Fingas is the man behind the seventh installment in the cult series, with A-Side cut “What Works” showing a move towards moody, shuffling Detroit house. Remix duties are handed to Vakula and he turns in a memorable, highly atmospheric remix of “What Works”, before another Fudge original, the chiming sea of calm that is “Mass X”, rounds off an essential release.
VA – EP [ES017]
Lovely various artists release with Fred P, Pjotr, Vakula & Benedikt Frey on Ethereal Sound, delivering some fine deep house tracks.
Vakula – Juno Plus Podcast 11
Backyard Weekend @ Casa Alba Camping (Bucharest) 03-05.06.2011
Herman – Rock Your Body [FA025]
Basic Soul Unit returns to his Herman project with an excellent early chicago influenced house track. Seriously good track that is weird and wonky with much quality in the drum programming. Very spacious without being cheeky. It comes comes with an utterly irresistible rework from Vakula reminiscent of the halcyon days of chi house.
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