SvaSound Rec.
Veter Vody (=Water Wind) : Svisoplyaska (RU,2005)****'
chosen for airplay : tr.4, (5), 6, 8-10, (11)
Melnitsa and Veter Vody have existed since 1999 while Veter Vody started as a side project of Melnitsa, but now are two seperate projects with different members. Also this group is driven mostly by a female vocalist (and a few times a baritone male vocalist in a more neo-folk style). The female vocalist arranged, on the first couple of tracks, mostly some extra layers of vocals. Acoustic guitars, flute, percussion mostly lead this at times mystic folkrock. The first and third verse of the 6th track for instance is led by spinet-like keyboards, acoustic guitar and flute, while the middle theme is more driven and dark, with slightly distorted vocals, cello, strummed guitars, and bass. The very driven 8th track which I will airplay uses electric guitar too. It flows immediately into the vocal track 9, and the flute driven 10th track, leading to some folkrock dance, that quickly and brilliantly changes into a more moody arrangement, and then switches to upbeat again. This is the way the group leads the music from one theme and sphere to the next (from medieval to folkrock, all arranged and inspired with their own original flavours).
The band is currently working on a new CD, which can be finished any time.
