VOLGA

Volga is a unique project on the Moscow music scene. It successfully combines experimental electronics, contemporary dance rhythms and original Russian folklore. Pagan psychedelia, shamanism, traditional melodies, lyrics from ancient Russian texts (12th-19th centuries A.D.) mixed with urban aesthetics and contemporary video art are the essential components of Volga's performances.

Volga's current line-up includes: professionally educated vocalist and folklore researcher Angela Manukyan (joint projects with Richard Norvila aka Benzo and Species Of Fishes duo); internationally acknowledged electronics specialists and multi-instrumentalists Alexei Borisov (Notchnoi Prospekt, F.R.U.I.T.S., The Gosplan Trio, joint projects with KK Null (Japan), Jeffrey Surak (USA), Anton Nikkila (Finland), Adam Ebringer (Australia), The New Blockaders (UK), Tania Stene (Norway), Sergei Letov (Russia)) and Roman Lebedev (Metal Corrosion, Alien Pat Holman, Idioritmik); Uri Balashov, artist and inventor of selfmade instruments and Grammy winner (artwork for Frank Zappa “Civilization III” album, 1996). The performances of Volga are usually accompanied by video projections created in realtime by Moscow video artist Roman Anikushin and Parisian Oleg Kornev.

Volga often tours in Russia and abroad and has also participated in different international music festivals including Burg Herzberg Open Air 2000 (Germany), SKIF-4 (St.Peterburg, Russia, 2000), Vital Water 2002/04 (Altai, Russia), HUH Festival in Tallinn (Estonia, 2003), The Festival of Russian Contemporary Art in Kiasma Museum in Helsinki (Finland, 2004), Sayan Ring 2004 (Siberia, Russia), East-West Festival in Die (France, 2004), Progress Ex-04 in Ljubljana (Slovenia 2004), Days of Russian Culture in Bangkok (Thailand 2004), Ethnolife 2004 and Ethnoland 2006 in Moscow, Prosvet festival (Moscow and Petersburg 2005-2006), Eclectica festival in Estonia 2007 etc.
Also Volga toured two times in Germany (2005, 2007), getting very positive response from the local audience.

The self-titled debut CD of Volga was released in 1999 by Moscow based Exotica Records and received very enthusiastic responce not only from critics but also from audiences in Russia and Europe as well. The follow-up CD, “Bottoms up!”, released at the beginning of 2003, is a collection of Volga's most melodic and danceable songs. The third release of Volga was a CD entitled “Concert”, recorded live at DOM club in Moscow and released by Sketis Music in April 2003. The fourth CD, “Three Fields,” was released by Volga in cooperation with Sketis Music in 2004 and got very good reviews in England (Observer, The Wire) and some other countries. The next CD of Volga is a compilation of remixes, done by friends and colleagues from Russia, Finland, Sweden and Israel. The forth studo album of Volga was released by Lumberton Trading Company from Brighton (UK) in February of 2007.

Discography:
“Volga” (CD, Exotica Records, Russia 1999)
“Bottoms up!” (CD, Exotica Records, Russia 2003)
“Concert” (CD, Sketis Music, Russia 2003)
“Three Fields” (CD, Volga/Sketis Music, Russia 2004)
“Selected works” (CD, Volga/Lollipop Shop, Germany 2005)
“Pomol” (CD, Lumberton Trading Company, UK 2007)

Line-up:
Angela Manukyan – vocals
Roman Lebedev – electronics, guitar
Alexei Borisov – electronics, guitar, back-vocal
Uri Balashov – zvukosuk, tibetian cup

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Technichal rider

On stage:
One table 60-120 sm or two smaller tabels or two keystands
Three - four monitors
Two mic stands
Five direct boxes (or five mono inputs on the main mixer)
Two XLR-XLR and two jack-jack cables 4-6 metrs

Sound:
Standard PA:25 kWatt or more +two subwofers

Video:
Screen 3-5 metrs
One DVD player (could be on stage)
Videoprojector

Info and contacts:
www.volgamusic.ru

www.nbresearchdigest.com
www.enmuz.here.ru
http://sketis-music.com/
http://zvuk.free.fr
http://shum.info
mail@nbresearchdigest.com
al.borisov@mtu-net.ru

Alexey Borisov
Tel. +7 095 1313574
Mobile. +7 910 4564621

Angela Manukyan
Tel. +7 095 4541373
Mobile. +7 916 6966177