Rodion Ivanov is well known both among fans of high-quality pop-music and those of jazz – because his own music tastes are obviously not limited to any specific direction. And this to its full has showed up in the first solo album by Rodion – "Electric variete". There is space for everything here – atmospheric electronics, funk, the decorations in the form of two very different but also very expressive female vocals, to say nothing about the wonderful instrumental improvisations, an so on, and so forth.. until it becomes clear that the style limits are only needed to be overcome. However, does not the title of the album speak about that? Pop-music? – probably, yes. But – of the highest sort. That is, we believe, it is "light" only from the point of view of the person who is accustomed to truly paying attention to what he / she listens to. The person who is interested in classics, improvisations, electronic experiments – but does not consider it an excuse for scornful attitude to other musical expressions of the world. It seems that music by Rodion Ivanov will feel equally well in nightclubs, and in car record players. And it will, sure, fit no less naturally, into a jazz concert – Kyiv audience already had the opportunity to make sure of that. Rodion balances very delicately, mixes bright paints – and does not let his pictures turn into senseless spots. The hand of though young but master – probably, we should put it so.
Rodion Ivanov – keyboards (1-6,8), programming (1-4,6,8), Rhodes (7,8), piano (9)
Pavel Litvinenko – keyboards (9)
Anastasia Markova – vocals (1-3,9)
Aniko Dolidze – vocals (5,6)
Igor Zakus – bass (1-3,5,6,9)
Vitaly Savenko – bass (4)
Maxim Gladetsky – bass (7,8)
Mikhail Bankovsky – guitars (1-4)
Ivan Bondarev – sax (1,3,4)
Dmitry Alexandrov – sax (9)
Sergey Sidorenko – trumpet (1,3)
Dennis Adu – trumpet (6-8)
Alexander Garkavyi – drums, percussion, vocal (4)
Alexander Lebedenko – drums (5,6)
Valery Volkov – drums (7,8)
Oleg Markov – drums (9)
