is the best known electronica export from Georgia and a member of the art lab Goslab in Tiflis. She got her breakthrough at the beginning of the last decade on Thomas Brinkman's label Max Ernst – blending laptop minimalism with vocals and piano, Russian classical music and Georgian folk to a surprising extend.
a song that evokes the greatest summer of your life
Mihey & Jumangee - Suka Lubov
your ultimate heartbreak song
Peter Gabriel - The Book Of Love
best Kraftwerk song
Kraftwerk - Europe Endless
your liberation anthem
Steve Reich - Electric Counterpoint (Fast)
Performed by Kronos quartet and Pat Metheny.
your party anthem
Matias Aguayo - Minimal (DJ Koze Remix)
first record you bought
Aphex Twin - I Care Because You Do
a song that reminds your friends of you
Probably the songs I wrote for them...
a song you would use as a ring-tone
One of Massimo's tracks.
a song to seduce you
Madonna - Justify My Love
a song you would send over the ocean
Zemfira - Scherbataja Luna
your sunday morning song
Depeche Mode - Barrel Of A Gun (Underworld Remix)
Telefon Tel Aviv - The Birds
a song you wish you'd written yourself
The Normal - Warm Leatherette
What is your favorite city
Tbilisi
I was born and raised in Tbilisi. What I love about it is a phantom of the childhood and a connection to those who were around me in the period of time and some of them, who are still there. While being there today, I realize that most of the things from the past are gone without return. It represents a ghost, a bundle of irreplacable recollections.
favorite band hailing from the city?
Cisperi Trio
favorite building?
The Bank of Georgia building in Sololaki and the Ministry of Transport, on the right bank.
best day of the week in the city?
The whole week is basically the same, hence I work at home and hence not much is happening. Weekends are probably better, cos there are less people in the streets and one can take a stroll.
what should one eat when in the city?
Strictly Georgian cuisine. Delicious and deadly!
where was your first flat?
My family house, where I was born and raised. I left when I was 23.
which is the best job one can have in the city?
Be a billionaire.
where do you kiss the last time (or where would you like to)?
I kissed the last time in the airport while boarding.
best movie that takes place in the city?
«Giorgobis tve» by Otar Ioseliani
favorite park?
Considering that there are practically no parks, I’d say that Tbilisi botanical garden is my favorite «park». It’s really very beautiful.
which person from the city you like the most?
I couldn't name less then at least five.
favorite restaurant?
Pur-Pur
which song fits the city the best?
Earth, Wind & Fire - Brazilian Rhyme (Interlude)
favorite sound in the city?
How the city sounds in the evening of the late spring.
favorite street?
Abakelia street
favorite street corner?
Corner Abakelia - Zubalashvili
Zwicker
you sit in the subway? Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express
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