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Compassionizer — Caress of Compassion
(Bandcamp no#, 2020, DL)

by Henry Schneider, Published 2021-05-30

Caress of Compassion Cover art

Russian multi-instrumentalist Ivan Rozmainsky has been involved in many different projects. His mainstay is the band Roz Vitalis which he formed back in 2001. Their 2007 album Compassionizer is now the name of one of his new projects, with their debut album, Caress of Compassion. Compassionizer features Rozmainsky (conception, keyboards, percussion, and recording), Serghei Liubcenco (guitar, doira, rubab, and recording), and Leonid Perevalov (bass clarinet, clarinet, and recording), plus some guests. Of the twelve instrumentals, Rozmainsky wrote four of them as soundtracks to poems of the same names by Maria Leontieva. Overall, there is a gothic mood to the dark and dreary music, more of a melodic atmospheric experience. The title track is split into three parts, interspersed throughout the album. Part 1 is sad and introspective, with the music caressing your face. Part 2 has a bit of an edge and not as caressing. Part 3 closes the album and is the most delicate of the three parts. Caress of Compassion is imaginative music that explores the different human qualities of sympathy, empathy, and compassion. I do find “1907” to be of particular interest with its baroque 60s horror movie vibe. Though the cover art may be a bit disconcerting and depressing, the music will not bring you down. Caress of Compassion is in a world of its own, but a release that might be at home on Sam Rosenthal’s Projekt Records.

Filed under: New releases, 2020 releases

Related artist(s): Roz Vitalis / Compassionizer

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http://compassionizer.bandcamp.com/album/caress-of-compassion

 

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