Hrají: Jakub Šimanský / Tomáš Niesner
Nahrál: David Zeman
Master: David Šmitmajer
Foto / Video: Radim Urbášek
Obal: Štěpán Adámek
Dvojice kytaristů Jakub Šimanský a Tomáš Niesner se na ní snaží ukotvit pojem primitivismus do českého hudebního žargonu. Oba ve své tvorbě vychází z žánru zvaného american primitivism, který již od 70. let pilovali kytaroví hráči jako John Fahey, Leo Kottke, Robbie Basho či Sandy Bull. Americký primitivismus vycházel z bluegrassové tradice amerického jihu, ale netradiční přístup k lazení, rytmice a mantrickému repetitivismu nalezl v duchovní hudbě asijského původu. Hudba indického guru a hráče na sitar Raviho Shankara se stala soundtrackem k sebepoznávání skrz psychedelické drogy pro řadu mladých američanů, pro řadu mladých muzikantů se pak stala významným inspiračním zdrojem.
O pět dekád později je odkaz amerického primitivismu stále živý a Šimanský s Niesnerem patří do řady jeho následovníků. V našem prostředí ho obohacují o český country folkový romantismus.
Niesner se Šimanským společně vyrostli v hlučné přerovské kapele UNNA, která podobně jako jejich aktuální tvorba, sršela nadšeneckým přístupem a čerpala jak z devadesátkového noise rocku, tak soudobého alternativního metalu. Svůj kultovní status kapela završila vydáním rozlučkové desky a sérií důrazných finálních koncertů. Zatímco Niesner se kytary držel už v UNNA, Šimanský v kapele odklepával rytmus a hru na kytaru si osvojoval v dobách existenčního tápání, kdy prakticky žil v místnosti své přerovské zkušebny. Tam neúnavně, občas i 10 hodin denně cvičil a piloval svou hru po vzoru Johna Faheyho.
Výsledek na sebe nenechal dlouho čekat a Šimanského první deska, kazeta „Face to Face to Against American Primitivism in Eastern Europe vol. I“ vzbudila ohlas na české i zahraniční scéně. Na té domácí ke všemu umocněné výraznými a neúnavnými koncerty. Po desítkách trubadůrských výjezdech po všech koutech republiky si k sobě Šimanský přivolal bývalého partnera z UNNA Niesnera a společně začali připravovat materiál napsaný pro dvě kytary. Po jejich prvním koncertu, který proběhl v přítmí odsvěceného vernéřovického Soulkostela v létě 2018 se dvojice odebrala do domácího studia Davida Zemana (z kapely Kalle), kde nahrála osm skladeb na album Tance neznámé.
Album vyjde 18. dubna u vydavatelství Stoned to Death, nosičem bude vinyl (180 g) a limitovaná kazetová verze (30 kusů). Obal je z dílny Štěpána Adámka, o master se postaral David Šmitmajer z Headless Duplicated Tapes.
Vydání desky kapela doprovodí hned dvojicí koncertů:
18. dubna – Brno @ Kabinet Múz (společně s Kult Masek, Aran Epochál a Dimitar)
25. dubna – Praha @ Punctum (společně s Vašek Havelka III, URN)
Oba koncerty budou na sezení.
Video ke skladbě Krvavá záda nahrané ve skladu brněnského vydavatelství Host je zde:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqA3abVIBac&feature=youtu.be
https://www.facebook.com/events/2329131067323431/
https://www.facebook.com/events/2143503229079068/
Review from Dying for Bad Music
https://dyingforbadmusic.com/blog/post/2019/04/imansky-niesner.html
American primitivism in Eastern Europe? One of the earliest connection might be the Dobro guitar, known a brand that built acoustic guitars with a metal resonator to amplify the sounds.
The name originated in 1928 when the Dopyera brothers, John and Emil (Ed), formed the Dobro Manufacturing Company. Dobro is both a contraction of "Dopyera brothers" and a word meaning 'good' in their native Slovak. An early company motto was "Dobro means good in any language." -- Wikipedia
And then there is the guitar duo consisting of Jakub Šimanský and Tomáš Niesner who just released their debut LP "Tance neznámé" on the Czech Stonded to Death label.
For many who got sucked into the vortex of solo acoustic guitar music, the appearance of Daniel Bachman around 2011, was the entry into a musical world that lead to discover legends like Jack Rose, John Fahey and Robbie Basho. Bachman was a young guy who showed that it's still possible to travel the world with an acoustic guitar if you have stories to tell and some mind-boggling picking skills that leaves everybody mouth open.
1/2Šimanský Niesner - Tance neznámé
2012 was Bachmans first tour outside of the United States1 and he played in Prague and I might read too much into it or be completely wrong, but I bet this was the time when he inspired Jakub Šimanský.
Šimanský, originally the drummer of the noise rock band UNNA, picked up the guitar in a time of personal turmoil, when he was living in the practice room of his band.
After a debut album on cassette2, Šimanský teamed up with his former band mate Tomáš Niesner and to record Tance neznámé (Unknown Dances).
This album is a phantastic document of two guitarists complementing each other, giving each other space to work out ideas and while being technical top notch, they put alot emotions into their compositions. Some of the melodies are touching something deep inside me, that is hard to explain, but I bet every music lover knows that feeling.
Ženy a heřmánek (lady and Chamomile) for example. This is my personal favorite because of the simple beauty of the melodies that grow out of the dialogue by both guitars. It's also a piece which displays the influence of Czech romanticism, naturalism and maybe even surrealism the most.
Here and there you can hear Bachman's signature thumb work on the bass string, or be reminded on the Jack Rose and Glenn Jones duets, but even if I make this connection to other players, these compositions are all completely unique and just beautifully executed that there is no real need to compare them to others.
I love the Czech Republic and their cultural treasures as much as I love America with all the weirdness that came out of immigrants that felt free to do whatever they wanted, like jamming a metal cone into a "lute" to be louder than anybody else. This album is for me the embodyment of this love.
Your favorite American primitive album this year comes out of the Czech Republic, like the original (and better) Budweiser beer!
Do not miss this album, even if you can't read or pronounce the track titles. This is pure bliss!
And allow me a last reference, but this album sounds to me like part II of _Of Deathly Premonitions_3, the 2011 tour release with guitar duets by Ryley Walker and Daniel Bachman.
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Šimanský Niesner
Tance neznámé
American primitivism in Eastern Europe? One of the earliest connection might be the Dobro guitar, known a brand that built acoustic guitars with a metal resonator to amplify the sounds.
The name originated in 1928 when the Dopyera brothers, John and Emil (Ed), formed the Dobro Manufacturing Company. Dobro is both a contraction of "Dopyera brothers" and a word meaning 'good' in their native Slovak. An early company motto was "Dobro means good in any language." -- Wikipedia
And then there is the guitar duo consisting of Jakub Šimanský and Tomáš Niesner who just released their debut LP "Tance neznámé" on the Czech Stonded to Death label.
For many who got sucked into the vortex of solo acoustic guitar music, the appearance of Daniel Bachman around 2011, was the entry into a musical world that lead to discover legends like Jack Rose, John Fahey and Robbie Basho. Bachman was a young guy who showed that it's still possible to travel the world with an acoustic guitar if you have stories to tell and some mind-boggling picking skills that leaves everybody mouth open.
2012 was Bachmans first tour outside of the United States1 and he played in Prague and I might read too much into it or be completely wrong, but I bet this was the time when he inspired Jakub Šimanský.
Šimanský, originally the drummer of the noise rock band UNNA, picked up the guitar in a time of personal turmoil, when he was living in the practice room of his band.
After a debut album on cassette2, Šimanský teamed up with his former band mate Tomáš Niesner and to record Tance neznámé (Unknown Dances).
This album is a phantastic document of two guitarists complementing each other, giving each other space to work out ideas and while being technical top notch, they put alot emotions into their compositions. Some of the melodies are touching something deep inside me, that is hard to explain, but I bet every music lover knows that feeling.
Ženy a heřmánek (lady and Chamomile) for example. This is my personal favorite because of the simple beauty of the melodies that grow out of the dialogue by both guitars. It's also a piece which displays the influence of Czech romanticism, naturalism and maybe even surrealism the most.
Here and there you can hear Bachman's signature thumb work on the bass string, or be reminded on the Jack Rose and Glenn Jones duets, but even if I make this connection to other players, these compositions are all completely unique and just beautifully executed that there is no real need to compare them to others.
I love the Czech Republic and their cultural treasures as much as I love America with all the weirdness that came out of immigrants that felt free to do whatever they wanted, like jamming a metal cone into a "lute" to be louder than anybody else. This album is for me the embodyment of this love.
Your favorite American primitive album this year comes out of the Czech Republic, like the original (and better) Budweiser beer!
Do not miss this album, even if you can't read or pronounce the track titles. This is pure bliss!
And allow me a last reference, but this album sounds to me like part II of _Of Deathly Premonitions_3, the 2011 tour release with guitar duets by Ryley Walker and Daniel Bachman.
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