Kedr Livanskiy

Kedr Livanskiy (Russian for "Lebanese Cedar") is the moniker of Moscow-born singer/producer Yana Kedrina. Her brand of lo-fi electronic pop draws on '90s techno and jungle influences, and sounds as frozen and wintry as her surroundings, yet there's a hopeful, longing quality to her songs. Born in 1990, a year before the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Kedrina started out as a punk musician before becoming enamored with electronic music while a college student. Inspired by international artists such as Inga Copeland, Laurel Halo, and Florian Kupfer, Kedrina and her friends sta...