Mykhailo Vityk's fourth studio album with full integration of Hutsul folk in deep-house. Release 22 May 2026 on Best Record Italy label.
Vakula presents the fourth studio album 'Carpathian House' on 22 May 2026 on the Italian label Best Record Italy (with which he has collaborated since 2014). This is a 9-track LP (total duration 62 minutes) in which Mykhailo Vityk for the first time in his 18-year career fully integrates Hutsul folk samples into the signature deep-house sound language. Album concept — 9 'mountain states' in deep-house format: I. 'Polonyna Sunrise' (7:30 — softer deep house, 110 BPM); II. 'Smerichka Wind' (8:18 — atmospheric deep, with bird-rattle samples); III. 'Khutska Dance' (6:45 — more danceable); IV. 'Trembita Echo' (10:14 — longest track, with real trembita overlay); V. 'Boyko Polonyna' (7:30 — Boyko region tones); VI. 'Verkhovyna Heart' (9:12 — melodic deep); VII. 'Hutsul Prayer' (8:42 — sacred-deep synthesis); VIII. 'Carpathian Night' (8:15 — for night dance floors); IX. 'Carpathian Dawn' (5:48 — finale, optimistic). Recording took place in two locations: Vakula's home studio in Lviv (September-November 2025) and a remote session in the village of Kryvopole (Zakarpattia Oblast, March 2026) — there Vakula spent 5 days recording authentic Hutsul voices and instruments (trembita, kozyrky, floyara). Sound engineer — Alberto Crotti (Best Record Italy). The album releases in formats: digital streaming, 2×12-inch vinyl in special green-marble version (limited 800 copies, price 45€).
