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Ored Recordings: Punk ethnography and the sounds of the North Caucasus

Founded in 2013 by Bulat Khalilov and Timur Kodzoko, Ored Recordings is a pioneering label dedicated to documenting and preserving the traditional and post-traditional music of the North Caucasus. Through field recordings, dinner parties, communal gatherings and local festivities, the label has captured a wide range of musical traditions and manifestations, from Circassian epic sagas to Cossack songs and Sufi rituals in Chechnya.

Published June, 2024

Easterndaze #5 on Cashmere Radio with Notes From the Underground

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Published May, 2018

Eastern European Immigrant Dances in America

The main idea of ’Eastern European Immigrant Dances in America’ was to mix music from so-called “east” (or better - “non-western music”) with electronic music, especially club music. The first part is longer, and much broader from geographical point of view - from Caucasus through Warsaw and Moldova to Detroit and Atlantis (this island of Plato).

Published November, 2013

MANASYt – Hailing from the Otherside

It may seem ironic. Finding a Bulgarian producer can be an easier task if you choose to look outside, rather than within the borders of our country.

Published March, 2013