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A Little Musical Trip through the Prikosnovenile Catalogue, September 30, 2005
This review is from: Fairy World Vol 2 (Audio CD)
Prikosnovenile is a French import label, which means "soft touch" in Russian. This label has collected some very interesting music from all over the world and this is their second compilation. The fairy is a cute little graphic which is their logo done by Sabine Adelaide. The fairy is actually more than just a logo, it is a visual depiction of the work compiled by this label; very artsy, very colorful and very eclectic.
There are seventeen tracks on this CD, presented in a booklet form with the CD attached on the last page. The booklet covers a brief history of the label, artists, their releases and some really interesting information about their CDs, their work and their style. The booklet is very beautifully illustrated with pictures of the fairy in various compositions, all done by Sabine. I got the feeling of Cirque du Soleit from the booklet, very colorful, very "avent guard", delightful yet intriguing. The booklet I received is in French and English, as is their website.
The music collected on this CD moves from what might be considered "pop" to ambient to world, to very artistically developed compositions. There is piano pieces, orchestrated works and some good band pieces. There are some impassioned vocals, delightful harmonies and a good sampling of what kind of music is developing in the European market.
The countries represented here are England, France, Ukraine, Slovenia, Australia, Greece, Czech Republic, Australia, Bulgaria, Russia and Japan. This is world tour of music in about 70 minutes. And it is as interesting as it is different. Note that some of this music is listed as "unreleased tracks" which means it may not be available anywhere else, but it is a good sampling of each of the artists and their work and this is not an unknown practice in the music world.
If you love world music, this CD is going to give you the latest and greatest these musicians have to offer. It is a mix of pop and ambient, all of it is well produced and added to the collection so it opens a door to new sounds. While my tastes are most definitely ambient, the pop pieces gave me something new to appreciate. They were not out of character with the rest of the CD. And I thoroughly enjoyed this delightful trip through the Prikosnovenie catalogue. There are a lot of talented musicians here and I hope to hear more of their music imported to the American market. maf
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