Józef Skrzek
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Topic: Józef Skrzek
Posted By: Tuzvihar
Subject: Józef Skrzek
Date Posted: October 02 2006 at 11:34
Józef Skrzek is, as many of you know (or so I hope), the leader of SBB (which is included here under jazz rock label). But he also released some solo albums of which I've got only one - "Ojciec chrzestny Dominika" (in english: "Dominic's Godfather") - and judging from this one Józef Skrzek's solo career should be at least considered for inclusion. But I don't know many of his other albums (not all his albums have been remastered on CDs yet, though). Can anyone support me? 
------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
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Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: October 02 2006 at 20:08
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I never heard his solo albums, because I'm not an SBB fan. As I know http://www.rockserwis.pl/SalesQueryResult.php?lang=2&Val=Skrzek&NA=Performer&SellerCategory=17&x=24&y=8 - ROCK-SERWIS offers lots of his CDs. ------------- Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour) |
Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: October 10 2006 at 17:01
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Nobody else? ------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: S Lang
Date Posted: October 10 2006 at 17:56
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SBB happens to be one of my favourite bands - if not the most fave - from Eastern Europe. I have many of their albums and I've seen them live on many occassions.
Admittedly, I prefer their more improvised pieces and whilst Skrzek is a fantastic musician, his - at times - overindulgent singing tends to interfere with my musical enjoyment. Indeed, as soon as I master how to edit CDs in my collection, about half of his vocals will be removed.
I had a number of solo albums by him, none captivated me enough to hold onto them. Frankly, I'd be happier if SBB were an instrumental band.
It's of a personal preference and I assume that his solo works may be appreciated by others.
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Posted By: honganji
Date Posted: October 11 2006 at 13:52
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I think his best solo album is Pamietnik Karoliny. I own it by LP records. He has released many solo albums, but I don't own almost of them. Some of them are apparently different from progressive rock that we usually imagine. |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: October 13 2006 at 15:26
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Not only a good keyboardist, but also a good vocalist. I own Ojciec chrzestny Dominika, it's a great album. He collaborated with Colin Bass (bassist for Camel) but nothing exceptional resulting from this collaboration. I don't know anything more about his solo career. I am glad to see he keeps the polish language for his lyrics. ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: January 14 2007 at 12:51
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Up!
------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: January 14 2007 at 15:51
Agreed. Let me add that Józef Skrzek is a one man orchestra on this album. He plays all instruments: piano, Fender piano, clavinet D6, polymoog, minimoog, micromoog, sonicsixmoog, davolisint, concert spectrum, bass guitar, japan banjo, guitar 6-strings, guitar 12-strings, organ, Hammond organ, steel guitar, harmonica, bass, marimba, drums, kettledrums, cymbals, gong, triangle, tambourine, cowbell, vocal, applause.  Kinda Mike Oldfield. ------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
lucas wrote:Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 14:46
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From New Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock ( http://www.gepr.net/geprfram.htm - http://www.gepr.net/geprfram.htm ): Skrzek is the leader of http://www.gepr.net/sa.html#SBB - SBB , but here [Ojciec chrzestny Dominika] he is truly solo, playing everything from drums to myriad of keyboard and string instruments. The two long suites that make up Ojciec chrzestny Dominika (LP Muza SX 1967; CD Golland 101) marshal the full range of his musical influences, including bluesy vocal meditations, spacey synthesizer painting, quasi-classical keyboard developments and touches of jazz and East European folk melodies. However, the main artillery is provided by barrages of truly soaring melodies, amplified into ground-shattering detonations by a lavishly deployed symphonic palette of guitars, keyboards and Skrezk's distinct vocals. The music can get as bombastic as the worst of http://www.gepr.net/em.html#ELP - ELP at times, but the sheer splendour of the melodies and the ever-evolving arrangements stemming from Skrzek's passionate and superbly imaginative playing keep it confidently afloat where http://www.gepr.net/em.html#ELP - ELP ingloriously capsized. Not having other virtuoso players to jam with naturally helps make it more vocal-oriented than most http://www.gepr.net/sa.html#SBB - SBB albums, but Ojciec chrzestny Dominika is all the better because of it. In fact, along with http://www.gepr.net/em.html#EXODUS - Exodus ' The Most Beautiful Day, this is probably the best symphonic progressive rock album ever made in Poland. -- Kai Karmanheimo ------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 14:49
| Bartek, you should probably submit the artist directly to the Symphonic team - including samples or whatever material you have available. I know we of the ART usually have bands submitted directly to us by PM rather than put up here for notice. |
Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 16:52
| Thanks for your PM, Tuzvihar, I will do my best to take time for this Polish artist! |
Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: February 12 2007 at 11:27
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Up again!
------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: February 14 2007 at 04:33
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Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: February 14 2007 at 09:16
What do you mean by this, mystic fred? Is he cleared for addidtion? ------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 14 2007 at 09:25
no.. he's not... he is under consideration.. considering some of the crap I've listened to today. I trust you gave us a good suggestion  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: February 14 2007 at 09:35
I hope you don't mean Marek Grechuta, do you?!  As for Józef Skrzek he recorded various music - symphonic prog (like "Ojciec chrzestny Dominika"), one album completely electronic ("Podróż w krainę wyobraźni") but also pop-rock and religious music (in tribute to John Paul II). I can send you "Ojciec chrzestny Dominika". That's his only album I've got. ------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 14 2007 at 09:37
I'm doing AR screening today and saw you had one in there. and assumed this thread was for him. My fault sir sorry.. listening to it now. ie. I hadn't listened to him yet... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: February 14 2007 at 09:40
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This is my thread about Marek Grechuta: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34313 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34313
------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: February 14 2007 at 09:45
Bartek, don't you worry... He means other stuff, not Marek Grechuta or any other Poles! |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 14 2007 at 09:49
shoots first.. asks who later ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: February 14 2007 at 09:54
I know he does. I wasn't really angry. ------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 14 2007 at 10:06
 consider that a vote for inclusion.. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: February 14 2007 at 10:11
You mean Marek Grechuta of course? ------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 14 2007 at 10:12
hahahha.. yes.. sorry not enough coffee this morning ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: February 14 2007 at 10:13
I assume you liked the tracks then.  ------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 14 2007 at 10:14
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giving them a second listen right now.. to purge my memory of some earlier proposals hahhahah
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Posted By: Gatot
Date Posted: March 11 2007 at 09:14
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I've just got his solo album cd from a friend of mine in poland. The album name is something DOMINIKA Cheers, Gatot |
Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: March 11 2007 at 11:15
It's Ojciec Chrzestny Dominika (in english: Dominic's Godfather). Recommended!  ------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: March 28 2007 at 18:08
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So, what about Józef? ------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: May 31 2007 at 15:22
Hmmmmmm...  ------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |