Kyiv-based electronic musician human margareeta created the single ‘underwater blues’ and its accompanying music video during an artist residency at Bakota Hub in August 2026. The track is dedicated to the history of the village of Bakota in the Dniester River valley and its flooding
In the track, human margareeta turns to images of the mountains and water as ‘witnesses’ to the flooding of the valley, which was transformed into silt. The village of Bakota and approximately 30 neighboring settlements ended up underwater in 1981 during the construction of the hydroelectric power plant (HPP) on the Dniester.
In addition, the composition tells the story of the forced resettlement of local residents and the cutting down of trees that preceded the flooding.
The violin and guitar on ‘underwater blues’ are complemented by ambient sounds that convey ‘the atmosphere of the flooded valley’. The guitar part for the single was recorded by indie musician cafe ptakh, who took part in DTF Magazine’s Mirage Camp in 2024.
The music video was filmed on location at Bakota Bay and directed by Maks Lisovskyi.
About human margareeta’s previous releases
In April 2025, the musician’s debut album was released on Iriy Records. On the seven-track ‘Broken’, written during the full-scale invasion, the producer explores personal states through ‘anxiety, fragility, and fragmentation’.
The tracks on the album are characterized by broken rhythms, while its structure is built around ‘unpredictability and imbalance’.
human margareeta also released her debut music video for the single ‘Kryshtal’, directed by independent filmmaker Reveka R.
In May 2026, the producer released the single ‘help me’ on the same label, a track she had written back in 2023. She described it as ‘a cry for help, a plea for silence and balance in a chaotic world’.
‘The sense of frustration was intensified by the sleep problems Margo had struggled with for a decade. The phrase ‘i just wanna sleep’ serves both as the climax of the track and an expression of that frustration’, the description reads.
Part of the vocals for the single were recorded through an old telephone handset, while the tempo of ‘help me’ ranges from 120 to 176 BPM. The second half of the track, meanwhile, is described as a homage to Maiden Voyage by jazz musician Herbie Hancock.
