STUD - "LSAD"
DR03CD
CD-R



 01. vocular
 02. mauvaise honte
 03. modux
 04. gaucherie
 05. my pets
 06. sunset variations
 07. post meridiem
 08. novapt (next moment)
 09. modux part two
 10. pm variations
 11. gaucherie part two


Stud aka Alexey Devyanin is a great name on Russian IDM scene. He’s also released two electro-acoustic albums on the famous Swiss net label Autoplate (sub label of Thinner) and Lampse (UK) on CD in 2006 under the name of Gultskra Artikler.
Although Alexey has been making music since 1998, this is his debut album release on steadily developing Dars Records, who have already released a couple of Stud’s tracks on their compilations.
Moscow residents certainly remember STUD from the massive electronic festival "Abracadabra", where he performed live with such artists as Hrvatski (USA), Donna Summer (USA), END (USA), Novel23 (Russia), SolarX (Russia). He’s also taken part in URBAN SOUNDSCAPE 3 - electronic music and videoart festival with audio and visual artists such as CD - R, Metro_NM, Gilles Aubry, Andrey Smirnov, Alexey Borisov, Inna Briz.
Dars records are proud to present the new album of STUD - LSAD. Alexey Devjanin's creativity has many sides and goes far beyond any directions and styles. Some tracks on this album were featured on various compilations: “sunset variations” on VA - IDM ZOOM [Dars records], “mauvaise honte” on VA-For Sale - [V135 rec].
It is a mix of very intelligent electronics, IDM with extremely individual sound: unusual melodies and thinly tied harmonic constructions. His work with multi dimensional spaces is simply breathtaking and invites you to experience these sounds again and again. Despite the black and white cover, this music is extremely colourful, breathing by making strange and bizarre movements. Refinement and graceful fragility mixed with careful drum programming, and organically woven samples of Russian speech. In a way, LSAD concludes the current stage of STUD’s creativity, which will undoubtedly leave a bright trace in independent musical community.
LSAD is a solid IDM album, and you can definitely feel that Alexey is not a novice in the world of electronica. Those who closely followed his work might recognise a few tracks from his demos and it’s a real pleasure to finally hear all that material compiled as a finished and mature album.
First thing you notice is Stud’s crafty work in audio space - all the sounds and patterns are arranged like blocks in a 3D game. For the most part, the album is rather sad and even dark, due to the prevailing melancholic melodies and scary ambient pads (Mauvaise Honte, Novapt).
At some points the music becomes more positive and reminiscent of Boards of Canada’s childish nostalgia (Sunset Variations). Most of the tracks are based on deep ambient atmospheres surrounded by complicated IDM rhythms, sometimes melodic, sometimes minimal, but always emotional and touching, uncovering new details every time. Good music for deep thinking, soul-searching, or even crying.

Reviews for "STUD - LSAD":
- freemusic.cz
- electrosound
- etherreal.com

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