THEODOR BASTARD Touring this Fall

October 26, 2023

THEODOR BASTARD have been polishing up their impressive record collection. Earlier this summer, they celebrated the reissue of one of their finest album's, 'Oikoumene', with special outdoor concerts in St. Petersberg and Moscow.

"Theodor Bastard's prolific catalogue of music is only getting better with age and experience", says IndiePulse Music.

Tomorrow, the seven-piece Karelian Neofolk band begin their fall tour in Yaroslavl. From there, they'll bring their mystic strings, primeval flutes, electronic beats and instruments carved from tree roots and human bone to stages across their native Russia. These shows will feature new choreography, as well as old songs that they've only just started performing live, like "Mama Terra".

Get tickets: https://madstreambooking.com/theodorbastard/

2023 Russian Fall Tour Dates
10/27 Yaroslavl @ Youth House
10/28 Nizhny Novgorod @ DKRT
10/29 Kazan @ Saidash Shopping Center
10/31 Kirov @ DC RZD
11/11 Perm @ PDNT "Gubernia"
11/2    Yekaterinburg @ Central Committee "Ural"
11/3    Chelyabinsk @ WTC Congress Hall
11/4    Tyumen @ DC "Railwayman"
11/7    Ufa @ Bashkir State Philharmonic (named after H. Akhmetov)
11/8    Samara @ KRC "Zvezda"
11/9 Saratov @ Saratov Regional Philharmonic (named after A. Schnittke)
11/10 Volgograd @ House of Officers
11/12   Rostov-on-Don @ DC "Rostselmash"
11/13   Krasnodar @ DCZHD
11/16   Tambov @ Tambov Drama Theater
11/17   Moscow @ KC ZIL

Order 'Oikoumene' 10th Anniversary Reissue HERE

THEODOR BASTARD’s music is set out to take listeners to unexplored and other worlds. From the cold and twilight realms of the marshy swamps of taiga and mossy tundra, to unexplored places where the earthly plane and the spiritual world are separated only by a thin ghostly veil. For over twenty years THEODOR BASTARD have been known for their amazingly serious attitude to the world beyond that very frontier.

THEODOR BASTARD is one of Russia’s most unusual bands representing the electronic Karelian neofolk genre. Also elements of dark wave and trip hop are present in the band’s music. The message doesn’t carry out everyday problems and is mainly focused on mythology and shamanism. The hallmarks of the band are the unique and bewitching lead vocals of multi-talent Yana Veva and the impeccable sound producing skills of Fedor Svolotch, founder of the band who created the band 20 years ago.

From album to album, THEODOR BASTARD carefully and masterly combine many different exotic and traditional instruments. The special northern atmosphere of their albums is created with Nordic nyckelharpa and jouhikko, primeval flutes created from tree roots and shamanic percussion.

“We live in the north of Russia in Karelia, which has a difficult fate” states band leader Fedor Svolotch. He continues: “This is a harsh northern region with unpredictable nature, with spruce and pine forests. Bears are found here. Moose and hare come straight to my house. In Karelia there are beautiful cliffs and clear lakes with fresh water. These are our personal places of power, the places where stones and winds are talking to us. Singing for us a songs of the northern harsh nature”.

THEODOR BASTARD consists of 6 musicians, turning their performances into a dark magic act that sends the audience back to Northern musical traditions, to the Karelian and the Russian folk. The musicians use a lot of electronic devices and ethnic instruments, but also use their own hand-made instruments from stones, human bone and the roots of Karelian birch.

Line up
Fedor Svolotch: dulcimer, samplers, vocal
Yana Veva: vocal, bawu, ocarina
Kusas: percussion, winds
Alexey Kalinovsky: keyboards
Sergey Smirnov: drums
Ekaterina Dolmatova: back vocal
Slava Salikov: cello, morin khuur

Links:
https://theodorbastard.com/
https://theodorbastard.bandcamp.com/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2PQ9UX4kWDE3mf2fYGRzqF
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/theodor-bastard/204585292
https://www.youtube.com/theodorbastard
https://www.instagram.com/theodor_bastard/?hl=en

THEODOR BASTARD Playing Special Shows

June 29, 2023

THEODOR BASTARD have been polishing up their impressive record collection. Over the past year, they've reissued two of their most-acclaimed albums, starting with 'Vetvi', followed by 'Oikoumene', which arrived earlier this month and included three unreleased songs and a re-imagined tracklist.

But you really need to see them live. While they're often recognized for the mystic melodies of vocalist Yana Veva or Fedor Svolotch, who started Theodor Bastard 20 years ago, the seven-piece band are known around the globe for weaving Nordic strings, primeval flutes, dark wave, trip-hop, tree roots and even human bone into an otherworldly performance of Karelian neofolk.

This summer, Theodor Bastard are celebrating the reissues of 'Vetvi' and 'Oikoumene' with two special outdoor concerts. They'll start by visiting Menshikov's Garden in their native St. Petersberg on July 20, before gracing the VK Summer Stage in Moscow on July 27. Both shows will feature new choreography and songs that the band has never performed live, including "Mama Terra".

07/20 St. Petersburg @ Menshikov Garden [TICKETS]
07/27 Moscow @ Summer Stage [TICKETS]

Order 'Vetvi' HERE
Order 'Oikoumene' 10th Anniversary Reissue HERE

THEODOR BASTARD Announce Re-issue of 'Oikoumene

April 22, 2023

Karelian Neofolk outfit THEODOR BASTARD will be re-issuing its 2012 masterpiece, 'Oikoumene,' via Season of Mist on June 16, 2023 in various formats! Pre-orders are now available HERE and can be streamed HERE.

The multilayered and unpredictable 2012 album 'Oikoumene' from THEODOR BASTARD, inherits the band's recognizable multi-genre approach where psychedelic trip hop, combined with cinematic instrumentals and archaic world music, meets modern technological electronics. THEODOR BASTARD combine Russian texts with glossolalia and shamanic spells as easily as they change instruments on stage.

THEODOR BASTARD is one of Russia's most unusual bands representing the electronic Karelian neofolk genre. Also elements of dark wave and trip hop are present in the band's music. The message doesn't carry out everyday problems and is mainly focused on mythology and shamanism. The hallmarks of the band are the unique and bewitching lead vocals of multi-talent Yana Veva and the impeccable sound producing skills of Fedor Svolotch, founder of the band who created the band 20 years ago.

From album to album, THEODOR BASTARD carefully and masterly combine many different exotic and traditional instruments. The special northern atmosphere of their albums is created with Nordic nyckelharpa and jouhikko, primeval flutes created from tree roots and shamanic percussion.

"We live in the north of Russia in Karelia, which has a difficult fate" states band leader Fedor Svolotch. He continues: "This is a harsh northern region with unpredictable nature, with spruce and pine forests. Bears are found here. Moose and hare come straight to my house. In Karelia there are beautiful cliffs and clear lakes with fresh water. These are our personal places of power, the places where stones and winds are talking to us. Singing for us a songs of the northern harsh nature".

THEODOR BASTARD's music is set out to take listeners to unexplored and other worlds. From the cold and twilight realms of the marshy swamps of taiga and mossy tundra, to unexplored places where the earthly plane and the spiritual world are separated only by a thin ghostly veil. THEODOR BASTARD consists of 6 musicians, turning their performances into a dark magic act that sends the audience back to Northern musical traditions, to the Karelian and the Russian folk. The musicians use a variety of electronic devices and ethnic instruments, but also their own hand-made instruments from stones, human bone and the roots of Karelian birch.

For over twenty years THEODOR BASTARD have been known for their amazing serious attitude to the world beyond that very frontier. The band's 2012 re-issue of 'Oikoumene' is set out to take listeners to unexplored and other worlds!

Credits:
All songs written by Yana Veva and Fedor Svolotch
Arranged by Fedor Svolotch and Yana Veva
Producer: Fedor Svolotch

Genre: Karelian Neo-Folk

Current line Up:
Fedor Svolotch - dulcimer, samplers, vocal
Yana Veva - vocal, bawu, ocarina
Kusas - percussions, winds
Alexey Kalinovskiy - keyboards
Sergey Smirnov – drums
Ekaterina Dolmatova – back vocal
Slava Salikov – cello, morin khuur

https://theodorbastard.com/
https://www.facebook.com/TheodorBastard/
https://www.instagram.com/theodor_bastard/
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheodorBastardMusic
https://theodorbastard.bandcamp.com/

Booking: theodorbastard@gmail.com

Pre-sales: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/Oikoumene

Formats:
CD digipak
Digital
Vinyl in various colours

THEODOR BASTARD Releases New Song, ft. in TV Series 'Zveroboi'

October 7, 2022

Russian Karelian Neofolk outfit THEODOR BASTARD is now releasing the song, "Zveroboi," which was specially written for the (horror) TV series of the same name! The song was featured in the show's trailer. The song is now available on all digital platform at THIS LOCATION.

THEODOR BASTARD comments on the track: "Through the eye of a needle I'll crawl into your dreams, just not to choke there from your tears ..."

THEODOR BASTARD previously announced the re-issue of their 2015 masterpiece 'Vetvi', which was originally released on April 29, 2015. The album was re-released via Season of Mist in 2021 and is still available HERE.

THEODOR BASTARD comment on the re-issue: "The 'Vetvi' album is a landmark for our group. It reflects our turn to the North to our native traditions, to our native lands. We drew attention to the still living culture of our northern region - first of all Karelia, a unique region in the North of Russia. And it was from this album we started our conversation with Season of Mist. We are very pleased that the label noticed this album and were able to appreciate it. And now 'Vetvi' will be available to an international audience. We really hope that our listeners will enjoy the sound of this album, as well as they will be able to enjoy the unique sound of double vinyl.

The multi-layered and unpredictable 2015 album 'Vetvi' from THEODOR BASTARD, inherits the band's recognizable multi-genre approach where psychedelic trip hop, combined with cinematic instrumentals and archaic world music, meets modern technological electronics. THEODOR BASTARD combine Russian texts with glossolalia and shamanic spells as easily as they change instruments on stage.

THEODOR BASTARD is one of Russia's most unusual bands representing the electronic Karelian neofolk genre. Also elements of dark wave and trip hop are present in the band's music. The message doesn't carry out everyday problems and is mainly focused on mythology and shamanism. The hallmarks of the band are the unique and bewitching lead vocals of multi-talent Yana Veva and the impeccable sound producing skills of Fedor Svolotch, founder of the band who created the band 20 years ago.

From album to album, THEODOR BASTARD carefully and masterly combine many different exotic and traditional instruments. The special northern atmosphere of their albums is created with Nordic nyckelharpa and jouhikko, primeval flutes created from tree roots and shamanic percussion.

"We live in the north of Russia in Karelia, which has a difficult fate" states band leader Fedor Svolotch. He continues: "This is a harsh northern region with unpredictable nature, with spruce and pine forests. Bears are found here. Moose and hare come straight to my house. In Karelia there are beautiful cliffs and clear lakes with fresh water. These are our personal places of power, the places where stones and winds are talking to us. Singing for us a songs of the northern harsh nature".

THEODOR BASTARD's music is set out to take listeners to unexplored and other worlds. From the cold and twilight realms of the marshy swamps of taiga and mossy tundra, to unexplored places where the earthly plane and the spiritual world are separated only by a thin ghostly veil. THEODOR BASTARD consists of 6 musicians, turning their performances into a dark magic act that sends the audience back to Northern musical traditions, to the Karelian and the Russian folk. The musicians use a variety of electronic devices and ethnic instruments, but also their own hand-made instruments from stones, human bone and the roots of Karelian birch.

For over twenty years THEODOR BASTARD have been known for their amazing serious attitude to the world beyond that very frontier. The band's 2015 re-issue of 'Vetvi' is set out to take listeners to unexplored and other worlds!

Original release date April 29, 2015

Credits:
All songs written by Yana Veva and Fedor Svolotch
Arranged by Fedor Svolotch and Yana Veva
Producer: Fedor Svolotch

Genre: Karelian Neo-Folk

Current line Up:
Fedor Svolotch - dulcimer, samplers, vocal
Yana Veva - vocal, bawu, ocarina
Kusas - percussions, winds
Alexey Kalinovskiy - keyboards
Sergey Smirnov – drums
Ekaterina Dolmatova – back vocal
Slava Salikov – cello, morin khuur

https://theodorbastard.com
https://www.facebook.com/TheodorBastard
https://www.instagram.com/theodor_bastard
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheodorBastardMusic
https://theodorbastard.bandcamp.com

Booking: theodorbastard@gmail.com

Shop: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/TBVetvi

Formats:
CD digipak
Digital
12” Black Vinyl Gatefold
12" Coloured Vinyl Gatefold (Gold & black Marbled/200 copies)
12" Coloured Vinyl Gatefold (Crystal Clear/200 copies)

THEODOR BASTARD Covers QUEEN Song, "The Show Must Go On"

September 13, 2022

Russian Karelian Neofolk collective THEODOR BASTARD is now releasing an emotional cover version of QUEEN's 1991 hit, "The Show Must Go On." The inventive version of the song can be found along with a stunning music video below.

THEODOR BASTARD previously announced the re-issue of their 2015 masterpiece 'Vetvi', which was originally released on April 29, 2015. The album was re-released via Season of Mist in 2021 and is still available HERE.

THEODOR BASTARD Announce Re-issue of 'Vetvi'

November 24, 2021

Karelian Neofolk outfit THEODOR BASTARD will be reissuing their 2015 masterpiece 'Vetvi' via Season of Mist on January 21, 2022 in various formats!

THEODOR BASTARD comment on the re-issue: "The 'Vetvi' album is a landmark for our group. It reflects our turn to the North to our native traditions, to our native lands. We drew attention to the still living culture of our northern region - first of all Karelia, a unique region in the North of Russia. And it was from this album we started our conversation with Season of Mist. We are very pleased that the label noticed this album and were able to appreciate it. And now 'Vetvi will' be available to an international audience. We really hope that our listeners will enjoy the sound of this album, as well as they will be able to enjoy the unique sound of double vinyl."

Earlier this year, THEODOR BASTARD were selected as a finalist in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest 2021 (Session I) for the song "Volchuk," which is taken from 'Volch'ya Yagoda,' which was originally released in 2019 and is currently being reissued by Season of Mist.

Moreover, THEODOR BASTARD recently released a breathtaking acoustic performance for the song "Budem Zhit," in which Yana Veva and Ekaterina Dolmatova sing along with the the accompaniment of the gusli. The video can be seen at THIS LOCATION.

Pre-orders for the 'Vetvi' reissues are now available HERE!

Listen to the entire THEODOR BASTARD catalogue HERE.

Check out some of the artistic videos THEODOR BASTARD deliver HERE

The multilayered and unpredictable 2015 album 'Vetvi' from THEODOR BASTARD, inherits the band's recognizable multi-genre approach where psychedelic trip hop, combined with cinematic instrumentals and archaic world music, meets modern technological electronics. THEODOR BASTARD combine Russian texts with glossolalia and shamanic spells as easily as they change instruments on stage.

THEODOR BASTARD is one of Russia's most unusual bands representing the electronic Karelian neofolk genre. Also elements of dark wave and trip hop are present in the band's music. The message doesn't carry out everyday problems and is mainly focused on mythology and shamanism. The hallmarks of the band are the unique and bewitching lead vocals of multi-talent Yana Veva and the impeccable sound producing skills of Fedor Svolotch, founder of the band who created the band 20 years ago.

From album to album, THEODOR BASTARD carefully and masterly combine many different exotic and traditional instruments. The special northern atmosphere of their albums is created with Nordic nyckelharpa and jouhikko, primeval flutes created from tree roots and shamanic percussion.

"We live in the north of Russia in Karelia, which has a difficult fate" states band leader Fedor Svolotch. He continues: "This is a harsh northern region with unpredictable nature, with spruce and pine forests. Bears are found here. Moose and hare come straight to my house. In Karelia there are beautiful cliffs and clear lakes with fresh water. These are our personal places of power, the places where stones and winds are talking to us. Singing for us a songs of the northern harsh nature".

THEODOR BASTARD's music is set out to take listeners to unexplored and other worlds. From the cold and twilight realms of the marshy swamps of taiga and mossy tundra, to unexplored places where the earthly plane and the spiritual world are separated only by a thin ghostly veil. THEODOR BASTARD consists of 6 musicians, turning their performances into a dark magic act that sends the audience back to Northern musical traditions, to the Karelian and the Russian folk. The musicians use a variety of electronic devices and ethnic instruments, but also their own hand-made instruments from stones, human bone and the roots of Karelian birch.

For over twenty years THEODOR BASTARD have been known for their amazing serious attitude to the world beyond that very frontier. The band's 2015 re-issue of 'Vetvi' is set out to take listeners to unexplored and other worlds!

Original release date April 29, 2015

Credits:
All songs written by Yana Veva and Fedor Svolotch
Arranged by Fedor Svolotch and Yana Veva
Producer: Fedor Svolotch

Genre: Karelian Neo-Folk

Current line Up:
Fedor Svolotch - dulcimer, samplers, vocal
Yana Veva - vocal, bawu, ocarina
Kusas - percussions, winds
Alexey Kalinovskiy - keyboards
Sergey Smirnov – drums
Ekaterina Dolmatova – back vocal
Slava Salikov – cello, morin khuur

https://theodorbastard.com/
https://www.facebook.com/TheodorBastard/
https://www.instagram.com/theodor_bastard/
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheodorBastardMusic
https://theodorbastard.bandcamp.com/

Pre-sales: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/TBVetvi

Formats:
CD digipak
Digital
12” Black Vinyl Gatefold
12" Coloured Vinyl Gatefold (Gold & black Marbled/200 copies)
12" Coloured Vinyl Gatefold (Crystal Clear/200 copies)

THEODOR BASTARD Announces Re-issues of'Volch'ya Yagoda'

May 28, 2021

Russian Neofolk collective THEODOR BASTARD will be re-issuing 2020's masterpiece 'Volch'ya Yagoda.' The album will be re-released via Season of Mist on June 25, 2021 in various formats.

THEODOR BASTARD comments on the re-issue: "'Volch'ya Yagoda' is the Russian folk name for any poisonous forest berries. But there is a secret in it: the berries are not only poisonous, but also curative - if you know. We are very pleased that the 'Volch'ya Yagoda' album will be available to European and global audiences. We hope you can hear and feel a piece of the Karelian forest and indigenous traditions that we have imprinted in our modern sound."

Check out some of the artistic and breathtaking videos THEODOR BASTARD deliver HERE.

Pre-orders are now available HERE!

Listen to the entire THEODOR BASTARD catalogue HERE.

THEODOR BASTARD is one of Russia's most unusual bands who represents the electronic Karelian neofolk genre, while blending elements of dark wave and trip hop. Focused on messages of mythology and shamanism, the hallmarks of the band are the unique and bewitching lead vocals of multi-talent Yana Veva and the impeccable sound producing skills of Fedor Svolotch, who founded the band two decades ago.

From album to album, THEODOR BASTARD carefully and masterly combine many different exotic and traditional instruments. The special northern atmosphere of their albums is created with Nordic nyckelharpa and jouhikko, primeval flutes created from tree roots and shamanic percussion.

"We live in the north of Russia in Karelia, which has a difficult fate" states band leader Fedor Svolotch. He continues: "This is a harsh northern region with unpredictable nature, with spruce and pine forests. Bears are found here. Moose and hare come straight to my house. In Karelia there are beautiful cliffs and clear lakes with fresh water. These are our personal places of power, the places where stones and winds are talking to us. Singing for us a songs of the northern harsh nature".

THEODOR BASTARD consists of six musicians, turning their performances into a dark and magical artistry that sends the audience back to Northern musical traditions. The collective captures a sound that is both ancient and modern as they blend electronics and contemporary sounds with rudimenrary instruments as well as their own hand-made instruments from stones, human bone and the roots of Karelian birch.

Genre: Karelian Neo-Folk

Line Up:
Fedor Svolotch - dulcimer, samplers, vocal
Yana Veva - vocal, bawu, ocarina
Kusas - percussions, winds
Alexey Kalinovskiy - keyboards
Sergey Smirnov – drums
Ekaterina Dolmatova – back vocal
Slava Salikov – cello, morin khuur

For more on THEODOR BASTARD, visit the band's official WEBSITE, FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, and BANDCAMP.

THEODOR BASTARD Signs to Season of Mist

November 9, 2020

The official music video for the track 'Kolodec', taken from the band's 2015 album 'Vetvi'. Download/stream here: https://som.lnk.to/TBVetviTheodor Bastard is:F...

Season of Mist are pleased to announce the signing of Russian Neofolk outfit THEODOR BASTARD! The band will release their brand new album via the label. In addition to the signing, Season of Mist will reissue the band's albums 'Vetvi' (2015) and the recently released masterpiece 'Volch'ya Yagoda' (2020). Listen to the entire THEODOR BASTARD catalogue HERE.

Check out some of the artistic and breathtaking videos THEODOR BASTARD deliver HERE.

THEODORE BASTARD comments on the signing: "We are very happy to share this great news with you - Theodor Bastard band has become a part of the world of Season of Mist. It is a very big event for us. Living in the deep of the wild Karelian forests on the edge of the Ecumene, we can now reach the audience all over the world and tell the myths and legends of our North through our music. We thank the whole team of Season of Mist so much. We were an indie band for over 20 years and all our lives we learned and did everything ourselves. From recording albums to selling them. From manufacturing merch to organizing tours. We have a lot of experience in this, but Season of Mist is the first label really attracted us with its concept and its approach. And we entrust them our music and our future. We know that together we can achieve more."

For more on THEODOR BASTARD, visit the band's official WEBSITE, FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, and BANDCAMP.