Larissa Shmaillo
"OVERTURE For An EXORCiSM"
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"THE NO NET WORLD"
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The No-Net World is a solid collection of Shmailo's intensity, heart and wit.
Her observations of life and love offer no formality-she tells it like it is, and sometimes it's gritty.
The album opens with four strong poems, including "In Paran", a dramatic tribal piece that feels ancient and familiar.
The best moments come near the end of the CD,
first when Shmailo treats us to her own translations of pieces by Russian poets Pushkin and Mayakovsky; then in the most riveting and sobering poem of the collection, "How My Family Survived the Camps" in which the poet deftly recounts her family's history and survival during the Holocaust.
The No-Net World takes you on one woman's tour of the globe, combining stark reality with lush hope.
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