Doba ledov – CD

This CD presents Precedenss breakthrough 1988 debut album with Bra Basikov, combining synthesizer-driven sound with her powerful, dramatic voice. After earlier phases of dark singer-songwriter music with Jan Sahara Hedl and the intellectual irony of Lumr Tuek, bandleader Martin Nmec fully embraced synthesizers and Basikov, transforming the groups former club performances into major concerts. The atmospheric music was enhanced by visual elements, while many of its themes reached an unexpectedly pop-oriented appeal. Songs such as ern bohyn, Doba ledov and Dv vlka achieved unconventional hit popularity. The double-keyboard lineup creates a distinctly neo-romantic synth atmosphere without losing the role of the guitar, while Nmecs music and lyrics are given a compelling dramatic interpretation by Basikov. This reissue returns an important work of Czech music, with reconstructed artwork, lyrics and a stylistically appropriate CD bonus. The Czech-language tracklist also includes Odplouv dl, Kladnej hrdina, Nemm se emu smt, Den, kterej nic nezmn, Mraziv noc, Na hlavu postaven and U se za zlm jejm stnem.