Today The Brvtalist is proud to present a new release of Ukraine based electronic musician, DJ and live act, NECHTO records resident and ∄, CXEMA, Closer and Brave! Factory regular Dmitriy Avksentiev aka Koloah, also known as Voin Oruwu.
Due to the cinematographic background of the artist, Koloah found his inspiration in space and sci-fi classics such as “Blade Runner”, “Akira”, “Strange Days” or “Nirvana” and reflected his personal, emotional perception in his music. The upcoming digital release is no exception. “Millennium Sun” is a 12-track narrative that takes you on a journey to an epic, futuristic and dystopian cyberpunk world, to the future, in which we feel like we are already living. "It's an album about the changing times, about the new era where science and technology coexist with wars and dictatorship, where world hunger exists alongside space travel," says the artist about “Millennium Sun”, his first album on Hyperboloid Records for five years.
It’s a complete and inspiring piece of art, that mixes sounds reminiscent of movie soundtracks with different electronic music genres such as jungle, ambient, trance, acid and electro, which creates an atmosphere of a nightclub in the futuristic city and gives a one-of-a-kind space travel experience. Each track is an emotional rollercoaster, which rides from melancholic downs to optimistic ups, harmonically complementing each other, creating the general omnipresent cinematographic atmosphere.
Starting with “Welcome To The New Era”, we find ourselves inside the starship that is about to take us on a long trip to unknown civilizations through the endless void of the dark and cold universe. Passing through the “Millennium Sun” on the light speed, we observe the beauty of the death and reborn of the galaxies and stars. “Angels City”, “Data Driver”, “Multiplicity” and “Android World” are distorted experimental compositions that remind more contemporary art performance than a nightclub rave experience. “The Elders Fall”, “New Earth Born” and “Hope” are ambient works that give us the kind feelings of safety and emotional satisfaction, like we just arrived at that planet we were searching for centuries. “Urban Ninja” is full of action, mixed with bittersweet feelings of excitement and anxiety. And with an epilogue “See You In 1000 Years” Koloah finishes the space journey and brings us “down to Earth”. As the artist reminds us, we can still live in hope, and dream of a better future; even if we still don’t know what the androids are dreaming of.
Listen to the track “Millennium Sun” on The Brvtalist and enjoy the ride.
Written and produced by Dmitriy Avksentiev
Mastered by A.Fruit
Out on November 26th in digital formats. Pre-order on https://koloah.bandcamp.com/album/millennium-sun
Reviewed by Alisa Chepel