Perila

Perila is the ambient project of Aleksandra Zakharenko, a sound artist, radio host and DJ who was born in Russia, grew up in St Petersburg and has lived in Berlin since the mid-2010s. Her records work like audio diaries built from field recordings, soft synth pads and quiet spoken passages. She is also known for WET, a podcast and spoken-word series that fed into her early releases. In Russia Zakharenko played drums and sang in local bands, and she co-founded radio.syg.ma, an online station for experimental music. In Berlin she presented a show called Perila on Berlin Community Radio.