Writing liner
notes for a project as spontaneous as this one is somewhat self-defeating. The
purpose of liner notes is generally to expound a concept, an innovation, a
purpose: we have none of these things.
We met to have a
few drinks, breathe the proverbial fresh air and play music, not to record an
album. We recorded in a living room, not in a studio, and on one handheld
recorder, not an expænsive setup.
There was no
playlist, program or concept, but only the projected coherence of our
individual musical personalities. We played instruments we didn’t know we could
play, and played things we didn’t know could be instruments. We played music we
knew and music we didn’t, and hopefully some music that’s new.
Ian Mikyska
Line-up:
Ian Mikyska – guitar, electronics, plastic bottles
Ian Mikyska – guitar, electronics, plastic bottles
Tomáš Mika –
guitar, piano, klaxon
Benjamin McGarr –
saxophone, flute, piano
Jan Faix –
no-input mixer, live electronics, no-fi tapes
Mikuláš Mrva –
bass guitar, electronics, jaw harp
Jan Kulka – drums,
percussion
Recorded live on
the 24th of July 2013 in Všestary, Czech Republic.
Mastering:
Veronika Bartošová