Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
Evocative by name, evocative by nature…it is perhaps the closest any of us will get to the feeling of being haunted by something we cannot put our finger on, that we are encouraged to understand the aura of our mood change, to question the cold touch of mystery as its sends tingles up and down our spine, and the acknowledgement that the quality of what we have gleaned, been shown a fraction of its power, resides with us long after the suggestion of the evocative may have faded.
Such feelings are to be held tightly, to remind us that no matter where we felt them, they are now forever engrained into our bones, touch, sight, taste, the static surroundings of aural perception, all must be savoured, and it is to the latest album by Talinka, Rainbow Over Kolonaki, that the music is infused by the aromatic ambience of scented memory.
The album itself is the result of creating the exploration of the four driven personalities and music of the players at hand, and by setting the scene of Jenny Bliss, Yaron Stavi, Gilas Atzmon and the special resonance that resides in Tali, the music is not only haunting, it lingers in the melancholic heart of poignant memorabilia, of being unforgettable and recurring in the mind long after you have moved on with your day.
There is almost a feeling of sacred bonds being forged as tracks such as If I Should Love You, I’m A Fool To Want You, Time Runs Out, the capturing of melody that was in itself evocative when presented by the alluring presence of Simon and Garfunkel, Scarborough Fair and the driving home of expertise in When Apollo Smiles. Those forged ties between musician and listener are not easy to break, they are wrapped in mutual pleasure and sincerity of belief and as the Rainbow Over Kolonaki becomes more focused, so too does the promise of the ancients, that whilst the music plays, the listener shall feel moved.
An album of beauty, no matter which way it is looked at, strident, powerful, and one that preoccupies perfectly. Rainbow Over Kolonaki inhabits mood with authenticity and delight.
Talinka’s Rainbow Over Kolonaki is out now and available from Fanfare Records.
Ian D. Hall