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Psykovsky – 10 Essential Tracks

Psykovsky – 10 Essential Tracks

Psykovsky aka Vasily Markelov is considered as one of the top Russian psy-trance producers. Born in Russia he began playing in groups as early as 12 and made his first steps into the psy-trance scene as the member of the Transdriver project, along with Alexey Kovalev.

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Since 2000 Vasily has worked with a number of different solo and collaborative projects such as Limbertimbre Psykovsky, Magnum Opus, Nothing Special, Nritya Shastra, Osom, Psykovskyfractyyyk Gauchos, Psykovsykerozulu, and is nowadays acknowledged as one of the most successful dark psy artists around.

Innovative but still traditional, his sound has attracted different people with different tastes giving a unique perspective to the Dark-Psy scene.

Vasily first signed to Vertigo Records with his debut album titled “Debut” that was released in 2005. Together with Kindzadza (Lev Greshilov), they formed the project Osom and in 2006, they also created the label Osom Music together. The genre of his music varies as beats per minute lift up from 145 to 200. Innovative but still traditional, his sound has attracted different people with different tastes giving a unique perspective to the Dark-Psy scene.

Also known for his 12 hours sets, Vasily will never get you bored on stage, and has appeared in many big gigs around the globe. Join us in our attempt to showcase one of the best Russian Psy producers the scene has to offer.
Trancentral has prepared for you 10 essential Psykovsky tracks.