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If you love music, then you really do love music - all varieties. Roussak is clearly someone who loves music and demonstrates the depth of that love to us on this album. Keyboard instruments and piano are a major feature of No Trespassing and the music herein will delight all fans of these instruments. Sea Of Tranquility, USA
Andrew Roussak is a pianist, composer and keyboard player from Karlsruhe, Germany. Current projects are: Witchhouse , Leslie Boogie Trio, Meet Love , as well as solo piano work.
"...One of the things that makes Roussak unique is that he seems to be equally comfortable with classical, jazz, and rock music and often combines the styles within the same pieces. His mastery of the piano is readily apparent with dazzling fingerwork and impeccable technique... Blue Intermezzo is a breath of fresh air and I look forward to hearing more music from Andrew Roussak for many years to come! I give it my highest recommendation!" Kathy Parsons MainlyPiano.com, USA
"...All 12 tracks are very much worthwhile and make a wonderful collection - it really works well as an album. They are played with passion and skill, demonstrating once more what an great musician Roussak is. The recording is very good as well to my taste....All around, a top notch CD, and an original gift for the holidays season. On a scale of 1-6, a 5,5 masterpiece." ArtRock for Magle Intl. Music Forum, Denmark "...One of the things that makes Roussak unique is that he seems to be equally comfortable with classical, jazz, and rock music and often combines the styles within the same pieces. His mastery of the piano is readily apparent with dazzling fingerwork and impeccable technique... Blue Intermezzo is a breath of fresh air and I look forward to hearing more music from Andrew Roussak for many years to come! I give it my highest recommendation!" Kathy Parsons MainlyPiano.com, USA
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"...Much of the album is all instrumental deluxe, but the select vocal parts are outstanding. From stadium sized to heavenly, the female parts are dreamy. The listener will be thrilled with acrobatic keyboard action, some powerful stimulating passages, and plenty of changes along the way. A top of the line release, with grand use of multiple textures, smart combinations, dynamics galore, and adventurous pleasure. A beauty! RECOMMENDED.“ Lee Henderson on BIG BEAUTIFUL NOISE, USA "..."Storm Warning" begeistert durch tollen, stets eingängigen Prog im Hardrock-Gewand: Obwohl Roussak bisher in erster Linie als Keyboarder in Erscheinung getreten ist, halten sich Saiten und Tasten auf diesem Album die Waage, was für jene ausgewogene Mischung aus Hard Rock und Prog sorgt. Also, wie lautet das Urteil? Andrew Roussak hat ein ganz starkes Prog-Album abgeliefert, wie man lesen kann, das beste seiner Karriere. Das würde mich nicht wundern. "Storm Warning" ist eine klasse Scheibe! Nik Brückner Babyblaue ProgReviews, Deutschland
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„..In general I am sceptic when it comes to prog rock renditions of classical music. Even though they are my two favourite music genres, their combination usually does not agree with me, even by bands as famous as Ekseption, Renaissance, Yes, and Emerson Lake and Palmer. On his previous albums, Roussak has shown that he can do this better than most, using compositions by Bach, Vivaldi, and Dowland. Here he goes a step beyond - I think this is the best modern rendition of a classical music composition I've ever heard.“ ArtRock for Talking Classical, Denmark "Storm Warning" war ein ganz starkes Album, das beste seiner Karriere. Es begeisterte jene, die es begeisterte, durch tollen, stets eingängigen Prog im knackigen Hardrock-Gewand - und das, obwohl Roussak eigentlich Keyboarder ist. Klassisch beeinflusster Prog und (ebenso klassisch beeinflusster) Hardrock hielten sich in perfekter Balance. Würde Roussak dieses Kunststück noch einmal zustandebringen? Yep, würde und hat. "Crossing the Line" ist wenn, dann eher noch ein Tickerl besser als "Storm Warning". Nik Brückner, Babyblaue Seiten „…Crossing The Line is the first of three instrumental tracks on the disc. Immediately one of the highlights and a song to sit down for. In just over seven minutes, all registers are opened and there is variation with piano, authentic sympho and a contemporary Arena-like sound. Catchy is an appropriate keyword. It's the best I've heard from Roussak…“ Hans Ravensbergen, Progwereld HOLLAND „Die sieben Titel bewegen sich wie selbstverständlich zwischen klassisch, barocken Elementen bis hin zum komplex, progressiv, rockigen Stilmix. Melodisch, manchmal pathetisch, aber auch episch, so kann man mit wenigen Worten seine Kompositionen umschreiben. Roussak verbindet Klassik mit der Moderne, dafür verwendet er neben ausgeprägten Instrumentalparts auch wohldosierte Gesangslinien. Auch wenn dieses bereits von diversen sehr profilierten Künstler ebenso perfekt vorgemacht wurde, kann man Andrew Roussak nicht des Plagiats bezichtigen. Unbestritten, er beherrscht nicht nur auf „Crossing the Line“ seinen Job…“ Horst-Werner Riedel, Betreutes Proggen
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It has turned out to be an extremely entertaining album, in which he perfectly expresses his love for classical music, (hard) rock, and progressive rock, weaving them together into a beautiful musical whole. While his own superb keyboard playing naturally takes center stage, he also gives his fellow musicians—particularly the guitarists he brought on board—plenty of room to deliver brilliant solos. At times, these guitarists steer the music toward hard rock or even prog metal. This creates a varied listening experience—perhaps unexpectedly so, given that the classical music influences might have led one to anticipate an album rooted exclusively in progressive rock. Bravo to Roussak for handling this so well! The album is a real treat for fans of progressive rock, hard rock, and prog metal.“ Henri Strik , Background Magazine, Holland „…Andrew Roussak can be very pleased with the result on Nobody Knows.