Asi v tom bude njakej hek – CD

This legendary album by Jan Splen is presented on CD as a musical greeting for his eightieth birthday. Although listed as a solo recording without ASPM, it is supported by excellent studio musicians, including Petr Kalandra on harmonica and vocals, Michal Pavlek on guitars, Ji Vesel on bass guitar and accordion, and Ji Hrube on drums and percussion. With no synthesizers used, the album is a pure listening pleasure, bringing together a coherent repertoire, outstanding musicians and Splens distinctive voice. There are only two cover versions; the remaining songs come from Splens own substantial body of work, with lyrics by Pavel Vrba, Petr Kalandra, Zdenk Ryt and the composer himself. Slightly melancholy and gently ironic, the songs carry a sense of hidden energy, singular sentiment and authenticity in every note and word. The album recalls the atmosphere of the mid-1980s, when the first signs of change were beginning to appear. The release features new remastering and packaging reconstructed by the original graphic designer Karel Haloun and photographer Jaroslav Prokop, including a photograph of emigrated drummer Hrube that had originally been omitted. The tracklist includes Myslm te na tebe, moje milovan, U zrezly bezy, Stoup dm, Aceton blues, Asi v tom bude njakej hek, Bojler blues, pitl u sv. Jakuba (Saint James Infirmary Blues), Hdej, Tak jo, M lsky pouov, Mezi behy and Blues Ndrn ulice (Basin Street Blues).