DISGUISE SERENADES

Ukrainian project ARLEKIN is the creative vehicle of composer and musician Igor Sidorenko, and has been in development since 2005 or thereabouts, albeit without any music released until recently, possibly due to his involvement in other ventures such as Krobak and Stoned Jesus. "Disguise Serenades" is the first CD to be issued under the Arlekin moniker, and was self-released in 2014.

As far as debut albums go, "Disguise Serenade" documents a project with talent, but at this stage, still very much in development. The compositions are pleasant, mix and production are passable, and the vocals are a bit on the weak side. Nothing truly spectacular, nothing truly terrible either, an album that won't expand the interest in the neo progressive rock explored here, but a pleasant addition to the collection of those with a strong affection for this type of music in general and arguably the early '80s type of it in particular.