Hello, hello! This is Muse (yes, I changed my name here so I feel a bit better about writing all of the slightly politically heavy stuff).

Today we are gonna dive into music of Russia that was produced by one of the best modern artists of Russia. The theme however is special: it is made entirely out of artists who got labeled as "foreign agents", or whose shows got cancelled a lot by the government after the start of the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Here is what I hope listeners of this show already do know: politics don't define the entire country. There are people there who raise kids, laugh and cry, and write one of the most amazing music on this planet. And I really want to highlight how much I love music from that part of the world, well, because I fell in love while listening to it, I grew up with it, some of these artists I listened since high school, and some since I was in child care! So, I hope the listeners will understand that two things can be true at the same time: I hate the war, but I love this music dearly.

Here is the playlist from today, with many-many bonus tracks. And here is the recording of the show.