Sviests – Butter – is a pure product, the best one can get from milk. In this time of margarine we invite to realise and return to values that have stood the test of time. Real values that we can enjoy and be proud of. It takes hard and accurate work to churn butter from milk and cream, to reach the stage when the unnecessary is separated and only the most valuable stays. This is what the music groups in SVIESTS do – they explore and research the ancient traditional music and churn, churn until the very essence appears and the nowadays topical and unheard appears. In the 1930ies butter was one of the main Latvian export-goods that we sent to other countries and that we were proud of. SVIESTS – “butter” – also has a slightly ironic meaning, because until recently we could often hear about traditional or ethno-music a certain attitude – „kas tas par sviestu!” meaning – “what is this rubbish” (literally “this is butter!”). The Ethno-Music compilation SVIESTS was launched in 2005. Since then this compilation has been released every second year, providing an overview of what is going on in the Latvian “post-folklore” scene.