Alla Zagaykevych and Electroacoustic’s Ensemble – Nord/Ouest
This is the latest release on Nexsound, a renowned experimental label run by Ukrainian experimental artist Andrey Kiritchenko.
Alla Zagaykevych is an Ukrainian composer who has a vast experience in different musical fields, multi-media installations, performances, chamber opera and music for films.
In this album Alla Zagaykevych does the composition and programming, live electronics, vocal and Theremin and the members Electroacoustic’s Ensemble are Iryna Klymenko on vocal, Sergiy Okhrimchuk, violin and vocal, and Vadim Jovich, percussion.
‘Nord/Ouest’ consists in three tracks which have as a reference the folklore of the North-Western region of Ukraine called Rivne Polissya.
Both structure and improvisation are present in this album that comes together with harsh violin sound, faltering Theremin sound, and power drums. This it can be listened mostly in tracks one and three since in the second cut it’s more evident the folk influence through the use of vocals. These vocals give a special power to the music and maybe this is the reason why the combination of traditional folk song and modern electronics blend seamlessly.
www.nexsound.org
Alla Zagaykevych is an Ukrainian composer who has a vast experience in different musical fields, multi-media installations, performances, chamber opera and music for films.
In this album Alla Zagaykevych does the composition and programming, live electronics, vocal and Theremin and the members Electroacoustic’s Ensemble are Iryna Klymenko on vocal, Sergiy Okhrimchuk, violin and vocal, and Vadim Jovich, percussion.
‘Nord/Ouest’ consists in three tracks which have as a reference the folklore of the North-Western region of Ukraine called Rivne Polissya.
Both structure and improvisation are present in this album that comes together with harsh violin sound, faltering Theremin sound, and power drums. This it can be listened mostly in tracks one and three since in the second cut it’s more evident the folk influence through the use of vocals. These vocals give a special power to the music and maybe this is the reason why the combination of traditional folk song and modern electronics blend seamlessly.
www.nexsound.org
Guillermo Escudero
January 2012
January 2012