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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
punk rock?, 26 Nov 2004
this i guess is quite a departure for constellation...its not noisy. its not punk as such. its not electronic. its just brilliant music...first off, some of the songs are quite upbeat and, maybe this sounds silly but, almost head bobbing. fishelakh in vaser and ver tanzt? are simply brilliant tracks that conjour up images of russian kosak dancing with crowds of people standing round clapping along. and its brilliant..in a medievil kind of way. the songs are mostly very traditional, yet with new arrangements..i think, i have never heard the orignals. but all the way through, there is still the punk/pop sensibility that seems to run through most constellation releases..no matter how hidden it is. its there. and thats great. the liner notes are possibly the most important part of this release [after the music anyway]. now i am no good at politics/beliefs/history, but the notes point to the forever ongoing clash between palestine and israel. there's no peace, no truth, all oaths are broken reads the poem. and the passion with which the songs are sung seem to point even more to the political side of things. but whats wrong with that? there needs to be some voice, otherwise where would it all end? gah..i know what i mean, just sometimes somethings are so hard to describe. what little there is in the notes though does a perfectly fine job of pointing the way. oh, and of course the packaging is again fantastic. i dont think i even need to go into details there though..this is, after all, a constellation release. i dont think i can fault this album apart from that i dont think its for everyone...its not 1-speed bike thats for sure. and thats what makes this such an interesting record. the album is totally different to anything i have heard. its not challenging and its certinally not boring...its beautiful, and sad, and mournful, and hopeful. in its own way. and maybe even, one of the best releases on the label.
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