Konstantin Kolesnichenko. Hypnotized! /digi-pack/.

There are things that only a professional is able to speak about – and this album is one of those about which professionals of the both Earth hemispheres have not been reluctant to speak. However, there are also things that "penetrate" even without special training – and this album deserves attention no matter how well you're familiar with the blues. As it is played extremely deliciously – with appropriate conciseness, but not dryness. Because it is played by young jazz musicians, hence "Hypnotized!" has incorporated features of both blues and jazz – it sounds fresh and modern, peculiar in a good sense, although it at the same time elegantly reminds aesthetics of the past century. Meanwhile, out of the seven songs in the album four are author ones, while the remaining three are cover versions. Do you recognize? ..The diatonic harmonica in the hands of Konstyantyn Kolesnichenko sounds delicately and, sure, it is a sort of a center of gravity – but it does not stick out intentionally, it is not afraid to retreat into the shadow where required, drawing such patterns that only at a first glance may seem simple. By the way, regarding patterns, there are interesting dialogs of the harmonica with the electric pipe organ – they "hook" subconsciously, add soft contrasts within the perfectly balanced sounding of the band as a whole.. In short – excellent. One listens once – and one listens again, and again..