Vasyl Hontarsky. Akustyka. (Acoustics)

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Acoustics is always approximation to purity. Acoustics is the most honest and uncompromising music, because there is nothing with what it would be possible to hide mistakes. And – there is nothing that would distract and prevent from looking inside. This is simultaneously the simplest and the most complicated format – there is nothing but the guitar and voice, and you either sound or you'd better not even start... "Acoustics" is the last real album by Vasyl Gontarsky, the fifth one. No others will follow. If everyone left behind so fair traces – the land would shine under our feet... However, it does shine all the same – just for some reason we do not notice that. Only sometimes, when tête-à-tête with your heart you suddenly understand that in the world there is no greater freedom than love – then not only land shines already. And happiness, if you know how to share this joy with someone. Vasyl Gontarsky – did know that, his songs are full to brims with this so earthly, but also so cozy light, and in "Acoustics" you can hear that especially clearly. By the way, alongside with already familiar songs you will also find here such that are released for the first time – strange, but very nice. They are really different – both in the language, and in the character, mood, there are here even a few tabooed words – but all these are trifles. The mood – outside, sincerity – inside, and it is impossible not to feel it.

Anton Jozhik Leyba (Hedgehog)