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01. Kedr Livanskiy - Ariadna
02. Kedr Livanskiy - Sunrise Stop
03. Kedr Livanskiy - Your Name
04. Kedr Livanskiy - Mermaid
05. Kedr Livanskiy - ACDC (feat. Martin Newell)
06. Kedr Livanskiy - Za Oknom Vesna
07. Kedr Livanskiy - Love & Cigarettes
08. Kedr Livanskiy - Sad One
09. Kedr Livanskiy - Razrushitelniy Krug
10. Kedr Livanskiy - Winds Of May
11. Kedr Livanskiy - Sgoraet
12. Kedr Livanskiy - January Sun
13. Kedr Livanskiy - Otvechai Za Slova
14. Kedr Livanskiy - April
15. Kedr Livanskiy - Razrushitelniy Krug (Instrumental)
16. Kedr Livanskiy - Razrushitelniy Krug (Acappella)
ARTIST
TITLE
Ariadna
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
2MR 029CD 2MR 029CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
5/24/2019

2019 repress; 2017 release. Moscow's Kedr Livanskiy (real name Yana Kedrina) confesses, "Synthesizers help me maximally feel the present moment." Livanskiy was born into a shifting and critical time for Russia. The Soviet Union had exhausted and old values were anathematized because of reconstruction. A sense of displacement drove Kedr to find herself. She's escaped reality repeatedly in her explorations into the imagery and ideas of romanticism, mythical, and fairytale themes which visibly bleed throughout her work and especially on her debut full-length Ariadna. The title track which was named after the Greek goddess, Adriane, debuted via Thump who've stated it "anchors its elegantly drifting shoegaze melodies with a knocking electro beat." Ariadna marks a change in her recording approach: her critically-acclaimed breakthrough EP January Sun was written and recorded completely in Ableton, while Ariadna was written using the Roland SH-101, Roland Juno 106, and Korg Minilogue synthesizers, then mixed down in Ableton. According to Kedr, "This way, one gets into a flow of live interaction, here and now, with the instrument." There is a definite leap in production values this time around, but Kedr manages to keep true to her sound despite the greater polish and depth. "ACDC" features Martin Newell.