Cherim ~ Ğymaq / VA ~ Shyshagh: Imaginary Circassian Underground

Built entirely from fragments from the Ored Recordings catalogue, Cherim’s Ğymaq reconfigures the label’s archival focus into something spectral and unstable by ways of heritage not preserved, but dissolved, stretched, and made to echo. Working with Circassian vocal traditions, shichepshin

Beyond museification, an interview with Ored Recordings

Over at Ukrainian Field Notes we have long been delving into Russia’s colonial history and have been finding the output of Ored Recordings, a label that has been unearthing music from the Caucasus for over ten years now, an essential