With a peaceful and spacious set of tracks, listeners are invited to question the present moment
58918012 is the electronic, ambient, and experimental music project of Ukrainian musician and blogger, Yurii Popov. Also featured as the guitar player for the metal band Nug, his solo work takes on a tranquility and peacefulness which, in combination with his band’s discography, shows an immense versatility. Popov also works under the alias noteaf for his lo-fi and chillhop music. His latest album within the 58918012 project, Different Colors, has been released amid the war in Ukraine. As an artist who uses music as true form of emotional and internal expression, Popov sees the art as one of the few sources of true happiness.
The album follows several other releases in the past two years, including the albums Needle Tip, and and fall through the time, which both featured a less tranquil set of songs than Different Colors. In 2021, he released 132,480 minutes and Signals, and finally, in 2020 he released Milestone and 60. As noteaf, he has released singles including “Night Call,” “Sweet Melancholy,” “Old Film,” and “Street Light” already this year. With a prolific discography thus far, Popov has demonstrated his adaptable and versatile musical capacity.
The tracks on Different Colors present a warmth and calmness which he sees as a pallet of colors that represent different emotions, moods, and experiences. Using a tape recorder, he attained an intimate and textural sound that results in a soft, floating lightness that seeks to bring balance, peace, and space. Given the political context of the present in Ukraine, the ambient tranquility of this sound has a gravitas that offers even stronger emotional power.
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