Alevtina - "Dance of transition"

The former lead singer of "mill" Alevtina Leontief moved along his solo career, and it was to be expected. Despite a good experience of live performance for Alevtina this first solo album. CD. Navigator Records, 2009. Folk Rock - also deliberate decision. Although rushed up to "mill" Alevtina in the Ukrainian selection "Euro Vision" participate more losing in the semifinals. And according to "The Mill" rushed "Slavic Bazaar" before he went there. So liable to the bumpy ride "mill" in which she sang alongside Helavisa almost three years to continue many skeptical smile, it was determined a priori. Alevtina - "Dance of transition" If the album title track limited "Dance of transition" - it would have looked like a solid application for opening a bright new artist. As brilliantly written, with unconventional melodies, insinuating but intense ballad art rock spirit - the undoubted success of the singer. However, the album has other tracks. Recorded at various times and in different places, they only emphasize the obvious fact that Alevtina understand very promiscuous in the choice of musical material, and not just how they are positioned. Threw it preachy in imitation of Russian folk songs, ballads in the Scandinavian, the Russophile brave folk rock suspicion that the singer is the same as singing. Of the singer, singing for so many years, you would expect Tracks Feed advantageous it delivered vocals. But no more masterful song material is very weak not Alevtina. Worst of all is the case with the texts, they are banal and empty: "I was barefoot umylasya dew." It seems that all brands have tried in these texts in various combinations. The debut album is not bold interpretations. Create an image of a modern girl, singing roots and still dazzling heartfelt songs Alevtina not yet able to do. And the image is of high demand - and wait until it would make sense in the first place by the excellent singer, and not on the many amateur groups. Not that Alevtina not. According to Five of the ten songs, including the title, writes the singer. All tracks written strong rhythm section that does not allow them raspolztis with emotions from the fact the singing of the Russian spirit. There are great guitar Yuri Novgorod and Sergei Starostin here with his atmospheric whistle. But the lost individuality soloists can not give them. Even on an abandoned and exhausted the current folk scene Alevtina album thus not be an event. Maybe it will give hope to many more of her in the future. Score: 6 out of 10. Vadim Ponomarev, NEWSmusic.ru Tracklist Alevtina - "Dance of the transition": 1 Oh dear, 2 Steppe 3.Letyaschaya boom 4th Mystery 5th Do not interrupt the sixth Lullaby 7th Warriors 8th Sun 9 Mokosh 10th Dance move