Kozak System. Shablya. re-edition. /digi-pack/. (Saber)

At the beginning of 2012, a "Great Adventure" happened to the band "Haydamaky": creative prospects and, hence, the outlook of Olexander Yarmola (the frontman) and the rest of the group's musicians drifted radically and permanently apart. As a result, Olexander Yarmola retained the name "Haidamaky" and recruited new musicians. While the former composition, now led by Ivan Lenyo, took the name of "Kozak System" – and, for the exception of Yarmola, remained unchanged. "Saber" is the debut work of the transformed group. Thus, offering to your attention both its new face, and its great experience at the same time. Sounds interesting in its own way – for another frontman means, at least, another manner, and in this case it is worth mentioning that Ivan Lenyo plays both the accordion and keyboard in parallel. On the other hand – it is the same energy that was so abundant in the first albums by "Haidamaky", but multiplied by the desire to decently resolve the complicated situation. As a result – "Kozak System" offers a bright mixture of modern (Zhadan, Polozhynsky, Lazutkin, Izdryk, etc.) and folk poetry, powerful rock, ska-punk with insertions of reggae, and everything is kept together by the serious frame of the Ukrainian folk root. In short - you should meet them again.

And a few more details: the album includes covers by Kozak System of "Ace of Spades" by Motor Head and "Hey, Ivane" by Braty Hadyukiny. In the song "Getup, Standup", the cimbalist from the Perkalaba band Volodymyr Shoturma plays. In the song based on the folk lyrics "A vzhe tomu 7 rik bude", Katya Chilly sings, in "Pro Andriya" – Andriy Sereda from "Komu Vnyz". The song "Voron", composed by the group and inspired by the novel "Zalyshenets" by Vasyl Shklyar – is performed by the drummer of Kozak System.