Standard Deviation is a newly formed, multidisciplinary label platform, working on the intersection of music, art and publishing. We aim to foster creative collaborative exchange between an aspiring Ukrainian scene and a global community.
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Soon it will be a year of this atrocious war shattering our world. The last 9 months have been the most difficult challenge that nobody was prepared for. We are endlessly grateful to everyone who has supported the K41 Community Fund, our label, and our country during these trying times.
The war is still happening. Every day Ukrainians are bravely resisting the senseless Russian terror. Standard Deviation has had to suspend its activities in recent months. During this period, we were putting all our energy towards helping those in need, and collecting the pieces of all that we’ve built in two years and that was taken away overnight. For a long time releasing music and art did not seem to have meaning to us.
Eventually, we were left with no choice but to adapt to this new reality. We made the decision to keep on doing what we believe in, no matter the circumstances. Our first release in 9 months is a bittersweet moment. In honor of the club’s third anniversary this weekend we have put together our second fundraising compilation titled ‘From Ukraine, For Ukraine’. The compilation consists of music from Ukrainian artists and from our friends from abroad. In accordance with our current feelings, the tonality of this compilation is melancholic and fragile, yet hopeful. All proceeds will be donated to The K41 Community Fund.
For our anniversary weekend, our fund has a goal of collecting 500,000 UAH to purchase tablets for the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade and to support volunteer initiatives in our network.
We would like to thank all the artists who contributed to this release: Andriy Kostyukov, Ars Was Taken, Chaosy & Costa, czysta forma, DJ Stingray, Evita Manji, Hanna Svirska, Heith, Human Margareeta, Katarina Gryvul, Koloah ft. Studnitzky, M.E.S.H., Marcel Dettmann, Maryana Klochko, Setaoc Mass, shemovesshe, Louwave & Splinter (UA), Tzusing, Yana Ilo, СУМ, and everyone else who directly and indirectly has supported us in the last months.
Purchase the digital album at
https://standard-deviation.bandcamp.com/album/from-ukraine-for-ukraine