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Andrey Klimkovsky is a Russian composer working in the electronic music space. Musical images he created — «Music of Celestial Spheres», «Starry Sky», «ALEALA» and «DreamOcean» have become classics of the genre, gaining fame both in Russia and abroad. The musician regularly gives spectacular live concerts and collaborates with many other representatives of the Russian electronic scene, leads a popular community about synthesizers and workstations, participates in astronomical expeditions and practices a healthy lifestyle.

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Friday, November 13, 2026

The studio session «Multilayered Improvisations» • Video Edit

The studio session «Multilayered Improvisations» • Video Edit • Composer Andrey Klimkovsky

The studio session «Multilayered Improvisations» consists of 7 compositions with a total duration of approximately 42 minutes. All the tracks are woven into a single, seamless tapestry, where each segment serves as a distinct sonic experiment utilizing the multilayered architecture of the Kurzweil PC3K8 synthesizer.

In the digital version available on Andrey Klimkovsky’s Bandcamp page, the tracks follow one another without pauses, forming a continuous musical structure.

For several of the individual compositions, the artist has released standalone studio videos, collected in a dedicated YouTube playlist; the durations of these clips differ slightly from those on the session, owing to the inclusion of specific visual and sonic transitions.

«Multilayered Improvisation I» is the opening piece (06:30), establishing the foundational vibe and spatial depth for the entire session.

«Multilayered Improvisation II» is the second part of the cycle (06:09 in the album version; 06:31 in the video version, which includes an introduction), further developing polyphonic textures and the artist’s characteristic melodic style.

«Multilayered Improvisation III» — the third improvisation (05:58) — focuses on complex shifts in timbre and spatial texture.

«Multilayered Improvisation IV» (04:31) is the most concise piece in the session, built upon the contrast between dense, atmospheric pads and a solo piano improvisation.

«Multilayered Improvisation V» continues the development of multilayered sequences; notably, it features an elaborate interplay between French horn lines and a fretless bass—the latter evoking the timbre and playing style of Jaco Pastorius.

«Multilayered Improvisation VI» (05:21) showcases the dynamic, real-time modulation of various sonic layers.

«Multilayered Improvisation VII» — the final, seventh track (lasting about 08:00) — brings this 42-minute studio piece to a close with the authentic sound of cosmic ambient, dissolving any lingering traces of anxiety or tension into space; it is a segment that leaves one wanting to listen to the entire experimental session all over again.

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