The evolution of Ukraine’s dance music scene, decade by decade

The following events are not included in the forthcoming book from Mixmag Ukraine, but are worth noting. Despite all the wartime difficulties, the contemporary Ukrainian scene is alive and rapidly renewing and developing. Curfews restricting nightlife, shelling, blackouts, and the economic crisis have not stopped numerous DJs, musicians, and promoters from building a new generation of talent. Si Process, BADWOR7H, Soundots, Human Margareeta, YUVI, Monotronique, Andrii Barmalii, Lostlojic, Feelmark, ODYSSAY, GLÜCK+PERSONA, Ragapop, Heinali, and Re:drum are just a few names that assure us that the Ukrainian dance music scene has a great future ahead.

At the same time, new, powerful formations are emerging: Laboratorium, VERTUHA, Stezhka, Brukht, Рейвах, МЕХАНІКА, and Drift Kyiv, among others. Authentic underground labels keep uncovering and supporting local talent: Mystictrax, Polygon Records, Gasoline, OCHI, Dnipropop, Standard Deviation, Regular Disco, and many others. To learn more about each of them, please visit Mixmag Ukraine.

As a bonus to this material, we present an all-vinyl mix from DJ Buro’s co-founder, digger, selector, and music enthusiast Vlad Fisun, in which he collects the most interesting tracks from various genres of Ukrainian electronic music from 1991 to the present day. Check it out below.