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Russian Doom and Sovietwave

Posted on 14th February 202128th September 2021 savetier

I had an in-depth discussion with my friends Xris and Xaron from Ukraine about the phenomenon of Russian Doom, Sovietwave and its revival, as well as about the rise of Belarusian band Molchat Doma. Watch this video on YouTube

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Familiar and Stranger Things

Posted on 15th November 20173rd May 2020 savetier

Just finished watching the recently released second season of Stranger Things on Netflix. As long as the impressions and images are still fresh in my mind I am trying to put my thoughts down here. In case you haven’t watched the series yet, I warn you to do so before

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XV Wroclaw Industrial Festival

Posted on 13th November 201615th November 2016 savetier

There are many reasons to visit the Polish city of Wrocław: It is incredibly beautiful, has a moving history and offers a lot of cultural places, museums, galleries, bars and coffee-houses. Furthermore, Wrocław is also the Cultural Capital of Europe 2016. But my main reason to go there every November

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Savetier’s New Wave Journey

Posted on 8th September 201611th September 2021 savetier

July 2016 – finally I could make my dream come true: Travel to Northern Italy and meet all the great bands, about which I have been writing for years, in person. Through these I also got to know other musicians from that region. On July 16th I picked up Cyrene

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The Berlin Spirit

Posted on 10th July 201611th September 2021 savetier

While writing these lines, I am on the bus leaving Berlin. I am vividly replaying last week’s highlights in my mind. Am I ready to leave this city, the city and its spirit, behind? No, I am not, never was. Therein lies the lure of Berlin. The city catches you

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The Vision of Industrial Progress

Posted on 15th May 201615th May 2016 savetier

Friday the 13th of May 2016 – a date that will write history in Slovakia’s second largest city – at least for the alternative and dark culture. On this date the Kaschau Industrial Gathering took place, the first bigger industrial/ dark music format in Košice. 

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The Twin Peaks Aesthetics

Posted on 13th February 201616th February 2016 savetier

Twin Peaks was an American TV-series by David Lynch and Mark Frost, which was broadcast from 1990-91. The series, although short-lived, was a big success and captured a solid and devoted cult fan base and gained entrance into popular culture, where is has been featured and referenced in television shows,

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My Top 5 Adventure Games

Posted on 30th November 201524th January 2020 savetier

Dealing most of the time with popular culture on these pages, I hardly ever wrote about computer video games. Back in the days I used to play a lot of them, but recently I have to choose wisely, as the perception of spare time changes when one is not a

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Uchronical Visions

Posted on 17th October 20152nd November 2015 savetier

European Steampunk outfit Victor Sierra just have released their third full-length album with the title Go for the Strange. For this reason I am re-publishing this interview which I did with Commander Bob Eisenstein two years ago (originally published on Polish webzine AlterNation). Find out how this interesting personality would

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This Charming Man

Posted on 12th October 201511th September 2021 savetier

Now that was an awesome weekend in Ljubljana! I met some old friends, drank coffee with my favourite professor — who had taught me many many interesting things about anthropology of popular music and culture during my studies back then –, and attended two amazing concerts. On Friday there was

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