REBIRTH

If anyone's read other reviews I've done of Kalugin's albums you'll see I've got a bit of a love/hate relationship. He's clearly talented at putting a composition together, but too much of his work screams of "prog by numbers", pandering too much to be inoffensive and just ending up with a beige, middle of the road, forgettable album.

Well he's done it again. Only this time, for some reason, for me its even more boring. Tracks like 'Planets' you wouldn't be surprised to hear in the channel directory on an old hotel TV, or hold music while you're 47th in the queue on the phone to your bank. Some others could easily be copyright free stock corporate presentation jingles. Its incredibly frustrating, because it could be so much better.

Judging by the ratings and reviews on Kalugin & Karfagen's albums there are a core of fans who clearly see something more than I do.

If you want bland and inoffensive, listen to his other albums. If you fancy a bit of offensively bland, give this a listen.