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Fair Wind Pleases — The Wind of the Season
(Bandcamp no#, 2021, DL)

by Henry Schneider, Published 2021-06-02

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Another project by Russian multi-instrumentalist Ivan Rozmainsky is Fair Wind Pleases. Rozmainsky (digital piano) and Compassionizer band mate Leonid Perevalov (bass clarinet) plus Yury Khomonenko (drums and percussion), Anatoly Nikulin (guitar), and AndRey Stefnoff (clarinet) formed Fair Wind Pleases at the start of 2020 in St. Petersburg. This new band creates a junction of neo-classical, avant-garde, ambient, progressive rock, post jazz, chamber music, and modern creative improv. The five atmospheric instrumentals (“The Unpredictable Autumn” Parts 1, 2, and 3, “7,” and “Waltz of Meek Lady”) help bring a spiritual dimension to everyday life. The album opens with “The Unpredictable Autumn Part 1,” which has a bit of an East Asian vibe that makes me think of Jade Warrior. It slowly evolves over its six minutes to a prog rock jazz fusion climax. “7” takes us in a different direction with each musician pursuing a different interweaving musical line to create some interesting chamber music. “The Unpredictable Autumn Part 2” continues with the interweaving lines, but tends be more explorative. “Waltz of Meek Lady” starts out as a piano and clarinet duet that swells to an energetic jam and then recedes. “The Unpredictable Autumn Part 3” is different from the other two parts and is basically free form jazz noodling. If you enjoy listening to talented, imaginative musicians performing somewhat challenging music, then The Wind of the Season is for you.

Filed under: New releases, 2021 releases

Related artist(s): Roz Vitalis / Compassionizer, Fair Wind Pleases

More info
http://fairwindpleases.bandcamp.com/album/the-wind-of-the-season

 

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