Er.J.Orchestra. Sergey Soloviev: Eyo imena. (Her Names)

Quite an unexpected work. Not only because Er.J.Orchestra do not release something that often – but also, so to speak, due to the format. On the one hand – it is great that one can listen and understand what the texts are about. Or think that they understand – Sergey Soloviev both writes and recites sometimes densely, sometimes viscously, or transparently, so there will be no unambiguous reading here, the meanings ramify, every single word may turn into a new way out into another field. But on the other hand – it is a pity a bit, for it would be interesting to hear all that performance just as sound fabric, in some detached and speculative way. In this regard, it may be worth envying all those who do not know Russian. Nevertheless, Er.J.Orchestra are unsurpassed masters of the harmonic noise and meaningful pauses. It helps – especially when you listen to it for several times. First – the pauses and bursts become more significant, meaningful, and secondly – the texts get broken into pieces, and quite spontaneous mosaic arises. Probably, far from the author's intention – but very telling when it comes to deciphering the audience's depths. However – this mosaic, eventually, makes it possible to pull away. And then – a completely different vision of the entire picture as a whole appears... In short, this is another meditation, but – and is it strange? – completely different..