Folk-prog artist Dikajee releases new single ‘Travel Through Time’

The hauntingly brilliant multi-instrumentalist Dikajee has previously announced her brand new album The Frame, which will be out on 6th November. Dikajee is now releasing her new single ‘Travel Through Time’.

A personal comment from Dikajee on the track and video: “’Travel Through Time’ is another song where I try to express how death and grief work. It closes the album by bringing back riffs and lines from the first track, marking the end of the journey. The song captures that strange feeling of loss: it’s like stepping off a train platform while the person you love remains on board, knowing you’ll never see or speak to them again. Every conversation and every shared moment now belongs to the past, and no new memories will be made. It also deals with the funeral itself and carries a few references to David Lynch. At the very end, a choir of my listeners and friends sings two lines that reveal the album’s title: “Death is framing, framing everything”.”

Singer-songwriter Dikajee has captivated audiences on stages around the world, sharing lineups with acclaimed artists across the progressive, folk, and metal scenes.

In 2021, Dikajee released her critically acclaimed album Forget~Me~Nots, showcasing an intricate blend of folk, neo-baroque, neoclassical, and progressive rock. The album features guest appearances from Fiona Rüggeberg (flutes, bagpipes; FAUN), Guillaume Bernard (guitars; KLONE), and Artis Orubs (drums; Erik Truffaz), and received widespread praise from music publications across Europe, the UK, and the USA. Her achievements include being voted #1 Best New Artist of the Year in the Prog Readers Poll (2025), #4 Vocalist of the Year in the Prog Readers Poll (2021), while her single ‘Lily Of The Valley’ was featured on The Best of Metal Hammer 2021 compilation.

Her voice is incredibly versatile, allowing her to move effortlessly between genres and styles. From classical operatic vocals to extreme metal and everything in between, Dikajee‘s exceptional range, virtuoso vocal dynamics, and refined technique make her one of those rare singers capable of excelling across an extraordinary breadth of vocal styles. In 2023, the Russian-born artist was granted a UK Global Talent Visa and relocated from Saint Petersburg to the United Kingdom, where she rebuilt her band with a brand-new lineup. 

Following a successful Kickstarter campaign, Dikajee is set to release her second full-length album, The Frame, on 6th November 2026. The album features an international lineup of guest musicians including Jonathan Noyce (Archive, Jethro Tull), Varijashree Venugopal (Snarky Puppy), German Vergara (Aisles), Guillaume Bernard (KLONE), Christian Ayala (Avandra), Vikram Shankar (Pain of Salvation, Charlotte Wessels, Within Temptation, Lux Terminus), and many more.

Pre-order The Frame here: 
https://dikajee.bandcamp.com

Track-list:
1. The Frame
2. Gunpowder
3. In the Blink of an Eye
4. Home of the Wind
5. Friar’s Lantern
6. Thrown Ashore
7. Imaginary Doctor
8. Travel Through Time
9. Troin (outro)

Both of Dikajee‘s albums showcase her distinctive blend of progressive rock, folk, classical music, and metal, highlighting her adventurous songwriting and fearless musical vision.

Dikajee live:
22/11 – The Thames Side Session, Staines, solo
30/11 – London, WaterRats, full band (supporting The Paradox Twin)
04/12 – Manchester, Empty Space, full band (supporting The Paradox Twin)

Dikajee are:
Olga Karpova – songwriting, grand piano, keys, arrangements
Dmitry Irinovich (studio) – keys, orchestral arrangements, keys
Christian Ayala (studio) – guitars, programming
Benjamin Baert – drums (studio)
Graham Brown – drums (live)
Gulia Naumova, Ksenia Sednina – strings, backing vocals
Joe Fraser – guitars, vocals 
Victor Sankov – bass (studio) (tracks 1,3,4,8,9)
David Honour – bass, backing vocals (live)