Marina Maximilian - Step Into My World - 2013

• 1. Hurricane
• 2. Two Pigs
• 3. Tango
• 4. I Trust This Man
• 5. Russian Canon
• 6. Dream Drill
• 7. I Know
• 8. Silence
• 9. Maurine

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This is the criminally long overdue debut album by Israeli singer / songwriter Marina Maximilian (Blumin), one of the most interesting musical personalities to emerge on the Israeli scene in the last decade. Born in 1987 in Ukraine, Marina arrived in Israel when she was three years old. She received musical education from her mother and later in a conservatory and was destined to become an Artist, which was evident from an early age. She started to perform when still in high school, singing mostly music close to Jazz. She was the first soloist of the excellent Israeli Jazz-World Fusion band Common Bond and appeared as a vocalist on the band's debut album recorded in 2006. In 2007 she participated in the TV singing competition, where she was exposed to a wide audience for the first time. Although she reached only the second place in that competition, her appearance showed her to be a fully grown diva, which had already a highly individual style and an absolutely amazing talent, separating her totally form the other participants in that competition.
Following the competition Marina started to perform and build up her career, but suffered from the familiar syndrome of being simply way above the head of the average audience, with was unable to appreciate her sophistication, complexity, mannerisms and convoluted personality. Her personal life, which suffered from dramatic ups and downs, hindered her career and her planned debut album was delayed and later scrambled completely. Marina started to develop an acting career and later on a modeling career. Following a failed marriage incident she returned to music and undertook a dramatic change in her appearance, which finally completed her transformation into a heartbreakingly beautiful women as well as a great Artist.
The album includes nine songs, eight of which are originals composed (or co-composed in two cases) by Marina and one is a Russian folk song. The lyrics are in English, which is somewhat surprising, but perhaps fitting the resolution to perform a complete turn around. Musically the album is also quite remote from Marina's Jazzy / cabaret & chanson like / highly stylistic singing she was associated with. This time Marine is a Rocker from start to finish, which allows the listeners to discover a completely new facet of musicality. Of course the Rock Marina performs belongs to the highly sophisticated variety of the genre, with complex melodies, frequent rhythm changes, unexpected twists and turns, in short Alternate Rock at its best.
Marina's performances are, as expected, superb from start to finish. She exposes her wide vocal range, plays around with notes and phrases, modulates tones and displays a showcase of complete vocal mastery. It takes several listens to analyze and discover the hidden treasures and intricate details, but the process is a most rewarding musical experience. Marina again shows that she is simply a universe of her own, being simply untouchable. Well done girl!

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Marina Maximilian (מרינה מקסמילין) - composed, lyrics, vocals
Yonatan Albalak (יונתן אלבלק) - guitar
Gilad Abro (גלעד אברו) - bass
Aviv Cohen (אביב כהן) - drums
Ofer Meiri (עופר מאירי) - producer
With:
Maya Belsitzman (מאיה בלזיצמן) - cello (2)
Ofer Meiri (עופר מאירי) - synth (2)
Arad Yini (ארד ייני) - trumpet (7)
Ella Blumin (אלה בלומין) - vocal (5)