Romann
New Start Kultur, 2024
9/10
The inimitable guitarist and composer Filip Dinev brings us 7 tracks with Tilman Oberbeck and Jan Zeimetz, and they radiate blues, jazz, classical and Balkan ideas with fluidity.
The smooth and atmospheric “Reindeers Quit” starts the record with Dinev’s smooth guitar alongside Zeimetz’s frisky drums for the complex climate, and “Should Be Easy” follows with Oberbeck’s meticulous bass plucking amid warm jazz textures.
Halfway through, the rumbling and dense “The Magic Kaval” is both rugged and harmonic, while “The Last Dance” shimmers with beauty and poeticism thanks to Dinev’s strategic guitar progressions.
“Hamburg” exits the quick listen and uses space skillfully, as a reflective tone is emitted from the pensive guitar and the subtle bass lines.
Dinev is a Macedonia native who has played much internationally, and his distinct guitar playing makes an immediate and lasting impression across this organic, sometimes distorted and highly melodic experience.
Travels well with: Ellas Kapell- For All We Know; Roger Lin- Exploitation Suite