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Vadim left the Ukraine when he was three, brought to the uk by his mother. He grew up and still resides in the leafy london suburb of surbiton. I spent my university days living in surbiton and it's not quite a mecca for underground abstract hip-hop, although the clear air and lack of city bustle might explain the space between Vadims beats. There was a really good article in the november issue of ID. It followed Vadim as he went to moscow to see their growing hip-hop scene. (it's the ID with Naomi on the front) I love both the Vadim albums and the isolationist project. Some of the raps are a bit harsh but i find the intros and short soundbites between tracks worth the price themselves. (i only wish they were longer)

quoted 18 lines Vadim is from Ukraine? Could you please elaborate. Do you know where he's

>Vadim is from Ukraine? Could you please elaborate. Do you know where he's >from? I mean at least city so that maybe I had a chance to track him down >since I live here. >Alien > > >anyway, basically if you like raw, oldschool hip hop beats that don't > >sound aged, this is for you. the raps are quite decent (although i'm > >still baffled at the 'how many djs do you know that's from russia' > >chorus ~ i mean, vadim has to have more creds than just 'being from > >russia' :) > > Especially since he's Ukrainian, right? That having been said, _Life > from the Other Side_ isn't as abstract and hallucinating and gassed as > his first full length. As a taste of the cream of international > underground (whew! too many adjectives) hip-hop it's stellar, if > unspectacular. Very little happens in the tracks, as Vadim lets the mcs > take center stage. It's a nice extrapolation from the Isolationist > project.