Zavoloka
Viter
Kvintu 2007

01. Inhale
02. Exhale
03. Inhale
04. Exhale
05. Inhale
06. Exhale
07. Inhale

From the several prominent composers of the Ukraine - Kiritchenko, Kotra and Zavoloka - the latter is quite active and her music rapidly progresses. This new album is one of four, dedicated to the four elements. "Viter" means "wind" and it must be the air vibrations of violin and cello that evoke it. She has those played by fellow performers Olga Potramanska and Anton Zhukov, while Zavoloka herself edits everything on her computer, adding rhythms and electronic sounds. Seven short tracks, in total just under twenty minutes. It's strange, exquisite music. It's light of nature, swirling and moving. The rhythms are borrowed from the world of clicks & cuts, but the whole string part could be classical Ukrainian folklore. If you read this, it may seem an uneasy marriage, these two totally alienated approaches, but rest assured: they make a nice combination. When warm, authentic singing stands out over the calm and chilly electro background, it's just a beautiful thing to listen.

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