Nobody owns time. Some people, like Shjva, can, however, make it warble. Through the ebb and flow of hyper-immersive dub techno, low-swung goa sound & almost jazzy, blue after-hour sounds, she channels the aura of spaces that she subsequently makes her own.

Originating from post-industrial zones in Lutsk,Western Ukraine, she curates ecstatic nights with the vibrant community of Warsaw, akin to the slo-mo selectors of London’s scene. Her experiences, amid the war-induced anxiety of living in transitionary places, resonate deeply, as evidenced in her EP for Brutaż. Shjva’s music juxtaposes an emotionally charged microhistory against a wider continuum. Employing familiar yet subtly subverted tropes, she introduces nuanced changes in groove and progression - a hallmark particularly noticeable in live performances and collaborations with Volodymyr Gnatenko (Turbinaria) and Stereometrix (PLAN). That way, her sonic palette slowly morphs & it becomes less and less clear whether her goal is to document a very specific moment in time or is meant to disrupt it entirely.