POLISH PROGRESSIVE, INDIPENDENT AND ORIGINAL FOLK MUSIC LINKS

PROGRESSIVE AND INDIPENDENT MUSIC :

An overview of some prog items at http://www.gardenshedcd.com/lv-45/#POLAND

There exist also "Polish prog and rock web sites links" : http://www.caladan.art.pl/linki.php

Underground Polish music ("from folk to avant garde") with sound fragments :

http://www.serpent.pl/

With *Obuh Records : http://www.obuh.terra.pl/

Recommended from that label is Ksiezyc (with sound fragments) : http://www.terra.pl/obuh/ksiezyc.html

(accoustic experimental) and the psychedelic earth folk from Atman of course : see my pages.

And * An dark underground label Code records : http://www.terra.pl/code/main.html

And * Koka Records : http://www.terra.pl/koka/index.html which is "Ukrainian music for ear, body and soul, Independent stage, underground, folk etc."

Most interesting progressive groups I think are (all with sound fragments):

* Cukor Bila Smert : http://www.terra.pl/koka/cukor_e.html

* Wij : http://www.terra.pl/koka/wij_e.html (also : cd out on a label called ART WELES Records)

* Pan Kifared : http://www.terra.pl/koka/kifar_e.html

* Zaba W Dyryzabli : http://www.terra.pl/koka/zaba_e.html

* Foa Hoka : http://www.terra.pl/koka/foahok_e.html

* Kazma Kazma : http://www.terra.pl/koka/kazma_e.html

* Biokord : http://www.terra.pl/koka/biokor_e.html

* Ihor Cymbrowskyj : http://www.terra.pl/koka/cymbro_e.html

* Svitlana Nianio : http://www.terra.pl/koka/nianio_e.html

For more traditional music :

* Drewo : http://www.terra.pl/koka/drewo_e.html

And * Pepik Records (distributor of lots of good Polish but also Tchechien Music) :

http://pepik.terra.pl/

Some interesting artists they have :

* Dunaj is pretty known as an underground Tchechien band who worked with Bitova : (one more psychedelic sound fragment, covers and info in Polish)

* A known alternative avant-garde group (CZ) there is Plastic People of the Universe (one sound fragment) :

* The international know and most recommended violin player and singer Iva Bittovà

* Another known Tchechien underground band is MCH Band (with sound fragments): Their website is at http://www.noise.cz/mchb/default.html

* Pavl Fajt, husband of Bittovà is a composer/percussionist who plays in such a refined way it fits often with folk music ; I heared their group Pluto should be nice too.

* Uz Jsme Doma.

More Czech folk you can find at my review pages

And * the Industrial label Requiem Production Records :

with * Konca Kaniec * Nemezis * Schistosoma * Kuna

And at * Nefrit Records you will find very limited editions of (post industrial music ?) tapes : http://www.terra.pl/nefryt/main.html

And * Dada's Music with punk,? I couldn't let the audio files work at http://www.terra.pl/dadamusic/index.html and at http://dada.terra.pl/

and Gustaf Records

Further the label provides some seperate page like for

* Atman sound files at : http://www.terra.pl/atman/index.html (see also my pages about Atman).

* Ireneusza Socha (avant garde ?)

* Kwartet Jorgi : http://www.terra.pl/jorgi/index.html (english/Polish) (see also my pages about K.J.)

* Alternative pop group ? Pancerne Rowery you can find at : http://www.terra.pl/pancerne_rowery/index.html

* Orkiestra Na Zdrowie : http://www.onz.terra.pl/index1.htm with sound files at : http://www.onz.terra.pl/mp3.htm

And * Nowe Zjawy label with * The folk group Kapella Ze Wsi Warsawa

And * Folk Time, which I think is a folk distribution label : http://www.terra.pl/folktime/folktime.html

There's also some Polish Progressive music to sell at : http://www.trytel.com/skok/ or at http://www.alphainter.net/~skok/polishim.html ; They have some prog rock items at : http://www.trytel.com/~skok/progrock.html which has 12 progressive music groups :

* Abraxas at http://www.trytel.com/~skok/abraxas.html

* Collage at http://www.trytel.com/~skok/collage.html with their own site in English with sound files at http://www.trytel.com/~skok/collage.html (symfonic or melodic progressive rock I assume hearing one fragment)

* Morder, according to the site prog metal rock at http://www.trytel.com/~skok/mordor.html

* Annalist, according to the site neoprog rock http://www.trytel.com/~skok/annalist.html

* Grechuta Marek at http://www.trytel.com/~skok/grechuta.html

* Niemen is sometimes a bit The Nice-inspired at http://www.trytel.com/~skok/niemen.html from which I have the very 'nice' "Enigmatic", with choir and lots of organ. I heared a few less interesting items too.

* Jasinski at http://www.trytel.com/~skok/jasinski.html

* Quidam at http://www.trytel.com/~skok/quidam.html who play neo-prog style with nice female vocals and flute. The members look friendly, natural and warm human for a change !

Their own web site (English/Polish): http://www.caladan.art.pl/quidam/indexn.html

* Albion at http://www.trytel.com/~skok/albion.html

* Lizard (neo prog rock according to the site) : http://www.trytel.com/~skok/lizard.html

You can also find them at Art rock net at http://www.caladan.art.pl/lizard/index.html

* and SBB at http://www.trytel.com/~skok/sbb.html

* A folk item I liked very much from the same label with a Nico like melancholism but more chandson is Ewa Demarczyck : http://www.trytel.com/~skok/demarczy.html

(I have the beautiful live'79 which containes one of my top 30 melancholic tracks)

Art rock net : http://www.caladan.art.pl/ or http://www.caladan.art.pl/index_ang.html

Another prog group from Art-rock web ring :

* Moonlight : http://www.caladan.art.pl/moonlight/index.html

* Lizard in English/polish (see liitle bit above for other site) : http://www.caladan.art.pl/lizard/index.html

* Aion : English version at : http://www.caladan.art.pl/aion/index_ang.html

Of course there's metal music too in Poland . From this kind of music I am only interested in the heavenly voices, classical music and progressive music influences.

I like the group Artrosis for instance and for sure their album "Posrod Kwiatow i Cieni".

Polish prog page (in English) at http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/7852/poland/poland.htm

Polish prog samples Breakout,Budka Suflera,Dzamble,Marek Grechuta,Test : http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/7852/samples/samples.htm

* Collage http://www.silverdb.com/MUSIC_DBCDInfo.asp?txtCDID=110

http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Club/3313/collage.html

* Exodus http://www.silverdb.com/MUSIC_DBCDInfo.asp?txtCDID=3644

and http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/7852/poland/exodus.htm

* Millenium http://www.silverdb.com/MUSIC_DBCDInfo.asp?txtCDID=3573

* Quidam small reviews http://www.silverdb.com/MUSIC_DBCDInfo.asp?txtCDID=881

* SBB http://www.silverdb.com/MUSIC_DBCDInfo.asp?txtCDID=3496 and http://home.t-online.de/home/Be_Rei/deutsch/sbb/frames/sbb.htm

* Skaldovie www.republika.pl/maakab/ and http://www.silverdb.com/MUSIC_DBCDInfo.asp?txtCDID=2075

* Budka Suflera : http://www.budkasuflera.com.pl/ http://www.silverdb.com/MUSIC_DBCDInfo.asp?txtCDID=3552

* Tsukor (avant pop) at www.mizmaze.it

Rockserwis is another company which hase progressive (Polish) items

A Polish music commercial sale site : http://www.iyp.org/music.html

An interesting on line shop you can find at http://www.shop.terra.pl

(If I ever will be able I will add one more page about Polish progressive during the 70's).