"Atarix (real name Sergey Khaninev) is a well known russian musician, sound-designer, mixing & mastering engineer. Started in mid-90s under Rebell Terract alias, he quickly became successful at Canada and New Zealand underground electronic music scene with his brainripping wall of digital hardcore/drill-n-bass/raw hiphop sound. He was the first musician in Russia who created a d.i.y. record label Riot Trigger in 90s to release the new generation of breakbeat oriented music (predecessor of well known today breakcore music style), the first who started making club gigs to promote digital hardcore/breakcore music.
At some point between mid-2001 and 2003 he left his home for serving in army. He spent there 2 years writing new tracks using outdated computer with Fasttracker II software. After release, in 2003, he started net-label Trutypesounds which is now a part of a big russian record label & distro company Government Of Sound. The music output of Atarix totally changed since 90s, now it is a unique hybrid of sound which contains heavy portions of music styles from IDM, breakcore/raggacore, hip-hop beats, dub to free-avant-jazz, ambient, electro-punkclash, drill-n-bass and beyond.
He already performed many local live shows with artists like Alec Empire, Venetian Snares, Howie B, Ceephax, Patric Catani, Neon Neon, Boom Bip, Massive Attack, Pole, Amon Tobin, Enduser, Imminent, DJ Scotch Egg, Sickboy, Krumble, Droon, Rotator, Aaron Spectre and many others foreign musicians.
Now it is his time to conquer the world of music and it is deserved!"
- TRUTYPESOUNDS MUSIC...
Discography:
as Atarix, song "Drowning" | v/a Chaos Tea
(Acidsamovar Records, 2008, "12x2)
- There's been something boiling up in the russian IDM and breakcore scene for some time, and Moscow has slowly become one of the hottest city in Europe for shows. It's time now to check what sound comes from there, with this "Chaos Tea" 2x12", featuring 16 new tracks by as many bands coming from the cold. Ranging from breaky mash-up to melodic IDM, the whole thing is really quite fresh, crazy and full of energy. All in all, if more people had the drive and enthusiasm of the kids on this compilation, the "scenes" would probably be a lot healthier. Very recommended. ADNOISEAM -
You can buy this double vinyl compilation at ADNOISEAM , JUNO RECORDS , DENSE , SWITCH , DARLA , REC-ORDER
as Atarix | The Age Of Gemini
(Acidsamovar Records, 2007, CD)
- With the russian breakcore scene currently exploding, atarix comes back with his first album in three years, following a hectic early-2000 release schedule. a bit of everything has been used in the making of this "age of gemini", and one gets some dark d'n'b, a dose of raggacore, some big heavy beats and a spoon of dubstep on this resolutely dark, distorted and generally speaking fast album. ADNOISEAM -
You can buy this album at SHOP TT (JAP) , CALAMEL (JAP) , or feel free to get one directly from me by mailing me a request.
as Atarix, song "Uber Concrete" | v/a Sick Compilation
(Acidsamovar Records, 2007, 2xCD)
- Double CD compilation contains electronic music mayhem from around the world. -
You can buy this double CD compilation at SHOP TT (JAP) , DISCOGS MARKET.
as Atarix, songs "Nasty Swappers With Scissors", "Goofy's Cockrock Bar" | v/a Make Your Own Tea
(Acidsamovar Records, 2006, CD)
- Compilation of Russian breakcore, IDM, rythmic noise, experimental electronic music and hardcore. 20 tracks of sonic destruction from the likes of Liquid Blasted, Atarix and more. -
You can buy this cd compilation at SHOP TT (JAP) , RHINOPLEX.
as Atarix, song "Posedap" | v/a Sel_2
(Oscillation Works Records, 2005, CD-R)
- Compilation of Indie Rock, Abstract, Glitch, Experimental, Ambient, Minimal. CD-R in cardboard hand-made and hand-painted sleeve, limited edition. Sold out. -
as Atarix | Every Picture Tells A Lie
(20kbps rec., 2004, MP3)
- This release features 5 easy laidback superstereophonic mindblasts! -
You can get this album for free at 20kbps rec.
as Atarix | Socium Trasher EP
(20kbps rec., 2004, MP3)
- crispy crushing breakcore feat. hardcore underground 'noise-in-your-face' blackhop!!! distorted from the beginning to the end. this is an atarix unlike we know him, full of anger, prepared to die, prepared to kill, whatever. -
You can get this album for free at 20kbps rec.
as Atarix | Spring Cosl Passe Point EP
(20kbps rec., 2004, MP3)
- This microstuff dsp record is for deep listening. this ep is like an open door to an oddly, cryptic world, where sanguinary creatures hide behind extrinsical trees, waiting to catch you. audio-art at its best. -
You can get this album for free at 20kbps rec.
as Atarix | Sadoru State
(20kbps rec., 2004, MP3)
- It's kind of a mini-album, with 9 short tracks which are all about one minute long, and one 5 minutes long track at the end. it's like a bad trip to your deepest nightmares, nothing for popcorn-gossups lovers. perhaps it can be described as dark acoustic ambient glitch. sadoru state was made using old-fucked up acoustic guitar, cheap mic & some electronic equitment. this is definitely a felicitous piece of art. -
You can get this album for free at 20kbps rec.
as Atarix | Done Until Its Morning
(20kbps rec., 2004, MP3)
- The first track is a remake of an old elvis song, the second track is a great gamehop/bitpop track, and the last track is a smooth, cacophonic hiphop track. -
You can get this album for free at 20kbps rec.
as Atarix | Braindead EP
(20kbps rec., 2004, MP3)
- The first track is really heavy instrumental hip-hop with an awesome bassline. the second track is more ambient, micromusic stuff, very deep shit. -
You can get this album for free at 20kbps rec.
as Atarix | Smooth Taste Remedy EP
(20kbps rec., 2004, MP3)
- This is atarix from ex-USSR ex-kommunism reality risin at the top, with a new excellent intelligent underground hiphop 2 track ep. -
You can get this album for free at 20kbps rec.
as Atarix | Floppy Swappers EP
(20kbps rec., 2004, MP3)
- Electronic neo-folklore + intelligent hiphop. You can't get fresher than this guy from moscow/russia. -
You can get this album for free at 20kbps rec.
as Atarix, song "Grim Prospects (FMSurf Remix)" | Schizoid "Grim Prospects Remixes"
(D-Trash Records, 2000, 2xCD-R)
- Schizoid's "Grim Prospect" given the remix treatment by himself and 20 other hardcore DJs diiifferent interpretations of the title track which originally appears on Schizoid's new 'All Things Are Connected'. -
You can buy this album at DISCOGS MARKET.
as Sooperskalar Band | Frrdgz 4 tha klnkly nsane
(Trutypesounds Music, MP3)
- Sounds like jazz band going crazy at all, sounds like guys get the knowledge of modern digital record studios, with tonns of weird granular/ vapor/ additive / blahblahblah synth technologies packed. And they all are going crazy (we meant the jazz band), deeply mad and strangely fun. Another view on freejazz mixed with advance electronics. -
You can get this album for free at TRUTYPESOUNDS MUSIC
as Sooperskalar Band | Snra's Planet
(20kbps rec., 2004, MP3)
- Full improvisation on all levels : drums, sample mutation process, moog playing. It all was recorded live! this is just the begining of their madness trip to outer landscapes of their inner emotions. one time again: deep shit! -
You can get this album for free at 20kbps rec.
as Serjio Haakinen, songs "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" and "Alphasolaris" | v/a Stereo Taifun 2: Overload
(20kbps rec., 2004, MP3)
- Music from the very centre stereo typhoon. Music a leading careful listener from one parallel world to another. And what of the world to stay - it's up to you -
You can get this album for free at Silence Collector
as Serjio Haakinen | Jive EP
(20kbps rec., 2005, MP3)
You can get this album for free at 20kbps rec.
as Serjio Haakinen | Oy
(20kbps rec., 2004, OGG)
- something between minimalistic electro, grotesque avant-garde and microhouse can be found on this outstanding ep. it features 3 tracks which were composed from 1999 to 2004. it's a stroke of genius! -
You can get this album for free at 20kbps rec.
as Rebell Terract | Strategy Of Selfdestruction
(Riot Trigger, 1999, CD-R)
- A true sound apocalypse of pre-millenium time. Must have for everyone. Classic. -
You can get this album for free at VIRB
as Rebell Terract | Savier 1998-2000
(A-Klass Records, 2003, CD)
- In the years before y2k we revelled in the knowlege the USSR was no longer a threat. This album reveals the true nature of post communist Russia. A concise account of 20th Century Russian teenage instabilty. -
You can get this album now for free at A-KLASS RECORDS
as The Lighting Shit Of Marmanilus | Ihfran 1-2
(Trutypesounds Music, MP3)
- Electronic-freejazz improvisations, bad country, indie rock, shoegaze, artpop. Ihfran 1-2 contains live improvisation sessions created with simple stuff like guitars, drums, things and computers. Must have for psychos! -
You can get this album for free at TRUTYPESOUNDS MUSIC
as Cobrattie | Tales From The Graveyard
(Trutypesounds Music, MP3)
- A real oldnuskool raw hiphop shit from the badbrain Cobrattie. It's where Alec Empire meets hiphop! -
You can get this album for free at TRUTYPESOUNDS MUSIC
VIDEO:
The Bug. A collaboration work between Selfburning (video) and Atarix (music).
atarix @ fabrik : peace off night, 30 may 2008
atarix and 777minus111 live jamming, spring 2008
atarix live @ plums audio-visual festival, may 2008
Penguin Reverserer. A collaboration work between VJ Anasteziya and Atarix.
PHOTO:
Past gigs:
2008:
jun 21 - moscow, disco pigs promotion crew happy birthday
jun 9 - moscow, live at vermel cafe
may 17 - moscow, plums audio-visual festival by art-play w. garin, stud
may 6 - moscow, live at vermel cafe
apr 30 - moscow, peace off night w. krumble, rotator, gromov
apr 26 - moscow, 2.99 records anniversary
apr 18 - zelenograd, live at debarkader club
apr 5 - ubileynyi, live at atoll club
feb 1 - moscow, live at plan b w. ars dada, gromov
2007:
nov 23 - saint-petersburg, live at zocol club w. gromov
nov 17 - moscow, live at ikra w. alec empire + vj phillip virus
nov 16 - saint-petersburg, electro-mechanica festival w. alec empire, howie b, patric catani, scotch egg
nov 9 - moscow, live at klesh cafe
oct 15 - moscow, dj set at vermel cafe
oct 12 - moscow, dj set at dzhusto banya dush
oct 5 - moscow, sick fest 5 w. dj hidden, gromov
sen 28 - moscow, live at klesh cafe w. gromov, techdiff, toiminto
sen 12 - moscow, live at ogi, w. malorix
jul 29 - moscow, mountine bike magazine show
jul 13 - kiev, private
jun 30 - moscow, live at pro100
apr 29 - moscow, live at redway
apr 21 - moscow, abracadabra multimedia festival w. venetian snares, neon neon, massive attack, pole
mar 25 - moscow, live at cult cafe
mar 24 - moscow, snowboard closing season party w. painbreakers djs
mar 20 - moscow, live at ikra
mar 19 - moscow, casual mondays at vermel
mar 17 - moscow, sickfest 4 w. sickboy, krumble, ambassador21
feb 17 - moscow, night of the living dead party
jan 4 - moscow, sickfest 3 w. enduser, monster zoku onsomb
2006:
dec 21 - moscow, painbrakaz kru and friends at cult cafe
dec 10 - moscow, live at cult cafe w. moscow grooves institute
nov 11 - moscow, live at aloe
jul 15 - moscow, w. cristoph fringello, gromov
jun 11 - moscow, acidsamovar label party
may 12 - saint-petersburg, w. gromov
apr 22 - moscow, sickfest 2 w. droon, gromov
apr 13 - moscow, w. aaron spectre, jason forrest
apr 8 - moscow, w. society cleaners
apr 1 - moscow, plan b w. imminent, toecutter
mar 4 - moscow, live at vse svoi
feb 4 - moscow, live at vse svoi
LINKS & CONTACT INFO:
trutypesounds web
trutypesounds myspace
atarix myspace
atarix virb
atarix and side projects discography
atarix last.fm fan-site
atarix last.fm official
atarix vkontakte
atarix flickr
atarix lookatme
icq: 65698503
aol: sooperskalar
tel: +79262834520
e-mail: atarix[at]trutypesounds.org
BOOKING:
please, all questions related to atarix booking feel absolutely free to write to Alexandra Kostygina at manager.trutypesounds[at]gmail.com
MISC:
A little add. I am also create music and sound design for movies, videos, computer games, ads, etc., + i do mixing and mastering for different kind of audio material like CD and VINYL. If you want to hire me to create audio for your media or want me to do mixing/mastering please get in touch with Alexandra at Trutypesounds . I get lots of requests like that and sometimes i cant answer to everyone of you because i got so much work with my projects which i mainly running alone and i am feel sorry about this. So, feel fine & ok to ask Alexandra too.
