Hyphen Dash – The Making of Basement 626

Hyphen Dash & Vadim Pinyagin & No Time For Swing present «The Making of Basement 626», a film about recording a self-titled album just 15 kilometers from the front line. In January 2025, experimental jazz duo Myshko Birchenko and Yevhen Puhachov, members of Hyphen Dash, travelled to Kramatorsk without any pre-made drafts or demo recordings to use music as a vessel to capture the emotions present in a place on the edge of a battle for survival and explore the therapeutic nature of music and improvisation in the brutal reality of war. They packed all the equipment into a car, drove 700 kilometres from Kyiv to the frontline city Kramatorsk, and turned one of many basements which serve as shelters into a makeshift recording studio. As a result, they recorded over 300 minutes of music, which were eventually distilled into a 90-minute album. Find it on streaming platforms and Bandcamp, where all proceeds will support urgent rehabilitation for those affected by the war. The project is supported by Music Saves Ukraine, an initiative of the Ukrainian Association of Music Events (UAME), with whom Hyphen Dash collaborates continuously. Dir/DOP: Pinyagin Vadim @e_pirs Color: Daniel Khomych @danielkhomych Myshko Birchenko (@helldrummy) – drums Yevhen Puhachov (@yevhen_puhachov) – guitar, loops Recording: Myshko Birchenko Mix & Mastering: @dumastudios @alexjkramer Tech Support: Andrii Shakhadynets Photo: Pinyagin Vadim @e_pirs Design: Oleksandra Kovalova  @olexandra.pshe Special thanks to @stage_director_93 The project is supported by @MusicSavesUkraine, an initiative of the Ukrainian Association of Music Events (@uame.org.ua). #music #no_time_for_swing