Nov 16, 2008

The Ecstasy Of Saint Theresa - I'm (Not Really) Optimistic (video)

One of the few Czech bands which managed to break through abroad. From guitar indie (early 90's) to electronic post-rock / ambient. I'm optimistic...

Nierika - Journey's End (video)

Czech indie band - live. Enjoy!

Nov 15, 2008

Tara Fuki - Lej Lej (video)

Czech couple playing violoncellos and singing songs with folk motives mainly in Polish. Authentic and fine.

Gaffa - B-film (video)

Sleater-Kinney moving to CZ, too? Hehe, just kidding. Three girls playing punk-rock...

Atlantic Cable - A Song About Elvis (video)

Tyson Cosby aka Atlantic Cable, another American (resp. Canadian) who has moved to Czech. From blues-rock up to freak-folk. Nice!

Sabot (video)

Hilary Binder (drums) and Christopher Rankin (bass), a couple of Americans living in Czech city Tábor since early 90's and playing good music all the time.

Longital - Voyage (video)

A girl, a boy, a computer - and lot of interesting music.

Zuzana Navarova - Andělská (video)

Tender song of a Czech singer which died untimely but remained here several beautiful songs like this one.

Iva Bittova & Cikori - Křídla (video)

Another Iva's song, just a pity that the sound is not that good.

Iva Bittova & Vladimir Vaclavek - Sirka v louži (video)

Song about an (ordinary?) match-stick adventures.

Selfbrush - Did Not Call (video)

Václav Havelka aka Selfbrush (singer of Please The Trees), possibly to say Czech "Smog", and his in my opinion best song. I set my horses free...

Some Other Place - Země Tobě (video)

I guess this band had played post-rock even before post-rock got its name...:o)

C - Plectroom (video)

Another piece by C...

C - Expelant (video)

Hard to say why but there are not so many post-rock bands in Czech so far. C plays music which oscilates between noisy and post-rock sound. Definitely good music!

OTK - Mám svojí zemi rád (video)

This band is going better and better with each new album. Enjoy!

Mejla Hlavsa alt. Tony Duchacek - Muchomůrky bílé (video)

This song exists in many different variations. Two of them below. Song about non-traditional mushrooming (Amanita phalloides var. alba)

Mejla Hlavsa:


Tony Duchacek:

Mejla Hlavsa / Fiction - Básníci ticha (video)

Let's call him old underground classic. Poets of the silence...

Psi vojaci - Žiletky (video)

Variation of probably best know song of Filip Topol and his band Psí vojáci. Song about razor-blades... They would call it emo today..:o)

Priessnitz - Děláže (video)

My meaning is that Priessnitz is one of the best Czech bands. Live video, sound not perfect, but the song is beautiful though.

Miou Miou - A l'été de la Saint-Martin '68 (video)

Lyrics are French, but the band is Czech. Keep loving bands with beautiful singers...

Swordfishtrombones - Unaware (video)

(Not just) another indie Czech band. I'm unaware, unaware...

Photolab - Sunday & Monday (video)

Young Czech indie pop band Photolab. Lovely singer, I would say...

David Doruzka - 107 Steps (video)

A nice song by David Doruzka, very good Czech jazz guitar player.

Please The Trees - Wrong Along (video)

Please The Trees - It's Not Me (video)