ArtistInfo

Andrey Kiritchenko

h, *1976 UA
Singer / Musician / Composer / Producer of Electronic and Dance
A.k.a. Andriy Kyrychenko Sidhartha Sinew

Born in 1976 in Kharkiv / Ukraine and started his musical career in 1991 as a singer / song-writer in a local rock band. Being involved mostly in experimental electronic and electroacoustic music for the last years, Andrey gains recognition among the musicians and followers of this style all over the world. His recent activities range from indie-pop to free-improvisation, from melodic electroacoustic music to experimental techno. In 2001 Andrey starts Nexsound records. So far, under all aliases he released albums on labels such as Spekk, Ad Noiseam, Mort Aux Vaches, Zeromoon, DTA Records, Retina-Scan, Thinner/Autoplate, Notype/Nishi, Soulworm Editions, FGLC, WAN, Tiln, Nexsound and has many compilation appearances on labels such as Neo Ouija, Electroshock Records, Cheburec Records, Databloem, NN rec, Luumu Recordings, (re)Aktion and others; collaborations with Francisco Lopez, Kim Cascone, Jonas Lindgren, Jeffrey Surak, Kotra, Mantichora, The Moglass etc., remixed by Frans de Waard, Brian Lavelle, Scanner, Marcus Maeder and 833-45, nominated as "the best Ambient artist" by DasMusik.net in 2002. In 2003 together with Jeff Surak and Jonas Lindgren created Critikal project. In 2006 nominated by Qwartz Electronic Music Awards in categories Discovery and Most Promising Artist, awarded in category Discovery

Instruments

• Harmonica
• Percussion
• Guitar
• Drums
• Acoustic guitar

Genres

• Electronic
• Dance
• Folk
• Rock
• World

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