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Portwave
12+ albums
witch houseelectronic8-bitdarkwaverussian
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PORTWAVE (real name Dmitry Protsenko) is a Russian electronic musician, DJ, remixer, and producer based in Rostov-on-Don. He has also performed under the aliases krovskiy, D1$KO†ΣK▲, d1mmmv and N E P O Z N A T. PORTWAVE began his music career in the early 2010s, initially producing 8-bit and chiptune-inspired electronic music. His debut extended play, Press Start EP (2010), introduced a retro influenced sound characterized by lo-fi production and synthesized melodies. The cover artwork depicts a stylized female stormtrooper figure. This was followed by The World Is Watching (2013), which continued his exploration of chiptune and electronic styles, which included remixes of popular songs such as Michael Jackson's "Remember the Time". In 2015, he dived deeper into the witch house genre by producing THERE SORE EYES (2015), which was met with critical acclaim in underground for its dynamic and unique sound with the use of detuned synths. The cover highlights a surreal image of two faceless figure draped in deep red fabric, set against a colorful static background, a man and a woman, which influenced the style of a TV Girl album cover. In 2018, he released FERALCORE (2018) and PEARLNOISE (2018). A track from FERALCORE, “ИСКУШЕЊЕ” (“Temptation”), was later sold to Belarusian rapper Max Korzh and appeared on his album Психи попадают в топ (“Psychos Hit the Top”). In 2019, PORTWAVE issued the albums ROUTINE (2019) and Introspection (2019). He gained wider recognition through Tik
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