Published
Thu, Apr 14, 2022, 15:55
- We've rounded up some resources and information following Russia's military invasion.
Following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, we've rounded up some useful resources, information and messages of solidarity from the electronic music community.
We'll keep updating this story as new information and material emerges.
Last updated: 16:55 BST, April 14th
How to help
April 14th
• Tomorrow, April 15th, Kyiv venue HVLV Bar Feat. Hangout is launching the FUNDRADIO initiative—daily shows broadcast via the venue's YouTube channel streaming sets from local artists and raising awareness about Ukraine and the war.
April 6th
• ARTE Concert is hosting a livestream at La Gaîté Lyrique in Paris, starting tonight at 5 PM CET. Jennifer Cardini, Laurent Garnier and Pedro Winter are among the guests.
• Youandewan's Small Hours label has released a 45-track compilation featuring new music from Junes, Sweely, Huerta and many more. The money will be split between various organisations, including Kyiv club Closer.
March 17th
• Dax J has released a new album, Soul Enforcer, to raise money for the Ukrainian Red Cross.
• This compilation, Turn The Tables for Ukraine, is raising money for The Voices of Children Foundation.
• Another compilation, Sounds Of Survival From Ukrainian Underground, is available via Bandcamp's pay-what-you-want option. The curators have also shared this list of NGOs to donate to.
March 15th
• Berlin radio station HÖR has released a 27-track compilation featuring IMOGEN, DJ Gigola, P.E.A.R.L. and more. All proceeds are going to Bridges Over Borders.
• Robert "3D" Del Naja of Massive Attack is raising money for Disasters Emergency Committee with the sale of an art print.
• London label Natural Selection has released a compilation, which includes music from Ukrainian artists, to raise funds for charity foundation Come Back Alive.
March 14th
• Ukrainian label Muscut is donating all proceeds from this all-Ukrainian compilation to the Razom initiative. Iury Lech, Petrov and Radiant Futur are among the contributors.
• Welsh festival Freerotation has compiled Dove, a 29-track release featuring music by Move D, XDB, Mathew Jonson and more. All proceeds will go to the International Committee of the Red Cross.
• Music Saves UA is a non-profit fundraising project offering humanitarian help for people in Ukraine. Find out more here.
• Ukrainian DJ and producer Kyryl Kyryk has launched a GoFundMe to support himself and his family. They are currently trapped in Kherson.
March 11th
• Music From Memory is raising money for Red Cross Ukraine with a new compilation, Music For Freedom: A Fundraiser For Ukraine.
• At 6 PM CET on Sunday, March 13th, United We Stream is hosting Club Culture United: Stand Up For Ukraine , a livestream with Ukrainian artists like Daria Kolosova, Diana Azzuz and Rina Priduvalova, plus DJ Stingray 313, Tijana T and more.
• On Saturday, March 12th, Laurent Garnier will feature on Blast Radio show Thirty Minute Jams to raise humanitarian aid for Ukraine and raise awareness of Standard Deviation and Mystictrax's compilation, РАЗОМ ЗА УКРАЇНУ / TOGETHER FOR UKRAINE.
March 10th
• Kyiv club ∄ has launched a community fund providing financial, humanitarian and logistical support to the musical and cultural community in Ukraine.
• Streaming platform Echio is hosting live fundraiser sessions with Bambounou, FaltyDL and more. All the proceeds will go to NGOs working on the ground.
• All proceeds from WhyPeopleWar, a two-part, 140-track compilation organised by Lithuanian label whypeopledance, will go to Red Cross Ukraine. Check out volume one and volume two.
March 9th
• Online platform Guerrilla Bizarre has put together a 68-track compilation with music by Ewan Jansen, Baldo, Jay Tripwire and more. All proceeds will go to the Red Cross.
• Dance music initiative Underground4Ukraine is facilitating fundraising parties and splitting the proceeds between Ukrainian Women's Fund and Urgent Action Fund. Find out how to get involved here.
• Halogenix is selling a Stand With Ukraine T-shirt and will split the proceeds between the Ukrainian Red Cross and organisations helping minority groups get safely across the border.
• From March 7th through 21st, Mr C's Superfreq label is donating all proceeds from Bandcamp sales to help displaced people in Ukraine. All profits from the label's upcoming 20th anniversary party in London will also be donated.
• This International Chromies compilation, which features music from the likes of Yazzus, Souci and Jensen Interceptor, is raising money for the Ukrainian Red Cross and other charities working with people displaced by the war in Ukraine.
March 4th
• All proceeds from this compilation, which features artists from Armenia, Georgia, Russia and Ukraine, will be split equally between a humanitarian organisation in Ukraine and a cultural organisation in Artsakh, which works with children of war. The music was compiled by the team behind Urvakan Festival in Yerevan, Armenia.
• Ukrainian labels Standard Deviation and Mystictrax have put together a 65-track fundraiser compilation, with music by Laurent Garnier, Nene H, Lostlojic and more.
• Huerta has released a new track, "Desire," with 100 percent of sales going to Ukrainian charities.
• Paula Temple is directing 100 percent of sales from unreleased track "RESIST" to Gostomel Animal Shelter in Ukraine.
March 3rd
• This techno compilation, which includes tracks by Ben Klock, Marcel Dettmann and Rebekah, is raising money for the Ukrainian military.
• Marco Shuttle has released a new EP, 4UKRAINE, with all proceeds going to Voices Of The Children in Ukraine.
March 2nd
• Music software company G-Sonique is offering free plug-ins to anyone who donates to a Ukrainian charity. Find out more info here.
• Here's a Linktree with various resources for marginalised communities trying to flee Ukraine.
• Kyiv club Closer has issued a statement demanding an immediate boycott of Russia.
• London venue EartH is collecting vital items needed at the Polish-Ukrainian border. The deadline is this Thursday, March 3rd, at midday.
March 1st
• Latvian hardware company Erica Synths is donating 100 percent of sales from various instruments—including Black Digital Noise, Sequential Switch II and Snazzy FX—to the Ukrainian relief effort. Find out more here.
February 28th
• Stockholm label Northern Electronics has released a 31-track compilation with music from the likes of Daniel Avery, Varg2™, Marco Shuttle and Voiski. All the proceeds will go to UNICEF.
• Here's a Google Spreadsheet with a list of Ukrainian artists and labels and their Bandcamp links. Show your support now.
• Music Export Ukraine has shared a Google Doc with ways the music industry can support the crisis.
February 27th
February 26th
• Choose Love, a UK charity supporting refugees around the world, is trying to raise £400,000 for the Ukrainian people. Donate here.
• Berlin's Our Society crew is hosting a fundraiser at Oona on Sunday, February 27th, at 2 PM CET, with JASSS, Palms Trax and more. All process will go to Vostok SOS and the Ukrainian Red Cross. It's also being streamed live via local radio station Refuge Worldwide.
• Russian label Gost Zvuk has released a compilation called STOP THE WAR, with music from Perila, Hoavi and more. All proceeds will go to "humanitarian funds helping those in need," said the label.
• Ukrainian Institute London has compiled a list of ways to support Ukraine and its people.
February 25th
• Donate to Ukraine's queer community and LGBTIQ military, who are in desperate need of helmets.
• Kyiv club Closer has posted a call to action via Instagram.
• Berlin radio station HöR hosted a fundraiser yesterday. Watch the sets back here.
• Here's a Linktree with various different ways to support the crisis in Germany, Romania and beyond, including organising transport, hosting refugees and visa info.
• If you want to hit the streets, here's a list of all the protests happening around the world.
February 24th
• This Google Doc lists various ways you can donate and support the crisis.
• Booking agency Minor AM is hosting a fundraiser stream with Job Jobse, Carista, DJ Bone and more. Tune in via Twitch at 3 PM on Sunday, February 27th. More info here and donate via PayPal here.
• Kyiv club ∄ has shared a link, via Instagram Stories, to this post containing donation links for various organisations, including People In Need, Caritas Ukraine and Ukraine Crisis Media Centre.
• Standard Deviation, the label affiliated with ∄, has also shared a list of funds and organisations supporting the looming humanitarian crisis.
Resources
February 27th
• Kyiv club Closer has shared this Google Doc with links to Ukrainian news outlets, official government websites and ways to donate.
February 25th
• Babel is a trusted, Ukrainian news source with a version in English. Follow the story here.
February 24th
• For those on the ground in Kyiv, here's a map of bomb shelters, via Google Maps.
Messages of solidarity
March 1st
February 27th
February 26th
February 25th
February 24th
• Kyiv club ∄'s Instagram page, dance.delivery, has been gathering messages from numerous artists, including Freddy K, DJ Mell G, DJ Stingray 313, fka.m4a and Sedef Adasi.
Earlier this month, before war was a reality, members of Ukraine's clubbing community shared their thoughts on the situation and its impact on nightlife.
Photo: Max Kukurudziak