blablarism is the solo project of Kiev resident Oksana Zmorovytch. She's only 20 years old and after performing as drummer in the band Oriental, she decided to go solo under the strange moniker "blablarism". Her music is a combination of baroque analog synth sounds with a drone bass and haunting vocals. A sort of crossover between Chelsea Wolfe and The Soft Moon. Mysterious, fascinating and beautiful.
Today, she is releasing her debut C20 tape EP, which is limited to 50 copies, via the Ukranian label New Ideals. The label says: "Together, these four tracks serve as an ode to the disparate nature of Oksana's homeland, where beautiful Stalinist constructions stand side-by-side with Khrushchev's sullen cement-paneled buildings. Drawn from a darkened kaleidoscope of influences that recall elements of goth, post-punk, shoegaze and drone, fugue is a dense composition of plangent guitars, hypnotic bass lines, mournful synth tones and amorphous vocals that create a suitably bleak register. The unrelenting beat of caustic drums throughout ensures the pagan’s lament continues apace."
Read the interview of blablarism we did at the beginning of January 2013.
The tape is available for pre-order here (please select shipping to France for Belgium). The official release is planned for 11th February.
