Record Reviews

KRUZENSHTERN & PAROHOD ~ SONGS AURIS 004 (Barcode: 7290011216047) ~ ISRAEL ~ Progressive Rock Recorded: 2004 Released: 2004 2nd album by the amazing Israeli trio Kruzenshtern & ParohodFind albums by this artist, slightly more mature than the debut album, but loosing nothing of the charm, humor or brilliance. In spite of their young age they create some of the most imaginative music ever made in Israel and surely will reach international audiences big time one day. This is also the best ever CD cover art done in Israel - absolutely delightful and elegant design!

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KRUZENSHTERN & PAROHOD ~ THE CRAFT OF PRIMITIVE KLEZMER (REISSUE EDITION) AURIS 001 (Barcode: 7290011216016) ~ ISRAEL ~ Progressive Rock Recorded: 2003 Released: 2008 1st album by this extraordinary Israeli trio Kruzenshtern & ParahodFind albums by this artist, which plays the strangest ever mixture of klezmer, avan-rock, RIO and jazz. The basic instruments are clarinet, bass and drums, but between them they play quite a few other instruments (and toys) and a few guest musicians are present. Led by Igor KrutogolovFind albums by this artist (as the name suggests - an Israeli immigrant from ex-Soviet soil), who writes most of the music. This amazing music floats in between John ZornFind albums by this artist, 5UU`sFind albums by this artist and Hassidic New WaveFind albums by this artist. Probably one of the best things to happen (musically) in Israel in a long while. The reissue edition presents the album in new artwork and digipack format.

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KRUZENSHTERN & PAROHOD / VIALKA ~ KRUZENSHTERN & PAROHOD / VIALKA AURIS 011 (Barcode: 7290011216115) ~ ISRAEL ~ Progressive Rock Recorded: 2005 - 2006 Released: 2006 This is a shared release by two of the most interesting experimental / RIO ensembles: the Israeli group Kruzenshtern & ParohodFind albums by this artist (4 tracks) and the French duo VialkaFind albums by this artist (5 tracks). As these musicians share the musical direction and also perform and tour together, this cooperative release is quite natural in their case. Vialka are a guitar / drums duo, playing music somewhere left of MagmaFind albums by this artist and resembling (mainly because of the use of vocals) some earlier French and UK RIO groups. The fact that they are only a duo makes their music even more amazing, since they sound as a full ensemble and their music is complete and utterly overwhelming. Kruzenshtern & Parohod are basically a trio, but here add an accordion player to extend the scope of the overall sound. Their amazing mixture of rock, jazz, klezmer music and humor is surely some of the best stuff in circulation today and I am pretty surprised they are not as worldwide known, as they deserve to be. Well good music never is, as we all know. This is music for the adventurous listeners, who are afraid of nothing and appreciate the unexpected.

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