Pivnoy Cowboy and the dark night post punk Goth pop mystery of "Дымка"

 

"Предрассветная дымка окутала двор"

There is a multitude of reasons that music engages you, stirs the creative juices, sparks those synapses in your brain signaling the pleasure centers. It could be the blistering bass / drum rhythms of Moscow based Pivnoy Cowboy, the entrancing post punk guitar tonality with the goth punk affections on the mysterious sounding "дымка" (which means an early morning haze after a rainy night), or the 80's skewed synths or multi-instrumentalist Vet's (Vitalii Zimin) sort of aloof yet commanding vocal aesthetic. It is all that but the fact that I don't speak / understand the Russian language makes it all the more interesting. That foreign film edge (with the subtitles turned off) pushes the track in even more cinematic ways, adds another layer of mystery on top of the hard and soft music narrative. When words become another instrument, when the linguistic syntax is not only lost in translation but undecipherable, the song can be about anything you imagine.

"дымка" is from Pivnoy Cowboys recently released "Impossibilism" Album.

-Robb Donker Curtius

Pivnoy Cowboy · Дымка

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THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:


Pivnoy Cowboy started in November 2019 as a solo project of Moscow-born multi-instrumentalist Vet (Vitalii Zimin).

Since 2001 Vet has been promoting concerts, festivals and tours in Russia. Thanks to his efforts, more than 200 foreign artists have visited Russia. He is also the co-founder of the Archivator vintage clothing store in Moscow.

While playing in various bands, Vet shared the stage with such bands as Metz, Russian Circles, Lee Ranaldo Trio, mewithoutYou, TTNG, The Robocop Kraus, etc., and toured Russia and Europe more than 10 times.

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