Listening to the albums of Konstantin Klashtorni the question arises, after traveling so many countries and performing with a plethora of artists, what was the reason to stop these activities and to start a solo career as a multi-instrumentalist without any connection to other artists.

Konstantin explains꞉ “I took from every place where I played and lived something, which helped me to enrich my understanding of music. I enjoyed living in Venezuela, Salsa and Meringue gave me that great loose feel, which is a very rare thing for a common European musician. In The Netherlands I played a lot of Pop and Jazz at high level with many US musicians, living there, it was also a great experience without living in US. But each country has its own egregor and brings a man to a certain state of mind. I'm talking about Germany - it has something very sophisticated and cool, which made me start producing Kool&Klean series, etc. Or I just took at that time (talking about 2010) a different direction in producing and creating.

At this stage I don't really miss any of good musicians, because I like my music to sound exactly this way, each solo and each sound must tell myself a lot, - something is not happening when you hire even a very good player. I'm VERY jealous as to my tracks, or just haven't met a REAL good partner yet.″

Does Konstantin know the meaning of Turn Me On? The music is sweet and sexy but not dirty at all. Kiss The Rain shines with a solid acoustic guitar sound wrapped by waves of synth. Vibrant synthesizers are introducing into the sonic Counting Stars finely tuned with exquisite horns, guitar and piano. Relating to music the flow-metaphor means: it should be in motion without being frantic but be steady even with changing. River Flows In You aptly fits into the description.

Warm resonant tones envelop the listener on Gravity. The musical realization of weightlessness. Many artists are struggling to produce new engaging music. Konstantin creates it as on an assembly line. Clouds continues this dreamy moment of buoyancy. Revelation is highly recommendable impressing with an addictive and incredible spirituality.

Simple and natural warmth is what attracts us listeners. Konstantin creates with Solace this cozy place of contemplation and relaxation. New Life shows the strong emphasis on variations of flutes, synth and horns. Let It Go is a tune, which fades through fingers like water. Miracles waves over Konstantin's sound banks with intense sax and piano participation.

A Sky Full Of Stars continues the dreamy transition to a floating state of Zen-like detachment. Sunrise gives us some awaken without leaving us out of this Klangpark.

Konstantin never reaches the limits of his creativity. With Volume V he has built another mosaic stone of his monumental oeuvre.

 

 


 

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Album Information

Title: Volume V
Artist: Kool&Klean
Year: 2014
Length: 1:02:43
Genre: General Jazz
Label: KvK Music

Tracks:

01 Turn Me On [4:18]
02 Kiss The Rain [4:52]
03 Counting Stars [5:18]
04 River Flows In You [4:37]
05 Gravity [5:19]
06 Clouds [4:32]
07 Revelation [4:46]
08 Solace [5:16]
09 New Life [4:48]
10 Let It Go [4:07]
11 Miracles [5:07]
12 A Sky Full Of Stars [4:41]
13 Sunrise [5:00]