Futurism Restated 113: Muscut’s Nikolaienko on Ukrainian Resistance and Boycotting Trump’s America

The founder of Muscut and Shukai explains why he’s putting his label on pause—and opting out of U.S.-based platforms

Early in March, Dima Nikolaienko, the founder of Ukraine’s Muscut label, announced that the imprint was shifting to “archive mode.” They will continue to sell back catalog until it’s gone, and there remains the possibility of occasional reissues of back-catalog titles, should funding permit. But unless something changes, there will be no new releases fr…