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Nie Ma Mocnych
*250 copies limited edition* Preparing a successful sequel to a popular film is a difficult and not always feasible task. Meanwhile, Sylwester Chęciński has succeeded in this art twice. "Nie ma mocnych" the second story about the fate of the Kargula and Pawlak families, defends itself just as well as "Sami swoi."
"Nie ma mocnych" was intended by director Sylwester Chęcinski and screenwriter Andrzej Mularczyk as a contemporary continuation, set in the realities of the Polish countryside of the 1…
Live In Praha 1964
A previously unpublished recording of the Krzysztof Komeda Quintet's performances at the first jazz festival in Prague in 1964. An important, significant stop in the jazz career of the legendary pianist and composer appears on disc more than half a century after its recording. And it continues to delight.
Krzysztof Komeda was received extremely enthusiastically in Prague. His original Quintet, by the way, played at an incredibly high level, electrifying the audience gathered in Prague's Lucerna.…
Penguin Bids
*2022 stock.* Hot, hot and even hotter! Thrilling big-band recordings from the 1960s, made with the Polish Radio Dance Orchestra… The music is full of energy and swing, and is an evidence of Jerzy Milian’s artistry as an arranger, and above all, as a great vibraphone player.
After Edward Czerny took over the leadership of the Polish Radio Dance Orchestra in 1959, he took it to a level unattainable to his predecessors. Until 1974 he regularly performed with the Orchestra in Poland and in other Ea…
Mam Tu Swój Dom
*2022 stock.* Two forgotten films from the same year, with similar themes and music by the same composer. The album "Mam Tu Swój Dom" presents previously unpublished recordings of film music by Krzysztof Komeda, who, it turns out, found himself as at ease in short, intimate forms arranged for unusual instrumental lineups as he did in jazz.
Krzysztof Komeda's film music is still to some extent an undiscovered land. In addition to the timeless and legendary works ("Nóż w wodzie", "Niewinni czarodz…
Sami Swoi
*2022 stock.* A legendary and outstanding comedy, watched for more than fifty years by new generations with the same joy and laughter, commented on by popular press and discussed by scholars. “Sami swoi” by Sylwester Chęciński has a lasting place in the history of Polish culture and even in everyday language. After all, everybody knows that ‘court is a court but justice must be on our side’. Now, the original score written by Wojciech Kilar has been released for the first time – and in its full …
W Labiryncie
*2022 stock.* The turn of decades, time of far-reaching social changes and of little, private dramas and joys. These key themes were picked by Paweł Karpiński and Wojciech Niżyński for the TV series which by some is now considered as iconic. Its soundtrack, with guitar and synthesizer sounds, is a perfect fit for the series vibe. One more reason to go into ‘the labyrinth of human issues’.
“W labiryncie” TV series, produced between 1988 and 1991, was the first Polish soap opera used as lenses to …
Živí Se Diví: Live In Bratislava 1975
What is the most successful marriage of Fender and Moog in the history of music? "Živí se Diví. Live in Bratislava 1975” is a unique live album from Jazz Q, the legends of Czechoslovakian jazz-rock. The material presents a group in one of its best incarnations, from time of cult compilation "Jazzrocková Dílna” (1975). This dynamic material in excellent radio quality comes from the private archives of Martin Kratochvíl, who entrusted GAD Records with the rights to his music legacy. First released…
Zimna Kąpiel
The history of music largely consists of the word "if." For if Boguslaw "Dizzy" Rudzinski had not emigrated to Sweden in the mid-1960s, the history of Polish jazz might have looked very different. And the songs that appear on the album "Cold Bath" more than half a century after recording - could successfully fill one of the volumes of the "Polish Jazz" series.
Boguslaw Rudzinski, despite his great activity on the music scene of the late 1950s and early 1960s, quickly fell into oblivion after emi…
Interwizje. East European Visions of Groovy Sound (1969-1982)
*2022 stock.* At times it is good to step out of your own flat to take a broader look at the whole block. The Eastern Block in this case. Soul Service and GAD Records have prepared for you a journey full of grooves from the 1970s. A must-go trip for lovers of funk rhythms, psychedelic colors and soulful grooves.Nowadays the ‘inter-‘ prefix is perhaps chiefly associated with the Internet or interactivity, but some decades ago it would be incorporated into the names of many international organizat…
Optima Fide (1968-70 • More Belgian Scores - Third Stream Tales)
The Belgian jazz orchestra run by BRT radio was one of Europe's most interesting workshops, allowing composers to experiment at will with the sound or structure of works. Jerzy Milian exploited the possibilities of this composition to its absolute limits, and "Optima Fide," the eleventh installment in the "Jerzy Milian Tapes" series, chronicles this turbulent period in his career. Beginning in the mid-1960s, Milian regularly wrote large forms bordering on jazz and avant-garde for Belgian radio. …
Electric Circus
Remastered edition of an intriguing international project from the mid-70s. A meeting of jazz and rock that goes far beyond what is usually considered fusion. Originally released in 1976, the album "Electric Circus" was the second solo project of German guitarist Toto Blanke, but at the same time the beginning of an unusual trio formed by the Dutch pianist Jasper van't Hof and Finnish drummer Edward Vesala (known in Poland thanks to his collaboration with Tomasz Stańko). Three very strong indivi…
Stigma
When in 1970 Jerzy Milian was developing his regular cooperation with the Berlin radio, which was launched a few months earlier by recording music for the television ballet “Rivalen”, he was at the peak of his creative possibilities. He could boast of three years of success with his own trio, along with cooperation with Gustav Brom and an ongoing adventure with the Belgian big band BRT. He also had an abundance of ideas and energy that could be devoted not to one, but two projects. In July 1970,…
Senne Wędrówki
The Warsaw quartet, which in 1969 went skyward with a razor and discovered for the Polish listener psychedelic-soul sounds in the spirit of Vanilla Fudge, celebrates its 50th birthday. It's a perfect occasion to recall "Senne wędrówki" - originally released in 2011, a compilation with Klan music recorded on commission from the Polish Film Chronicle. The material returns now in a refreshed form. In February 1971, Klan recorded a number of songs for the Polish Film Chronicle, including new, surpri…
Ars Electronica 89/90
Komendarek in recordings from the late 80s and early 90s, prepared for the interdisciplinary Ars Electronica festival. Avant-garde madness against the background of ingenious sequences. Previously unpublished material appears on CD for the first time. By the end of the 80s, Władysław Komendarek had already established himself in Poland as a leading creator of electronic music. However, he did not rest on his laurels, and when he found an opportunity to take part in a futuristic review Ars Electr…
W Słońcu i W Deszczu
A diverse and compelling soundtrack from the popular TV series by Sylwester Szyszko, from 1979. Piotr Hertel, the composer known for his work for the “Akcja pod Arsenałem” feature movie and “Miś Uszatek” animated TV series, surprises here with keyboards, percussion instruments themes and appealing orchestral arrangements. For the first time on the CD! The series which told the story of Bolek Małolepszy, as a slice of his life struggles at the Polish countryside of the late 1970s, was warmly rece…
Memento z Banalnym Tryptykiem
The last album of the original SBB before a long break. A summary of the decade full of events and achievements, as well as a kind of a clasp - completed years later with the beginning of the story, i.e. the first version of the title track, still from the Silesian Blues Band times! When "Memento z banalnym tryptykiem" was released in 1981, SBB was already history. The album, recorded a year earlier, thus became a kind of summary of the decade, in which the band searched, demolished, built and c…
Nowy Horyzont
The pulsating bass guitar, frenetic drums and the aggresive guitar. Synthesizers, noises and rumbles. One of the most progressive records in the history of the Polish rock – cherished by Steven Wilson and members of Opeth – now returns in its remastered and definitive version. In 1974 the band went into talks with CBS. The cooperation did not get off, but tracks recorded with that LP in mind became the foundation for the first studio release of the band to be published in Poland. Known by then f…
Welcome
SBB's second album, originally recorded in 1978. Seven shorter, extremely varied compositions confirming the great inventiveness of the legendary trio - rushing, progressive themes and moving songs with ideas. Definitive CD edition with new booklet and bonuses. SBB spent most of 1978 on concert stages all over Europe, being, among others, the first Polish performer to take the stage at the Roskilde Festival. In September they found time to record their next studio album. Released both in Poland …