ADVENTURES AT THE BABOOINUMFEST 2017

The first instrumental piece, "A Dedication to the Floydian Sun" (5:24, vote 7,5/8), is very epigonic but interesting. The sounds that cross it go from the psychedelia of the first Floyds to the gloomy sound of The Wall. At some point the bass player Vladimir Mikhaylov plays a phrasing that seems a cross between "Another Brick in The Wall" and "Run Like Hell". The track is quite enjoyable.

The second song, "A Flower in the Smoke" (5:22, vote 7,5) is dominated by the electric piano played by Ivan Rozmainsky. It's a good ballad. "Coming of the Troubled Waters" (3:57, vote 7,5) is more difficult but even more original than the firsts two songs. Leonid Perevalov's bass clarinet gives to it an avanguarde mood.

"The Thing in The Light" (4:48, vote 7+) is more psychedelic thanks to the guitar of Mikhaylov and the use of drums, played by Yurii Groiser in a wild way. In the background the synth (even if they sound like keyboards), then comes the clarinet. While not achieving high climax moments, the music is held on high quality levels. The audience applauds and rejoices between one song and another. "My Soul Melteth for Heaviness" (3:00, vote 7+) is shorter and still psychedelic (Floyds are around the corner). "A Dedication to the Babooinumfest" (6:02, vote 8) are six minutes of jazz improvisation, where the work of all the players is clear heard, in particular there are virtuosic moments on the electric piano and the drums. The sound ranges up to the heavy.

"A Flower Withered" (2:45, vote 8) is again very sustained. both the rhythm and the quality have risen, reaching more involving moments. The electric piano is rising to dominate the sound of the group, which is closer and closer to heavy psychedelia. In some passages they also remind me of the Quatermass. "Return of the Troubled Waters" (3:25, vote 7,5): again the keyboard player dominates this song, where the guitar is distorted into increasingly sophisticated sounds. The shorter "The Light of Things" (2:16, vote 7+) is finally characterized by the sound of the guitar, and sees the return of the clarinet.

"And a Heaviness Fell from My Soul" (5:28, vote 8): the piece has a jazz performance especially at the beginning (great work on drums), and still enjoys the clarinet sound. The ending is particularly experimental, with dissonance. "Forsake Me Not" (6:53, vote 7) is more relaxed, less significant.

The album is enjoyable, well played, and well recorded (live at a festival). The group manages to maintain a homogeneous and good music throughout the album, with a peak in the middle. Despite being all instrumental and dominated by a few instruments, not tired, thanks to its particular mix of psychedelic, heavy rock dominated by keyboards, and jazz passages. The sound is characteristic thanks to the particular use of the various instruments and the presence of the clarinet.

Medium quality of the songs: 7,55. Vote album: 8. Rating: Three (and a half) Stars.

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