| Date | Label | Catalog # | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov 2011 | Caerllysi Music | CM11008 | CD, Digital |
Mixed and mastered by Antony Kalugin.
Antony Kalugin
keyboards
Alexandr Pavlov
guitars
Sergii Kovalov
drums
Oleg Prochorov
bass
With:
Roberto Diaz: electric guitars (2,9)
Roman Gorielov: acoustic guitar & percussion (7)
Oleg Polyanskiy: keyboards (10)
Oksana Podmaryova: cello (2,4,9)
Max Morozov: viola (2,4,9,10)
Daria Maiourova: violin (2,4,9,10)
Vasya Ivanov: flute (9)
Helen Bour: oboe (2,4,9)
Alexandr Pastukhov: bassoon (2,4,9)
Kostya Shepelenko: drums (10)
Mark Kalugin: voice (11)
There´s no need for special introduction of Ukrainian musician Antony Kalugin. As a leader and composer of many projects he has developed his own manuscript of Sympho Prog. It´s based on eclectic combination of genres, deep emotional approach and instrumental brilliance.
The Karfagen album Lost Symphony is divided into three parts. The first one The Frog, the Beast and the Wizard contains six shorter pieces. They introduce the abilities of the band in very good way. They are exclusively instrumental, mood and tempo changing, positively driven. The composer joins together different tracks very fluently.
The second part Mysterious Stories from the Kite Town includes only three pieces but one of them (Journey through the Looking Glass) is 18 minutes long. Together with the third part Lost Symphony (which has got more than 20 minutes) they represent the pinnacle of the CD.
The band introduces world music (harmonica, accordion, percussion) and classical music (bassoon, oboe, flute, violin, viola, cello) instruments that add some special flavour to the layered Progressive Rock material. Some passages even have relaxing jazzy elements and atmospheric moods.
It´s not possible to mention all guest musicians but those who guided Kalugin (keyboards) regularly in 2011 were Alexandr Pavlov (guitars), Oleg Prokhorov (bass) and Sergii Kovalov (harmonica, bayan, effects). Their skills are mature and technically demanding. It´s necessary to realize that there are almost no vocals (except the last track) and all performances are fully exhibited to the audience.
Kalugin takes care of keyboards mostly so his music isn´t neckbreaking. There are many hidden details in music that flows rather calmly. The song-writing reminds some sort of epic storytelling. The whole album could be recommended to people who like variety of genres, epic moods and layered compositions.
