“. . . a truly unique voice, unafraid to explore the more avant-garde areas that are often discussed but rarely executed.”
MIRAGES
LIMITED EDITION VINYL & CD
OKEANS EP | No Seas
DIGITAL & LIMITED EDITION CASSETTES
1992 Ambient
Work for chamber orchestra and electronics
Guitarist & Composer Alexei Orechin is a vibrant composer and improviser who is inspired by nature and it’s unpredictable dynamics, contrasts, wonders and challenges, all of which he applies to his music; never settling on a static course or direction, but always exploring and experimenting. His 2020 LP debut release entitled 'm i r a g e s' (Deko Music) is a musical self-portrait of an artist who brushes the limitless edge of contemporary jazz with chamber and ambient colouring. “A world full of mirrored light and illusion.” It is a showcase album of Orechin’s diverse & shimmering guitar style, exploratory compositions, and pure uninhibited musical expression.
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A mood ring of sorts, one that explodes from its jazz trappings to showcase a truly unique voice, unafraid to explore the more avant-garde areas that are often discussed but rarely executed.
William Brookson
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Orechin's playing is unrestrained, loose, and wildly entertaining. Like its title implies, the songs on Mirages play tricks on you, at one moment feeling brooding and ominous, the next spiralling through light and intricate melodies and experimental playing.
Jim Di Gioia
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Moody, modern music slides all around Mirages. Certainly there is lots of jazz. There are lots of other musical styles too, tipping into woozy production, shards of electric folk, electronica and more that repay replay. The whole compositional band effect seems to chime with today much more than the cognitive dissonance-inducing fakeness of many unfelt retro urges lost in pretend yesterdays. World class.
Stephen Graham