We are proud to bring you the new work of our extreme experimental techno diamonds from Porto - Sturqen. This time is a three track work called Colera, which brings you a new anarchist exploration of sound with uncontrollable desire to lose control.
Tracklist: 1. Corfu (13:00) 2. Nova Kenya (10:05) 3. Wasabi (3:53)
In 2007 Zavoloka started series of "Universe Elements" releases with her CD "Viter", dedicated to the Air Element. And since 4 years here comes the second volume from series, dedicated to Purification by Water - "Vedana".
It is exploration of Water Element, inspired by knowledge about Ukrainian Cossacks-Magicians, so-called Kharakternyky, that could control forces of nature, particularly water. They used to drink spring water to purify their energy and to became undistinguished and fluid as water. To reach inner melting.
The music is composed by Kateryna Zavoloka, transmitting different states of water and how they can be specifically translated to the sound.
9-tracks CD also contains video "Vedana", made by Laetitia Morais.
Released as CD and digital download.
Music composed and performed by Zavoloka. Cover artwork by Zavoloka. Ukrainian traditional vocal by Dania Chekun. Video "Vedana" by Laetitia Morais.
KVITNU WON THREE PRIZES ON QWARTZ ELECTRONIC MUSIC AWARDS!!!
Tuesday, 05 April 2011 14:39
Kvitnu became a winner in three nominations of the Qwartz Electronic Music Awards 7 in Paris!!!
We received awards as: The Best Label - KVITNU The Best Artist - STURQEN The Best Release in Discovery Category - STURQEN "PESTE" (kvitnu 10)
And our artist v4w.enko was nominated in Discovery category with his work "Harmonic Ratio".
This year we managed to collect the biggest amount of awards, and two of them - "The Best Label" and "The Best Artist" - are the most important!
Other nominees this year were such labels as Raster-Noton, Ant-Zen, Mille Plateaux, Sonig, Monika Enterprise, Shitkatapult, Staalplaat/Mort aux Vaches, Lo Recordings, Bedroom Community, Oral Records, Jarring Effects, Taiga Records…
And such artists as Ryoji Ikeda, Imminent, Evil Moisture, Matthew Herbert, Government Alpha, Ben Frost, Cobra Killer, Kabutogani, Olivia Louvel…
Honorary President of Qwartz Awards 07 was Alva Noto.
International jury: Alexis Alyskewycz, Aurore Menu, Yannick Blay, Frédéric Malki, Eric Mattson, Thomas Meinecke, Erik Minkkinen, Edouard Rostand, Christine Webster, Matali Crasset, Gilles Berquet, Mïrka Lugosi, Didier Varrod, Pierre Cornette de Saint-Cyr, Gilles Alvarez, Charles Carcopino, Régine Debatty, Benoît Guérinault, Anne Roquigny, Gerfried Stocker, Alain Thibaut.
Previous years nominees and winners were such artists as Bjork, Alec Empire, Francisco Lopez, B.Fleischmann, Gui Boratto, Tujiko Noriko, Atom ™, Mathew Adkins, T.Raumschmiere, Motor, Supermayer, Warren Suicide, Apparat, Fedayi Pacha, Angel, Lionel Marchetti, Wolfgang Voigt, Christian Zanesi, Lasse Marhaug, Rafael Toral, BJ Nilsen, Chris Watson, Matthew Herbert, Matmos, Murcof, Felix Kubin, Taylor Deupree, Pierre Schaeffer… And such labels as Warp, Mego, Shitkatapult, Raster-Noton, Hands, BiP_HOp, Staubgold, 12k, Kompakt, Touch, Optical Sound, Morr Music, Monika Enterprise, Thinner, Mille Plateaux, Subrosa, Quecksilber, Karaoke Kalk, Tomlab, Spekk
Kvitnu was found in 2006. Label's artists are ZAVOLOKA (UA), KOTRA (UA), V4W.ENKO (UA), DUNAEWSKY (UA), STURQEN (PT), PLASTER (IT), LAETITIA MORAIS (PT)
Kvitnu meets spring with a 15th release and a new artist in our family! We are pround to have amazing duo from Italy Plaster with their first full length work on our label. Their first work is called "Zyprex 500" and consist of 6 tracks of extremely complex, multilayered and very intelligent psychedelic music.
Plaster has begun in 2008 and it is comprising of Gianclaudio H. Moniri (Kaeba) and Giuseppe Carlini (Agan). Having the same musical passion, they came together in hopes of creating more dimensional audio experiences via experimental electronic music, able during their shows, to creating in the spectator a deep immersion in a dark space. The project has already collaborated with superb visuals artist like David Terranova, Lasal (Aristides Garcia) and Tzpx (Emanuele Foti). And now, after numerous live presentations around Europe, Plaster's music is finally found it's way out on Kvitnu.
Here is a video from our upcoming release Zavoloka "Vedana" - a second volume from series of albums dedicated to Purification by Four Elements: Water.
9 tracks full length album to be released as a CD and digital download in April 2011 on Kvitnu.
Forms of Distortion - first reaction on "Svitlo"
Tuesday, 22 February 2011 08:42
...The greatest surprise, perhaps, is the level of distortion in the aforementioned bass. The EP's opening few seconds tumble from warm resonance into the noisy pain of suffering speakers. The "light" evoked in these instrumentals is clearly meant to be disorienting, if not blinding...
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