Kottarashky
Encyclopedia
Kottarashky is a music producer who mixes field recordings made in his native Bulgaria
, jazz
and electronic music
.
wrote, "What you hear feels like a dislocated dream ride through the pungent soundscape of night-time Sofia." Robin Denselow of The Guardian
rated the album as 3/5 and wrote, "[E]ach of the 12 pieces here is constructed around a catchy, repeated riff, created not just from electronica, bass or keyboards, but from brass phrases, voices or strings."
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
and electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
.
History and influences
Kottarashky is also a professional architect and interior designer. As a musician he is known for collecting recordings of traditional Bulgarian music, jazz, blues and gypsy singers and mixing them into an electronic trip-hop-influenced dance music style.Reception
In a positive review of the album Opa Hey!, music critic Tim Cumming of The IndependentThe Independent
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wrote, "What you hear feels like a dislocated dream ride through the pungent soundscape of night-time Sofia." Robin Denselow of The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
rated the album as 3/5 and wrote, "[E]ach of the 12 pieces here is constructed around a catchy, repeated riff, created not just from electronica, bass or keyboards, but from brass phrases, voices or strings."