RONIN
Inspirations
(p) (c) 1994 Gopher Productions Inc.
12tks/60mins

It is written in the CD booklet that the music of Inspirations is "a relaxation music for the Body and Soul". The sounding of this album quite corresponds to this statement: it is mild, relaxing music, which is ideal as a background for any pastime. If you remember famous meditative trilogy by Rick Wakeman, including Aspirant Sunrise, Aspirant Sunset and Aspirant Sunshadows, then you'll find that CD by Ronin similar to this trilogy: «Inspirations» contains the same peaceful electronic keyboards, simple and pleasant music. Still I think that Inspirations is more interesting that Wakeman's serial: Ronin's melodies are more various, and the spectrum of computer sounds is wider and brighter. The sounding of Inspirations sometimes reminds of heroic-monumentalism of Vangelis and sometimes - of thoughtful "twinkling" of music by Enya. But, unlike the music of the Irish fairy Ronin's album is more optimistic, there are no melancholy and sadness in his music.

Inspirations is a debut CD by Ronin. This musician studied classical music in his childhood. In 1991 he founded his own studio.

Inspirations is an album that can release a person from bad attachments. Ronin's project was lucky enough: many doctors used his album for therapeutic goals.

Ronin is a very versatile person. Besides being composer and recording artists, he is well-known as a professional actor and editor of two webzines: Music, Movies and Mayhem and Science Fantasy Anthology situated in the Internet.

One of the advantages of Ronin's music is that it is simple and "saturated", and it does not contain any special dramaticity.

Inspirations is ideal for relaxation and release of stresses, accumulated during the working day.

Serge Kozlovsky