NIITTOAIKA

Uzva is nature-like-sounding instrumental symphonic fusion combo from Finland. In addition to guitars, bass and drums we can listen such kind of instruments like vibraphone, marimba, piano, cello, flute, violin, accordion and clarinet. And so we can be in quite acoustic but sometimes very expressive soundspectrum. There are three longish multi-part- compositions: Soft Machine, Afrodite and Drontti. Sometimes we can hear little relationships with best-days-Mike Oldfield, Pierre Moerlen's Gong, Maneige, Pekka Pohjola, even instrumental Frank Zappa or Steve Reich. This record gets step-by-step more and more delightful. In my oppinion Afrodite and specially Drontti are real masterpieces - gentle, full of dignity and quite original (4,5 stars really)!