Kiritchenko's sixth studio album — a conceptual exploration of sound temperature. Release 18 April 2026 on Austrian label Editions Mego.
Andrey Kiritchenko presents the sixth solo studio album 'Warm Cold' on 18 April 2026 on the legendary Austrian experimental electronic label Editions Mego (Vienna, founded by Pita in 1995, home of Fennesz, Christian Fennesz, Peter Rehberg). This is an 8-track conceptual album (total duration 56 minutes) — exploration of 'sound temperature' as an emotional-physical quality. Album structure: 4 'warm' tracks + 4 'cold' alternating: I. 'Warm: Kitchen' (5:42 — soft household sounds processed); II. 'Cold: Ice Crystal' (7:18 — sharp high-frequency synthesis); III. 'Warm: Carpet' (6:15 — soft textile-like ambient); IV. 'Cold: Steel' (8:42 — metallic resonance); V. 'Warm: Wool' (7:30 — soft analog tape warmth); VI. 'Cold: Glass' (5:55 — translucent high-pass filter sound); VII. 'Warm: Wood' (8:12 — organic resonance); VIII. 'Cold: Mirror' (6:48 — reflective digital processes). The album was recorded from 2024 to 2025 at Kiritchenko's Lviv home studio using modular synth, hand-built instruments, and field recordings (recorded at Lviv Philharmonic, Carpathian Mountains, Black Sea). Sound engineer — Stefan Mathieu (Editions Mego). The album releases in formats: digital streaming, CD digipack in letterpress-printed cover, 180g vinyl in translucent-blue version (limited 400 copies, price 38€).
