Tree Bosier is the alias of St Petersburg based musician and producer Max Ananyev. Often producing, mixing and mastering, and releasing his music at a steady pace, it is no secret that Max keeps busy. Whether it be ambient, hip hop, bass, or jazz, a defining characteristic of Max’s music is his use of electro acoustic guitar, and a variety of acoustic instruments in combination with digital and analog electronics.

Released in the midst of the summer heat and dedicated to natural phenomena and the sun, ‘Solstice’, Max’s latest EP on Belarusian label Ezhevika, covers some ground and leads the listener through 6 tracks of lush, textured ambient and indie electronics. The title track ‘Solstice’ defiantly sets the pace with a steady, syncopated kick and snare, holding its groove alongside a drifting and spacious synth. Equinox and Wind Control System follow in a similar vein, polyrhythmic, dubbed out, and hopeful. Observatory refreshes the pallet, with it’s slow and spacious live drumming, while Incandescence and merging as well as Whale song tie the release together, providing some ambient introspection.

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Off to the East of the busy Russian capital of Moscow sits the smaller city of Vladimir, home to Michael Soldatkin aka Inchange, an electronic music producer who creates with instrumental, digital and analogue tools.

Michael’s music is often presented with certain dream-like elements, sustained notes and subtle movements that are translated from his thoughts into the physical world. He is a keen traveller and is often times on the road with his motorcycle, taking in the vastness of the Russian landscape for inspiration.

This particular track entitled “Distance” is the opening piece to his new 9 track album “Days Are Numbers”. Distance is a great way to become familiarized with Inchange and his environment. It begins with progressions that he has recorded off of his electric guitar, which sets the mood for the remaining 8 tracks with lofi elements and full spectrum pads that remind you of the soviet concrete towers standing in the light of the day and the dark of the night. Distance offers emotionally melodic progressions topped off with reverb-rich, sparsely placed vocals. Days Are Numbers is truly an album that encapsulates a Russian road trip, leaving your concrete flat as the opening track Distance establishes, to further driving down a two lane highway in the middle of a vast, open space.

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