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Slava Ganelin / Lenny Sendersky: Hotel Cinema
BySendersky's jazzy soloing rides above his partner's use of samples, choral voices and classical-based orchestrations sans any use of pre-recorded loops or percussion overlays. However, it's nicely paced amid buoyantly executed subplots, spanning ominous circumstances, variable mood swings, military march progressions and transient paradigm shifts. The duo renders a pliant program, often tempered by the saxophonist's melodic intervals, occasionally leading to intensifying motifs and disparate sojourns into the netherworld. By no means is this sedate New Age music. Ganelin even integrates sacred overtures into symphonic voicings that soften the vibrancy of the ongoing developments. Indeed, a delightful listening experience that progresses quite rapidly while remaining focused and shrewdly enacted from start to finish. You won't detect any tinkering, noodling or obnoxious EFX-based blitzkriegs. On the contrary, it's a serious-minded venture, aligned with playful interludes and an optimistic outlook.
Track Listing
Hotel Cinema.
Personnel
Slava Ganelin: Korg MicroStation, Dell computer; Lenny Sendersky: reeds.
Album information
Title: Hotel Cinema | Year Released: 2016 | Record Label: Leo Records
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