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Balkansky — Orenda (2012)

Balkansky — Orenda
Location: Troyan ~ Sofia, Bulgaria
Album release: October 22, 2012
Record Label: Kuker Music (KM/R10LP)
Format: LP + CD
Genre: Ethnic Bass, Experimental, Dubstep, Ethno Jazz
Total Time:     45:43
Tracklist:
01. Wind     (5:22)
02. Rada     (4:31)
03. Brat     (3:54)
04. Pusta Mladost     (5:34)
05. Sons Of The Flame     (3:51)
06. Ruchilo      (3:02)
07. Dub     (6:16)
08. Shadows     (3:59)
09. Mana     (4:13)
10. Tudora     (5:01)
Description:
¶  Two years after the debut album "Kuker's" huge success, the creators of BALKANSKY Ivo Christov and Ivan Shopov present their new album "ORENDA". Official co-author of the project is the unique musician and "kaval player of the planet" Theodosii Spassov. In some of the compositions join guest musicians like Yanka Rupkina (vocals), Haig Yazdzhiyan from Armenia (oud), Milen Kirov (piano) and Ivan Georgiev (kaba bagpipe). Released 22 October 2012
BALKANSKY are :
THEODOSII SPASSOV / kaval, trumpet & voice / www.theodosiispassov.com
IVAN SHOPOV / programming and mixing / www.ivanshopov.com
IVO CHRISTOV / arrangements and concept / www.ivochristov.com
with special guests :
HAIG YAZDJIAN - Oud and Vocal in N°4
YANKA RUPKINA - Vocal in N°10
IVAN GEORGIEV - Kaba Bagpipe in N°6
MILEN KIROV - Piano in N°10
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Balkansky/180585855409775
Also:
  http://www.music-bulgaria.com
  http://www.adnoiseam.net
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IVAN SHOPOV:
¶  Ivan Shopov (Bulgarian: Иван Шопов, born 7 September 1982), better known by his stage names Cooh (COOH, CooH) and Balkansky (Бalkansky), is a Bulgarian music producer, DJ, and graphic artist. He produces drum and bass and dubstep music.
¶  Shopov was born in Troyan, a town in central northern Bulgaria. At 16, he joined a metalcore band as a bassist. He got involved in electronic music at age 18. In 2002, Shopov began a promotion of drum and bass throughout Bulgaria together with Valeri Sholevski (Ogonek). Shopov is a graduate of the National Academy of Arts in Sofia.
¶  As Cooh, Shopov has released tracks for several prominent international drum and bass labels and has performed in events all across Europe and America including many Therapy Sessions events as a headliner. Under the stage name Balkansky, Shopov released the 2008 album Kuker, a collaboration with kaval player Theodosii Spassov. The album combines Bulgarian and Balkan folk music with dubstep and other electronic music genres.
¶  In 2009, Cooh featured as a performer on the main stage of the Spirit of Burgas festival in Burgas together with Ogonek.
Website: http://balkansky.bg/
MySpace COOH: http://www.myspace.com/coohbg#!
MySpace Ogonek: http://www.myspace.com/ogonek#!
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¶  While it's easy to see Balkansky as "only" the moniker under which Ivan Shopov releases his dubstep-oriented material (as opposed to Cooh's drum'n'bass), one shouldn't forget that this project originated with a much more experimental form, and one of a "band" of sort paying a strong homage to Bulgaria's music and spirituality. This was the case with the "Kuker" debut and is again with this ambitious "Orenda", in which Ivan Shopov and his two bandmates deliver a highly acoustic, extremely melodic album of downtempo electronica mixed with Bulgarian voices, strings and horns (and yes, one "dubstepy" tune). Very beautiful and subtle, this is something whose "ethnic" prominence distincts strongly from such an album as "Adhesion", and which should be approached with a totally different mindset. Recommended. (Fortaken: http://www.adnoiseam.net)

The harbour in MY ARTWORKS by new creature COOHMorning - Photo of COOHDeska DeskaWinter - Photo of COOHIvan Shopov autumn COOH © Ivan Shopov

COOH LOVE PORTO ! Get the t-shirt from my online store : www.shop.ivanshopov.com in My Photos by  COOH loved Porto

Sydney 2010photo by Veronica Evans COOH © Sydney 2010; photo credit: Veronica EvansAstana / Kazakhstan . I love that place ! COOH Astana, Kazakhstan

My favorite view from the Troyan mountains COOH Troyan Mountains, Bulgaria

 © Cooh plays in the Cross Club / Prague / October 16, 2009; Author: Kaiserchrss

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