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Words: Loren • August 23, 2023

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Pavel Tchikov (Ogives)

SPB: What part of your live show is the hardest on sound engineers?

Tchikov: Ogives’ music is a very wide, dynamic range and there’s lots of instrument changes. A song can start with a chamber music part, with delicate vocals and acoustic arrangement, and end up with harsh electronic noise and blasting drums, or a vocal part could be a classical choir and just after that the singers start to scream. Lots of ever-changing dynamics during the set, that’s the hardest thing to deal with. 

Loren • August 23, 2023

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