Dálava’s very name means ‘the disappearing line on the horizon, where sky and land merge into each other’. It’s not a bad description of their music either.
"Every now and then an album appears that is so overwhelming and so intense that it is hard to put into any category. Such is the case with The Book Of Transfigurations, the second release by Dálava...Saying that The Book Of Transfigurations is a masterpiece is not an exaggeration.”
Bas Springer, fRoots, August 2017
"The album is not so much a fusion, more an exciting collision of tradition with experimentation, one that will equally appeal to fans of folk, avantgarde improv and jazz." Jo Frost, Songlines Magazine, July 2017
"Whether the arrangements are delicate or punishing, though, the beauty of the songs comes through powerfully." More. Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader, July 2017
Read more"In concert, in either band or duo format, Bajakian and Ulehla create a sound that is achingly intimate. Their love for the music and for each other is beautifully evident, and not in any kind of saccharine fashion: it’s as if they share a mutual incandescence."
-Alexander Varty, Musicworks, #128 Summer/Fall 2017 (PDF of full article below)