New East Digital Archive

Music

Party like it's 1999: reliving Bulgaria’s turn of the millennium techno scene

Party like it’s 1999: reliving Bulgaria’s turn of the millennium techno scene

Paradise hills: the star-studded history and uncertain future of Armenia’s legendary Soviet-era composers’ retreat

Paradise hills: the star-studded history and uncertain future of Armenia’s legendary Soviet-era composers’ retreat

The soap opera story of Jazz Section, Czechoslovakia’s unintended cultural rebels

The soap opera story of Jazz Section, Czechoslovakia’s unintended cultural rebels

Russian band January Blues on making post-punk's first Ingush-language record

Russian band January Blues on making post-punk’s first Ingush-language record

Prin Lume: the bittersweet electro-pop debut by Romanian singer-songwriter Paulina

Prin Lume: the bittersweet electro-pop debut by Romanian singer-songwriter Paulina

Tīrkultūra: the Latvian radio station broadcasting non-stop sound art

Tīrkultūra: the Latvian radio station broadcasting non-stop sound art

The rise, fall, and rebirth of Balkan Beats

The rise, fall, and rebirth of Balkan Beats

This horror trilogy was an artist’s attempt to overcome grief

This horror trilogy was an artist’s attempt to overcome grief

This is Qaravanistan: a musical outpost on the modern Silk Road

This is Qaravanistan: a musical outpost on the modern Silk Road

Reviving Poland’s experimental radio archives

Reviving Poland’s experimental radio archives

The books that defined David Bowie’s love of Eastern Europe

The books that defined David Bowie’s love of Eastern Europe

Other People: the audacious hip-hop musical capturing modern Poland

Other People: the audacious hip-hop musical capturing modern Poland

Nina Kraviz’s lo-fi video for synthpop single This Time recalls the sweet ache of first love

Nina Kraviz’s lo-fi video for synthpop single This Time recalls the sweet ache of first love

Deri Dako’s hypnotic ambient LP explores the states between sickness and health

Deri Dako’s hypnotic ambient LP explores the states between sickness and health

Lil Obeah from Transylvania: a trippy dub album infused with Romanian folk

Lil Obeah from Transylvania: a trippy dub album infused with Romanian folk

Ifi Ude: the Polish pop balladeer blending Slavic and Nigerian folk traditions

Ifi Ude: the Polish pop balladeer blending Slavic and Nigerian folk traditions

How Ukrainian DJ collective Uklon brought Kyiv-style raves to lockdown New York

How Ukrainian DJ collective Uklon brought Kyiv-style raves to lockdown New York

From woodland to rainforest: take a nourishing sonic journey from Poland to Zanzibar

From woodland to rainforest: take a nourishing sonic journey from Poland to Zanzibar

Watch a breathtaking rope dance performance set to electronic beats

Watch a breathtaking rope dance performance set to electronic beats

The story of Sofia Gubaidulina, the composer who created music for God in the atheist USSR

The story of Sofia Gubaidulina, the composer who created music for God in the atheist USSR