V–A–C Sreda 2: Krugozor
A special printed edition by
All photos: Ruslan Shavaleev
Authors: Daniil Beltsov, Denis Boyarinov, Anton Vagin, Vladimir Zavyalov, Alexander Kushnir, Vladimir Mikloshich, Sergey Mudrik, Nikolay Redkin, Yuri Saprykin
Pop music remains a phenomenon often met with embarrassment or detached irony, yet ‘shame is one of the most powerful psychological levers of culture.’ Sometimes, we need to embrace frivolity. One of our interviewees put it best: pop music is an opportunity to ‘let yourself go.’ Imagine sitting with friends, deeply engaged in discussions on the deconstruction of reality, structuralist thought, the great chain of being, or moral naturalism—then suddenly, a pop hit comes on. You jump from your seat and think, “Forget it!” And then come the dancing, the laughter, the joy…
— Daniil Beltsov, from the preface to
One of the defining features of this edition is its flexible records, a format whose mass production in Russia ceased in 1992. By reviving this forgotten medium, Krugozor creates a bridge between past and present. For this special release, contemporary musicians recorded new compositions on flexible records: Stereopolina from Kazan, Neatida from St. Petersburg’s rave scene, and “zabey, lerochka” from Yakutsk—each artist drawing inspiration from the musical heritage of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s.
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