Genre: Alternative / Progressive / Folk / Avant / Hardcore / Jazz / Punk / Experimental
Vialka:
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Personnel:
Eric Boros - baritone guitar, voice
Marylise Frecheville- drums, voice
All music by Vialka, words by M.Frecheville except "Singes Merdiques" by Haruki Murakami
Produced by Vialka, Udi Koomran, Victor Levin
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Udi Koomran at Ginger's Studio
Recorded on the last day of three month around the world tour 2005
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Kruzenshtern & Parohod:
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Personnel:
Igor Krutogolov - bass, voice, noise
Ruslan Gross - clarinet
Guy Schechter - drums
Olya Yelensky - accordeon
All music by Igor Krutogolov
All arrangements by Igor Krutogolov & "K & P"
Recorded by Udi Koomran at Bardo Studios
Mixed & mastered by Udi Koomran at Ginger's Studio
Produced by "Kruzenshtern & Parohod" & Udi Koomran.
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Help assistance: Leonid Ulitsky.
Art & design by Igor Krutogolov.
Executive producer: Victor Levin.
Jewel box, 8 pages booklet.
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This CD is a split release between two amazing bands: the duo of Boros & Frecheville aka Vialka takes the first 5 tracks with their new material, while one of our premier artists - Kruzenshtern & Parohod - finishes the collection with 4 tracks, 2 reworked pieces and 2 new titles.
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"Taken as a whole, Vialka's five songs represent the group's strongest release so far, in terms of both songwriting and performance. The duo offers a rather unusual instrumentation, with Marylise Frecheville playing complex drum patterns while singing, and Eric Boros playing angular riffs on his baritone guitar. The result sounds like a punked-up take on Etron Fou Leloublan. "Bamako" stands among their best songs ever, thanks to a demented opening riff and striking developments, but "Gothenburg" and "Nanaimo" are also very impressive. "Kruzenshtern i Parohod" has always been an avant-garde party band and that is exactly what they do here: party! Bassist Igor Krutogolov, clarinetist Ruslan Gross and drummer Guy Shechter are here joined by accordion player Olya Yelensky. To celebrate the newcomer's arrival in the band, two early classics of the trio are joyfully revisited: "Tort" (from The Craft of Primitive Klezmer) and "Young Ones" (from Songs), both given exhilirating readings. These are complemented by two new compositions, "Piratskaja," frantically swinging, and "Karate," simply frantic. Like in Vialka's case, Kruzenshtern i Parohod's set is arguably their best outing yet. Put the two sets together and you get a strong, galvanizing album on its own, and a marvelous introduction to both bands. Highly recommended."
 (Francois Couture, All-Music Guide)
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