Magical Unicellular Music (V.O.M. – В.О.М.) – the project was started in 2004 by Solntsetsvety (Солнцецветы) artistic group in Minsk (Belarus). Solntsetsvety are famous for their explosive psychedelic performances and especially bold sound experiments that paradoxically mix primitivistic lo-fi and delicate sound-work, vital juices of afro-american music and visions of Vienna symphonists. All this mash up happens within the formal frame of a standard rock band line-up (almost standard, except for the use of radio and noise pickups), and just maybe, somewhere in the distance one could catch a glimpse of that notoriously famous ‘russian soul’.

Magical Unicellular Music is a desperate attempt to form and deliver somewhat valid shape of the ever-evading fabric of life. The result turned out to be simple, even primitive. Basically it turned out as protest against time, against continuous loss of memory and manic desire for changes. This manic craving for constant changes so familiar to all of us probably is the factor that makes human beings not take notice of objects and phenomena that require some in-depth study. One shouldn’t mix V.O.M. with most of the psychedelic culture, that is frequently filled with memory loss – V.O.M. suggests remembering. Remembering as much as one can, bit by bit. This is true, primitive music.

Several bands simultaneously function in the context of the Magical Unicellular Music project in different cities – V.O.M.23 and V.O.M.5 in Minsk, V.O.M.4 in Moscow, V.O.M.6 in Kiev, V.O.M.11 in Astrakhan.

MAGICAL UNICELLULAR MUSIC XXIII interprets the Anton Krivulya’s idea about unicellular music most freely. V.O.M. XXIII trying to be casual about any restrictions – including relatively iron discipline of V.O.M. Simply speaking, they are playing the air and aren’t being in a stew. The most important discipline of V.O.M. XXIII is the lightness and naturalness – the lightness and naturalness of running water.

Unicellular music of V.O.M. XXIII is full of apprentice’s patience, unruffled calm and Buddhist leniency towards all living beings. We hear inside ourselves what is there and take it as it is.

Magical Unicellular Music XXIII has made its debut at the opening of the international festival “Kamen” («Камень», “Stone”) in Minsk in October 2008, accompanying Japanese singer Damo Suzuki, the world-known vocalist of cult German kraut-rock band CAN. In March 2009 V.O.M XXIII heat up the audience before famous Russian elctronic/shoegaze band PUNK TV at the festival «Electronnie Zabavy-2» («Электронные Забавы-2», “Electronic Amusements-2″). In 2009 the band has recorded an improvisation album «Eurasia» (psychedelic rock/kraut rock/post rock/shoegazing/minimal), which now is available for free at many popular Internet resources, and a mini-album «Reincarnation».



Source : http://www.thesirenssound.com/2009/06/17/magical-unicellular-music-xxiii/