released February 1, 2018

Intonema, CD, int026, edition of 200
www.intonema.org/2011/02/int026.html
intonema.bandcamp.com/album/varietas

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interview (in Russian)
syg.ma/@musicworm/razghovor-s-konstantinom-samolovovym-i-alieksieiem-sysoievym-o-ikh-rielizie-na-intonema

Frans de Waard
"...Things burst and bubble
around here for sure, and there is some excellent interaction going on between these two players. The rattling of the percussion is something that is very much central to this. [...] Peeping, scratching, feeding back, responding, whatever term you use, it all seems appropriate for this release. Everything is played with great care, quite calm, letting sounds breathe and develop and not play it all out in a relatively short time frame. Action and reaction seems to be the deal they made. [...] The recording is very direct, doesn’t hide anything and is straightforward but I thought that was most enjoyable. Excellent release throughout."
www.vitalweekly.net/1121.html

Brian Olewnick
"The clarity of drums as drums (no cymbals; sometimes he sounds like a reborn Barry Altschul) is refreshing once in a while, as is the jaunty, almost humorous aspect the music takes on in the first few minutes of 'moto'..."
olewnick.blogspot.ru/2018/04/five-new-releases-from-intonema.html

Leonid Auskern (in Russian)
"Если сравнить саунд дуэта с азбукой Морзе, то я бы назвал диалог Константина и Алексея состоящим из одних точек, без тире, но вот характер этих точек, их свойства и расстояние между ними постоянно и непредсказуемо меняется, что и делает прослушивание Varietas занятием весьма интересным."
jazzquad.ru/index.pl?act=PRODUCT&id=4884

COLTA.ru (in Russian)
"Самое сильное в такой непростой, чего уж там, для неподготовленного слушателя музыке — именно то, как при должном к ней внимании она превращает в слушателя подготовленного..."
www.colta.ru/articles/music_modern/17373?part=8

desibeli.net (in Finnish)
"...Moto ja Cycle ovat kumpikin kuin karmeja vailla maalauksia..."
www.desibeli.net/arvostelu/7362