Posts tagged “Slava Smelovsky”
Regen Magazine, for electronics and birds
By: Ilker Yucel Editor Soothing atmospheres of electronic goodness, providing a pleasant escape from the world’s turmoil. As proven by information on their web site, the duo of Grundik Kasyansky and Slava Smelovsky have amassed an impressive resume of film and theatre music. Thus, it should come as no surprise that their album …For Electronics [...]
Cyclic Defrost 12, Frogs, September 2005
Ok yep, a frog concept album from Israeli sound artists and electronic duo Grundik Igor Kasyansky and Slava Smelovsky. In fact frogs are mentioned in pretty much every song title, such as a frog gets over his fear of water and the old frogs dream. But why frogs? “Only frogs know,” says the cd tray, [...]
31.08.05 Crossfishes (Slava Smelovsky – theremin and vargan, Stephan Friedman – guitar and vocal, Ant Weiss – electronic samples, vocal)
31.08.05 Crossfishes (Slava Smelovsky – theremin and vargan, Stephan Friedman – guitar and vocal, Ant Weiss – electronic samples, vocal) at c.sides festival, Teatron Hen (Kikar David Remez, 2), Jerusalem, 19.00
Cyclic Defrost 10, for electronics and birds, January 2005
Igor “Grundik” Kasyansky and Slava Smelovsky are Russian Jews based in Israel, and have three previous releases on Israeli labels, but this is their first to have international distribution. It’s perhaps a little surprising to discover that this album’s title means what it says: the pretty ambient electronics produced by its creators do accompany sampled [...]
06.11.04 Crossfishes show “The mysteries of post-digital folk music”
06.11.04 Crossfishes show “The mysteries of post-digital folk music”: Slava Smelovsky, Ant Weiss, Leva Bomstein and Sergey Engel. Jerusalem, Teatron Hen (Kikar David Remez, 2), 21.00
29.10.04 Crossfishes show
29.10.04 Crossfishes show: Slava Smelovsky, Ant Weiss, Stephan Friedman and Leva Bomstein. Ex-Central Station, Levinsky 116, Tel-Aviv, 22:30.
Heathen Harvest, for electronics and birds, 09.23.2004
Grundik + Slava is a long standing electronic music collaboration forged between musicians Igor ?Grundik’ Kasyansky and Slava Smelovsky both Israeli and both born in Russia . “For Electronics and Birds” is Grundik + Slava’s fourth full length release and is the first Grundik + Slava release to enjoy worldwide distribution. Grundik + Slava have [...]
Heathen Harvest, interview with Grundik, 12.08.2004
Contributed by: Malahki Thorn [Grundik & Slava Interview; Rain Music] Heathen Harvest: Can you begin by discussing who the members of Grundik & Slava are? Grundik Kasyansky: Grundik Igor Kasyansky and Slava Smelovsky. HH: What musical experience did the members of Grundik and Slava have before beginning the band? GK: A very little experience. Some [...]
Neurozine, for electronics and birds
This record begins with birds singing and soft clock-like electrical tones that caress the mind. It almost feels magical to listen to Grundik+Slava that consists of the two Russians Igor “Grundik” Kasyansky and Slava Smelovsky. This is their fourth record, the previous records are released by Israeli Fact Records and Earsay Records. Grundik and Slava [...]
VITAL WEEKLY 424, for electronics and birds
This is already the 4th album from this Russian duo of Igor ‘Grundik’ Kasyansky and Slava Smelovsky, and their first release with a worldwide distribution trying to get more attention. These Russians are obviously inspired by those little japanese lyric haiku songs/poetry and that’s evident even from the cover of this CD because it has [...]