The light will prevail
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Ukrainian band that combines downtempo, electronic, trance, noise, ambient sound and live looping with ethnic themes and variations.
The band was formed in 2013 by a theater and movie actress Iryna Lazer (lead-singer, composer, performer) and Oleksiy Mikriukov (composer) under the initial name "Crossworlds". Collaborating exclusively on-line they managed to release the first mini-album "Ivana Kupala Night" in 2014. A year later they released a full-length "Day & Night" album. Both albums were released independently from any record label. In 2015 Taras Lazer (composer, music supervisor) joined the group and the band's name evolved to "Mavka" (Ukrainian mythological female figure).
The group is known for the lead-singer's particular solo performances and her rich soprano vocals which she mixes into polyphony using complex combinations of the live looping technique.
The majority of the songs is written and performed in the Ukrainian language. The band is also creating the songs written in a 'mermaid' glossolalia.
Albums and major shows
2014 – Ivana Kupala Night (EP)
2015 – Day and Night (LP)
2018 – music show 'Horovod under the stars' with the сhildren's сhoir Dyvo (conductor Tetiana Nadolinska)
2018 – Christmas show 'Carols live looping'
2019 – music and choreography show 'Folkstrance'
2019 – Day and Night (LP, re-release)
Soundtracks and music for movies and plays
2017 – music and soundtracks for “The Tale of Money” feature film
2017 – soundtrack for the play “The People Are Singing” of the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester
2018 – music for the play “Sasha, throw out the trash” of the Kyiv Academic Young Theatre
2019 – soundtrack for “The Borderline. Hrubieszów operation” documentary film
