Ukraïnska Epika is a fundraising mixed compilation to be sold exclusively via Bandcamp in order to support Ukrainian independent artists in collaboration with Musicians Defend Ukraine, Am I Jazz? and K41Community charity foundations.
After russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine started on February 24th, the world realized how subtle our harmony is. Existential, political, and economical blinders have been falling ever since. Here’s my take on the cultural side of the process. An hour-and-a-half-long mixed compilation of Ukrainian cross-genre artists, representing creative output made throughout the last three decades. Rather a tiny sketch of a broader musical landscape out there yet to be discovered.
Links for donations:
shpytal.com/musicians-defend-ukraine/
k41community.fund
amijazzfestival.com
Special thanks to Kamila Gorelik, Philipp Markovich & LOW Party family, Rune Lindbæk, Paul Romaniuk, Vitalii Bard Bardetski,
Olga Bekenshtein, Yurii Khustochka, Dmytro Avksenitev,
Victor Konstantinov, Oleh Shpudeiko, Igor Khorkavyy,
Hanna Svirska, Volodymyr Gnatenko, Sofia Shvager,
Iury Lech, Hanna Bryzhata, Lesik Omodada,
Katarina Gryvul, Standard-Deviation team,
Ihor Tsymbrovsky and to all the artists
and labels involved.
released May 23, 2022
Selected, compiled and mixed by Pavlo Gorelik
Mastered by Rune Lindbæk at Tandberg Audio
Artwork by Paul Romaniuk