LIVE IN KIRISHI

Another live album from the St.Petersburg band Roz Vitalis. One thing I really like of their live albums is that there's very few or no post-production. The tracks sound as they should have sounded, and because I don't have the possibility to go to Russia for one of their gigs, I'm happy enough with their lives.

Roz Vitalis is one of the few avant band that can be liked also by who is not usually into this wide subgenre. They are sometimes symphonic, psychedelic, melodic, so that the few noisy or experimental moments can have their places without causing the listeners to run away.

In particular, this live comprehends mainly tracks from their last studio alblum "Lavoro D'Amore", plus one previously unreleased. The trumpet of Alexey Gorshkov takes the lead for almost all the album and fits very well in the compositions which are mainly work of the keyboardist Ivan Rozmainsky.

This album has also some folky moments. The opener "il Vento Ritorna" has a medieval-celtic flavor. If it wasn't for the guitar which is almost funky, it could guest the voice of Angelo Branduardi. All the tracks are instrumental and the mood is quite relaxed. Good for a travel by car I'd say, also when the guitar becomes distorted and the drums take the scene.

The whole album, including the bonus track, scores about 30 minutes only and the longest track just a bit more than 6. It's a "name your price" bandcamp release, but it's available also as physical CD for about 10 bucks. Relax and enjoy.