Literally from the first second, there is anticipation of something wonderful and – the premonition comes true. One even sometimes does not believe that it is Oksana Mukha's first album – so polished everything is here. At the same time, it is quite difficult – as, indeed, it is often true about high quality works – to attribute the album to any particular style. Here, you hear echoes of the classic variety art, then the modern ethno-pop sounds, or light hints at jazz spices. On the one hand – it is a fresh perspective on folklore, on the other – great romance song samples (including those based on lyrics by
Bohdan Vesolovsky,
Lina Kostenko). The arrangements are rich – and sometimes there are just treasures, especially the lyrical ballads. The instrument composition is pleasantly extensive, and thus the sound is very rich, colorful – there is the sense of brevity and flying at the same time. But the special, key decoration is Oksana Mukha's singing: there is incredible ease is in it, however, there is also enough inner power. Like a bird taking off, whose one wing is freedom, and the other – tenderness... One is reluctant to describe her voice with words, you should just hear it – and listen, listen, because that should be approximately how the miracle sounds..
Nota bene: a year after completion of her work on this album, Oksana Mukha won the first urban romance festival competition named after Kvitka Cisyk.
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