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Pay attention to that the disc "Number One" by the Ukraine-Poland project ShockolaD + PL contains four compositions only – but only one of them lasts less than 10 minutes, at that not considerably less. As for a first album, this is bold enough, is not it? However – it is fully justified, because listening to it is – interesting. Although the ShockolaD group appeared only four years ago and first performed, mainly, various "standards" – the debut album convincingly testifies to that not just nice musicians but creative people open to discoveries play here. Here are they, the positive consequences of global warming – it appears that now in Ukraine it is also possible to create excellent chocolate using our own material...) And it is twice nicer that the group starts its discography with ethno-jazz brewed on Ukrainian folklore. The one who creatively interprets own roots is able to grow far not one harvest of great, delicious fruit – and the fact that ShockolaD realizes all that well does not cause any doubt. In its compositions, it does not imitate folklore motives blindly, as a technical objective, but reconsiders, melts them. And – suddenly, from the Ukrainian pattern, the hot snow-covered Scandinavia arises, it very smoothly turns towards the Middle East in order to soon get back to Carpathian air, making it quite different, more transparent, freer... Two or three years ago they started referring to ShockolaD as to the young hope of Lviv jazz. Hopes come true – one only needs to love... Anton Jozhik Leyba (Hedgehog)Igor Hnydyn - drums
Dana Vynnytska - vocal
Anastasiya Latvanyuk - piano, Fender Rhodes
Michal Jaros - double bass
Tomasz Dabrowski - trumpet
Publisher: Nash Format
Year: 2008
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..the album is not free improvisation for keyboards, but – a space of co-creation in the ethno-jazz spirit. Space so deep, versatile – there is enough magic of rhythms, and magic of silence, not to mention the fact that Oorzhak's throat singing inevitably adds very characteristic colors.
| Domestic price: 306.60UAH,
International price: $21.90USD
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..the fact that a Kyivite turns to Lemkian songs is unexpected and interesting. The musicians are very caution about the authentic material, they do not shutter the songs’ architecture. Instead, they delicately unwrap and decorate the main lines, having arrived in their arrangements at a certain common denominator for the generally diverse plays..
| Domestic price: 306.60UAH,
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..the circle is closed for them to reach something new: from the initial composition, only Anastasia Litvinyuk and Ihor Hnydyn have stayed, the rest of the lines are within responsibility of our Polish brethren led by Ewa Novel. And somehow quite expectedly the band's music has regained its distinct ethno-jazz colors, stepping aside from the previous lounge rails.
| Domestic price: 306.60UAH,
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..And there ever is love for the music – no matter where musicians roam following the quest while working on new material. Yellow. Life-giving. Hot and humid. Warm. Dry and mirage-like. Joyful. Acute. Crumbling. Spicy. Soft. Diverse and – alive... Listen.
| Domestic price: 250.60UAH,
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In its previous album "Pokosy", ShockolaD stepped away from jazz for an almost safe distance – the key definition of the work would be "ethno-lounge". Well, and this time the group seems to have decided to remix all familiar ingredients – both the ethno, and jazz, and acoustic lounge – and, sure, to season it with a few new colors.
| Domestic price: 530.60UAH,
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The recording is luxurious – perhaps, one could hardy put it in other words. This is something that so far we have not had: a vocal and instrumental album of Ukrainian folk songs at the intersection of jazz, chamber and symphonic, variety art music (such as, for example, songs by Frank Sinatra or Astrud Gilberto)...
| Domestic price: 320.60UAH,
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This is the third album in the official discography of Er.J.Orchestra. And I really hope that it will be not a stop, not completion of the trilogy, but one of the many pearls on the thread. Such music simply must be incarnated, sound, fill the space – at least because honest beauty, dignity, authenticity live in it...
| Domestic price: 348.60UAH,
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Very transparent, juicy, quiet and confident and yet full of irrepressible life – this is what this work appears like. Stylistically, it continues the trend including the albums "Black" and "Red" – the pure jazz-rock line, with no direct immersions into the lounge or symphonicity. But in a much softer, tender version.
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To enrich them with modern colors without destroying the subtle paths of the light joy inherent in Christmas carols and shchedrivkas – which is not an easy task. Since it requires great attention and tolerance. Finally, it just requires love for this music, for the roots – and love that is creative. And it seems – they have succeeded.
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Victor Solomin is virtually the only jazz domra-player in Ukraine, therefore the both of his ethno-jazz projects – "SolominBand" and "DomRa" – have here no immediate analogues just by definition. Besides, "DomRa" can boast two key instruments at once: those are the domra and the vocal, and it is they that provide the "ethnic component" of the sounding here.
| Domestic price: 208.60UAH,
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...each of them separately does not really have almost anything too sophisticated, to say nothing about the superfluous – but these transparent lines interlace so pointedly and charmingly, that an indescribably rich matter of light appears. In the case of Er.J.Orchestra, it is not only about concert improvisations – the issue is discovery and creation of old-new worlds, no less.
| Domestic price: 348.60UAH,
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ShockolaD again combines Ukrainian folklore with improvisational music, and the ethnic component, as well as before, is strong and expressive – but this time the group represents fusion that literally borders on world music. In other words, in our view, this is soft music understandable for a very wide public – which, nevertheless, remains pleasantly intelligent, delicate.
| Domestic price: 250.60UAH,
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"Kolomyikas" is a good album with bright pieces that are able to capture the audience as it is, even without associations with the material it derives from. In the end, there was no "weak link" in the team of the album’s creators. That is, probably, the reason why, without regard to the intense structure, there is within the music fabric – freedom, which makes it possible to breathe deeply.
| Domestic price: 390.60UAH,
International price: $27.90USD
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...the album at once creates elated, festive mood – but in a surprising way. In the correct way. Because, although about a half of the compositions can hardly be called merry ones – a smile is very expressly felt in them. Somewhere dim, somewhere transparent, somewhere dreamy, somewhere thoughtful – but it is present in each piece, and it warms.
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It seems to me that none who has at least once heard performance by Motion Trio – and the more so none who has seen it – will ever forget, mix it up with anybody. And the thing is not only original composition – although you will hardly find among performers of jazz, art rock, folk fusion another trio what would consist exceptionally of accordions.
| Domestic price: 418.60UAH,
International price: $29.90USD
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It is great pleasure – to listen to music that has let in, changed, satiated and breathed out so many bright impressions, lives, root... When music is wide open – everybody can drink from it, see one's face in it, find in its one's real.
| Domestic price: 306.60UAH,
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, Denmark
13-08-2010 12:11 |
Being curious after having heard the samples, I ordered both albums and I must say the band's debut album is far far better than their second, that unfortunately turned to be too lounge or poppish to my taste. The present album discussed here shows a tight unit and reveals at first some fantastic Rhodes playing and a superb drumming, all in finesse and drive; the general mood (for solos) is very modal and if you add some tasty odd meters, you are in for a great treat! The etheral voice of Dana Vynnitska and her daring thematic lines sung in unisson with other instruments, the atmospheric trumpet sounds of Tomasz Dabrowski are the cherries on the cake and I doubt there will be anything left, it's all to be eaten with great envy!
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05-01-2010 17:23 |
Ìóçèêà ä³éñíî ÷óäîâà. Àëå ùî çà æàõëèâå âèäàííÿ? Ïðèäáàâ öåé äèñê, ïåðåâ³ðèâ çâóêîçàïèñ - çà ÷àñòîòíèìè ïîêàçíèêàìè ã³ðøèé çà mp3 128 kbps.
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, Burlington VT, USA
03-10-2009 22:19 |
I listened to the sample tracks on this website, and then took a chance and bought this CD to play on my radio show on WRUV-FM. I'm so glad I did! Every track is beautiful in its own way. The Jazz reminds me a bit of Avishai Cohen's recent work. The beautiful but subtle vocals of Dana Vynnytska are angelic. And somehow the combination is truly evocative of Eastern Europe in a very beautiful way. I want more - I just ordered another CD by ShockolaD. and friended them on MySpace!
ß ïðèñëóõàâñÿ äî çðàçêà êîìïîçèö³é íà öüîìó ñàéò³, à ïîò³ì ðèçèêíóâ ³ êóïèâ öåé äèñê, ùîá ãðàòè íà ñâîºìó ðàä³îøîó íà WRUV-FM. ß òàê ðàäà, ùî ÿ çðîáèâ! Êîæíà äîð³æêà êðàñèâà ó ñâîºìó ðîä³. Äæàç íàãàäóº ìåí³ òðîõè ïðî íåäàâíþ ðîáîòó Àâ³øà¿ Êîåíà. Êðàñèâî, àëå òîíêèé âîêàë Äàí³ Vynnytska º àíãåëüñüê³. ² ÷îìóñü öÿ êîìá³íàö³ÿ ñïðàâä³ íàãàäóþòü Ñõ³äíà ªâðîïà â äóæå êðàñèâî ³ ñòèëüíî. ß õî÷ó á³ëüøå - ÿ ïðîñòî çàìîâèâ ùå ÊÐ ShockolaD. ÿ friended ¿õ íà MySpace!
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