CD / Digital Download, Nexsound / Laton 2005

Credits:
Music by Zavoloka 
Design by Zavoloka. 
Flute - Sopilka by Nata Zhyzhchenko, recorded at Innertion Studio.
Ukrainian vocal is taken from Bervy CD.

Release notes: 
Zavoloka - musician from Kyiv, Ukraine, continues with her invented type of sound when melodies and crazy rhythms combined with abstract analogue and digital noises. This is her first full-length CD release following the number of compilation appearences and live performances in Berlin, Kyiv and Odessa.
The sound of Zavoloka is very impuslive mixture of rich, dense and often unexpected soundscapes, but at the same time it goes into warm and nice atmosphere. Plavyna inspired a lot by ethnic culture of Ciscarpathian region of Ukraine. This album co-released by Nexsound / Laton labels.

Awarded in Digital Music and Sound Art category as Honorary Mention by Prix Ars Electronica in 2005.


In Press: 

Cracked
...It also sounds like a very old melody, maybe even a traditional song of some kind. The title of the track translates as "Lullaby", so that spawns more suggestions toward old songs. The incorporation into her almost free form sound-scapes is to me one of the highlights of this record...

Gaz-eta
...Finally, we get to a very strangely enchanting record by Ukrainian experimental artist Katja Zavoloka. "Plavyna" [which translates as "Silt"] is an album as much of surprises as it is of utter shocks. Zavoloka takes the listeners on a journey into the land of high-pitched computer generated clicks and snips. Occasional tiny, soft beats are heard underneath the static soundscapes which she creates from scratch. Metallic glitterings and ear-crushing feedback-like fizzing overtake the ears. On "Kolyskova" [or "Lullaby"], her haunting vocals feed your soul, as much as filling your ears. Ultimately, "Plavyna" is a trip worth taking, only if to explore and feel the novelty of Zavoloka's auditory world. 

Phosphor
...This wild variety of sounds is carefully assembled in a rich kaleidoscopic mixture that most resemble stuttering machines. The density and jittery movements from one movement to another resembles the work of some breakcore musicians, but Zavoloka's work has a much stronger emphasis on melody and sounds lighter and more delicate than most releases in the aforementioned genre. A demanding release, but original in its approach.

Outsight Communications
...Her instrumental electronica percolates with rapid and unexpected beat, bleeps and crisp snaps. At times this seem to be such a dense polyrhythms as to approach incomprehensibility. ...Zavoloka explains that her intention is "to produce more and more frank music that could reflect her momentary shades of feelings and emotions.

Etherreal
Zavoloka est tres certainement un sacre personnage, se permettant a 23 ans de tels melanges avec une telle assurance, et surtout une telle reussite. Bravo aux labels Nexsound et Laton qui ont unis leurs efforts afin de donner sa chance a une jeune artiste pleine de promesses.

Rock and Pop
...Uz jste si povidali s mechovymi kvitky? Jako by najednou uz bylo zbytecne hrat si na schovavanou a je nacase si vzajemne odkryt rousku. A jako z jine vrstvy reality vnimate zpev podkarpatskych starenek pri spradani niti a melodii pasackovi fletny, ktera se odrazi od okorale praskajici kury stromu. Ale i do tehle reality jste nekdy patrili, vzpominate? Digitalne upravena prirodni idylka nebo taky nesnesitelna psychedelie. Vyberte si.

Signal To Noise
...A lot of sharply rising and descending tones ribbon out in vaguely Squarepusherish dynamism, but what sets her compositions apart is the careful distinction she makes between rhythmic and melodic functions within a song, giving each equal weight and in perfectly unpredictable durations. It's the difference between the atmosphere and the weather, but experienced simultaneously from space and the equator. Using Ciscarpathian flutes as an acoustic sound source and what sounds like a lovable uncle singing, Zavoloka incorporates a deep well of enthusiasm for contemporary electronics with a natural sensitivity to what just sounds good. An impressive, demanding debut.

Indieville
...Rhythms are often subtle - even suggested - but even in its most free-flowing and abstract moments, there is a sense of order and organization here. I really enjoy the experience that Zavoloka has created with these ten tracks, as this seems to have found a perfect balance between IDM and experimental electronic music. Melody is the one fleeting ingredient here - Zavoloka seems more content to work on atmospherics and complex compositional architecture - but with that said, there is still enough tunefulness to keep an open-minded ear entertained. Favourite moments include the warped woodwinds on "Teche Voda Ledo" and the dense melodies and rhythms of "Rankova." This is perfect listening for a detached, sleepless 4am winter night.

babesinboyland
...Melodies, noisy sequences, ethnic vocals, going back and worth between technology and roots, here lies the philosophy of this 23 years old artist...