Ooh, I'm glad to hear that you liked it! I understand that their music isn't quite the stuff everybody loves right away - but for those who might like this kind of stuff, Cats of Transnistria is a great band to find. Groups like these don't get big promotion, you propably won't hear them on major radio stations. So, all in all, I'm happy to hear that someone else also enjoys discovering their music.

I remember they said that they picked the name for the band before crisis in Ukraine escalated and made the headlines. So, back at those times, Transnistria was just a cool name for an ambiguous area. And ambiguity fits their music, plus that "trans" carries a lot more or less vague associations to different directions - so even better. Hehe, I also realized that after drinking two glasses of red wine, it became increasingly difficult to pronounce their name =)

EDIT: I don't know that much about the technical side of modern instruments, but I understand that they use different kinds of guitar effects, loops and echo to create a multilayered texture of sound. It was very charming to witness how the dreamlike atmosphere was summoned in the live performance.