23 May 2011 — Henning Lahmann
Anton Filatov aka
Wind in Willows, hailing from Russia's Republic of Karelia, is one of the most interesting yet least exposed contemporary psychedelic ambient artists. Studying physics and astronomy while living on the outskirts of
Petrozavodsk "basically right in the forest", this young man appears to amalgamate all features essential to come up with deeply enchanting, ethereal pieces of drone that are at the same time mathematically exact and crafted with an immense intent on even the least obvious details in his music.
His debut cassette
Elephant Dreams which was released by Karelian imprint
Full of Nothing is long sold out but can be downloaded for free
over here. This July, Filatov will have a split release with Saint Petersburg artist
Bedroom Bear (who we had introduced
in early April) on our beloved LaGrange, Georgia cassette label
Hooker Vision.
Wind in Willows - Aurora Hover (Excerpt) (from his forthcoming
Hooker Vision split with Bedroom Bear)
Wind in Willows - Sea of Tranquility (Excerpt) (from
Elephant Dreams)
