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[Alexandr Korol]

energy there. You want to walk through the city in gloomy, overcast weather, wearing all black. Not in the classic beige trench coat that everyone wears – although that’s fine too – but rather something more rugged, more rebellious. Put on headphones, take a camera, and just wander. And the most interesting thing is that when you’re on this frequency, you really see the drifters, and they see you. And all the glossy, polished people irritate you. Those preppy, superficial show-offs – you can’t even look at them. Instead, your focus shifts to wanderers, elderly women, street kids, pigeons. You exist in a different reality, outside of the mainstream glamor. And of course, there’s the music – Nine Inch Nails, Kurt Cobain, Stateless. So many projects, so many tracklists. Low Roar – a track like Tonight by Low Roar absolutely needs to be included in the book. And right now, I’m listening to Sovereign by We Fell to Earth. Or the incredible Ever Rest by UNKLE – just pure madness, especially the music video on YouTube, with that storm and the ships – it’s absolutely unreal. And then there’s all the gothic elements – Saint Mark, Saint Luke, stained glass, stone angels – most of which are in Saint Petersburg, my city. And this is my world.