Julia Govor’s label JUJUKA is welcoming Russian electronic musician and producer CH40.
CH40’s Lava Zone EP is inspired by Werner Herzog’s documentary film – “Into the Inferno”. Comparing himself to a volcanologist, deeply exploring different styles and genres he calls “magmatic sound”. It demonstrates his rich spectrum of music production as he immerses himself in stillness and a state of absence of meaning. In this emptiness, some sounds emerge, which the composer imagines sound as a magma in which an enormous unrestrained energy is contained.
Every track has its own mood and direction from hardcore to dub, from hypnotic polyrhythm to UK techno, high energy record with extreme dynamics and groove.
There is even a sample of Julia Govor’s voice where she recommends ” if you have a bad day – go exercise”. Julia and Sasha Levchenko aka CH40 are old childhood friends who spent their youth growing up together in Southern Russia. Their creative process of making this record is like “sleeping volcano” which is finally getting out showing a long lasting friendship.
Credits:
written and produced by Sasha Levchenko aka CH40 in Anapa
master by Kamran Sadeghi at Ritual Signal Studios
bat day vocal by Julia Govor
art by Paulo Melo in Berlin
Artist: CH40
Title: Lava Zone
Label: Jujuka
Format: Digital
CAT: JUJUKA008
Date: 22nd February
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Tracklist
1. 220 Waltz
2. Mega Fig
3. Bat Day feat. Julia Govor
4. Lava Zone