2013 Opening-Analog Room Presents: Vakula @ The Q-Jan 10.013

Analog Room is proud to announce 2013 opening party and the dubai debut of one of the most interesting and unique acts in the industry *Vakula* at our new venue and home *The Q*. guaranty the bring you the ultimate underground party experience! to top that we have Shadi Megalla to warm things up. lets get together and bring down the house. Tickets: 75aed Free till:10:30 +21 Timings and Line-Up: Shadi Megalla (Leftroom rec.) Vakula (Firecracker rec.) ---------------------------------------------------- VAKULA: Ukrainian DJ & producer born in Konotop, he became famous in Moscow for holding down a residency at Moscow’s Propaganda club. Mikhaylo Vityk’s take on house music is heavily influenced by the rich history of the genre, with subtle jazz influences floating about and gentle voices pulsing you on. There’s more going on beneath the surface though, as Vakula brilliantly uses and abuses the expectation pattern of his audience and twists things around, almost inaudibly.. As Vedomir, V and, most often, Vakula, Vityk has mined further and more thoroughly into classic US house tropes than anyone in recent memory. Vityk differs from the usual European aping of Detroit and Chicago in two key ways, however. Firstly, he’s incredibly prolific. A staggering volume of 12-inches for labels like Firecracker, Dekmantel and Shevchenko over the last few years betray an unwavering commitment and deep-seated comprehension of the style. The other point is a question of embellishment. Sure, much of his work could pass as a forgotten Moodymann standard, but whether it’s his often hip-hop length tracks, the ambush of an organ sample or simply just something a bit weird, Vakula’s tracks almost always come imbued with a sense of the unexpected. He has released music under labels like Quintessential, Meakusma and Firecracker. His music sits perfectly with the current early House revival, along with his Afro-American influence. But in truth it’s much closer to Ukrainian land and its culture. More recently he graced the vinyl-only Shevchenko imprint, which pays a titular nod to one of his native country’s literary heroes. Leleka, according to a distribution newsletter, will continue in much the same way, with nods to the Ukrainian cultural landscape and a musical theme that will flesh out his love for folk and live music. The same newsletter describes the label’s first release as a “meeting of imported soul, exploitation movies and Detroit techno, with Ukrainian folk melodies and Soviet electronics”, which to us sounds more than intriguing.