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Techno 3 TRacker From Russia's Finest - "Dream Machine," the opening track on stranno stranno. neobjatno, her first solo EP of 2019. Peppering its 122-BPM roll are sink gurgles, sheets of noise and Kraviz's unintelligible coos. The pace and feel recall some of her best early work, though the vibe now is moodier, more techno. The track climaxes with a steamy declaration—"I think I'm falling for you"—before organ-like synths colour the home stretch. It's a wicked warm-up record, perfect for sharpening a party's focus.
"I Want You," which comes paired with a splashy video, is modern Kraviz: 135-BPM drums, catchy-as-hell vocal snippets, insanely danceable synth melody. It's techno, sleek and hypnotic, yet also bright and full of beans, the Russian DJ in a nutshell. "Stranno Neobjatno" is faster and darker, the kind of tunnelling bomb that will send shivers up the spine of any dance floor. Spooky synth flickers tickle a bassy groove, while Kraviz purrs "stranno stranno neobjatno." Written in the original Russian, the phrase looks like this: странно странно необъятно. The English translation is "strange strange immensely," a fitting title for this impressive EP.
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Producer, occasional vocalist, and DJ Nina Kraviz hails from Irkutsk, Siberia -- not exactly a dance music hot spot. Kraviz fell under the spell of house music during the mid-'90s through radio. A few years later, she moved to Moscow for the sake of studying dentistry and was, briefly part of a trio called MySpaceRocket. The group released one 12", 2007's "Amok," a lean house track with a deep bassline and Kraviz's breathy vocals; the B-side featured a version from U.K. DJ legend Greg Wilson. Kraviz subsequently went solo and made a splash in 2009, when she issued productions on Efdemin's Naïf, Jus-Ed's Underground Quality, and Matt Edwards' REKIDS. The following year, Kraviz issued another handful of singles, including a sound clash with Sascha Funke that appeared on BPitch Control. "Ghetto Kraviz" was her lone 2011 single and set up the release of her first album, a self-titled set for REKIDS.
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