 genre: psych, avant country: czech republik quality: lossless (ape, cue, log, scans) time: 1:08'21" size: 406 mb misc.: recorded live '73-'75
Scented Gardens of Mind:
The Plastic People of the Universe became leaders of the so-called 'second culture' in Czechoslovakia. They were formed by Jirouš in September 1968, one month after the Warzaw Pact invasion. Due to their long hair and repertoire of songs (own compositions and covers of songs by The Fugs, Mothers Of Invention, Captain Beefheart and Velvet Underground) the group lost their 'professional' status in 1970. With home-made equipment they played unofficial concerts for the next few years. Among the most important was a performance named "homage to Andy Warhol" and the first festival of the Second Culture in Postupice (1 September 1974) along with DG 307 and Umělá Hmota III. A sequel to this was held in Bojanovice in February 1976 with the same groups. The authorities didn't stop these events but a month after the second festival the police raided apartments and arrested most of the performers. The manager of Plastic People (Ivan Jirouš), Vratislav Brabenec and Pavel Zajíček (of DG 307) were sentenced to jail from 8 to 18 months. Harassment of the Plastic People and their fans persisted for the remainder of the decade. A tape recorded in 1974 was eventually smuggled out of the country and released in France on the Scopa Invisible label. This album contained provocative lyrics by the underground poet Egon Bondy. Plastic People's music was violent and harsh, reflecting the austere climate in Prague at the time. But it was also indicative of the rich Czech jazz tradition with sax and electric piano dominating the instrumental segments.
1. NF 811 2. Jaro léto podzim zima
3. Komu je dnes dvacet
4. Růze a mrtví
5. My Guitar
6. Má milá je jako jabko (fragment)
7. Angel's Hair
8. Jó - to se ti to spí
9. Já a Mike
10. Traktory
11. Francovka
12. Prsí, prsí
13. Má milá je jako jabko
14. Magor uvádí koncert v Mokropsech
15. Včera v neděli
16. Mír
Milan Hlavsa / bass [1, 2, 4-8, 10-14, 16, 17], vocals [1-11, 13, 14, 16, 17], flute [3]
Josef Janíček / guitar [1, 2, 4-5, 8, 10-14, 16, 17], keyboard [6, 7, 9, 14], vocals [1, 4, 10, 12, 13, 17], horn [3]
Jiří Kabes / violin [1, 2, 4-8, 10, 12-14, 16, 17], theremin [7, 11, 13], flute [3], playing mill [7], vocals [9]
Vratislav Brabenec / saxophone [1, 4-6, 8, 10-12, 14, 17], kazoo [2], suzaphone [3], vocals [11, 16]
Jiří Sula / drums [1-8, 10-14]
Jaroslav Vozniak / drums [16, 17]
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