Jumyr-Kylysh

Jumyr-Kylysh is the debut (and thus far, only) studio release from the all-instrumental Turkic/Kazakh folkband Ulytau, which hails from the Ulytau District in Kazakhstan. The album features modern, metal-based interpretations and arrangements of pieces by composers such as Vivaldi, Bach and Mozart, but keeps the emphasis on the Kazakh folk tradition; to that end, there are also arrangements of pieces from composers such as Makhambet Utemisov and Qurmangazy Sagyrbaiuly.

Track Listing

 * 1) "Adai" (Qurmangazy Sagyrbaiuly) 3:12
 * 2) "Winter (Four Seasons)" (Vivaldi) 3:56
 * 3) "Kurishiler" (I. Iskakov) 3:29
 * 4) "Jumyr-Kylysh" (Makhambet Utemisov) 5:04
 * 5) "Toccata and Fugue" (Bach) 4:15
 * 6) "Ata Tolaguy" (Nurgisa Tilendiev) 4:11
 * 7) "Turkish March" (Mozart) 4:11
 * 8) "Yapyr-Ai" (Kazakh traditional folk song) 3:49
 * 9) "Teriskapai" (Shalmyrza) 4:03
 * 10) "Kokil" (Kazangap Tlepbergenovich) 3:36
 * Note: The liner notes contain a/an "Project Author"; this person goes by the name of Kydyrali Bolmanod.

Personnel

 * Maxim Kilchigin: Electric Guitar
 * Erjan Alimbetov: Dombra
 * Roman Adonin: Keyboards
 * Evgeny Sizov: Bass
 * Nurgaisha Sadvakasova: Violin
 * Igor Djavad-Zade: Drums

Production

 * Arranged and Directed by Tabriz Shakhidi
 * Produced by Tim Palmer and Maxim Kilchigin
 * Recorded by Slava Motliev at Vladimir Osinsky Studios
 * Mixed by Tim Palmer at Paramount Recording Studios
 * Mastered by Leonid Vorobiev at Vladimir Osinsky Studios