Radio Plato Editorial Podcast

Sasha Zakharik and Rik Tomito are the next guests of Editorial Podcast. They are responsible for the new musical project Zakharik. Zakharik's music is an electronic indie-pop about the feelings of a sensitive and at the same time daring girl. Zakharik released a single and a music video of "Tajna" (Secret), and in 2022 is scheduled to release a full-length. We listened to Zakharik's music and disc...

Today's Editorial Podcast is dedicated to the compilation "Rajsn-elektronik: Jewish-Belarusian electronic music", which we released as part of the 2nd "Belarusian-Jewish Festival". Also, it's the first release on our brand-new record label. We listened to all the tracks from the compilation and told stories behind each. Download:  https://t.me/radioplatoshowsarchive/520 Listen to the compilat...

Editorial Podcast is back on the air! In the 95th issue we have a photographer, true music lover and organizer of classical music concerts Maxim Shumilin Maxim is the man who has been adding magic to each New Year with his distinguished vinyl mixes. He also takes tender portraits, and recently opened the Mir 1959 photo studio, where he teaches people to shoot on tape and print it with silver. And,...

In 94th Editorial Podcast we have a young musician, head of the Minsk 0 label, as well as our good friend Ilya Gurin-Babayeu. Ilya recently released a full-length album AZ Shadow  (https://radioplato.by/news/release/der-schein-launches-label),  which was warmly welcomed by the local scene. The album was released for the first time on the label "СИЯНИЕ", to which Ilya is also related. We...

In the 93rd Editorial Podcast we have the hero of the Minsk club scene Kirill Kodis, also known as Mad Mouse and Odis. Kirill has been on the Minsk club scene for a long time. In the mid-2000s, he and his friends held big and noisy drum&bass parties as Mad Mouse Promo, then impressed with the french electro project Pudra, and in recent years have organized a series of parties Gestalt, which br...

In the 92nd Editorial Podcast we have Arseny Bogunov and Vlad Kruk, who are responsible for a very beautiful electronic music project Sphera. Sphera is an incredible series of events in unusual places such as the roof of the National Library in Minsk or the bridge over Sož in Homiel. Also the guys shoot every event, and as a result, we've got impressive audio-visual masterpieces. Have a look:&nbsp...

In 91st Editorial Podcast we have Pavel Viarshenia, Belarus-born and Phuket-based DJ, musician and promoter. He has multiple collaborations with Phuket bars and clubs such as Nai Harn Reggae Bar, Cafe del Mar etc. We talked about the club scene in Thailand, COVID in relation to tourism and how a Belarusian guy followed his dream and where he found himself. Enjoy your listening! Download:  htt...

Please meet Artiom Staver aka Uhead. Artiom is a man of many talents: musician, director, video artist, screenplay writer. Couple month ago Artiom moved to Kiev and finishing up long awaited Uhead album. We've talked about emigrant experience, post-everything and how Artiom used to be war journalist. Enjoy and check on of the latest Uhead singles here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf4PVdTA2mA

In the 89th Editorial Podcast we have a hero of the Minsk club scene, one of its pioneers Alexi Kutuzov aka I.F.U. This year Alexi celebrates the 30th anniversary of his DJ career, and we did not miss the opportunity to invite him to the radio. We remembered the stories about the wild but sincere 90s, Alexi's London zeros and discussed the modern movement of Belarus clubbing. Beer, bars and footba...

In the 88th Editorial Podcast we have the heroes of the last club weekend in Minsk - a music community from St. Petersburg Double Sound². Double Sound² is a team of media artists and DJs who make atmospheric, warm events dedicated to the energy of the sun in electronic music. The team is big, Double Sound celebrates its 11th anniversary, which is why they came to Minsk. The Radio Plato studio was...

In the 87th Editorial Podcast we have one of the founders of the label and music blog Backside Slice Pasha Artsiushyn aka Tyts-Tyts. We talk to him about the peculiarities of the Belarusian electronic scene, its potential, as well as the connection with the international music scenes. We listen to the upcoming EP by Portuguese producer M. Philips and some unreleased material of label's residents,...

In the 86th Editorial Podcast we had Egor Rytvinsky, the founder of Minsk street food festival Vulitsa Ezha. We talked with him about the mood with which the festival is back after coronavirus break, this year's street food raisins and music program. The latter we had listened to on the show. Download:  https://t.me/radioplatoshowsarchive/257

In the 85 Editorial Podcast we have a scenic designer, production designer Maxim Kruk. He was responsible for the visual beauty of the Niadziela party series in Korpus and also he makes stylish clips, commercials and theatrical stages. We talk with him about how to create a world in which you want to live, the music accompanying the work process and Maksim's 5-year volunteer experience at Roskilde...

In the 84th Editorial Podcast we were honored to have Evgeny Bushkov. He is a chief conductor in the State Chamber Orchestra of the Republic of Belarus and an honored artist of Russia. But our conversation did not revolve around his regalia. We talked about his strong impression of the Australian version of Jesus Christ Superstar, modern academic music, and what would be happened if Bach, Mozart,...

In the 83rd Editorial Podcast we continue to introduce new musical projects. Today is ethno electronic duo DAH. It is a project of Nascia and Ženia Zykovič, who are professional musicians. Nascia plays piano, Ženia – bassoon and guitar. In the show we listened to unreleased DAH tracks and talked about the new Belarusian music scene, folk song heritage and how it can be connected to electronic and...

In the 82nd Editorial Podcast we've got the new music project Stazhery (Interns), who bring their debut, yet unreleased album to us. As the musicians say, this is such a "science fiction on Soviet psychedelics." According to the legend, there are no musicians there. There is a Soviet reel-to-reel tape recorder that hires interns to record. We caught one of Stazhery's intern Zhenja and talked about...

In the 81st Editorial Podcast we have Jula Lisitsa and Sasha Nest, who are responsible for the first zero-waste shop in Belarus Zerro.by. We talked with them about how to run a socially responsible business in Belarus, is it possible to be a zero-waste person in Minsk, and why we shouldn't send garbage to space. Also, we listened to some vigorous music brought by our heroes. Check this out! Downlo...

In the 80th Editorial Podcast we have a very colorful character, fashion icon Albert aka ScvrlΞ††. Together with Pogodina and co they make unforgettable events (as well as podcasts) as Keep Minsk Weird. Albert himself is involved in numerous music projects, including Travm, JJ.OK and Uhead, as well as in sound production for even more musicians, and once even was the art director of the legendary...

In the 79th Editorial Podcast we have a culturologist and a curator of art projects Elena Naborovskaya. Elena worked at the Belarusian National Arts Museum as well as at the Art-Belarus project, which responsible for bringing back to Belarus the famous works of Marc Shagal, Chaïm Soutine and others. We talked with her about the special Vitebsk sky, figured out why the main museum workers' activity...

In the 78th Editorial Podcast there are no guests, that why we decide just to listen to music. We suggest you do the same. Download:  https://t.me/radioplatoshowsarchive/93

In the 77th Editorial Podcast we have our dear friend Schmoltz, a well-known digger of the Eastern European groove. We talked with him about "meow" and "bow wow", the cult Hrodna music store Showtime and the best drinks for DJing. Also we listened to a lot of interesting and unusual music: from Schmoltz's new releases to a Polish cover of All That She Wants. Have a listen! Download:  https://...

In the 76th Editorial Podcast we have a Belarusian documentary filmmaker, photographer and chronicler of fuprematism (multi-colored figures on the walls of the city are painted by public utility workers on top of graffiti) in Belarus Maksim Shved. His film "Pure Art" was sold out several times in Minsk, and the film "Belarus: the route is rebuilt" captured the dreamy mood of Belarusians just befor...

In the 75th Editorial Podcast we have a guest from Horadnia, the western cultural gem of Belarus, Yaroslav Chichin. He is a DJ and radio host on state-owned "Radio Grodno". There he daily broadcasts and has an author's program Beautiful Vision Podcast. The slogan of the latter is "no genres, no formats, no expiry date." We talk about how it is possible to promote one's own taste on FM radio (in Be...

In the 74th Editorial Podcast we decided to not invite a guest and spend time in the company of each other. We put our favorite songs from our vinyl collection on air (among them is Coolio, Sonic Youth, Hugh Masekela, Dee Tree etc.) and talked about different topics: from Radio Plato re-launch till traveling in 2021. Have a listen! Download here: https://t.me/radioplatoshowsarchive

In the 73rd Editorial Podcast we have a musician, DJ, radio host and good man Myownchoir. We talked about his growing up in Minsk neighborhood Zialony Łuh (Green Meadow), his music production approach and his dao feeling about the music flooding in the world. He also brought some golden examples of old-school hip hop and lo-fi house to the podcast. Check this out!