Dear you,

the text below which originally should accompany this release on the 28th of January 2022. One month later, russia started bombing my home land Ukraine. I had difficulties to release this EP. Despite already existing invasion in Donetsk and Luhansk in the Eastern Ukraine and despite the annexation of Crimea I believed that most people with whom I work, would go along with my Ukrainian, Kurdish and Indonesian friends to make it an EP for peace and understanding. When the full scale war started, I asked my friends in Russia and Kazakhstan what their social position is. Unfortunatelly, most of them did not go along with us. I won´t write their names.

I took "Svet" out from all streaming platforms. BUT: I will leave it here to pay respect and give props to my partners in crime and to other brave artists who are totally behind Ukraine. I ask you to listen to our music and buy those tracks. The money will be donated to our friends in Ivano-Frankivsk who started a programm for the "evacuation of art" already in the first day of russia´s war. Support our music!

[...global community, global beats ... in this small EP so maaaaaaany people are involved! Singers and musicians from Kazakhstan, Russia, Kurdistan, Germany and Ukraine are on these three tracks. One original and two remixes which were sent to me or recorded together during a residency. Both remixes 'Svet' and 'Zdes' are accompanied by video works. 'Zdes' with a Ukrainian dancer Viktoriya Skrypnyk and the Crimean film maker Zuleikha Murtazaieva and 'Svet' by the Kilau Luminasi Derau Rerinai Collective from Indonesia. The cover photo is an analogue, shot in Lviv (UA), signed by the artist Zagalaksy.

Most works were finished during the lock-down. So, we switched to online collaboration and I am happy that we did not stop! It opened new doors to transcultural musicking, even despite some wars and conflicts between our countries. And that´s what I am most thankful for. Hugs!]