эхопрокуренныхподъездов (ekhoprokurennykhpod`yezdov)

эхопрокуренныхподъездов (Ekho Prokurennykh Podyezdov, literally «echo of smoke-filled stairwells») was the project of Andrei Gritskov, a Russian musician who became one of the defining voices of abstract and experimental hip-hop in Russia during the 2010s. Working in a lo-fi, sample-driven style, he built a cult following on platforms like VK and later streaming services, known for lyrics that mixed raw melancholy with self-deprecating irony, often poking fun at both himself and the abstract-rap scene he belonged to.

His discography moves between blunt, downbeat rap and rougher rock and electronic textures, giving songs like «Триггер» and «Буковски» an unpolished, diary-like intimacy. Titles such as «Две бутылки вина и полпачки Gitanes» and «Миссури» reflect the wandering, literary references typical of the genre's Russian branch, name-checking figures like Bukowski while staying grounded in everyday Russian urban life.

Gritskov died in 2022, and in the years since, his catalogue has continued to circulate widely among fans of Russian underground rap, cementing his place as a formative figure of the scene's melancholic, ironic strand.