★★★★★
Alongside 2013's spotlight on industry sexism, there was a discussion of raw sexuality in club culture. Within the electronic community, nobody generated fiercer debate on the subject than Nina Kraviz. Operating in a field notoriously given to self-promotion, her tenacity in utilising an obvious USP as a marketable strategy rankled with some. (A now infamous clip in an otherwise self-serious documentary from last March invited heightened opprobrium from all corners...
- pitchfork.com
2014-01-16
★★★★★
More than a year after the release of Nina Kraviz's debut LP, Rekids continues to commission remixes that add further layers of disorientation to the already spacious tracks. Ostgut Ton stalwart DVS1 does double duty here, puncturing "Best Friend" with choked synthesizers and highlighting the spooky spoken come-ons while crafting two claustrophobic new versions of the track. "Best Friend (DVS1 Forever Mix feat...
- www.xlr8r.com
2013-07-23
★★★★★
Nina Kraviz's recent success has brought her pretty far from her Underground Quality beginnings, but the Russian producer has never been shy about the influence of innovative American dance music on her work. Detroit's Marcellus Pittman and Urban Tribe, this EP's eponymous remixers, are less probable influences on her sound than, say, K. Alexi Shelby, but both nevertheless manage to flesh out the more abstract aspects of Kraviz's originals...
- www.xlr8r.com
2013-02-27
★★★★★
In retrospect, the most intriguing aspect of Nina Kraviz's self-titled debut was its loose and raw-edged production aesthetic. The whole thing contrasted sharply with larger trends in dance music towards formulaic organization, compression, and quantization. Lead single "Ghetto Kraviz" was such a hit with dancefloors because it took a uniquely sparse angle with its weird vocals and tom-heavy drumwork...
- www.xlr8r.com
2012-11-16
★★★★★
On the mic. This is a phrase that can easily strike panic into the hearts of any respectable house-music fan, as imaginations run wild with cringe-inducing thoughts of hip-house atrocities. It was definitely the first thing that came to mind when seeing that Siberian deep-house maven Nina Kraviz's latest single, "Aus," featured King Aus... on the mic...
- www.xlr8r.com
2012-07-02
★★★★★
Summary: From Russia with love One can only imagine what kind of attention Nina Kraviz might have attracted had she chosen one of the many publicity shots that frame her in a more personable light than the beatific appearance apparent on the cover for this, her debut full length...
- www.sputnikmusic.com
2012-04-12
★★★★★
Nina Kraviz is a bit of an enigma. The Siberian-born tastemaker's recent success has been relatively elusive. Influenced by the early sounds of Chicago and Detroit, Kraviz has been thrown into the spotlight, thanks largely to her abrasive personality and alluring exterior, but there's plenty of substance supporting her ego. Years as a promoter for one of Moscow's renowned clubs, the outspoken vinyl enthusiast has been on a mission to prove her talents exceed the DJ booth...
- exclaim.ca
2012-04-02
★★★★★
Reviewers frequently break down dance music as being suited either for the club or for headphones, but what of the music that accompanies getting there and back? Nina Kraviz's full-length debut sounds like a nearly ideal soundtrack to a walk home from Berghain or Watergate. Her idiosyncratic approach to deep house unfurls at a remove from the club even as it continually references it...
- dustedmagazine.com
2012-03-22
★★★★★
Summary: From Russia with love One can only imagine what kind of attention Nina Kraviz might have attracted had she chosen one of the many publicity shots that frame her in a more personable light than the beatific appearance apparent on the cover for this, her debut full length...
- www.sputnikmusic.com
2012-03-15
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