That's what I like! – a new series of parties at Shanti

With a performance by British artist Bullion, featuring Sergey Krylov aka KrLow, the club Shanti opens a new series of parties introducing young musicians from Moscow who have reached star status abroad but are still not well known in Russia.

The person hiding under the pseudonym Bullion, which translates from English as "a bar of precious metal", has become an important musical discovery of this year for many. His album, released a few months ago and posted online under the name Beach boys vs. J Dilla Pet Sounds: in the key of Dee, has been downloaded over 100,000 times and caught the attention of Alex Chase, the owner of the label One handed music and a representative of the European division of Stones Throw, which releases musicians like Madlib, Quasimoto, Jaylib, Madvillain.

The single Get Familiar has been significant for Bullion, causing a true cultural shock among British music critics, bewildered enthusiasm among the public, and interest from DJs. Prominent fans of the young talent include Gilles Peterson, Tricky, Benji B, and radio show host Mary Anne Hobbs, thanks to whom the name Bullion became known to millions of listeners on BBC Radio One.

Such interest is easily explained. The music of the young Brit is very unexpected, hard to describe, and impossible to fit into a specific genre. What Bullion performs can only very conditionally be called hip-hop. He fits into this classification due to rhythm and unique sound manipulation techniques. However, there’s also space for electro, funk, and 60s-style psychedelia among many other things, but all this genre diversity is present in homeopathic doses.

This year, Bullion has been a guest of honor at the Sonar festival, performing on the stage of the famous French label Ed Banger.

Bullion is not only a producer and a DJ but also a collector of unique old vinyl, which he necessarily uses in his sets.

Moreover, Bullion is a pleasant and modest person, a proponent of anonymity in art – he hides his name and personal life details, believing rightly that the music should speak for the artist. Raised on gangsta rap, he also confesses to a youthful love for questionable quality pop music, namely boy bands. His first production product was a tape with a rap recording he made with a friend, which he considers to have been terrible.

Perhaps it is precisely these first unsuccessful attempts that made the young man from West London want to move away from all known styles and create something that breaks the usual perception.

The second hero of the party, Sergey Krylov aka KrLow is known as a vinyl collector and DJ without particular genre limitations. He participated in the recording of two well-known albums as a beatmaker and sound producer. He has performed DJ sets with many world-famous figures: Roy Ayers, DJ Vadim, Lonnie Liston Smith, James Pants & Royal Zodiacs and many others.

www.myspace.com/bullionness

That's what I like!
September 17, Thursday
20:00
Shanti