1
Solar X - solar s
2
Solar X - new assembling
3
Solar X - pozdno utrom
4
Solar X - mancubus
5
Solar X - fun bang me
6
Solar X - illuminating surface (lhod s remix)
7
Solar X - dileg
8
Solar X - miro
9
Solar X - uxo
10
Solar X - mom ya lechu
11
Solar X - hyperrealistic
Tracklisting
A1 Solar X - solar s
A2 Solar X - new assembling
B1 Solar X - pozdno utrom
B2 Solar X - mancubus
B3 Solar X - fun bang me
C1 Solar X - illuminating surface (lhod s remix)
C2 Solar X - dileg
C3 Solar X - miro
D1 Solar X - uxo
D2 Solar X - mom ya lechu
D3 Solar X - hyperrealistic
Sales Note
For the past two decades, Dr Roman Belavkin (Solar X) has been deeply involved in AI research and mathematics at British universities. His albums from the 1990s are a testament to an era defined by the early internet-bulletin boards, FTP sites and mailing lists. In keeping with this, Solar X's music sounds surprisingly futuristic, a romantic artifact of a time eagerly anticipating tomorrow.
Following the re-issue of Solar-X's "Xrated" in 2019, GALAXIID is releasing his debut "Outre X Mer". All tracks are from the original DAT tapes and have been remastered for this release. "Pozdno Utrom", "Dileg" and "Solar X" were originally released on the "Outre X Mer EP" on Defective Records in 1995. Other tracks are out on vinyl and digital platforms for the first time.
"I was homebound for two years between 1992 and 1994, and the only way I could escape was through computer networks and writing," Belavkin recalls. Before the nasty car accident he was a member of the USSR/Russia national wushu team. Confined to his home, Belavkin started creating tracks based on ideas from his school days in the late 1980s, when he first recorded melodies on cassette tapes. This time, however, he fused those sounds with Soviet analogue synthesizers and PC sound cards. He shared these tracks via email with friends in different countries, becoming part of the "Analogue Heaven" mailing list, a community of enthusiasts united by their passion for analogue synthesis dating back to the 1960s.
During his initial pursuit of a PhD in Computer Science, Roman wanted to explore the intersection of what electronic music could offer humanity, the potential for AI to experience emotions, and whether emotions enhance or hinder intellect. These themes resonate in the music of Solar X. The album embodies ambient techno with intricate rhythms and ear caressing melodies, choppy percussion and blissful synths, making it both tranquil and danceable. Like a shimmering spaceship navigating between anxious dreams and visions, it transports the listener to a naively hopeful era yet to come. More
A1 Solar X - solar s
A2 Solar X - new assembling
B1 Solar X - pozdno utrom
B2 Solar X - mancubus
B3 Solar X - fun bang me
C1 Solar X - illuminating surface (lhod s remix)
C2 Solar X - dileg
C3 Solar X - miro
D1 Solar X - uxo
D2 Solar X - mom ya lechu
D3 Solar X - hyperrealistic
Sales Note
For the past two decades, Dr Roman Belavkin (Solar X) has been deeply involved in AI research and mathematics at British universities. His albums from the 1990s are a testament to an era defined by the early internet-bulletin boards, FTP sites and mailing lists. In keeping with this, Solar X's music sounds surprisingly futuristic, a romantic artifact of a time eagerly anticipating tomorrow.
Following the re-issue of Solar-X's "Xrated" in 2019, GALAXIID is releasing his debut "Outre X Mer". All tracks are from the original DAT tapes and have been remastered for this release. "Pozdno Utrom", "Dileg" and "Solar X" were originally released on the "Outre X Mer EP" on Defective Records in 1995. Other tracks are out on vinyl and digital platforms for the first time.
"I was homebound for two years between 1992 and 1994, and the only way I could escape was through computer networks and writing," Belavkin recalls. Before the nasty car accident he was a member of the USSR/Russia national wushu team. Confined to his home, Belavkin started creating tracks based on ideas from his school days in the late 1980s, when he first recorded melodies on cassette tapes. This time, however, he fused those sounds with Soviet analogue synthesizers and PC sound cards. He shared these tracks via email with friends in different countries, becoming part of the "Analogue Heaven" mailing list, a community of enthusiasts united by their passion for analogue synthesis dating back to the 1960s.
During his initial pursuit of a PhD in Computer Science, Roman wanted to explore the intersection of what electronic music could offer humanity, the potential for AI to experience emotions, and whether emotions enhance or hinder intellect. These themes resonate in the music of Solar X. The album embodies ambient techno with intricate rhythms and ear caressing melodies, choppy percussion and blissful synths, making it both tranquil and danceable. Like a shimmering spaceship navigating between anxious dreams and visions, it transports the listener to a naively hopeful era yet to come. More
More records from Solar X
1
Solar X - Wicked & Beautiful
2
Solar X - TuchPulses (edit)
3
Solar X - Dominatrix
4
Solar X - Mistress Awaits You
5
Solar X - Hot Cherry
6
Solar X - Soft & Deep
7
Solar X - Spanking For Pleasure
8
Solar X - Report Now
9
Solar X - Doom At The Dorm
10
Solar X - Dare You Play
Tracklisting:
A1 Solar X - Wicked & Beautiful
A2 Solar X - TuchPulses (edit)
B1 Solar X - Dominatrix
B2 Solar X - Mistress Awaits You
B3 Solar X - Hot Cherry
C1 Solar X - Soft & Deep
C2 Solar X - Spanking For Pleasure
D1 Solar X - Report Now
D2 Solar X - Doom At The Dorm
D3 Solar X - Dare You Play
Sales Note
For the second release on the Galaxiid imprint, a label of electronic music archeology and quality, we are transported to the strange sonic world of an elusive 90s pioneer. Solar X's 1997 album X-Rated will be released for the first time on vinyl, as well as reissued digitally, with new artwork by the Japanese artist Keiichi Tanaami. Two worlds connecting sonically, visually and culturally.
Solar X enjoyed a burgeoning career in post-Perestroika Moscow making playful, low-tech electronica from Soviet analogue instruments, which he masterfully configured to forge animated compositions and dancefloor rarities. Fascinated by chaos and complexity, his music explores the ways in which our minds can be manipulated by structure - an endeavour quite plausibly linked to his other career as a lecturer and researcher of AI, information theory and cognitive science, his interest in which was in turn triggered by his young experiments in computer music.
Solar X gained international attention at a time when Russia was (quite unfairly) seen as a vacuum for electronic music, but was exploding in the period of piracy, poverty and freedom following the collapse of the USSR. Young Russians had benefited from the soviet education system and there was a strong DIY computer programming and music scene, fuelled by hackers, gear freaks and party animals. Viewed from today, the album is reborn at a time of further political and social strife, which many see as fuelling the huge creativity and radical thinking of modern Russia's young creatives.
X-Rated treats tempo and form as fluid concepts, administering sudden changes to its sonic landscape with disorienting effect, underlain with a subtle dose of humour and experimentation. Downtempo trip-hop sits alongside frenetic IDM and blistering electro, all bound together by peculiar melodic inflections and lively distortions. Warm, trippy harmonies and robotic synths are offset with angular drums, shifting erratically through moods and genres with cunning intent. Much like his contemporaries from the era, it's his ability to breathe life into a humble production setup that makes his music so compelling some twenty one years later.
The track titles are from a book of call girl cards in London phone booths, that reached the artist in Moscow in 1995. "I liked the titles from these cards, which were self-promoting and offering pleasure (e.g. "Mistress awaits you"). So, I thought since my tracks also offered some kind of pleasure, they might as well advertise this through their titles." Label head Nina Kraviz was introduced to the work of the 83 year old sensei Keiichi Tanaami by Ukawa Naohiro, founder of Dommune in Tokyo, one of the brightest figureheads for the arts in Japan, responsible for the graphic design of the cover. In September 2017 Nina played for the opening of Tanaami-san's first exhibition in Moscow at Gary Tatintsian Gallery. Nina performed a live sound palette, to accompany the looping 7 minute animation, of experimental music from the Soviet Union, Russian pioneers of electronic music like Species Of Fishes and SolarX, Soviet-time pioneer Lev Termen, Kuryochin, avant-guard rock mixed with some Stockhausen and just pure abstract sounds, as well as treasured artists like Biogen.
Tanaami's illustrative work has strong sexual elements, so out of the five art pieces Nina selected and commissioned for Galaxiid, the first fits perfectly for 'X-rated'. The vertical line of text on the left is the traditional form for Japanese covers of foreign releases. The cover, together with the accompanying poster and sticker, are printed in Japan to ensure the highest print quality and purity of the colours. More
A1 Solar X - Wicked & Beautiful
A2 Solar X - TuchPulses (edit)
B1 Solar X - Dominatrix
B2 Solar X - Mistress Awaits You
B3 Solar X - Hot Cherry
C1 Solar X - Soft & Deep
C2 Solar X - Spanking For Pleasure
D1 Solar X - Report Now
D2 Solar X - Doom At The Dorm
D3 Solar X - Dare You Play
Sales Note
For the second release on the Galaxiid imprint, a label of electronic music archeology and quality, we are transported to the strange sonic world of an elusive 90s pioneer. Solar X's 1997 album X-Rated will be released for the first time on vinyl, as well as reissued digitally, with new artwork by the Japanese artist Keiichi Tanaami. Two worlds connecting sonically, visually and culturally.
Solar X enjoyed a burgeoning career in post-Perestroika Moscow making playful, low-tech electronica from Soviet analogue instruments, which he masterfully configured to forge animated compositions and dancefloor rarities. Fascinated by chaos and complexity, his music explores the ways in which our minds can be manipulated by structure - an endeavour quite plausibly linked to his other career as a lecturer and researcher of AI, information theory and cognitive science, his interest in which was in turn triggered by his young experiments in computer music.
Solar X gained international attention at a time when Russia was (quite unfairly) seen as a vacuum for electronic music, but was exploding in the period of piracy, poverty and freedom following the collapse of the USSR. Young Russians had benefited from the soviet education system and there was a strong DIY computer programming and music scene, fuelled by hackers, gear freaks and party animals. Viewed from today, the album is reborn at a time of further political and social strife, which many see as fuelling the huge creativity and radical thinking of modern Russia's young creatives.
X-Rated treats tempo and form as fluid concepts, administering sudden changes to its sonic landscape with disorienting effect, underlain with a subtle dose of humour and experimentation. Downtempo trip-hop sits alongside frenetic IDM and blistering electro, all bound together by peculiar melodic inflections and lively distortions. Warm, trippy harmonies and robotic synths are offset with angular drums, shifting erratically through moods and genres with cunning intent. Much like his contemporaries from the era, it's his ability to breathe life into a humble production setup that makes his music so compelling some twenty one years later.
The track titles are from a book of call girl cards in London phone booths, that reached the artist in Moscow in 1995. "I liked the titles from these cards, which were self-promoting and offering pleasure (e.g. "Mistress awaits you"). So, I thought since my tracks also offered some kind of pleasure, they might as well advertise this through their titles." Label head Nina Kraviz was introduced to the work of the 83 year old sensei Keiichi Tanaami by Ukawa Naohiro, founder of Dommune in Tokyo, one of the brightest figureheads for the arts in Japan, responsible for the graphic design of the cover. In September 2017 Nina played for the opening of Tanaami-san's first exhibition in Moscow at Gary Tatintsian Gallery. Nina performed a live sound palette, to accompany the looping 7 minute animation, of experimental music from the Soviet Union, Russian pioneers of electronic music like Species Of Fishes and SolarX, Soviet-time pioneer Lev Termen, Kuryochin, avant-guard rock mixed with some Stockhausen and just pure abstract sounds, as well as treasured artists like Biogen.
Tanaami's illustrative work has strong sexual elements, so out of the five art pieces Nina selected and commissioned for Galaxiid, the first fits perfectly for 'X-rated'. The vertical line of text on the left is the traditional form for Japanese covers of foreign releases. The cover, together with the accompanying poster and sticker, are printed in Japan to ensure the highest print quality and purity of the colours. More
More records from Galaxiid
1
species of fishes - Init v1.0
2
species of fishes - Sh-Sh-Sh v1.0
3
species of fishes - Sh-Sh
4
species of fishes - [Ctrl+S]
5
species of fishes - Init v2.0
6
species of fishes - Sh-Sh-Sh v2.0
Tracklisting
A1 species of fishes - Init v1.0
A2 species of fishes - Sh-Sh-Sh v1.0
A3 species of fishes - Sh-Sh
B1 species of fishes - [Ctrl+S]
B2 species of fishes - Init v2.0
B3 species of fishes - Sh-Sh-Sh v2.0
Sales Note
muslimgauze vs species of fishes
The story of this unexpected collaboration dates back to the summer and autumn of 1998 when Bryn Jones AKA Muslimgauze, the politically conscious music genius from Manchester, discovered Species Of Fishes' albums through the Dutch label Staalplaat. Jones embarked on a journey of reinventing the Muscovites' tracks, infusing them with hypnotizing noise pulsations that were both harsh and sharp, yet profoundly humane, while evoking ethereal Arab echoes.
The original remixes became the inaugural release on Species Of Fishes' self-titled label in 1999, with a limited circulation of 500 CDs. Another edition was later released in the United States in 2007 by Tourette Records, with a circulation of 1000 CDs. The first edition featured a selection edited from the original DAT cassette, accompanied by minor revisions, while the second one faithfully reproduced the entire studio session, providing insight into the creative process rather than focusing solely on the final result.
In this new reissue, Species Of Fishes have curated the tracks, discarding repetitions, unsuccessful takes, and technical pauses. The result is a more dynamic compilation that retains the core elements of the original work while reducing the total duration by almost half.
'Trip Trap', 'Some Songs of a Dumb World', and 'muslimgauze vs species of fishes' comprise three chapters of Species Of Fishes' album triptych, which unveils the originality of the Russian duo, pioneers of the unparalleled electronic scene who were ahead of their time. More
A1 species of fishes - Init v1.0
A2 species of fishes - Sh-Sh-Sh v1.0
A3 species of fishes - Sh-Sh
B1 species of fishes - [Ctrl+S]
B2 species of fishes - Init v2.0
B3 species of fishes - Sh-Sh-Sh v2.0
Sales Note
muslimgauze vs species of fishes
The story of this unexpected collaboration dates back to the summer and autumn of 1998 when Bryn Jones AKA Muslimgauze, the politically conscious music genius from Manchester, discovered Species Of Fishes' albums through the Dutch label Staalplaat. Jones embarked on a journey of reinventing the Muscovites' tracks, infusing them with hypnotizing noise pulsations that were both harsh and sharp, yet profoundly humane, while evoking ethereal Arab echoes.
The original remixes became the inaugural release on Species Of Fishes' self-titled label in 1999, with a limited circulation of 500 CDs. Another edition was later released in the United States in 2007 by Tourette Records, with a circulation of 1000 CDs. The first edition featured a selection edited from the original DAT cassette, accompanied by minor revisions, while the second one faithfully reproduced the entire studio session, providing insight into the creative process rather than focusing solely on the final result.
In this new reissue, Species Of Fishes have curated the tracks, discarding repetitions, unsuccessful takes, and technical pauses. The result is a more dynamic compilation that retains the core elements of the original work while reducing the total duration by almost half.
'Trip Trap', 'Some Songs of a Dumb World', and 'muslimgauze vs species of fishes' comprise three chapters of Species Of Fishes' album triptych, which unveils the originality of the Russian duo, pioneers of the unparalleled electronic scene who were ahead of their time. More
1
species of fishes - Init v1.0
2
species of fishes - Sh-Sh-Sh v1.0
3
species of fishes - Sh-Sh
4
species of fishes - [Ctrl+S]
5
species of fishes - Init v2.0
6
species of fishes - Sh-Sh-Sh v2.0
Tracklisting
A1 species of fishes - Init v1.0
A2 species of fishes - Sh-Sh-Sh v1.0
A3 species of fishes - Sh-Sh
B1 species of fishes - [Ctrl+S]
B2 species of fishes - Init v2.0
B3 species of fishes - Sh-Sh-Sh v2.0
Sales Note
muslimgauze vs species of fishes
The story of this unexpected collaboration dates back to the summer and autumn of 1998 when Bryn Jones AKA Muslimgauze, the politically conscious music genius from Manchester, discovered Species Of Fishes' albums through the Dutch label Staalplaat. Jones embarked on a journey of reinventing the Muscovites' tracks, infusing them with hypnotizing noise pulsations that were both harsh and sharp, yet profoundly humane, while evoking ethereal Arab echoes.
The original remixes became the inaugural release on Species Of Fishes' self-titled label in 1999, with a limited circulation of 500 CDs. Another edition was later released in the United States in 2007 by Tourette Records, with a circulation of 1000 CDs. The first edition featured a selection edited from the original DAT cassette, accompanied by minor revisions, while the second one faithfully reproduced the entire studio session, providing insight into the creative process rather than focusing solely on the final result.
In this new reissue, Species Of Fishes have curated the tracks, discarding repetitions, unsuccessful takes, and technical pauses. The result is a more dynamic compilation that retains the core elements of the original work while reducing the total duration by almost half.
'Trip Trap', 'Some Songs of a Dumb World', and 'muslimgauze vs species of fishes' comprise three chapters of Species Of Fishes' album triptych, which unveils the originality of the Russian duo, pioneers of the unparalleled electronic scene who were ahead of their time. More
A1 species of fishes - Init v1.0
A2 species of fishes - Sh-Sh-Sh v1.0
A3 species of fishes - Sh-Sh
B1 species of fishes - [Ctrl+S]
B2 species of fishes - Init v2.0
B3 species of fishes - Sh-Sh-Sh v2.0
Sales Note
muslimgauze vs species of fishes
The story of this unexpected collaboration dates back to the summer and autumn of 1998 when Bryn Jones AKA Muslimgauze, the politically conscious music genius from Manchester, discovered Species Of Fishes' albums through the Dutch label Staalplaat. Jones embarked on a journey of reinventing the Muscovites' tracks, infusing them with hypnotizing noise pulsations that were both harsh and sharp, yet profoundly humane, while evoking ethereal Arab echoes.
The original remixes became the inaugural release on Species Of Fishes' self-titled label in 1999, with a limited circulation of 500 CDs. Another edition was later released in the United States in 2007 by Tourette Records, with a circulation of 1000 CDs. The first edition featured a selection edited from the original DAT cassette, accompanied by minor revisions, while the second one faithfully reproduced the entire studio session, providing insight into the creative process rather than focusing solely on the final result.
In this new reissue, Species Of Fishes have curated the tracks, discarding repetitions, unsuccessful takes, and technical pauses. The result is a more dynamic compilation that retains the core elements of the original work while reducing the total duration by almost half.
'Trip Trap', 'Some Songs of a Dumb World', and 'muslimgauze vs species of fishes' comprise three chapters of Species Of Fishes' album triptych, which unveils the originality of the Russian duo, pioneers of the unparalleled electronic scene who were ahead of their time. More
1
species of fishes - Takk
2
species of fishes - Tak (Svet Na Zakate)
3
species of fishes - Ta
4
species of fishes - T (Kometa Shoemaker-Levi 9)
5
species of fishes - Dumb World
6
species of fishes - Sh-Sh (Kisloroda Nuzhno Chut-Chut)
7
species of fishes - Sh (Samka Osminoga)
8
species of fishes - Sh-Sh-Sh (Naberi Mne Nomer)
9
species of fishes - Yamal pt.1
10
species of fishes - Operators pt. 1
11
species of fishes - Kot
12
species of fishes - Yamal pt.2
13
species of fishes - Operators pt. 2
14
species of fishes - Salmon Hunting/Kaluga-Mars
15
species of fishes - Numb World
Tracklisting
A1 species of fishes - Takk
A2 species of fishes - Tak (Svet Na Zakate)
A3 species of fishes - Ta
A4 species of fishes - T (Kometa Shoemaker-Levi 9)
B1 species of fishes - Dumb World
B2 species of fishes - Sh-Sh (Kisloroda Nuzhno Chut-Chut)
B3 species of fishes - Sh (Samka Osminoga)
C1 species of fishes - Sh-Sh-Sh (Naberi Mne Nomer)
C2 species of fishes - Yamal pt.1
C3 species of fishes - Operators pt. 1
C4 species of fishes - Kot
D1 species of fishes - Yamal pt.2
D2 species of fishes - Operators pt. 2
D3 species of fishes - Salmon Hunting/Kaluga-Mars
D4 species of fishes - Numb World
Sales Note
Some Songs Of A Dumb World
'The light at sunset is mysteriously pinkish.'
After Trip Trap, TRIP's sub-label GALAXIID releases the debut album by the Species Of Fishes duo. The record, originally released by the Dutch experimental label Korm Plastics in 1994, has influenced two generations of post-Soviet musicians. 'Some Songs of a Dumb World' is like a quest that you can either take up or appreciate as a mosaic of different music styles.
Igor Kolyadny and Vitaly Stern initially worked separately but later shared ideas during home sessions to build their own psychedelic world. They used a large number of cassette samples, including the voices of physicists, paranormal researchers, astronomers, and wildlife TV show hosts, combining them with pulsating rhythms inspired by various electronic music genres. The result, as the duo
described it in an Inverted Audio interview
(https://inverted-audio.com/feature/species-of-fishes-envelop-the-expanse-for-newtype-rhythms/), is 'a sort of alienated, extraterrestrial, studying view on the sound component of human activity.'
For the very first time, the tracks from the debut album by Species Of Fishes are now available on vinyl. The double LP reissue with the refreshed version of the original artwork includes the original tracks, mixed between 1993 and 1994, but re-edited and remastered by Igor Kolyadny in 2021. Two tracks were released on the lesser-known follow-up 'Songs of a Dumb World Part 2', while "Salmon Hunting/Kaluga-Mars" is being released for the first time. More
A1 species of fishes - Takk
A2 species of fishes - Tak (Svet Na Zakate)
A3 species of fishes - Ta
A4 species of fishes - T (Kometa Shoemaker-Levi 9)
B1 species of fishes - Dumb World
B2 species of fishes - Sh-Sh (Kisloroda Nuzhno Chut-Chut)
B3 species of fishes - Sh (Samka Osminoga)
C1 species of fishes - Sh-Sh-Sh (Naberi Mne Nomer)
C2 species of fishes - Yamal pt.1
C3 species of fishes - Operators pt. 1
C4 species of fishes - Kot
D1 species of fishes - Yamal pt.2
D2 species of fishes - Operators pt. 2
D3 species of fishes - Salmon Hunting/Kaluga-Mars
D4 species of fishes - Numb World
Sales Note
Some Songs Of A Dumb World
'The light at sunset is mysteriously pinkish.'
After Trip Trap, TRIP's sub-label GALAXIID releases the debut album by the Species Of Fishes duo. The record, originally released by the Dutch experimental label Korm Plastics in 1994, has influenced two generations of post-Soviet musicians. 'Some Songs of a Dumb World' is like a quest that you can either take up or appreciate as a mosaic of different music styles.
Igor Kolyadny and Vitaly Stern initially worked separately but later shared ideas during home sessions to build their own psychedelic world. They used a large number of cassette samples, including the voices of physicists, paranormal researchers, astronomers, and wildlife TV show hosts, combining them with pulsating rhythms inspired by various electronic music genres. The result, as the duo
described it in an Inverted Audio interview
(https://inverted-audio.com/feature/species-of-fishes-envelop-the-expanse-for-newtype-rhythms/), is 'a sort of alienated, extraterrestrial, studying view on the sound component of human activity.'
For the very first time, the tracks from the debut album by Species Of Fishes are now available on vinyl. The double LP reissue with the refreshed version of the original artwork includes the original tracks, mixed between 1993 and 1994, but re-edited and remastered by Igor Kolyadny in 2021. Two tracks were released on the lesser-known follow-up 'Songs of a Dumb World Part 2', while "Salmon Hunting/Kaluga-Mars" is being released for the first time. More
1
species of fishes - Takk
2
species of fishes - Tak (Svet Na Zakate)
3
species of fishes - Ta
4
species of fishes - T (Kometa Shoemaker-Levi 9)
5
species of fishes - Dumb World
6
species of fishes - Sh-Sh (Kisloroda Nuzhno Chut-Chut)
7
species of fishes - Sh (Samka Osminoga)
8
species of fishes - Sh-Sh-Sh (Naberi Mne Nomer)
9
species of fishes - Yamal pt.1
10
species of fishes - Operators pt. 1
11
species of fishes - Kot
12
species of fishes - Yamal pt.2
13
species of fishes - Operators pt. 2
14
species of fishes - Salmon Hunting/Kaluga-Mars
15
species of fishes - Numb World
Tracklisting
A1 species of fishes - Takk
A2 species of fishes - Tak (Svet Na Zakate)
A3 species of fishes - Ta
A4 species of fishes - T (Kometa Shoemaker-Levi 9)
B1 species of fishes - Dumb World
B2 species of fishes - Sh-Sh (Kisloroda Nuzhno Chut-Chut)
B3 species of fishes - Sh (Samka Osminoga)
C1 species of fishes - Sh-Sh-Sh (Naberi Mne Nomer)
C2 species of fishes - Yamal pt.1
C3 species of fishes - Operators pt. 1
C4 species of fishes - Kot
D1 species of fishes - Yamal pt.2
D2 species of fishes - Operators pt. 2
D3 species of fishes - Salmon Hunting/Kaluga-Mars
D4 species of fishes - Numb World
Sales Note
Some Songs Of A Dumb World
'The light at sunset is mysteriously pinkish.'
After Trip Trap, TRIP's sub-label GALAXIID releases the debut album by the Species Of Fishes duo. The record, originally released by the Dutch experimental label Korm Plastics in 1994, has influenced two generations of post-Soviet musicians. 'Some Songs of a Dumb World' is like a quest that you can either take up or appreciate as a mosaic of different music styles.
Igor Kolyadny and Vitaly Stern initially worked separately but later shared ideas during home sessions to build their own psychedelic world. They used a large number of cassette samples, including the voices of physicists, paranormal researchers, astronomers, and wildlife TV show hosts, combining them with pulsating rhythms inspired by various electronic music genres. The result, as the duo
described it in an Inverted Audio interview
(https://inverted-audio.com/feature/species-of-fishes-envelop-the-expanse-for-newtype-rhythms/), is 'a sort of alienated, extraterrestrial, studying view on the sound component of human activity.'
For the very first time, the tracks from the debut album by Species Of Fishes are now available on vinyl. The double LP reissue with the refreshed version of the original artwork includes the original tracks, mixed between 1993 and 1994, but re-edited and remastered by Igor Kolyadny in 2021. Two tracks were released on the lesser-known follow-up 'Songs of a Dumb World Part 2', while "Salmon Hunting/Kaluga-Mars" is being released for the first time. More
A1 species of fishes - Takk
A2 species of fishes - Tak (Svet Na Zakate)
A3 species of fishes - Ta
A4 species of fishes - T (Kometa Shoemaker-Levi 9)
B1 species of fishes - Dumb World
B2 species of fishes - Sh-Sh (Kisloroda Nuzhno Chut-Chut)
B3 species of fishes - Sh (Samka Osminoga)
C1 species of fishes - Sh-Sh-Sh (Naberi Mne Nomer)
C2 species of fishes - Yamal pt.1
C3 species of fishes - Operators pt. 1
C4 species of fishes - Kot
D1 species of fishes - Yamal pt.2
D2 species of fishes - Operators pt. 2
D3 species of fishes - Salmon Hunting/Kaluga-Mars
D4 species of fishes - Numb World
Sales Note
Some Songs Of A Dumb World
'The light at sunset is mysteriously pinkish.'
After Trip Trap, TRIP's sub-label GALAXIID releases the debut album by the Species Of Fishes duo. The record, originally released by the Dutch experimental label Korm Plastics in 1994, has influenced two generations of post-Soviet musicians. 'Some Songs of a Dumb World' is like a quest that you can either take up or appreciate as a mosaic of different music styles.
Igor Kolyadny and Vitaly Stern initially worked separately but later shared ideas during home sessions to build their own psychedelic world. They used a large number of cassette samples, including the voices of physicists, paranormal researchers, astronomers, and wildlife TV show hosts, combining them with pulsating rhythms inspired by various electronic music genres. The result, as the duo
described it in an Inverted Audio interview
(https://inverted-audio.com/feature/species-of-fishes-envelop-the-expanse-for-newtype-rhythms/), is 'a sort of alienated, extraterrestrial, studying view on the sound component of human activity.'
For the very first time, the tracks from the debut album by Species Of Fishes are now available on vinyl. The double LP reissue with the refreshed version of the original artwork includes the original tracks, mixed between 1993 and 1994, but re-edited and remastered by Igor Kolyadny in 2021. Two tracks were released on the lesser-known follow-up 'Songs of a Dumb World Part 2', while "Salmon Hunting/Kaluga-Mars" is being released for the first time. More
1
Species of Fishes - [init]
2
Species of Fishes - health100%
3
Species of Fishes - [ctrl+s]
4
Species of Fishes - bfg9000vs.baronsofhell
5
Species of Fishes - theweb
6
Species of Fishes - [esc]
7
Species of Fishes - [backspace]
8
Species of Fishes - crashrecovery
9
Species of Fishes - [alt+tab]
10
Species of Fishes - accessdepth
Tracklisting:
A1 Species of Fishes - [init]
A2 Species of Fishes - health100%
A3 Species of Fishes - [ctrl+s]
B1 Species of Fishes - bfg9000vs.baronsofhell
B2 Species of Fishes - theweb
C1 Species of Fishes - [esc]
C2 Species of Fishes - [backspace]
C3 Species of Fishes - crashrecovery
D1 Species of Fishes - [alt+tab]
D2 Species of Fishes - accessdepth
Sales Note
Species Of Fishes was created in 1993 in Moscow during the experimental home sessions of Igor Kolyadny and Vitaly Stern, which resulted in the recording of the Songs Of A Dumb World, a sampledelic album, published on the sublabel of the Dutch Staalplaat - Kormplastics in 1994. It was followed by the album Trip Trap (1996) on the domestic label Exotica, which immediately affirmed Species of Fishes as one of the leading electronic groups in Russia. It is this seminal album that marks the first release of Nina Kraviz's new label GALAXIID.
GALAXIID runs as a sub label of TRIP, illuminating the listening side of Nina's musical taste with a focus on experimental, ambient and psychedelia. As with TRIP, GALAXIID has a strong connection to art through it's visual identity, with all the cover artworks drawn by psychedelic artists.
Trip Trap was so ahead of its time upon initial release and still sounds modernistic as it is rereleased almost 20 years later. Here, Species Of Fishes explore different genres of electronics, somehow interpreting them and creating their own unique out-of-genre stylistics, marrying different styles such as breaks and experimental in 'Health 100%', electro and ambient in 'Crash Recovery', IDM and techno in 'Bfg9000 vs. Barons Of Hell'. The 10 tracks range from short interludes '[Backspace]' and [Alt+Tab] to more lengthy tracks '[The Web]' and 'Access Depth'. More
A1 Species of Fishes - [init]
A2 Species of Fishes - health100%
A3 Species of Fishes - [ctrl+s]
B1 Species of Fishes - bfg9000vs.baronsofhell
B2 Species of Fishes - theweb
C1 Species of Fishes - [esc]
C2 Species of Fishes - [backspace]
C3 Species of Fishes - crashrecovery
D1 Species of Fishes - [alt+tab]
D2 Species of Fishes - accessdepth
Sales Note
Species Of Fishes was created in 1993 in Moscow during the experimental home sessions of Igor Kolyadny and Vitaly Stern, which resulted in the recording of the Songs Of A Dumb World, a sampledelic album, published on the sublabel of the Dutch Staalplaat - Kormplastics in 1994. It was followed by the album Trip Trap (1996) on the domestic label Exotica, which immediately affirmed Species of Fishes as one of the leading electronic groups in Russia. It is this seminal album that marks the first release of Nina Kraviz's new label GALAXIID.
GALAXIID runs as a sub label of TRIP, illuminating the listening side of Nina's musical taste with a focus on experimental, ambient and psychedelia. As with TRIP, GALAXIID has a strong connection to art through it's visual identity, with all the cover artworks drawn by psychedelic artists.
Trip Trap was so ahead of its time upon initial release and still sounds modernistic as it is rereleased almost 20 years later. Here, Species Of Fishes explore different genres of electronics, somehow interpreting them and creating their own unique out-of-genre stylistics, marrying different styles such as breaks and experimental in 'Health 100%', electro and ambient in 'Crash Recovery', IDM and techno in 'Bfg9000 vs. Barons Of Hell'. The 10 tracks range from short interludes '[Backspace]' and [Alt+Tab] to more lengthy tracks '[The Web]' and 'Access Depth'. More
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Solar X - Wicked & Beautiful
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Solar X - TuchPulses (edit)
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Solar X - Dominatrix
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Solar X - Mistress Awaits You
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Solar X - Hot Cherry
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Solar X - Soft & Deep
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Solar X - Spanking For Pleasure
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Solar X - Report Now
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Solar X - Doom At The Dorm
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Solar X - Dare You Play
Tracklisting:
A1 Solar X - Wicked & Beautiful
A2 Solar X - TuchPulses (edit)
B1 Solar X - Dominatrix
B2 Solar X - Mistress Awaits You
B3 Solar X - Hot Cherry
C1 Solar X - Soft & Deep
C2 Solar X - Spanking For Pleasure
D1 Solar X - Report Now
D2 Solar X - Doom At The Dorm
D3 Solar X - Dare You Play
Sales Note
For the second release on the Galaxiid imprint, a label of electronic music archeology and quality, we are transported to the strange sonic world of an elusive 90s pioneer. Solar X's 1997 album X-Rated will be released for the first time on vinyl, as well as reissued digitally, with new artwork by the Japanese artist Keiichi Tanaami. Two worlds connecting sonically, visually and culturally.
Solar X enjoyed a burgeoning career in post-Perestroika Moscow making playful, low-tech electronica from Soviet analogue instruments, which he masterfully configured to forge animated compositions and dancefloor rarities. Fascinated by chaos and complexity, his music explores the ways in which our minds can be manipulated by structure - an endeavour quite plausibly linked to his other career as a lecturer and researcher of AI, information theory and cognitive science, his interest in which was in turn triggered by his young experiments in computer music.
Solar X gained international attention at a time when Russia was (quite unfairly) seen as a vacuum for electronic music, but was exploding in the period of piracy, poverty and freedom following the collapse of the USSR. Young Russians had benefited from the soviet education system and there was a strong DIY computer programming and music scene, fuelled by hackers, gear freaks and party animals. Viewed from today, the album is reborn at a time of further political and social strife, which many see as fuelling the huge creativity and radical thinking of modern Russia's young creatives.
X-Rated treats tempo and form as fluid concepts, administering sudden changes to its sonic landscape with disorienting effect, underlain with a subtle dose of humour and experimentation. Downtempo trip-hop sits alongside frenetic IDM and blistering electro, all bound together by peculiar melodic inflections and lively distortions. Warm, trippy harmonies and robotic synths are offset with angular drums, shifting erratically through moods and genres with cunning intent. Much like his contemporaries from the era, it's his ability to breathe life into a humble production setup that makes his music so compelling some twenty one years later.
The track titles are from a book of call girl cards in London phone booths, that reached the artist in Moscow in 1995. "I liked the titles from these cards, which were self-promoting and offering pleasure (e.g. "Mistress awaits you"). So, I thought since my tracks also offered some kind of pleasure, they might as well advertise this through their titles." Label head Nina Kraviz was introduced to the work of the 83 year old sensei Keiichi Tanaami by Ukawa Naohiro, founder of Dommune in Tokyo, one of the brightest figureheads for the arts in Japan, responsible for the graphic design of the cover. In September 2017 Nina played for the opening of Tanaami-san's first exhibition in Moscow at Gary Tatintsian Gallery. Nina performed a live sound palette, to accompany the looping 7 minute animation, of experimental music from the Soviet Union, Russian pioneers of electronic music like Species Of Fishes and SolarX, Soviet-time pioneer Lev Termen, Kuryochin, avant-guard rock mixed with some Stockhausen and just pure abstract sounds, as well as treasured artists like Biogen.
Tanaami's illustrative work has strong sexual elements, so out of the five art pieces Nina selected and commissioned for Galaxiid, the first fits perfectly for 'X-rated'. The vertical line of text on the left is the traditional form for Japanese covers of foreign releases. The cover, together with the accompanying poster and sticker, are printed in Japan to ensure the highest print quality and purity of the colours. More
A1 Solar X - Wicked & Beautiful
A2 Solar X - TuchPulses (edit)
B1 Solar X - Dominatrix
B2 Solar X - Mistress Awaits You
B3 Solar X - Hot Cherry
C1 Solar X - Soft & Deep
C2 Solar X - Spanking For Pleasure
D1 Solar X - Report Now
D2 Solar X - Doom At The Dorm
D3 Solar X - Dare You Play
Sales Note
For the second release on the Galaxiid imprint, a label of electronic music archeology and quality, we are transported to the strange sonic world of an elusive 90s pioneer. Solar X's 1997 album X-Rated will be released for the first time on vinyl, as well as reissued digitally, with new artwork by the Japanese artist Keiichi Tanaami. Two worlds connecting sonically, visually and culturally.
Solar X enjoyed a burgeoning career in post-Perestroika Moscow making playful, low-tech electronica from Soviet analogue instruments, which he masterfully configured to forge animated compositions and dancefloor rarities. Fascinated by chaos and complexity, his music explores the ways in which our minds can be manipulated by structure - an endeavour quite plausibly linked to his other career as a lecturer and researcher of AI, information theory and cognitive science, his interest in which was in turn triggered by his young experiments in computer music.
Solar X gained international attention at a time when Russia was (quite unfairly) seen as a vacuum for electronic music, but was exploding in the period of piracy, poverty and freedom following the collapse of the USSR. Young Russians had benefited from the soviet education system and there was a strong DIY computer programming and music scene, fuelled by hackers, gear freaks and party animals. Viewed from today, the album is reborn at a time of further political and social strife, which many see as fuelling the huge creativity and radical thinking of modern Russia's young creatives.
X-Rated treats tempo and form as fluid concepts, administering sudden changes to its sonic landscape with disorienting effect, underlain with a subtle dose of humour and experimentation. Downtempo trip-hop sits alongside frenetic IDM and blistering electro, all bound together by peculiar melodic inflections and lively distortions. Warm, trippy harmonies and robotic synths are offset with angular drums, shifting erratically through moods and genres with cunning intent. Much like his contemporaries from the era, it's his ability to breathe life into a humble production setup that makes his music so compelling some twenty one years later.
The track titles are from a book of call girl cards in London phone booths, that reached the artist in Moscow in 1995. "I liked the titles from these cards, which were self-promoting and offering pleasure (e.g. "Mistress awaits you"). So, I thought since my tracks also offered some kind of pleasure, they might as well advertise this through their titles." Label head Nina Kraviz was introduced to the work of the 83 year old sensei Keiichi Tanaami by Ukawa Naohiro, founder of Dommune in Tokyo, one of the brightest figureheads for the arts in Japan, responsible for the graphic design of the cover. In September 2017 Nina played for the opening of Tanaami-san's first exhibition in Moscow at Gary Tatintsian Gallery. Nina performed a live sound palette, to accompany the looping 7 minute animation, of experimental music from the Soviet Union, Russian pioneers of electronic music like Species Of Fishes and SolarX, Soviet-time pioneer Lev Termen, Kuryochin, avant-guard rock mixed with some Stockhausen and just pure abstract sounds, as well as treasured artists like Biogen.
Tanaami's illustrative work has strong sexual elements, so out of the five art pieces Nina selected and commissioned for Galaxiid, the first fits perfectly for 'X-rated'. The vertical line of text on the left is the traditional form for Japanese covers of foreign releases. The cover, together with the accompanying poster and sticker, are printed in Japan to ensure the highest print quality and purity of the colours. More
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