The momentum here is nice and slow – an album that’s maybe the most laidback we’ve ever heard from the great Misha Panfilov, at a level that allows him to explore some jazzier, more spiritual sides in his music! The maestro of sound is very much at the top of his game here – mixing his own organ, electronics, Wurlitzer, mellotron, vibes, and other instruments with a combo that has plenty of earthy percussion at the bottom, topped with wonderful work on baritone and tenor from Sasha Petrov, and flute and recorder from Ilija Gussarov. Those reed instruments are used in ways that are partly jazz, but also partly just an element in the larger sonic palette of the music – which is wonderful throughout, as Panfilov has this slow-stepping groove that’s almost more powerful by being less full-on!