Most music made in Russia obviously comes out of Moscow and Saint Petersburg, but here we head to Berdsk, in Siberia, hometown of Egor Klochikhin, the man behind the project Foresteppe. Active since 2012 and responsible, among other things, for the gorgeous album “Diafilms” (2015), Foresteppe is a master at conjuring landscapes drawn from the memory of a lost childhood, rediscovering moments of peace spent safe at home, while outside the temperature can drop to minus fifty.
“Vstrecha” is a live recording from the very same period as “Diafilms”, which, blending ambient, folk, field recordings and a very pronounced lo-fi aesthetic, draws a strong line between sound and memory (the barely-there guitar and voices lifted from old home recordings on now-obsolete magnetic tape, used in Soviet Russia throughout the 70s and 80s).
A single track of almost 30 minutes that turns memory into a timeless place, one that doesn't dream of grandeur or empires to rule, but seeks nothing more than peace and serenity.
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30/01/2026
This article is an English translation of the original Italian text by Valerio D'Onofrio, published on OndaRock.it. It was translated with the help of artificial intelligence, under the editorial responsibility of OndaRock's editor-in-chief, Claudio Fabretti.
Tracklist
- 1. Vstrecha
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