Nikita Bugaev, a sound designer from Irkutsk (a town near Lake Baikal, the world's oldest and deepest freshwater lake), constantly finds himself in the gray area between music and sound art. Using Max/MSP and programmed Monome devices (Aleph and Grid) for his sound installations, Nikita also composes music. His debut tape, a set of 19 short and precise drone soundscapes, was released with the Danish label Phinery in early 2015.