'Roman Rouzine' is an emeritus guitarist who, after 'Genesis of Delirium' in 2014 (see here) releases a new album 'Humans'. He continues to be influenced by neoclassical currents by mixing electric guitar with orchestral music with a sensitivity that is undoubtedly linked to his Slavic origins. All his opus are fully instrumental and his great strength is to highlight the electric guitar that replaces the singing because he has this gift to make it 'sing' and to convey all kinds of feelings. The result is quite bluffing because it embeds us in titles that all transpire a palpable emotion and this, of entry with the first 3 compositions 'Drama', 'Aura' and 'Mad Circus' which transport us on a small cloud with solos where he perfectly masters his art, the technique of guitar being totally at the service of the interpretation to transmit to the listener a pleasure of listening which, for my part, often brought me this little thrill so characteristic (The central part of 'Aura' reminds me of a certain 'Ritchie Blackmore' in 'Mistreated' from the live 'Live in Europe' in 1976). With 'Lacrimosa', he uses the theme of 'Mozart' in the introduction to revisit the excerpt of the 'Requiem', then, 'Pulse' is more joyful with an alternation between Western and Eastern influences, then, with 'ATO', we return to a dark subject, the war in Ukraine orchestrated by the Russians which is of a formidable emotional force just like 'Disgrace' with its slow tempo where his guitar does wonders, the album ending with 'Hidden Faces' with its beautiful alternation between tension and relaxation, 'Reminiscence' which brings us back to orchestral music with grandiose choirs and finally 'Rebirth' which concludes the album on a more optimistic note. In summary, 'Roman Rouzine' releases a quality instrumental album with this gift to give a real soul to his guitar, and, 'Humans' is recommended to all those who love mixing melodic metal and classical music... | |
