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WAR AND PEACE, EPISODE VII

M-Artel

 

Jazz Rock/Fusion

4.30 | 13 ratings

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Guillermo
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4 stars This is the second album from this Russian band, with a line-up which now consists of : Michail Levanov (saxophones ), Martinenko Paul ( guitar ), Vladimir Capyrin ) keyboards ), Victor Skating (drums ), Alexey Ryslavsky ( bass), Dmitry Maksimov ( bass ), Egor Dergachov ( keyboards ), and Natasha Levanova (muse). So, the only constant musician in this band is Michail Levanov. Anyway, the band still creates the similar musical style of their first album: very good Jazz-Rock / Fusion music with some influences from the seventies, mainly with the use of a Fender Rhodes Electric Piano and other "vintage" seventies keyboard sounds.

This album is described in their bandcamp.com website as: 'Unique Russian release - "tomfoolery in serious music". Built as a story about an event from alternative history - the war between Chingachgook Big Snake and the aggressors of Darth Vader from Star Wars'.

Track by track:

'Morning In The Steppe': an instrumental musical piece with acoustic guitars and a sax melody.

'Dance Of Stormtroopers': with some Funky music influences and some 'vintage' synthesizer sounds. It has very 'seventies' Jazz-Rock /Fusion musical influences, with some heavy parts too.

'Psycho ': a more slow musical piece, with maybe some SANTANA guitar playing influences and a Fender Rhodes Electric Piano.

'Pedlars ': it starts with some drums playing and a sax melody, with the later addition of keyboards, bass and guitar. The drums sound a bit like being playing a 'military rhythm' in some parts, also adding a brief solo towards the end of the song.

'Confession Of Samovar ': with some use of 'echoed' Fender Rhodes Piano and guitar, and the drums and the bass playing the 'backbone' of the rhythm, and with some sax and guitar playing melodies which interact with each other. Some parts of this song make me remember some KING CRIMSON musical influences from the early seventies, but I could be wrong.

'Steel Zeppelins For The First Cavalry Army ': with a main guitar riff maybe 'inspired' by LED ZEPPELIN, but with a very good combination of Jazz and Rock musical influences.

'PIN-code ': a musical piece with a contrast in 'quiet' and 'heavy' parts, and again with the use of some 'vintage' synthesizer sounds. It makes me remember some WEATHER REPORT musical influences.

'Chingachgook Vs. Darth Vader': a more Funky influenced musical piece, with very good rhythm guitar parts maybe influenced a bit by JAMES BROWN's music, but without losing the Jazz-Rock / Fusion musical style. It also has some good organ, guitar and bass solos. It also includes a "false ending" and some brief laughs and commentaries by the musicians!

This is a very good second album from this Russian band, maybe more heavy than their first in some parts. Very well recorded and mixed. All the musicians who contributed to this album are very good.

Guillermo | 4/5 |

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