FRANK VAN
BOGAERT From a leisurely, a little bit frightening with its mystery " Awakening" composition this album sprung up. The melody of the " Ballet" comes to the world from the beating dance of synthetic melodies. Caught up by an air stream we are moving through a canyon between two steep spurs to a valley lost amongst snowy alps where a primitive tribe has just begun its ritual dance. All of a sudden a remote past of mankind becomes tangible. A sensation of primeval nature and consciousness remaining somewhere deep inside, not touched by human civilization is being created by a man -- caused electronic " Technologika" . There are echoes of bygone battles and flashings of ancient bonfires in it. Frank Van Bogaert carries out his investigation of a human nature. As if he lays a bridge between the past and the future trying to reveal different expressions of a human being. And now we see a grandiose city where snow-white palaces and crystal-clear fountains scattered amongst shady alleys with age-old trees hide indented apexes of unassailable walls and piles of snow-white towers disappearing in the mist - the " Atmospheric Conditions" composition... I confess that I have been looking forward to the appearance of this, fourth by number, Frank Van Bogaert's album. My prime interest was to learn what direction his creative search will follow. And the result has surpassed all my expectations! Frank Van Bogaert has remained true to himself, his music is sweet-sounding now as before. But at the same time it became more improvisable. The composer sets free all his emotions to be fully expressed. And this flight of fancy not being restrained by a classic structure enables a listener to visualize freely. And moreover the good old electronic school is easily recognized! In a masterly fashion Van Bogaert puts various vocal samples into his melodies. In two of his compositions one can hear the parts performed on true instruments: a saxophone in the " Meander" composition and an viola Braguesa in the " Reunion" composition. Frank Van Bogaert's album is called " Human" not by chance since his music is full of vital energy, tenderness and sublimity of feelings (" Naked" and " Reve d'Afrique" compositions). This album comes to the end with a romantic and cosmic " Warmth" composition. The mankind marches into the era of interstellar flights, isn't it? The album " Human" shall be interesting not for electronic music lovers only but also for a wide circle of fans of new-age and the modern instrumental music as a whole. I would like to denominate this project an excellent specimen of the new electronic music, the specimen which shall adorn a collection of every music-lover.
Serge Kozlovsky P.S. Frank Van Bogaert's web site address is http://www.frankvanbogaert.com P.P.S. Translated by Tatyana L. Permyakova
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