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Crucial blast, Frogs
Improv and ghostly drone/ambient constructions are mixed with field recordings of frogs (and freshwater environments) and haunting vocal improvisations from singer Victoria Hanna by the Israeli duo Grundik/Slava. Sort of creepy, but very pretty. The chirping of frogs and crickets mingles with Victoria’s strange, witchy enunciations and child-like gibberish, while bass guitars, howling wind, guitar, [...]
Aversionline, Frogs
I believe this is my first exposure to this duo, and on this 45-minute disc they explore a range of experimental approaches using computers, guitars, ocarina, drum machines, theremin, a music box, singing bowls, mbira, field recordings, and electronics – all dedicated to frogs, for whatever reason. It’s actually the second release in the group’s [...]
Maelstrom, Frogs
Grundik and Slava, the highly respected and fruitful duo that originated in Israel in 1994, currently share their time navigating their music between Israel and New York. On Frogs, they benefit from the undeciphered vocals of Victoria Hanna (at times whispering in a Gilli Smyth manner), and some bass work by Kruzenshtern & Parohod’s Igor [...]
Indiepoprock, for electronics and birds
Grundik+Slava nТavait, jusquТа aujourd’hui, quasiment pas dйpassй le cadre de la scиne underground israйlienne. En effet, ce groupe dТelectronica formй de deux йmigrйs russes dont lТun vit dйsormais aux Etats-Unis, a dйjа rйalisй trois albums qui sont pour le moins passйs inaperзus dans notre vieille Europe. Mais Peut-кtre pas si inaperзus que cela puisque cТest [...]
Mi Pe Le Ozen 26, Frogs, june-july 2005
Industrial.org, Frogs, 06.28.2005
To the best of my knowledge, “Frogs” is the first I’ve heard of Grundik + Slava. I definitely had no clue what to expect, but I more or less took the cute frog drawing on the cover as an indication that it would either be really good or really bad. Luckily, this record falls into [...]
Funprox, Frogs, 16.06.2005
After birds, the Russian/Israeli project Grundik + Slava now deals with frogs. Don’t have nightmares about Paul McCartney’s ?We all stand together’ now, the watery creatures don’t play such a dominant role. With the help of renowned guest musicians Victoria Hanna, Igor Krutogolov and Vadim Gusus (Chaos as Shelter), an interesting electro-acoustic ambient creation has [...]
Squidco, Frogs, 2006
Grundik + Slava create electro-acoustic work using a wide variety of electronic and acoustic instruments, and occasional singing. On this CD they’re joined by Victoria Hanna, Igor Krutogolov (Kruzenshtern & Parahod) and Chaos as Shelter in a series of pieces about frogs. Yes, frogs. “The forest made of rain and frogs,” “the old frog’s dream,” [...]
Geometrik Records, Grundik+Slava and Ambidextrous split
El desconocido sello de Jerusalem AK DUCK ha publicado este fantastico disco de lo que ahora llaman IDM (intelligent dance music) y que en realidad es el estilo heredero de las legendarias artificial intelligence series que WARP publico en los primeros noventa (Black Dog, B12, Autechre, Aphex Twin…). AMBIDEXTROUS ya ha estado en nuestros boletines [...]
Betsa Meshel Azman, Kol Ha-Ir, Frogs
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