Zavoloka
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Zavoloka is an experimental electronic composer, musician and graphic designer from Kyiv, Ukraine. Real name is Kateryna Zavoloka. Word "Zavoloka" means "deep fog" and also "maverick" in Ukrainian. In 2003 the label Nexsound released her first free downloadable release Suspenzia, that was the most frequently downloaded piece in the Internet. At the end of 2003 the CD-R I appeared on the American label Zeromoon. Her first full-length CD Plavyna appeared at the beginning of 2005 under the Austrian label Laton and under Ukrainian label Nexsound. The CD was highly acclaimed and took a Honorary Mention in the most Grammy-like festival in cyber arts Prix Ars Electronica 2005. In June 2007, in #280 The Wire (magazine) there was an artical about Zavoloka. For now, in 2007 Zavoloka has released "Viter" CD on Kvitnu label, first from series of albums dedicated to each Universe Elements.
Zavoloka collaborates with:
- Mark Clifford (from Seefeel, Warp records, Polyfusia) musician from United Kingdom. In 2007 they released "Split01" CDep on Polyfusia records.
- AGF, a.k.a Antye Greie German poetess and musician. In 2006 they released the full-length CD Nature never produces the same beat twice on Nexsound
- Kotra and they have released CD Wag the Swing, released on Ukrainian Kvitnu label in 2006.
- Katya Chilly - famous Ukrainian pop singer
- Anders Dahl - Swedish musician from Hapna label
- Laetitia - visual artist from Portugal
Zavoloka takes part in international border crossing art project Move with contemporary choreographers/dancers Charlotta Ruth, Alexandr Andriyashkin, musician/designer Johannes Burstrom, light-designer Tobias Leira.
Zavoloka performed live-sets on different international festivals like Presences Electronique (Groupe de Recherches Musicales, INA-GRM), Club Transmediale, Detali Zvuku, Being the future, Les Urbaines, Garage, Unsound, Femmes, Cimatics, Interferenze, Radius, La Nuit Blue, EME07 and many many others.
[edit] Discography:
- 2007 Zavoloka "Viter" (CD), Kvitnu
- 2007 Mark Clifford (from Seefeel) & Zavoloka "Split01" (CD), Polyfusia
- 2006 Kotra & Zavoloka "Wag the Swing" (CD), Kvitnu
- 2006 Zavoloka-Agf "Nature Never Produces The Same Beat Twice" (CD), Nexsound
- 2006 Zavoloka versus Kotra "To kill the tiny groovy cat" (CD/Mp3), Nexsound
- 2006 Zavoloka "Nata" (MP3), Surreal Madrid
- 2005 Zavoloka & Kotra "Untitled Live" (CDr), Live Reports
- 2005 Zavoloka "Suspenzia" (CD), Nexsound
- 2005 Zavoloka "Plavyna" (CD), Nexsound with Laton
- 2004 Zavoloka "I" (CDr 3"), Zeromoon
- 2003 Zavoloka "Suspenzia" (MP3), Nexsound
[edit] Tracks in compilations:
- Metropolitan Fairytales (CD) Trrrr, Underground Mov…, Innertion
- Aout 2005 (MP3) Accuracy, Off & Green Project
- Culmination (2xCD) Mood Laton
- Music 2 Fall Asleep 2 (MP3) Nathennia Zerinnerung
- Nexsound Sampler #2 (CDr) Rankova Nexsound
- VA (MP3) Lychko Rumjanilo Telescope
- Europa (MP3) Temna Nichka (Vocal Fo… Plex Records
- Post Awakening Sound (MP3) Nebo Skyapnea
- the Wire Tapper 16, Kotra & Zavoloka, Cool eyes
