Album Notes

"WHAT A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY"
klezmershack.com

"INCREDIBLY SKILLFUL"
De Volkskrant, NL

"BREATHTAKING!" Canzone Online

"EXCITING, EARTHY MUSIC... A GREAT REVELATION."
Het Parool, NL

"...THE FUNKIEST, FRESHEST, MOST ROOTED AND ROCKING
KLEZZIFIED SOUNDS OF THE NEW MILLENIUM." Socalled

"THE WORLD'S FUNKIEST BRASS BAND"
Radio Multikulti, Berlin


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It is what it is: plain and rough music
full of strength, straightforward and uninhibited
clear and comforting as backyard-wodka
killing the worm of sorrow.
That's what it is.

The moment you hear these brazen sounds
you're in it, deeply. No way out.
Music straight from the wide open spaces
out of the dust and the mud of daily life
where to laugh is to survive.

No delicacy here, no finesse
it's not that kind of thing.
It is the beauty of the imperfect
music of the uncarved block
handed down from father to son
to ease the burden, to lift the spirit
to forget about time and the toll it takes.

These unfinished sounds of Konsonans Retro
wrench you back to the real world
where life is a family affair.
Join the family.

PETER MÖRICKE
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Konsonans Retro are a pretty old wedding brass band from Odessa region, Ukraine, and possibly the coolest and freshest new world music act to come out of Eastern Europe. For generations - and through countless hot nights - the Baranovsky family and their in-laws have been passionately playing the wild and sweet wedding music of Podolia, a powerful and soul-stirring blend of Moldavian, Ukrainian and unique Jewish tunes. And they sing - everywhere they are. That you have to hear for yourself…

Somewhere in 2005, the band met Berlin-based master clarinetist Christian Dawid (some think it was in Vienna). Soon plans were made – since then, the new Konsonans Retro have been performing for thousands of listeners at the Krakow Festival of Jewish Culture, at Vienna’s excellent Klezmore festival and have been touring through Germany, Switzerland and Ukraine.

Konsonans Retro have received enthusiastic response from audiences and fellow musicians alike. Illustrous artists like Steve Bernstein (Sex Mob), SoCalled, Lorin Sklamberg (The Klezmatics) or DJ Gurzhy (Russendisko) are raving about the band. Cosmopolitan cult singer Alec Kopyt (Poza, Amsterdam Klezmer Band) even called them ‘the best klezmer band in the world’. Not necessarily thinking of themselves as a klezmer band, they certainly party on every stage they play. Davai!


--> read Ari Davidow's FULL ALBUM REVIEW at
http://www.klezmershack.com/bands/konsonans/podolia/