STRANGE IS THIS WORLD

• Piosenka dla zmarlej Marionetki, 1972
• Com Uczynil Marionetki, 1972
• Smutny ktos i biedny nikt Aerolit, 1974
• Chlodna ironia przemijajcych pejzazy Idée Fixe, 1977

With a backing band including the members of SBB, Czesław Niemen's first English-language album is a wild trip through spacey, psychedelic territory. Nieman's vocal performance brings to mind the mighty lungs of old-time psychedelic greats like Arthur Brown, whilst the musical backing warps these songs - including the Otis Redding I've Been Loving You Too Long and the title track, which is a mutation of a track from significantly earlier in Nieman's career - into weird, not-quite-ambient atmospheric jams. The end result is a fascinatingly original collaboration between some of the great names of 70s-era Polish prog which will be of interest to all fans of the trippier end of prog.

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Posted Sunday, October 07, 2012

Time to give this album another 5 stars. And why is that? Here are the reasons. First of all, Czeslaw Niemen is a great name in the Polish music industry, and has had a huge effect on a lot of bands there, including SBB. And no doubt about it, this man is very innovative, has an impressive w ... (read more)

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