БИОГРАФИЯ

Станислав Вдовин — музыкант, саунд-дизайнер и основатель лейбла Occasion (1 января 2010), ориентированного на издание органичных форм современной музыки. Такие качества, как интенсивность, лиризм, тонкая ритмика и сильный продакшн, могут составить словесный портрет его работ.

Станислав Вдовин родился (1985) в Нижнем Новгороде, где изучал классическое и джазовое фортепиано. В конце 90-х — начале 2000-х Станислав открыл для себя электронную танцевальную музыку, звучавшую в еженедельных радиопередачах, которая послужила импульсом к созданию собственных треков под именем Unit 21.

Техно- и хаус-продукция Unit 21 издавалась на небольших зарубежных лейблах, в том числе, виниловых и сетевых (Monotonik, Thinner, Sutemos). Так, в период 2003 — 2006 Станислав Вдовин имел удовольствие работать бок о бок с такими артистами как Sleepy Town Manufacture, Lackluster, Neurotron и другими. Зафиксировав лучшие моменты жанров IDM и ambient, музыка Unit 21 практически не переступала линию техно по структуре и повествованию.

Отдельный этап в творчестве музыканта определила концепция микросемплирования советских виниловых пластинок, которой в той или иной степени следуют четыре долгоиграющих альбома: November (Lagunamuch Records), December24 / LP (Rat Hole / 3rd Wave Music), а также Kite и No Traces (38.8, Infraction) в соавторстве с Александром Ананьевым (Sleepy Town Manufacture).

Альбом Made Of Cloth And Feather, выпущенный уже под именем Станислав Вдовин на собственном лейбле, завершил этот этап и стал основой для симбиоза цифровых методов синтеза и обработки звука, акустических и аналоговых инструментов, и, конечно, сердца и ума. Творческий фокус музыканта постепенно сместился в сторону мелодизма и разноплановых, богатых оттенками аранжировок.

Работая как в домашней студии, так и вживую, Станислав Вдовин продолжает сотрудничать с Александром Ананьевым под именем Sleepy Town Manufacture & Unit 21, а также с академическим композитором Ольгой Шайдуллиной над проектами с препарированным пианино и электроникой.

ИЗБРАННАЯ ДИСКОГРАФИЯ

Соло

Stanislav Vdovin – Live For Food And Culture (Digital, Album)  Occasion, 2011 →

Stanislav Vdovin – December Remixes (CDr, Digital, Album)  Occasion, 2011 → 

Stanislav Vdovin – Countless Efforts (Digital, EP, Free)  Occasion, 2010 →

Stanislav Vdovin – Made Of Cloth And Feather (CDr, Digital, Album)  Occasion, 2010 →

Stanislav Vdovin – Second Variety (CDr, Digital, Single)  Occasion, 2010 →

Stanislav Vdovin – Rapid And Tired (CDr, Digital, EP)  Rat Hole / Occasion, 2009 →

Stanislav Vdovin – December LP (Digital, Album)  3rd Wave Music, 2009 →

Stanislav Vdovin – December24 (CDr, Album)  Rat Hole / Occasion, 2008 →

Unit 21 – November (CD, Album)  Peace Technologies, 2007 →

Unit 21 – September-October (Digital, EP)  Thinner, 2006 →

Unit 21 – Is It Sex Or America? (Digital, EP)  2600 Records, 2006 →

Unit 21 – Intimate Clicker (Digital, EP)  Night Drive Music, 2006 →

Unit 21 – If You Go Away (Digital, Remix EP)  Leibniz, 2005 →

Коллаборации

Sleepy Town Manufacture & Unit 21 – It Comes With Nothing (Digital, Album)  Occasion, 2010 →

Anton Cherkasov + Stanislav Vdovin – Live In Moscow (Digital, Album)  Occasion, 2010 →

Olga Shaydullina + Stanislav Vdovin – et_cetera (CDr, Digital, Album)  Occasion, 2010 →

Sleepy Town Manufacture & Unit 21 – No Traces (CD, Album)  Infraction, 2009 →

Sleepy Town Manufacture & Unit 21 – Kite (Digital, Album)  38.8, 2008 →

Ремиксы

Sleepy Town Manufacture – Latatoo (Digital, Remix EP)  Cobalt Recordings, 2005 →

Popcorn – Rosendal (12'', Remix EP)  Planet Muzik Records, 2004 →

Компиляции

Groove: Deep House | Vol. 1: Unit 21 – Intimate Clicker  RMG Records, 2008 →

Underground U103 (CD, Mixed): Unit 21 – If (Extended Mix)  Uplifto Records, 2007 →

100 (Digital): Unit 21 – December 02  Thinner, 2007 →

Deep Sea Shipping (CD): Unit 21 – Lonetrip  Lagunamuch Records, 2006 →

Draumar Um Kalt Sumar (Digital): Tisane – Sibuiya Station (Unit 21 Remix)  Sutemos, 2006 →

Minor Fading Zer0 (Digital): Unit 21 – Noch (Remix)  Leibniz, 2005 →

Intelligent Toys 2 (Digital): Unit 21 – Yellow, Sleepy Town Manufacture – O Nei (Unit 21 Remix)  Sutemos, 2004 →

BIOGRAPHY

Stanislav Vdovin is a musician, sound designer, and founder of the Occasion record label (on January 1, 2010), which is oriented to release organic forms of contemporary music. Such qualities as intensity, lyricism, subtle rhythmics, and strong production can portray his works.

Stanislav Vdovin was born (1985) in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, where he studied classic and jazz piano. In late 90s — early 2000s Stanislav found himself attending to electronic dance music, translated in weekly radio programs, and that served as an impulse to creating own tracks under the name Unit 21.

Techno and house production of Unit 21 had been releasing on small labels outside of Russia, including vinyl ones and netlabels (Monotonik, Thinner, Sutemos). Thus, in a period of 2003 — 2006 Stanislav Vdovin enjoyed working side-by-side with such artists as Sleepy Town Manufacture, Lackluster, Neurotron, and others. Capturing the best from IDM and ambient genres, music of Unit 21 hardly overstepped the line of techno in structure and narration.

A distinct period in creative work of the musician was determined by conception of micro sampling of soviet vinyl records, which is more or less reflected in four long playing albums: November (Lagunamuch Records), December24 / LP (Rat Hole / 3rd Wave Music), and also Kite and No Traces (38.8, Infraction) in collaboration with Alexander Ananyev (Sleepy Town Manufacture).

The album Made Of Cloth And Feather, released under the name Stanislav Vdovin on his own label, has ended this period off, and became the base for symbiosis of digital sound synthesis/processing, acoustic and analog instruments, and, of course, the heart and the mind. Creative focus of the musician has gradually shifted towards melody and diverse, rich in nuances arrangements.

Working both in home studio and live Stanislav Vdovin continues to collaborate with Alexander Ananyev as Sleepy Town Manufacture & Unit 21, and with academic composer Olga Shaydullina on projects with prepared acoustic piano and electronics.

SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY

Solo

Stanislav Vdovin – Live For Food And Culture (Digital, Album)   Occasion, 2011 →

Stanislav Vdovin – December Remixes (CDr, Digital, Album)   Occasion, 2011 →  

Stanislav Vdovin – Countless Efforts (Digital, EP, Free)  Occasion, 2010 →

Stanislav Vdovin – Made Of Cloth And Feather (CDr, Digital, Album)  Occasion, 2010 →

Stanislav Vdovin – Second Variety (CDr, Digital, Single) Occasion, 2010 →

Stanislav Vdovin – Rapid And Tired (CDr, Digital, EP) Rat Hole / Occasion, 2009 →

Stanislav Vdovin – December LP (Digital, Album) 3rd Wave Music, 2009 →

Stanislav Vdovin – December24 (CDr, Album) Rat Hole / Occasion, 2008 →

Unit 21 – November (CD, Album) Peace Technologies, 2007 →

Unit 21 – September-October (Digital, EP) Thinner, 2006 →

Unit 21 – Is It Sex Or America? (Digital, EP) 2600 Records, 2006 →

Unit 21 – Intimate Clicker (Digital, EP) Night Drive Music, 2006 →

Unit 21 – If You Go Away (Digital, Remix EP) Leibniz, 2005 →

Collaborations

Sleepy Town Manufacture & Unit 21 – It Comes With Nothing (Digital, Album)  Occasion, 2010→

Anton Cherkasov + Stanislav Vdovin – Live In Moscow (Digital, Album) Occasion, 2010 →

Olga Shaydullina + Stanislav Vdovin – et_cetera (CDr, Digital, Album) Occasion, 2010 →

Sleepy Town Manufacture & Unit 21 – No Traces (CD, Album) Infraction, 2009 →

Sleepy Town Manufacture & Unit 21 – Kite (Digital, Album) 38.8, 2008 →

Remixes

Sleepy Town Manufacture – Latatoo (Digital, Remix EP) Cobalt Recordings, 2005 →

Popcorn – Rosendal (12'', Remix EP) Planet Muzik Records, 2004 →

Compilations

Groove: Deep House | Vol. 1: Unit 21 – Intimate Clicker  RMG Records, 2008 →

Underground U103 (CD, Mixed): Unit 21 – If (Extended Mix) Uplifto Records, 2007 →

100 (Digital): Unit 21 – December 02 Thinner, 2007 →

Deep Sea Shipping (CD): Unit 21 – Lonetrip Lagunamuch Records, 2006 →

Draumar Um Kalt Sumar (Digital): Tisane – Sibuiya Station (Unit 21 Remix) Sutemos, 2006 →

Minor Fading Zer0 (Digital): Unit 21 – Noch (Remix) Leibniz, 2005 →

Intelligent Toys 2 (Digital): Unit 21 – Yellow, Sleepy Town Manufacture – O Nei (Unit 21 Remix) Sutemos, 2004 →