Roma Tsepelev aka Illuminated Faces takes you back to dust masks, glow sticks and living for the weekend. Seizing the optimistic spirit of early acid house an the Warp catalogue, he forces the spirit of outdoor rave into rather peculiar Russian dimensions, finding a new wave breakbeat sound, fused with deeper electronica. His are sweet melodies and urgent beats designed to make you clutch the hand of a stranger and smile.

On Ketto’s End Title, a track off his new album Good Morning Light that’s out now on Doodley Records, Roma sheds light on a slightly housier facet of his sound, while still boasting his signature sounds and wrapping it all up in a big piece of sweet ‘n’ sweaty rave nostalgia.

Listen below and make sure to also grab the multi-stringed Russo-Latin soul interlude he recorded with fellow Academy ’08 participants Dyad, Miaau and Zolcan Breaker. 'Cause what’s an Eastern bloc party without lost civilisations, nuclear weapons, Alexanderplatz hangovers, crossed telephone wires, sonnets of dark love and a mountain-top refuge?

PODFOOD #39: Dyad, Miaau, Zolcan Breaker & Illuminated Faces (Various Assets)
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BONUS: Illuminated Faces (Kirov, Russia) - Catalunya Calling