Hip hop’s influence has permeated territories far removed from its Bronx origins, spawning creative and surprising fusions that strengthen the art form’s global reach. Case in point: Anton Ivanchenko aka LTF (Light The Fuse), Dapdown or AJ, residing in the southwestern Siberian city of Omsk, has been obsessed with funk, hip-hop, and b-boy culture since the ‘90s. Ever since he got into turntablism culture and crate digging, LTF has been rocking local parties and traveling around Siberia to spin breaks at b-boy events.

His passion grew when he discovered samplers. Since then, his mind is focused on loops, chops, scratches, bass lines and beats. From the whispering trumpet of Miles Davis through the storming piano of McCoy Tyner and uplifted soul violins of Isaac Hayes you will bump your head with crunchy boom-bap beats electrified by the dusty sound of the Soviet synthesizers and driven by live double bass.