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Folknery. Korysni rechi. /digi-pack/. (Useful Things)

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Folknery. Korysni rechi. /digi-pack/. (Useful Things)
"Folknery" themselves define their style as "Ukrainian free folk" – sure, not to make it clear, but just to avoid limitations. Because, while grounding on Ukrainian folk songs (not played out at all), the musicians threw into the pot a whole bunch of everything – African rhythms, rock groove, ethnic and electronic instruments – and they mixed that up well. The result turned out pretty hot to taste, diverse, sometimes quite unexpected – it is not chaos, but some nice "shabbiness" is inherent in the album. In terms of the singing, the women's voices play the first violin – the experience of work in the folk group "Rozhanytsya" was pretty much of use. But the folk manner of singing is presented here in a somewhat relaxed interpretation – despite quite a number of lyrical moments – and in combination with the whimsical music mix this sometimes creates a rather grotesque effect. Thus – it is interesting to listen to it from beginning to end, something is always going on there. These songs dance like snakes – flexibility and unpredictability, all in one...

Publisher: Nash Format
Year: 2014

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Folknery

Domestic price: 250.60UAH
International price: $17.90USD
CD1
1. Mp3Da zyma nasha bjela
2. Mp3Ivan
3.  Hoydalka
4. Mp3Rozova-ber‘ozova (Na kul‘ stala)
5.  Pas Vasyl‘ko stadom koni
6.  Tadi, shuhay, tadi
7. Mp3Karchata
8.  Oy, lito pomelo
9. Mp3Shchodryy vechor
10.  Pannochka
11.  Chaynushky
12. Mp3Vesna krasna
13.  Vyplyvalo utjenja
 Total playing time: 43:18

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Reviews (2)

  , Київ, Україна
14-01-2018 01:52

Українська музична культура настільки потужна і різноманітна, що вона легко дозволяє нагромаджувати на традиційній основі нові акценти, відтінки та цілі напрямки і стилі.
"Фолькнери" - ще одна з плеяди новітніх музичних команд, які вдало працюють, поєднуючи, міксуючи, вивертаючи навиворіт українську пісенну традицію за допомогою африканських інструментів, електронного звучання "не для ніг" та неординарних аранжувань, які вдало осучаснюють древні, майже язичницькі мотиви, що століттями лунали над Карпатами, Поділлям і Наддніпров'ям.
"Фолькнери" - це не "ще одна ДахаБраха". Це ще одна грань надзвичайно різноманітної української музичної культури.
Весела і тривожна, містична і безтурботна - ось музика "Фолькнерів", як приклад дуже вдалої трансформації столітніх, майже забутих народних пісень у форму модного саунду, що легко сприймається сучасною молоддю.


  , Детройт, США
07-03-2015 03:57

Враження свіжості. Еклектичне споріднення народного співу з різними ритмами, інструментації. Чудова енергія.