Theodor Bastard is a Russian world music and neofolk band from St. Petersburg,
founded in 1995 by Alexander Starostin, known as Fedor Svolotch. Initially a
solo project, the band evolved into a group. In 2004, they released their album
Pustota, exploring themes of emptiness through a Buddhist lens. The band's sound
incorporates elements of dark wave, trip hop and ambient, featuring Yana Veva’s
vocals in various languages. The group's discography includes the studio albums
Agorafobia (2000), BossaNova_Trip (2002), Oikoumene (2012), Vetvi (2015) and
Volch'ya Yagoda (2020), as well ...