Pine Therapy: Endless Melancholy, Pavel Chigarskikh, SiJ, and Furthers
Very similar themes frame the newest recordings from SiJ (aka Vladislav Sikach from Sevastopol). They appear almost simultaneous with a Swedish compilation from Lamour Records, wittily titled "Droning Ukrainians." It contains a track by Sikach, "Infinitas." Cleverly packaged on two cassettes –– the double album is designed to illustrate both the validity and vibrancy of an East Slavic drone or deep ambient scene. SiJ's own LP, working along related lines, is called "There Is No Life without Love." T Grounded in numerous remixes of the title track, the SiJ publication is also swathed in silence; its author has absolutely nothing to say. Interpretations of the instrumentals are more likely to come from fans.