"As keepers of their cultural heritage,they interprete it in a contemporary
key,thus
their sound
finding fertile soil in the new generations.A combination of rural and archaic
paganism,fefined Byzantine vocality,and sound of the hypercivilized world. Evocative and
timeless music,a modern sound of an ancient people.Epic and mythical
power of sound,archaic
and mysterious beauty."
II Picollo (7 July 1996)
"Anastasia on the soundtrack "Before the Rain" create a
mediative,melancholic and
beautiful
musical progress.Modern electronics and church choir merge together with
traditional
instruments as the gaida,wooden flute and drums.
A radically
original band which in this music combine Byzantine church music,Macedonian
ethnic
rhythms and modern rock."
Politiken (18 October 1996)
"Anastasia have their own musical proposition.With elements that have to do
with the
Bizantine tradition,the Balcan music and the modern
rhythms,they have overcome the
limits of the ethno music and have created a mixture of
East and West.With the melodious
sounds of polyrhythmical magic that can be understood only
by careful listening of their music"
Elefterotipia (14 March 1996)
"Their combinations of rural paganism and refined Byzantism
reflects the two societes
depicted in
the film : The archaic,rustic countryside and the hyper-civilized city."
Le Journal du Dimanche
Frederique Lallouette
"The trio's music sounds strangely timeless and evocative.The play of intive
sounds
traditional
instruments such as kaval (flute) and gajda (bagpipes) stand well to the fore;
the deep
baritone of the vocalist recalls the Byzantine past of Eastern Ortodox church music."
The European , Jonathan Bousfield
"A
passionate soundtrack of Anastasia provides a powerful driving force in the film."
Variety , Deborah Young
"We are trying to develop an authentic musical language based
on the influences we
grew
up with... We are not working with exhibits in an ethnological museum but with
a
living tradition."
...it may seem a strange analogy,but look at the case
of The Beatles.When you listen
to
them,you hear England at once.When you hear to Anastasia we want you to hear
Macedonia."
An interview for "the European"
