segunda-feira, outubro 10, 2011

KLAN – SENNE WEDROWKI (Dreamy Wanderings) UNRELEASED SESSION FROM 1971 ON CD!

Klan, one of Poland’s first truly genuine rock bands, became a legend almost instantly. They did not stoop to sing about love, however. Instead, they experimented with musical form, and were pioneers in using stroboscopic lights and artificial fog during gigs. The Warsaw-based group, comprised of Marek Ałaszewski (voc, g, f), Andrzej Poniatowski (dr), Maciej Głuszkiewicz (org, p) and Roman Pawelski (bg), recorded their first SP in 1970 (the single featured „Z brzytwą na poziomki”, their biggest hit ever). A year later the album “Mrowisko” surfaced, featuring music from the ballet show of the same title. Sadly, Klan were too subversive a group to be accepted by the authorities and thus be given opportunities for further development. This meant almost instant death. By August 1971 the band was no
longer.
 
In February 1971 Klan were at the apex of their creative efforts. It was at that time that they recorded a dozen or so tracks intended as soundtrack to the Polish Film Chronicle, a newsreel shown in Polis cinemas; these included modified arrangements of their well-know hits, excerpts from the “Mrowisko” show, as well as brand new compositions.The band combined elements of jazz, rock, and the psychedelic with great ease. Despite poor equipment they managed to create distinct, inimitable, fresh sound.
 
The recordings have survived in excellent quality. They have been transferred from original tapes and meticulously remastered by Andrzej Poniatowski, Klan’s original drummer and a superb sound engineer in his own right. The booklet comes replete with fantastic, hirtherto
unpublished photos, and a lavish essay on the band’s history, explaining the behind-the-scenes of this truly unique session.
 
Foto by Henryk Kotowski / GAD Records
You can buy CD directly from label:
http://sklep.gadrecords.pl/product.php?id_product=34
 
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