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Part III - Pulse & Second Wind

a Studio Release
Release Year:
2000
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Added To Proggnosis on: 10 Dec 2004

Track Listing 

  1. Second Wind (10:44)
  2. Constellationof Leo (5:46)
  3. Forgiveness (5:41)
  4. Funky-Charleston (5:08)
  5. Provincial Tango (3:42)
  6. Invasion/Enigmatic Dream (12:06)
  7. Relay Race (4:08)
  8. Rondo (4:29)
  9. Holiday (2:15)
  10. Photo-Robot (3:22)
  11. Russian Epic (5:21)
  12. Manipulator (2:45)
  13. Electronic Barrel-Organ (2:43)
  14. Mannequin (4:05)
  15. Nostalgia (4:42)

Performer Credits  


Alexey Kozlov
alto & soprano saxophones, synthesizers
Vadim Lotkin
keyboards
Vitaliy Rosenburgh
electric guitars
Valentin Liozov
bass guitars, accordion (track 5)
Victor Sigal
drums
Valery Diomin
percussion
Alexander Beliaev
keyboards
Andrey Vinogradov
keyboards
Michail Alperin
piano (tracks 2,3,4,5)
Simon Shirman
tenor sax (tracks 1,4,5), soprano sax (tracks 1,4), violin (track 3)
Nikolay Karsaulidze
drums (tracks 6-13)
Sergey Katin
bass guitars (tracks 6-13)
Ivan Smirnov
electric guitars (tracks 6-13)
Andrey Baturin
electric guitars (tracks 6-13)

Reviews


review by: MJBradyIt's fairly safe to say that Russia's contribution to the progressive and fusion scenes has been that of miniscule amounts. Yet when something does appear, without a doubt, it usually is very good. Arsenal has been around a while, and just recently they have gotten some notoriety as a solid fusion ensemble. They are led by sax/keyboardist player - Alexy Kozlov, who is to Arsenal what Klaus Doldinger is to his band - Passport. He even seems to have the same penchant for using synth heavy music in a progressive rock manner combine with fusion, funk, and instrumental rock. Arsenal has more in common sound wise with Passport than just multi-tasking bandleaders, the two bands have a very similar sound.

Hearkening back to Passports earlier days, when they were a bit more on the psychedelic side, or even at the point when they were doing more funk infused fusion music as is on Oceanliner is where I find the music on this cd. Though to pass Arsenal off as merely a clone of the original is an injustice, one which I can only hope to clarify in then next few sentences. Arsenal doesn't really have a set of rules to play by, they are influenced by musics well outside the norm in terms of fusion per se. These very musical odysees creep in and out of songs, between songs, or even comprise full songs. They can be very unpredictable, and fun all at the same time.

This band is mainly for fusion fans, but as stated before, the fact that they are able to incorporate so many unconventional ideas into the music makes them a band the progressive rock fans could find easily appetizing, especially for the huge amount of emphasis on keyboards and synths throughout the cd.

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