2025 reissue - Really fantastic work from Estrada Orchestra – a group who can be spiritual, but funky too – able to evoke rhythms from global sources, but also come across with the energy of a jazz combo – all with a sound that's as unique as that might sound! It's maybe no surprise that the Estonian group are produced here by Misha Panfilov – that studio magician who's got a way of transferring underground energy to wax – which he certainly does here on the group's debut, as they come together after a late night live gig – still with more than enough energy to knock things out of the park! Instrumentation is nicely varied – and includes both electric saxophone and alto from Sasha Petrov, flute and alto from Ilja Gussarov, and organ and electric piano from Vova Baskin – all players who get plenty of room to solo.
A1 | Transatlantic Opera |
A2 | I Took Too Much |
A3 | Meet Spacemen In Tartu Hotel |
B1 | Taco Bar |
B2 | Skating With Badamas |