This piece is part of our archival features series, originally published 2021. We're revisiting it as part of our website relaunch because its themes remain as relevant and engaging as ever.

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The Moscow-based techno-punk outfit Interchain (comprised of Andrew Lee and Jenya Gorbunov, pictured above) already has an impressive discography. But their most recent release, Plenum—which just came ...