because we are still waiting (patiently or impatiently?) for any mention of the new album with the provisional working title "๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐จ๐"๐, so today I will bring you into ecstasy for a while ...
Maybe you already know what I mean and maybe not yet ...
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| Photo credit: Photo credit: Placebo - Scarlet Page, rest unknown, edit: by Marti |
๐ธ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐ - "๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐" (๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐)
https://bit.ly/3pqcF2q
๐ธ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐ - "๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐" (๐ณ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐́๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐)
https://bit.ly/2Z2mFVb
This song was offered to remix to the Czech band "๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ. ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐" and it is absolutely clear to all of us that such an offer couldn't be rejected.
๐ธ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐ - "๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐" (๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐บ๐ ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐)
https://bit.ly/3lVMper
Well, I decided to reveal, as much as possible, the history of this whole event, which was quite important for the Czech alternative music scene.
So at first, very short info about the band which is still surrounded by a very special fluid, and although they have not released any new albums for a long time, and they perform very rarely, even so, each of their concerts is hopelessly sold out in advance.
๐ธ⭐๐ธ
The band ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ.๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ (๐๐๐๐) was formed in 1990 and has since changed their line-up twice. But one important name is in their work from the beginning.
๐ธ๐๐๐ง ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฐ, the leading character of the band, is today a sought-after Czech producer and remixer, who also succeeded as an author of film and theater music.
After several personnel changes, he has been accompanied in the band since 1997 by the unique actress and singer ๐ธ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ̌๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐́.
The band EOST has never (at least as far as I know) officially disbanded. Both musicians are good friends and their children go to the same school.
EOST is an exceptional band. They gained the position of a cult group mainly with strong emotional music open to various influences. From the original fascination with the sound of English indie-guitar formations, it has developed into a distinctive, instinctive music that crosses the musical spectrum.
As one of the few Czech bands, EOST managed to establish themselves abroad. In England, they released three records and scored on the independent charts,
๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐๐๐๐ฅ, and gave concerts in the USA. So far, no Czech band has had such success.
๐ธ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ - ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐
https://bit.ly/3aWuhuq
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| The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa. Photo credit unknown |
How did the band from such a small country in Central Europe get into the awareness of the famous Placebo?
In mid-August 2002, the band EOST, through the recording company Labels UK, introduced their musical novelty - LP ๐ธ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ , and the recordings immediately gained their listeners.
๐น๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ค๐ โ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐คโ๐๐โ ๐๐ ๐ค๐๐ก๐โ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ .
And I managed to find a few Czech articles where Jan-Peter and Kateลina remember this very important period in their work.
So I wish you all a pleasant reading.
๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐?
"We know each other from the time when we supported them in the Small Sports Hall, (Prague 2003), which surprised us incredibly then, because they chose us ourselves.
Molko somehow got Slowthinking and probably put five and five together - a Czech band and a concert in the Czech Republic.
And then suddenly the promoter sent us an offer.
After the concert, they invited us to the backstage for a drink, they said how they liked our record, and it was there that we were offered to do a remix of the song English Summer Rain, which was then released as a single."
๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐?
"Cool. So I prefer taller people. As I'm not saying: don't trust anyone over thirty, I would have a problem with that myself ... but rather: don't trust anyone who measures less than 175 cm ... ๐
People like those who always deal with something. And he's obviously dealing with something, but he's very calm, I'd almost say such a thoughtful guy ... (laughs). And the bass player and the drummer are fine because they have such a personality in front of them."
(๐ฝ.๐. ๐๐ข๐โ๐๐ค: ๐ท๐๐'๐ก ๐ก๐๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐ 175 ๐๐, ๐ด๐๐ก๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐., ๐ฝ๐ข๐๐ 2006)
๐ธ⭐๐ธ
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| Photo credit: Jeffrey Delannoy |
๐ฒ๐พ: Maybe the one with Placebo was divine, the boys were in a good mood.
๐ฑ๐ท๐ด: The important thing was that they wanted us themselves - singer Brian Molko bought our album Slowthinking in England, which he liked. Do you remember watching the whole concert from the edge of the stage?
๐ฒ๐พ: I was looking at the audience. There were the girls with the crowns on their heads, Placebo fans, but they warmly supported us then. Really nice concert.
๐ฑ๐ท๐ด: I was excited too, until I noticed Molko watching us, it scared me… But then it was nice of Placebo to invite us to the backstage. I will not forget how they stood there - Brian Molko with his meter fifty and bassist Stefan measuring two meters ten. Great two!
๐ฒ๐พ: We were nervous about what we would bring them, but fortunately we found band T-shirts that said "I‘m (not really) optimistic". So we gave it to them, they yawned, "Yeah, thanks," and threw the T-shirts in the corner, "Would you like a drink?"
๐ฑ๐ท๐ด: You see. So I don't remember this anymore ...
(๐น๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ฆ, ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐., ๐น๐๐. 2016)
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๐When Placebo performed in Prague in the autumn of 2003, EOST performed with them at the express request of the singer Brian Molko. And the fact that Molko really liked the couple is also evidenced by the offer to remix English Summer Rain, which came right away.
"Placebo came up with a very advantageous offer," explains Jan P. Muchow. "They sent us nine CDs full of tracks with their song and they wanted to get back only one CD from us.
The tracks were supposed to be mixed together.
With simple Japanese software, we had one ninth of a song randomly selected from each of their CDs, and then, according to ฤapek's instructions on the dog and cat (according to the very famous fairy tale book About a Dog and a Cat by Karel ฤapek), we somehow unified it in the final track."
("๐ธ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐", ๐ผ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐๐๐., ๐ฝ๐๐. 2004)
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