Green Snake Records presented Ilya Gerus and Kazancev in Snake Sessions 049 on Scientific Sound Asia, an episode that premiered on Friday, 4 October 2019. Scientific Sound Asia is an Asian electronic music radio station, promoter, DJ agency and music-news platform connecting audiences across Asia and internationally.
Green Snake Records began in 2009 through a collaboration between Russian and Australian partners, including a partnership with Bellarine Recordings. In August 2009, the label became a fully Russian-owned operation under Samotarev's leadership.
The label works across Progressive House, Tech House, Deep House and Techno. Its roster brings together artists from Russia and elsewhere, with room for emerging talent and established producers.
That range gives Green Snake Records a clear place within contemporary electronic music without limiting the label to one approach. The 049 edition paired Ilya Gerus in the first hour with Kazancev in the second, moving through the label-adjacent sounds documented in the playlist.
Snake Sessions 049 with Ilya Gerus and Kazancev opens with Sander and Stephane Salerno's Montre Leur on Akasha MX, an Electronica selection. Ilya Gerus follows with his own Mumbai on Big Bells before Âme's Rampa remix of No War on Innervisions introduces Melodic House and Techno.
Deadbeat's Keep On Dancing on Visionquest brings a raw, deep and hypnotic Techno edge after Raidho featuring Peter Gundry's Rain Drops on Sol Selectras. Lee Burridge and Lost Desert featuring Junior then provide the beatless Lingala on All Day I Dream, leaving space before Bummelzug:Acht's Coming Home on Acker.
Bummelzug:Acht's Coming Home is a Minimal Techno turn on Acker, followed by Zuma Dionys and Dibidabo's Dandara remix of Brilliant on Baikal Nomads. Bummelzug:Acht return with Miss The Light on Acker, while MUnO featuring Sidirum's Maroma in its Geju Facelifting version appears on Leveldva.
Exei, Nobe and John Candy bring Mantra on Pipe & Pochet into Deep House territory. Their Freedom follows on the same label, before Shai T and Nadav's Our Time on All Day I Dream keeps the deeper tempo in place.
Antrim's Laner on Sudbeat Music restores the progressive line, with Francesco Pico's Bea on MNL and Juan Sapia's Stars Collide on Genesis Music extending it. Kalyma's Arlequin on Solide then leads into Simon Doty and Zein's extended Sama on Anjunadeep, returning to melodic house and techno.
Luka Sambe's Night Version of People, Be Nice on Balance Music makes way for Edu Imbernon and Los Suruba's Mehari on Last Night On Earth. Paul Kardos closes the progressive passage with Lying Prophet on Soundteller, before Dave DK's We Mix at Six on Kompakt finishes the programme with Tech House.
First hour - Ilya Gerus.
Ilya Gerus, also known as Ilya Deep, was born in 1990 in the picturesque city of Sochi, Russia. His musical journey began during his school days when he discovered a passion for electronic music. It was a pivotal moment in his life when, at the age of 20, he found inspiration in the radio show "Igor Cold - Somebody's Story." This inspiration led him to make his first official release under the Green Snakes Records label, adopting the alias Dastan.
Collaborating with established artists like Igor Cold and Alfoa on his debut release marked the beginning of a promising career for Ilya Gerus. In 2012, he transitioned into producing Progressive House, Deep House, and Breaks music under the moniker Ilya Deep. This shift in genres allowed him to explore new sounds and showcase his versatility as a musician.
Currently, Ilya Gerus is a prolific artist with a strong presence in the music industry. His tracks can be found on various renowned labels such as Liquid Grooves, Pitch Music, Stripped Digital, SoHo Beats Recordings, and LuPS Records, among others. As his career progressed, Ilya Deep made a significant decision at the end of 2013 to rebrand himself using his real name, Ilya Gerus, signifying a new chapter in his musical evolution.
Second hour - Kazancev.
Kazancev, hailing from Rostov-on-Don (Russia), is a DJ and producer whose passion for music was instilled by his family. Initially a hobby, music eventually evolved into his life's purpose. Over the course of nine years in music school, he explored various genres, ranging from classical and rock to electronic music.
His interest in electronic music was sparked by influential artists like The Chemical Brothers, Carl Cox, Prodigy, and Freestylers. For five years, he held residencies at several nightclubs in Rostov-on-Don, including Polayr Station, Embargo, Opera, Paradox, and Zoloto.
He has toured numerous cities in Russia and the CIS, such as Moscow (Orange, Parliament the Beach, Rave Ship Deluxe), Minsk (West World Club), Volgograd (Ibiza), Astrakhan (Dair, Fantom), Smolensk (Orphey), Pyatigorsk (Open-Air), Stavropol (Nil), Krasnodar (Digger), Voronezh (Flamingo), Azov (Gorod), Aksai (Neon), and Taganrog (Aqua Park). Kazancev expressed, "Music, to me, is not just a collection of sounds but an essential part of life to which I wholeheartedly dedicate myself."
Green Snake Sessions 1st Hour: Ilya Berus
Sander & Stephane Salerno - Montre Leur (Original Mix) [Akasha MX]
Ilya Gerus - Mumbai (Original Mix) [Big Bells]
Âme - No War (Rampa Remix) [Innervisions]
Raidho Feat. Peter Gundry - Rain Drops (Original Mix) [Sol Selectras]
Deadbeat - Keep On Dancing (Original Mix) [Visionquest]
Lee Burridge & Lost Desert Feat. Junior - Lingala (Beatless)32 [All Day I Dream]
Bummelzug:Acht - Coming Home (Original Mix) [Acker]
Zuma Dionys & Dibidabo - Brilliant (Dandara Remix) [Baikal Nomads]
Bummelzug:Acht - Miss The Light (Original Mix) [Acker]
MUnO feat. Sidirum - Maroma (Geju Facelifting) [Leveldva]
Exei, Nobe & John Candy - Mantra (Original Mix) [Pipe & Pochet]
Exei, Nobe & John Candy - Freedom (Original Mix) [Pipe & Pochet]
Green Snake Sessions 2nd hour: Kazancev
Shai T, Nadav - Our Time (Original Mix) [All Day I Dream]
Antrim - Laner (Original Mix) [Sudbeat Music]
Francesco Pico - Bea (Original Mix) [MNL]
Juan Sapia - Stars Collide (Original Mix) [Genesis Music]
Kalyma - Arlequin (Original Mix) [Solide]
Simon Doty, Zein - Sama (Extended Mix) [Anjunadeep]
Luka Sambe - People, Be Nice (Night Version) [Balance Music]
Edu Imbernon, Los Suruba - Mehari (Original Mix) [Last Night On Earth]
Paul Kardos - Lying Prophet (Original Mix) [Soundteller]
Dave DK - We Mix at Six (Original Mix) [Kompakt]