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Crown

by Roz Vitalis

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Crown 06:05
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Beautifulness 04:08
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"The long-awaited "isolation" single from St. Petersburg "Roz Vitalis" CROWN, like Univers Zero that has risen from the Leningrad swamps, has taken Robert Fripp into its arms. Catchy, growling, sometimes heavy and broken. These are the general points of this great recording. It seems that the musicians have finally completed their "phase transition" and before us is a fully formed dark rock music with all the flavors of instruments and moves possible. The single starts off powerfully and not even in the spirit of the classic Roz Vitalis, I would even say strikingly! But this is not surprising given the general recording concept. The style has become more "compact" but no less meaningful, and even more integral than it was before. In secret, I hope that further recordings will be completely in this vein, although this is only my subjective opinion. And yes, these guys are very good using guitar riffs; such riffs were practically not observed before. The second composition titled "Beautifulness" is the classic Roz Vitalis as it is! Namely: airy, barely tangible, beautiful and performed with an academic crystalline - as befits real thinkers and virtuosos from non-trivial music. It is as if several different things performed at the same time in it, and each time you hear one or another musical canvas, depending on your mood. In general, this rather short single is very compact, but capaciously reflects both the best classical features of the group and the rise to new dark peaks that have not yet been explored. In addition, the front-cover for this unprecedented opus was made by your humble servant, author of this review."

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released November 9, 2020

Serghei Liubcenco – rubab, doira, guitars, recording
Leonid Perevalov – bass clarinet, clarinet, recording
Ivan Rozmainsky – conception, music, keyboards, recording
Evgeny Trefilov – drums, recording, mixing, mastering

with thanks to

Vladimir Kulikov – guitars on “Crown” (2nd part)
Igor Luniov – ukulele and slide guitar on “Beautifulness”
Valery Suevalov – artwork

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“Crown” is Roz Vitalis' newest composition, recorded exclusively remotely and influenced by the events surrounding the pandemic. The first drafts of this composition appeared at the end of March 2020. Its concept can be perceived as an attempt to comprehend these events, or otherwise, for example, as a story about bearing the burden of power and the tragic consequences of it.

The "B-side of the single" includes "Beautifulness", also new opus, but recorded and mixed a little earlier. The first drafts of this composition appeared at the end of July 2019. This composition is a reflection on Beauty and the degree of its Fulness in various phenomena of Life. Can “Beauty save the World” in the midst of tragic events?

The single cover was painted by a wonderful artist Valery Suevalov.

The single was recorded by Roz Vitalis’s special "self-isolating lineup"

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Roz Vitalis

The avantprog/symphoprog band ROZ VITALIS exists since 2001 as a studio project, since 2005 as an electroacoustic chamber ensemble and since 2008 as a full-blown rock-band.
The most famous studio albums are "The Hidden Man of the Heart" (2018) and "Lavoro d'Amore" (2015) - both released by Lizard Records, and also "Patience of Hope" (2012) released by Mals Records. Main composer is Ivan Rozmainsky ... more

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