Stas Shärifullá aka HMOT makes a welcome return to Warm Winters Ltd. with a multi-layered album titled 'There Will Come Gentle Rain'. The album tells tales of a life split between cultures, of Bashqort legends, of finding strength in darkness, of betrayal, demons and of aspiring to become invisible. Its 7 tracks are centred around HMOT's experimental electronics, quray recordings, processed field recordings and samples, and is enriched by guest appearances from Eldar Tagi (daxophone & shtar), Adela Mede (voice), Sainkho Namtchylak (voice) and Rupert Clervaux (percussion).
HMOT's works have been showcased at numerous international venues and events, including Manifesta 10, Volksbühne (Berlin), Jan Van Eyck Academie, Fondation Beyeler, CTM Festival, Transmediale, Kaserne Basel, Rhythmic Music Conservatory (Copenhagen), Kunsthalle Basel, Rote Fabrik (Zürich), Berghain (Berlin), MaerzMusik Festival, Biennale for Sound and Listening (Struer), Unsound Festival (Kazan), Copernicus Science Centre (Warsaw), Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall (Yerevan), Ausstellungsraum Klingental (Basel), LOM Space (Bratislava), and many others. This body of work includes mixed-media installations, lectures, concerts and interventions, often addressing themes such as identity-based oppression, forced migration and resource extractivism. HMOT's work has also been covered in The Quietus, A Closer Listen, Foxy Digitalis, NTS Radio, Musik Express and many others.