Gifts from Nina Kraviz

44100Hz continues to introduce readers to the latest news from the lives of our musicians and DJs. This time, Nina Kraviz shared her musical chart and creative news: "Our group MySpaceRocket released our debut album 'Аmok' on the label of Englishman Greg Wilson - B77. We were thrilled to learn that it was also selling well in the Juno store. I also recently went to Toronto for the Red Bull Music Academy 2007, where among the lecturers was Superpitcher. He gifted me his new album. I thought, since that’s the case, I should give him something too; he’s a nice, talented guy. I pull out our record, and he laughs, saying: 'A-a-ah, so it's you who touches so sweetly? I bought it a long time ago.' Well, in general, as a newcomer, it was terribly nice for me. Now the guys and I are performing a lot at various festivals and parties. I hardly appeared in Moscow at all during the summer. The guys complain. They say I need to work, and I'm hanging around who knows where. But where could I be? Over the summer, I played a lot in Europe, mainly in Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium. I also bought various useful old vinyl there. I worked in the studio with different musicians, resulting in a lot of good material. I hope we will release something with the Dutchman Orgue Electronique. Moreover, at the beginning of autumn, my good friend Misha Viguel (one of Casual Underground) returned from a long creative vacation. We recorded the album 'Аmok' together. Misha is very talented. He has a bunch of projects, the most powerful of which is Vakula. Once we got stuck in the studio and created so much music that we had to start a separate project – NoBody. I still don’t understand what will come of it. Just in case, I showed Misha's work to Parrish, and he seemed to appreciate it. The energy of black music is very close to both me and Viguel. Probably that's why we get along well in the studio, and having caught the right groove, we allow ourselves all this madness. Returning to MySpaceRocket, I'll just say that we work a lot, and if we're destined, we'll release all our songs. We've already accumulated enough for an album. And, as a conclusion, a small gift - NoBody 'Childish Chorus' (Casual Underground acid version). It's a strange kind of acid. Come visit myspace! Let’s chat.

And here is my music chart:

1. Chromatics - 'In The City'
A terrible hit. "In The City" first caught my eye in the summer when a friend of mine presented me with Dixon's 'Body Language' compilation as a farewell gift. I can’t shake the feeling that I’ve heard this melody somewhere before. Something between Blondie and, I won’t hesitate to guess, Fleetwood Mac. Synthesizers, guitar, and a magical voice – everything as it should be. This is probably a cover of some forgotten hit. If anyone knows the name of the original, please, clarify the situation. On the MySpace page (which I highly recommend checking out), "In The City" unfortunately remains only as a video (right under the player). However, there’s a new song, "I’m on fire." I’m listening to it now and crying. It seems to be about loneliness. Well, in general, you’ll understand everything when you listen to it.

2. Moodymann - Freaky MF (live)
I know about 'don’t create an idol' and all that. But this guy is my hero. He’s so alive and gentle. If there were a term 'gentle house', it would apply to him. Very nice. You need to watch and listen.

3. Casual Underground - Untitled
Rather, there probably is a title, only I don’t know what it is. Once we were at Andriyesh's place, and he said, 'I’m going to play such a track – you’ll die.' He played it. Of course, we didn’t die, but the track was really cool. It turned out that it was the Moscow group Casual Underground. Since then, not a single performance of mine has been without this treasure. If this kind of techno is played on a carefully heated dance floor, it results in a nuclear explosion. Of course, solely for noble purposes."