NYTT LAND

Siberia is home to Anatoly ‘Shaman’ Pakhalenko and his wife Natasha ‘Baba Yaga’, who together make up heavy ambient folk duo Nytt Land. It’s also the place from which they take most inspiration.

The multi-instrumentalists’ seventh, emerged in August. It’s the latest entry in a deep musical project that is, in part, an attempt to keep ancient Russian and Nordic culture alive. “In our music,” says Pakhalenko, “there are things that preserve its peculiarity and uniqueness, and if we abandon them, nothing will remain. But since Siberia is inhabited by people from all over the world, just imagine how rich our cultural traditions are!”