Astrowind Kirils Lomunovs Paleopsychedelic-Ambient New video for A Simple Death https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrsIGR1pNtU (Videomix by Yakob K.) (An alternative soundtrack to Kaidanovsky’s A Simple Death which was his diploma project. The film received an award at the Malaga film festival. A Simple Death is a film adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s tantalizing novel The Death of Ivan Ilyich which, as Kaidanovsky personally acknowledged, had helped him get rid of the fear of death by accepting its inevitability. This story about dying featured Leo Tolstoy’s voice – the phrase “Nelzya tak zhit!” (one should not live like that) sounding from an old record.) Astrowind is a musical project created in Riga, Latvia by Kirils Lomunovs. Astrowind's music is considered a mixture of Paleopsychedelic-Ambient. Composer, musician and sound designer Kirils Lomunovs has been featured as a key figure of the Latvian electronic music scene for producing some of the most essential experimental electronic, ambient music of the past years. Formerly known as Bongo in the middle of 90's in times of famous Riga dance-punk Yaputhma Sound System. Started improvisation on the old soviet synthesizers and effects in 1996. In 1997 founded Ayahuasca ambient music project. In 2001 founded Oloolo - electroacoustic music project and analogue electronics sound lab. Kirils Lomunovs a.k.a Kriipis Tulo was involved in such experimental electronic music events as Jazz Giants: Past/Present Riga (2001), Watercolors 2002, Sound Forest - festival of avant-garde music and video art (2003-2005) and also Pan Sonic (2002), Yoshio Machida (2003) and Phill Niblock (2004) live performances. In collaboration with Voldemars Johansons he worked for an audio installation "Gaismas pils", inspired by the project of the New National Library of Latvia of the same name and presented it on the Architectural biennial NEXT (Venice) and KIMAF 2002 (Kiev). In 2002 completed an EP entitled Ujuja (in Estonian means “swimming”). In 2005 as sound producer worked on a short film "Alise" (Director Asnate Ribena). In 2004-2005 actively took a part in organization of ‘MikroStraava’ – the series of post-ambient and microwaves music mini-festivals in Riga. At October 2004 participated at MOKS Media Art Symposium in Estonia. At November 2005 collaborated with the most popular Latvian painter Ritums Ivanovs for video installation "Exposed Paintings" with original music as a soundtrack. Video installation was presented during the Ritums Ivanovs exhibition "Exposed" at Art gallery "Riga Gallery". In 2006 founded Astrowind project and presented new soundtrack to the “Dreamers” – a new exhibition of Ritums Ivanovs in spring 2008 presented at Art gallery "Riga Gallery". In the spring 2009 Mahi Bukimi has left the Astrowind project by his own wish. Astrowind released several significant albums which declared forward-looking style – Paleopsychedelic ambient. Essential Astrowind’s album “Kedr” published in 2015. The songs have all been recorded live in real time in the Tokctoka studio. During 2007 - 2021 a few Astrowind's albums and tracks were published by Musica Excentrica, ElectroSound, 12Rec, Just Not Normal, Universal Human Underground, Fluttery Records, My Outer Space, Greytone, Frozen Light record labels. For Booking Inquiries: astrowind.net@gmail.com Astrowind’s tracks Vzor by Astrowind published on 2016-01-21T13:27:35Z Kedr by Astrowind published on 2016-01-21T13:24:00Z Vostok 1 by Astrowind published on 2016-01-21T13:21:09Z Vzor2 by Astrowind published on 2016-01-21T13:14:50Z Stalker's Dreams (excerpt) by Astrowind published on 2015-04-24T15:51:41Z The Station Where Trains Never Stop (excerpt) by Astrowind published on 2015-04-23T12:02:27Z Mirages (excerpt) by Astrowind published on 2015-04-23T11:58:56Z The Ascent To The Eckhart (excerpt) by Astrowind published on 2015-04-23T11:51:33Z The Garden Of Forking Paths (excerpt) by Astrowind published on 2015-04-23T11:38:15Z Standing At The Threshold (excerpt) by Astrowind published on 2015-04-23T11:25:54Z
