Skhovaysya Explained

Skhovaysya
Type:	Compilation album
Cover:	Skhovaysya.jpg
Artist:	various artists
Released:	1995
Genre:	Experimental rock, avant-folk
Label:	Paradise Delight of Bianca

Skhovaysya (Ukrainian: Сховайся) is a 1995 compilation of Ukrainian independent music cataloging what was later referred to as "novaya scena" among western audiences, who took the name from an Kharkiv musical union of the same name.^[1] Interest in the "novaya scena" has grown over the decades, with artists on this compilation seeing reissues and renewed interest both in Ukraine and abroad.^[2]

The sound of Skhovaysya is a diverse collection of avant-garde music, split between ethereal folk and experimental rock music.

The compilation is considered one of the greatest compilations of work from this period of Ukrainian underground music, both by critics and artists involved.^{[3] [4]} It has preserved rare tracks and the work of artists with limited other surviving material.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Klochkov . Alexander . Music From Nowhere: Underground in Kharkiv, Ukraine . The Attic . 9 December 2023.
2. Web site: Shelekhov . Ivan . A Look at Contemporary Ukrainian Music . 9 December 2023.
3. Web site: Klochkov . Oleksandr . Перші роки музичного андеграунду в Україні. Між архівами, локальним фольклором та звучанням сьогодні . Creating Ruin . 9 December 2023.
4. Web site: Светлана Охрiменко: "Скiлькi треба..." . RWCDAX . 9 December 2023.
5. Web site: Yakovlev . Vlad . Yarn, Blemish та інші пригоди Олександра Юрченка . Amneziya . 9 December 2023.
6. Web site: Klochkov . Oleksandr . Музичне відео початку 1990-х: український андеграунд та інді . Creating Ruin . 9 December 2023.