Ole Lukkoye

Ole Lukkoye are a band from St. Petersburgh in Russia. Boris Bardasch, Andrei Lawrinenko and Alexander Frolov (Frol) had started this project in 1989 to combine common psych and space basics with strong ethno/world elements. They intensively dealed with oriental music and especially went to South Siberia in order to assimilate some inspiration from schamanism.   As for the result they have a huge arsenal of instruments in use in the meanwhile, are experienced in trippy, hypnotic music which is decorated with diverse native components. This is often backed by tribal beats or presented in a ritual trance mood. While collaborating with several like-minded musicians they soon started to record songs. Their self-released debut 'Zapara' came out in 1993 on vinyl, digitally re-issued on Exotica three years later, alongside with the follower album 'Toomze'.   Ole Lukkoye gradually gained recognition in Western Europe, got a chance to offer their soundscapes on several festivals like Klangbad or Burg Herzberg and finally reached for a solid fanbase, especially in Germany. Sometime Hans-Jochen Irmler (Faust) took notice of this band and offered them to produce their new albums 'Crystal Crow-Bar' (2000), 'DooDooDoo' (2001) and 'Horse-Tiger' (2002) at his studio.   In 2009 US label TRAIL Records started an ambitious project to create the 20th anniversary album 'Petroglyphs' which can be treated as a best-of collection with improved sound quality. This one showcases the band's spirit and variety at best, a perfect entry into Ole Lukkoye's special realm.