Russian Musician and artist Alexei Biryukoff (website - articles - profile) has come out with another album free for everyone to download. Now when Alexei produces his music, he goes by name of Muhmood, and his latest invention is called 6200 Miles of Silence (I had some problems downloading it from his site, however the album is also available here on LastFM). Make sure to check out the rest of his music from his site, all downloadable for free.

Russian artist and musician Alexei Biryukoff (website - articles - profile) is inviting us all to Barnaul, Russia for his solo art show that he is putting on (which started on May 5th). Ok, for those who cannot make it to Russia, then check out here to see some of his work. Alexei states that "It is a bunch of works inspired by the thousands of pictures I was taking during my trip on the both coasts of the USA". Also make sure to check out his music section and other artwork.

Here's some news from the Russian front. Here's what's been happening in the wonderful creative world of Alexei Biryukoff (website - articles - profile). From Alexei: "2008 was a very busy and productive year for me. I was working mainly on the music and sound projects with 2 collaborations with other musicians as well as making a soundtrack for the 3D animation film 'Tamara and Demon'. I actually got flooded with the sound art proposals, which is exciting!

However the major event of the year was that I finally visited the USA (after previously being rejected twice by the embassy). I was sponsored by the art organization CEC ArtsLink in New York, and spent 5 week in the artist residency at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, MA. This resulted in a solo show at their local gallery. I travelled around Massachusetts and across the country to see California. Everywhere I went I was lucky to have beautiful weather and met lots of nice amazing people and made a few new friends.

Finally, I have updated my website with the new works I did during the year and 16 of them were painted in the States. Check them out here".

Russian artist Alexei Biryukoff (website - articles - profile) has a new out album to add to his incredible list of music that he's created. It's actually the soundtrack to 'Tamara and Demon' (cover) ~ a 20 minute 3D cartoon by Nikolai Aladinskiy and Petr Bobryshev of St. Petersburg, Russia. The album is available for free to download here from his site (and, all is music is available for download right here). The cartoon will be available on YouTube soon.

Seasons Greetings from Alexei Biryukoff (TubeBear profile).

Check out his most recent experimental music under the rubric Muhmood. He will be coming out with a new CD entitled Presence.[exe]. You can download a couple of music clips as well as view some pics and a video from a recent performance Alexei put on with 3 others. 

Some news to share from Russian artist and composer Alexei Biryukoff - website - pic - this year he informs us that he has been working mostly on his music and he's finally decided a name for his act - Muhmood.

His Muhmood profile has been featured on Noisehead and he's asking you to go over to his profile page, grab some of his music and to vote for him. There are some tracks on Noisehead that he has not uploaded on his site yet, however you should definitely check out his music page and download his tracks there. One of my favourite songs is called Why. It has a truly unique song.

These words are from Russian artist Alexei Biryukoff (website): "Always have thought that diaries and blogs are an attribute of maniacs and lazy bones, or just people who are too much in love with themselves and their own thoughts... looks like I am becoming one of them and want to welcome you to my blog". As well, he has made a separate page for his music right here (and I'm loving his song why).

Alexei Biryukoff ~ website ~ is an artist in all sense of the word. He's a photographer, painter, musician and he's talented on all those fronts. Check out some of his wonderful drawings and prints he's done over the years, then some of his photography, and make sure to check out his music section while downloading his stuff like Widow's Song, Why and Beslani - each song uniquely different than the other.

Lastly, Alexei will have 3 of his pieces displayed at an erotic show Uncover in Iowa ~ March 30th - 31st.

You can definitely lose yourself in all the worlds that Alexei Biryukoff has created. He's an intense artist in Russia who enjoys partaking in the vastness and multifacetedness (probably not a word, I know) that encompasses all things artful. Aside from his music and his sometimes politically charged art shows (his Naked Loneliness show was closed by his local gov't), he does some great Bear Art (or perhaps Husky Art). And after reading his 'About' page, Alexei is one of those rare artists who actually enjoys what he creates as opposed to all those moody and pessimistic artists who curse their own crafts.

From his site: "I respect very much those artists who choose to work on one motif or in the same technique over and over again, like Rothko or Cezanne, who painted the same mountain a hundred times. This approach is probably the most honest one and this is something I will definitely do when I grow older… Meanwhile I prefer not to bind myself by one technique but choose a certain theme and live with it for a year or more, reading and thinking about it, working on it day after day and see what it would dictate to me... It is very much like a journey – I am visiting a certain place that burns my mind, moves my thoughts and emotions, and makes me want to say something back. I keep doing that till I am exhausted, but every time this happens I realize that I cannot exhaust the theme I am working on, it is inevitably the other way round.

Art is a game, with no restrictions or rules to play. Just play away and enjoy the freedom. Make your every step an act of art, make people see ordinary things from new angles, be serious, play, then mix it all up and see if anybody understands what you are doing...".