Seagull

London-based producer Pavel Doronin unveils his first release under his own name: a slow-burn ambient soundscape co-written with pianist Aliya Lark (whose 2024 EP Sparks he co-produced). Inspired by Ostermeier’s Barbican production of Chekhov’s The Seagull. The track layers field recordings from a Dorset farm, naive Casio organ phrases and resonant piano over evolving synth textures, capturing the fragile artistic dreams of Konstantin, one of the main characters in The Seagull.

“When I saw The Seagull at the Barbican, I was struck by the play-within-a-play scene: the actors were wearing VR headsets and the audience couldn’t see what was going on, only imagine it. I went home and sketched the soundtrack that night.”

— Pavel Doronin

“Pavel sent me the early mix; in its viscous soundscape I heard piano notes trying to break free. I asked to record something on top, and he welcomed the experiment.”

— Aliya Lark