01: Above the Clouds 02: Gliss 03: Levitation [mp3 preview] 04: At First [mp3 preview] 05: Paintings 06: Running 07: Dreamota 08: Glaciers 09: Gobi Sundown 10: Traffic [mp3 preview] 11: Wetrax

Moscow independent label Shaped Harmonics is glad to present you the second CD release of the debut album of Syntetika group from Saint-Petersburg. Even though "100% Syntetika" is their first album they already have much experience on the music scene and have a rich music past. Elena, who is a classically trained pianist, got into electronic music in the beginning of 90's. At first it was synthpop, in this period Elena was a keyboard player for "Silence Generator", then it was electronics of Klaus Schulze and finally early works of The Orb, Spacetime Continuum and Autechre. Getting into "new electronica" made an impact on Elena's own creative output. In 1996 she was a part of the first line-up of the Fizzarum group. The track "Wetrax" is a result of their symbiotic work. At this time Vladislav was working as a DJ, actively spinning house records in Saint Petersburg clubs. So, Syntetika can be counted as a realization of a classical formula of co-working DJ and musician. During the last five years Syntetika got its fame regularly playing in clubs and releasing tracks on compilations. The beauty and melody of compositions became a point that they make in music. "We don't like the way how electronic music develops lately", - say Elena and Vladislav, :" Electronica shouldn't become a collection of noise constructions. The main thing in music for us is melody and harmony." The musical range of the album is pretty wide: from light atmospheric trance in "Above The Clouds" and classical melodic IDM in "Levitation" to ambient soundscapes in "Dreamota". "100% Syntetika" brings you the mood of harmony and tranquility and with the domination of the soft downtempo rhythms is prescribed for friendly and armchair listening.