Theodor Bastard - Vetvi '2015

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New album by Theodor Bastard, one of the most eclectic and mystical bands from
Russia. It’s difficult to define the Theodor Bastard style. Musicians
skillfully combine different styles, trip-hop and rock. They give amazingly
brilliant shows, using all their numerous exotic instruments, from the tibetian
horns to jambeys and gusli. Theodor Bastard release their albums not so often,
working for months in various recording studios in several cities and countries,
searching for the best sound and arrangements. Work on this album took three
years with plenty of musicians taking part in it. Among them are the famous
buryat singer Namgar Lhasaranova, multi instrumentalist Phillip Barsky. talented
Olga Glazova, who plays the world’s largest gusli. Lead singer Yana Veva
has reached new heights with her unique vocal technique. Continuing the theme of
wanderings, which was the basic idea of the previous album Oikoumene, Theodor
Bastard take their listeners from hot south to the fairy northern lights. We
travel Russian north every year, – says the band leader Fedor Svolotch.
– Now its time for us to turn to our culture, our country and our roots.
There are our places of power, the places where stones and winds are talking to
us. New album is a song of the northern harsh nature. A peculiar combination of
the archaic percussions and folk instruments was used during the recording.
Playing unusual ethnic instruments is still the important part of Theodor
Bastard creative process. Russian horn, traditional Mongol violin morin khuur,
tibetian ritual horn dunchen, ancient Russian gusli, cajon, vargan, dulcimer
(string instrument like citra) – this is just a short list of musical
miracles on the album. Tens of musicians were engaged in creating of sound
kaleidoscope. That was a serious and laborious work. String instruments bring
deep melodism and dramatism. There are morin khuur by Yana Veva, violin by Gulya
Naumova and cello by Natalia Nazarova. They harmoniously strung on ritual
rhythms of drums and percussions by Kirill Serov. Choir «Lauda» adds
ancient masculinity to the album sound, as well as an outstanding vocalist
Alexander Platonov (Ensemble of ancient peasant music).
Magic sound of gusli by Olga Glazova, harps and cymbals by multi-instrumentalist
Philip Barsky decorate some songs, and great vocals by Buryat singer Namgar give
a special atmosphere of northern dawn to one of the songs on the album. 

Tracklist:
1 01. Theodor Bastard - Umbraya Erze (05:27)
1 02. Theodor Bastard - Vetvi (04:05)
1 03. Theodor Bastard - Salameika (04:32)
1 04. Theodor Bastard - Kukushka (05:24)
1 05. Theodor Bastard - Aion (06:21)
1 06. Theodor Bastard - Niti (04:08)
1 07. Theodor Bastard - Veter (05:08)
1 08. Theodor Bastard - Yaard (05:30)
1 09. Theodor Bastard - Beliy Gorod (05:15)
1 10. Theodor Bastard - Kolodec (03:25)

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