Fragmenti, by Paris To Kyiv

Fragmenti

by Paris To Kyiv

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1.	Bells 00:28	buy track
2.	Golden Years 05:54	buy track
3.	Dream 05:05	buy track
4.	Village Fiddle 01:12	buy track
5.	Oj U Lisi 04:42	buy track
6.	Variations On A Three-Note Dance (Part One) 01:02	buy track
7.	Oj Na Nebi Oblaczko 05:19	buy track
8.	Village Electric 01:32	buy track
9.	Call 04:09	buy track
10.	Bells 00:28	buy track
11.	Variations On A Three-Note Dance (Part Two) 03:06	buy track
12.	Oj U Poli Mohyla 03:17	buy track
13.	Trans-Siberian Blues 03:39	buy track
14.	Oj U Poli Mohyla (Response) 06:11	buy track
15.	Harmoniques 03:58	buy track
16.	Dark Bird 03:00	buy track
17.	Oj U Poli Mohyla (Reprise) 06:15	buy track

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Paris To Kyiv’s Fragmenti recording was originally released in 2005 and is arguably the ensemble’s most soul-baring work. A sonic tapestry of ancient Ukrainian song fragments and contemporary sounds, Fragmenti marked the group’s fourth recording and first international release for singer Alexis Kochan and her primary collaborators; bandurist and sopilka player Julian Kytasty and multi-instrumentalist Richard Moody.

Recorded in New York and Winnipeg, Fragmenti broke stereotypes and genres by marrying electric elements, meditative grooves and overtone singing to Kochan’s signature Ukrainian folk poetry. Neatly contrasting its title, Fragmenti is perhaps the most cohesive of all works from Paris To Kyiv. In a 2005 interview, Kochan said of the album, “For the first time in my work I feel that I’ve moved beyond the Ukrainian psyche to a universal one. All songs are comments on the human experience.”

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released September 1, 2005

Fast forward to 2009, Kochan meets with Balanced Records manager Adam Hannibal to discuss the possibility of a different kind of collaboration. Hannibal’s label, known for their electronic, urban and avant garde sounds, promises another unique meeting of musical worlds. Hannibal enlists a hearty crop of producers to reinterpret many of the works from the Fragmenti release.

Fragmenti Remixes - 2009
balancedrecords.bandcamp.com/album/fragmenti-remixes

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Fragmenti Remixes
by Paris To Kyiv

Balanced Records enlists a hearty crop of producers to reinterpret many of the works from Fragmenti in this 2016 release. The result is this lavish and layered meeting of musical worlds. Alexis Kochan
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