Polemosophy, by La Horsa Bianca

Polemosophy

by La Horsa Bianca

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1.	Polemosophy I 06:01	buy track
2.	Diachisis 05:48	buy track
3.	Polemosophy II 05:57	buy track
4.	Akinesis 03:57	buy track
5.	Hyperkinesis 02:58	buy track
6.	Polemosophy III 06:38	buy track
7.	Pseudesthesia 05:43	buy track
8.	Isorropia 03:49	buy track

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POLEMOSOPHY
is a suite
that takes a journey through our headspace
as we find ourselves in a war zone
the size of our entire country
(which is pretty damn big)

Various mental cul-de-sacs
where our minds get caught
transform into wordless stories
that help us become unstuck
at least for a bit

Let it take you somewhere
too

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REVIEWS

[...] a rich, symphonic instrumental outing. Keyboards are slathered on thick throughout this release, often cultivating floating, psychedelic textures. There’s an effective variance in mood between the individual compositions, and bits of diverse influences including jazz and avant-garde music are effectively mixed into the progressive rock base. — The Elite Extremophile

I had to listen to it 2 times in a row to be able to rate it. I stopped working on the second run to focus. It is very difficult to categorize it because it goes from minimal to excessive withing the same composition, adding psych and/or space rock elements, not virtuosic at all. [...] A demanding but totally worthy listen. — Trandism, RYM

The lightness that so pleasantly used to accompany the multicolour mix of dad rock, psychedelia, art rock, and Kraut, is now gone. [...] The Kharkovites’ music hasn’t become heavier in terms of sound, but definitely heavier to take in. The magic of colours is all still there, but the tone is so much darker. Unsurprising, given everything that has happened and keeps happening in our long-suffering homeland. It’s inevitable that a mark was left on the music. [...] Altogether, the album is wonderful. — Why So Heavy?

It’s worth listening to the record from start to finish, to appreciate the entire musical journey through the depths of the collective unconscious. — Slukh Media

[...] the anxious ambient parts, dreary synths, and dark guitar riffs never let us forget: La Horsa Bianca is probably talking to us about the war. The band is saying something important in their prog rock idiom, so it pays to listen closely. — The Rock Spectrum

Just like Kharkiv bravely resists the attacks and constantly rebuilds and mends itself, this album doesn’t give an impression of war on the surface — but its heavier sound, often anxious, chimerical, torn, almost atonal, is an unmistakable sign of the times. — The Village Ukraine

Polemosophy is […] a quite interesting album that confirms that Ukraine’s La Horsa Bianca is a relevant musical force for the preservation of the ideals of progressive rock in the year 2024 [...] Highly recommended for any good music library that wants to stay up to date with today’s most daring proposals. — César Inca Mendoza Loyola, Autopoietican

credits

released January 5, 2024

Eugene Manko: ▓ bass guitar
▓ reface CS synthesizer
+
░ reface CP, reface YC, minilogue
░ tenor sax (1,6,8), soprano sax (7),
flute (2,7), xaphoon (8)
░ Mel9-o-Tron
░ orchestral sounds [BBC SO Discover] (1,3,6)

Olga Ksendzovska: ▓ digital pianos
(Xendza) ▒ upright piano (7)
░ theremin (4,5)

Kirill Gonchar: ▓ electric guitar
░ trumpet (6)

Andrew Brahin: ▓ electric guitar
▒ classical guitar (4)
▒ prepared classical guitar (4)

Ihor Avdeyev: ▓ drums

composed Nov—Dec 2022
recorded in temporary home studios throughout 2023
drums and mixing done at the Digout studio in Kharkiv, Ukraine

▣ cover artwork by Xendza / Gonchar / Manko

album proceeds will be donated to urgent fundraisers in Ukraine

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