review by: HD

Birds in the title, birds on the cover and the sounds of twittering birds when this cd starts. The theme becomes instantly clear. But his album is certainly not only of interest to ornithologists. ‘For Electronics and Birds’ is recommended to everyone who loves moody electronic music with experimental structures, yet with an accessible sound.

Grundik + Slava are a duo of Russian origin, but later situated in Israel and New York. This is their fourth album, after three releases on Israeli labels. I’m not surprised to read that they have also been involved in soundtracks and multimedia projects, because they know how to create an atmosphere.

The compositions on this album sound pleasantly light, like you’re floating above the clouds. The adventurous, free-flowing structures and the ‘rawer’ elements, like the shortwave radio sounds on a track like ‘Virola’ avoid the new age trap. They make you think more of experimental ambient/techno releases. Each track on this album seems to have its own character, like the ‘ethnic’ vocal elements on ‘Lost Fado’ or the cut-up Balkan accordeon sounds on ‘Pianka Do Golenia’. The various birds’ sounds (can you spot them all?) may be a little bit of a gimmick, but they give this album a distinct character.

‘…for Electronics and Birds’ has a surprisingly high quality. The tracks sound playful and harmonic at the same time. Loops and samples, lo-fi instruments and warm electronica blended together to create a mesmerizing hymn to the most free creatures of nature.

more

Similar Posts:

• Декабрь 31, 2004: For electronics and birds (Stateart 2004)

For electronics and birds (Stateart 2004): 01. Pattern In time, 02. Virola, 03. Lost Fado, 04. Music For Mr. Ambient, 05. Final, 06. Music Box 1, 07. Pianka Do Golenia, 08. Song For Dong, 09. Rain Music, 10. Inarticulate Pattern

15$ (shipping included) securely payment with Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express card through PayPal

• Сентябрь 23, 2004: Heathen Harvest, for electronics and birds, 09.23.2004

Grundik + Slava is a long standing electronic music collaboration forged between musicians Igor �?Grundik’ Kasyansky and Slava Smelovsky both Israeli and both born in Russia . “For Electronics and Birds” is Grundik + Slava’s fourth full length release and is the first Grundik + Slava release to enjoy worldwide distribution. Grundik + Slava have


• Январь 5, 2005: Cyclic Defrost 10, for electronics and birds, January 2005

Igor “Grundik” Kasyansky and Slava Smelovsky are Russian Jews based in Israel, and have three previous releases on Israeli labels, but this is their first to have international distribution. It’s perhaps a little surprising to discover that this album’s title means what it says: the pretty ambient electronics produced by its creators do accompany sampled


• Октябрь 2, 2004: Auralpressure, for electronics and birds

Are you tired of boring and bland mainstream music and looking for something that’s totally out of the ordinary? Are you looking for a record full of quirkiness


• Февраль 10, 1999: “One Second Before The Planet Blows Up (Apocalyptic Album)”, 1999 (FACT 004)

This album was called Album of the Year by Israeli radio station Galgalatz.
“One Second Before The Planet Blows Up (Apocalyptic Album)” (FACT 004 1999):
01. Smoking
02. The Garbageman Song
03. Pianka Do Golenia
04. Radio
05. The Answering Machine Theme
06. Where Lies That Courage
07. Small Things We’ve Done
08. Dead TV
09. Octopus Under Feet
10. Deconstruction
11. Encourt
12. Glasses