Tanok Na Maydani Kongo. Syla. (The Force)

Now the first notes sound – and one feels that it wasn’t in vain that he has been waiting for a new album of "TNMK" to be released. Frankly speaking, after previous "Fires…" there appeared the thought that it will be not so soon that the possibility to compose and to record something more or less powerful will appear, that’s why any stake at power will become an ignominious failure. That’s the very reason why the only sound decision would be not to build up musical muscles, but to proceed or pass on to a new quality. Today we have nothing to do but to admit that exactly such kind of qualitative change is taking place right before our eyes. No habit will justify any more the ascription of this music to the category of "right you are, this is hip-hop". Yes, some outward signs are still present, and may be, will be present later. But the number of additional features is constantly growing, and the very presence of additional features has already become one of the main features. As for me, this is an indispensable sign of growth over oneself. It is very pleasant that the group, which is so popular, does not stop its movement and is not afraid of changes. It is not excluded that not everybody will like these changes – and it would be good, because it is a sign of quality aimed at search. Don’t forget that it is exactly from such ambiguous variations, that the most interesting discoveries often come from. I think, to be continued.

Anton Jozhik Leyba (Hedgehog)