Mnemosyne by Ljova and the Kontraband

Ljova and the Kontraband's debut album, released in 2008.

"The music is hard to categorize; you wouldn't call it classical, but it has classical elements (or soundtrack-like elements, for several pieces here are drawn from film soundtracks)... Perhaps the best way to imagine the music is to think about what Astor Piazzolla would have done if he had come from Eastern Europe. The title "Mnemosyne" refers to the feminine embodiment of memory in Greek mythology, and the album seems to set itself the task of weaving slender threads of musical memory -- tango, klezmer, polka, salon music, film music, chamber music, gypsy music, and jazz -- into a structure rigorous enough to hold them all. It succeeds, and it's lovely. "
--James Manheim, All Music Guide

Tracklist

1.	Mathias (EmiKa Mix)	5:02

2.	Mnemosyne (feat. Inna Barmash & Frank London)	5:53

3.	Walking on Willoughby	6:12

4.	Love Potion Expired	3:20

5.	Koyl (feat. Inna Barmash & Frank London)	4:20

6.	How Easily I Get Lost	4:03

7.	Ljova - Less	5:30

8.	Crutchahoy Nign	3:50

9.	Untango (feat. William Schimmel)	7:45

10.	Szeki	4:18

11.	Gone Crazy (feat. Inna Barmash, Alon Yavnai & Marcus Rojas)	2:32

12.	Bagel on the Malecon Reprise (feat. Uli Geissendoerfer)	3:45

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Credits

released October 28, 2008

PERFORMERS:
Ljova, viola and famiola
Inna Barmash, vocal
Patrick Farrell, accordion
Mike Savino, bass
Mathias Kunzli, percussion

SPECIAL GUESTS:
Frank London, trumpet & flugelhorn
William Schimmel, accordion
Uli Geissendoerfer, piano
Alon Yavnai, piano
Marcus Rojas, tuba

RECORDED BY:
Peter Karl

MIXED BY:
Anibal Kerpel
Alex Kharlamov
James Sizemore

MASTERED BY:
Steven Berson

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