Holodiloff, Dave / Dave Holodiloff Band
Album: Dave Holodiloff Band   Collection:World
Artist:Holodiloff, Dave   Added:Aug 2016
Label:Self-Release  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2016-08-08 Pull Date: 2016-10-10 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: Oct 9 Oct 2 Sep 25 Sep 18 Sep 11 Sep 4 Aug 28 Aug 21
Airplays: 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Nov 02, 2017: Melange
Softly Swirling
4. Oct 05, 2016: At the Cafe Bohemian
Foggy Coast
2. Jul 13, 2017: Melange
Softly Swirling
5. Sep 29, 2016: Galactic Travel Playlists
Indian Summer Samba
3. Oct 06, 2016: Melange
London Bridge Breakdown
6. Sep 24, 2016: Music Casserole
Softly Swirling

Album Review
Margy Kahn
Reviewed 2016-08-07
Dave Holodiloff, Monterey-based mandolin player as well as composer, bandleader and multi-instrumentalist has put together a talented group of local musicians and composed and arranged lively tunes which show off each player and instrument to advantage; half jazz/half world

NO FCC's; all instrumental; all tracks are good; Favorites 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 11

*1-Foggy Coast (3:35) mandolin fronts in lively Celtic type tune; nice fiddle & bass, flute comes in; then instruments subtract, nice punch at end

2-Swing and Spice (3:28) - lots of nice fiddle work, punctuated with mando and horn flourishes

*3-Stone'sThrow (3:06) – mandolin-heavy jig with fiddle and horn echoes;

4-Growing Rains (3:19) – lots of percussion on this one to simulate the rainfall; jazz-inspired

*5-Ritual Nectar (4:47) – guitar lead-off with percussion; eastern inspired with minor key modulations; nice guitar vamp with flute over it

**6-Softly Swirling (5:29) – slower with piano chord progression leading into horns plus mandolin, beautifully textured; treble mandolin chords especially pretty

7-Hobie's Reel (3:52) – starts slower, more mysteriously with fiddle notes bending; segues to fast reel; then jazz idea of a reel; then back to straight reel

*8-Itsy Bitsy Gypsy (3:03) – bass throws out the tune; mando follows; other instruments kick in; feels like jazz

9-Indian Summer Samba (4:57) – choro-sounding music with flute and catchy strings

10-Rattlesnake Rhumba (3:38) – mandolin out in front on this romp

**11-London Bridge Breakdown – (4:25) – brief cacophony and then a serious intro to a minor key London Bridges that gets broken down every which-way

12-When the World Sleeps (4:06) – one of the few slower tracks; piano starts off melody; violin takes it up sweetly; then flute while piano and percussion keep time

13-Reel Dreams (5:00) – lively mando playing, backed by guitar; fiddle comes in; last flute & bass

Track Listing
1. Foggy Coast   7. Hobie's Reel
2. Swing And Spice   8. Itsy Bitsy Gypsy
3. Stone's Throw   9. Indian Summer Samba
4. Growing Rains   10. Rattlesnake Rhumba
5. Ritual Nectar   11. London Bridge Breakdown
6. Softly Swirling   12. When The World Sleeps
  13. Reel Dreams