Xiu, aka Oksana Rodionova, a minimal synth project based in Milan, Italy, will play in Brussels at the "Another Wave II" event on 19th October. Oksana was born in Estonia and studied academic music in Russia. Academic knowledge had a deep impact in the creative process of her musical entity. During several years she also sang in the church’s choir which is undoubtedly had influenced her work. Next to the writting of her first musical effort she contributing appearances for the Italian minimal-synth band Newclear Waves. She is familiar with underground musical scenes which emerged during the 80s, from sonic minimal synth experiments to cold wave and post-punk.
Xiu’s music is a synthesis between retro-pop and futurist synth waves. It delivers spacy looped electronica, groovy rhythms, linear lo-fi synth washes, softly dreamy pop melodies sometimes admitting dramatic tones and mysterious textural ambiences. The conceptual background deals with thematics related to dystopia, occult arts and mystic believes. Xiu is using only analogue equipment (Roland Juno 60, Roland SH101, Korg KR55 etc.). If you like Tropic of Cancer, Cocteau Twins, blablarism or Mushy, you will love Xiu.
In Brussels, Oksana Xiu will present in 'avant-première' the songs from her forthcoming album, which will be released next year by aufnahme+wiedergabe.
Supporting acts: Schonwald (Italy - cold-wave) and Néon Noir (Belgium - dark minimal wave).
Xiu on Soundcloud.
