Roman Kolyada, Anastasia Kolodiuk. KoKo Melange. /mini-pack/.

There has been a variety of folklore-based mixes in recent years, from idm to jazz, but it seems that there has not been an album with such a seemingly obvious solution – ethno vocals plus keyboards. It should be admitted that due to appearance of "KoKo Melange" even if this issue has not been completely resolved, at least they have set the quality bar high: it would not be interesting to do worse, while it's no longer that easy to do better. And that's great. Moreover, it does not seem that in this duo any one of them is hogging the cover. Everything is targeted at the common goal, in particular, highlighting the cyclical nature of life events – and thus appearance of the "Sniper" piece in the middle of the album does not look that paradoxical in this context. For a moment, one catches oneself thinking that there are no unimportant details. It's not even about arrangements, but rather about the ability to sincerely invest oneself and to be there fully. One should not and will not manage to simulate, but where there is such an honest attitude, it can be not just heard or noted – that touches and makes one catch the shades, look for what is hidden, go back to what was heard.

The "mini album within the album" deserves special attention – the bonus of four remixes by MentalSide. Without prejudice to the main part, that subtly supports transparency of its passages.