Time is a weird little thing. It can breathe life into our banal existence, but it can also crush us. Time unites and separates people. It’s often our only sole guide in history and a reference for social, cultural and political evolution. Our struggle to be constantly racing with it, is often the reason why we tend to feel detached from all that once shaped us.
With “Kanatitsa” Ivan Shopov and Avigeya have created a bridge to the realm of Bulgarian folklore which is often forgotten and taken for granted, while the rest of the world finds it fascinating. Having embraced our folklore as their own creative pulse, they have shaped the album not as a showcase about how traditional music can co-exist with contemporary electronics, but as a homogeneous and organic body of work, where the boundaries of music and time don’t exist.
The album sees Ivan Shopov and Avigeya exploring a vast variety of genres. From the carefully structured ambient waves of the self-titled piece, to the deep chill out vibes in “Sluntse” – it’s all a rollercoaster of music, which peaks not in the drum’n’bass or dubstep rooted tracks, but overall in its power and sincerity. 

released March 18, 2017

Special guests:
Theodosii Spassov: kaval in 3 and 10
Dimitar Bodurov: piano in 5, 6 and 9
Burak Malçok: ney in 6
Stoimen Stoyanov: string arrangement in 4
Dayan Kutsarov: programming in 9 

all compositions are based on Bulgarian folklore

programming, guitars, mixing: Ivan Shopov
vocals: Avigeya (Aleksandra Vasileva, Milena Velikova, Ralitsa Kirilova, Sibina Radenkova)
arrangement: Ivan Shopov and Avigeya
lyrics: folklore on 1, 3, 6, 7 and 9; Aleksandra Vasileva on 2 and 8; Sibina Radenkova on 4, 5 and 10
recorded at Pekarnata Studio and Etheraudio Studio
mastering: Shawn Hatfield (Audible Oddities, USA)
visual concept and graphic design: Ivaylo Petrov and Emanuela Belovarski
cover model : Irena Milyankova
words : Angel Simitchiev
produced by Ivan Shopov
released by Etheraudio Records