If you haven’t heard the music of Misha Panfilov yet, here’s your chance.
The new single, “Horizon” from rising European musician Misha Panfilov is an airy, groove-rich, happy recording with horns, a funky rhythm and space-age keys shooting off into the nightime sky. Yet another fine track from Panfilov that sets a mood and a scene.
A prolific multi-instrumentalist based in Estonia, Panfilov has been attracting increasing attention in various nooks and crannies of the indie world. For the past few years, he has been recording and releasing groove-laden titles under his own name and with outfits such as Penza Penza, Centre El Muusa, and more, mostly via Detroit’s Funk Night Records.
His releases have consistently attracted big support on his own and other Bandcamp pages. One of his best is last year’s Days As Echoes EP.
“The opening track, ‘Days As Echoes,’ is a dedication to a much simpler time when the sky was bluer and the snow was whiter…just like how you remember it when you were a child. A time when people honestly cared more about everything as a given, and not as a selfish accolade. A time when optimism seemed within reach. In other words, nostalgia marred by awareness.” – Misha Panfilov
“Panfilov pulls from a vast pool of influences, from Italian library music to Zamrock to Kosmische Musik, while creating an urgent – sometimes nearly unhinged—sound that is entirely his own.” – Aquarium Drunkard
From his Bandcamp page: “The vibe on this sophomore release channels Krautrock philosophy and Library music, peppered with elements of jazz, Ethiopian, cinema, ambient and bits of everything between. This atmosphere is created from all the instruments Misha uses and the resulting compositions are heard as repetitive patterns that are forged from the multiple layering of melodies. Thus, creating six unique songs with emotional granularity, yet collectively encompass a genuinely positive “feel good” vibe…with a hint of nostalgia.”
