{"title":"Jakub Ziołek","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"alameda-3-pozne-krolestwo-cd","title":"Alameda 3 - Późne królestwo CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlameda 3 is a new band from multi-instrumentalist Kuba Ziołek (Stara Rzeka) and \"Późne królestwo\" is a continuation of ideas started on Stara Rzeka's debut album but a little bit more guitar-oriented and (we know damn well that it's a cliche) also psychedelic in a way that rock music hasn't been for quite a long time. Kuba's trademark is genre bending so naturally we won't be able to describe Alameda 3 in a couple of easy words. Close your eyes and open your ears.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Instant Classic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56922810843518,"sku":"CLASSIC013CD","price":9.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/4161\/5230\/files\/ALAMEDA_POZNE_KROLESTWO.jpg?v=1771620018"},{"product_id":"alameda-5-duch-tornada-2cd","title":"Alameda 5 - Duch tornada 2CD","description":"\u003cp\u003ePolish experimental group Alameda 5 (led by Kuba Ziołek of Stara Rzeka, Innercity Ensemble and Kapital fame) releases its new, double album entitled \"Duch tornada\". This time we can expect 13 new compositions that bring a strong stylistic shift from \"Późne królestwo\" - a debut album recorded two years ago as a trio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut first, let us explain the reasons for a new name for the band. \"Tomek Popowski (drums) moved to Warsaw where he had to begin his life from scratch. Some time later Mikołaj Zieliński (bass) moved to Gdańsk and for a moment I thought that this trio will die of natural causes but I guess I wasn't ready to lay Alameda to the grave\" - explains Ziołek.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Fortunately I managed to talk Jacek Buhl (drums) into playing together and Mikołaj agreed to visit my hometown Bydgoszcz to rehearse. Then, together with Łukasz Jędrzejczak (keyboards and electronics) we started composing new songs and a couple of days later, when preparing for a concert at Kraków's Unsound festival, we saw Rafał Iwański (percussion) mess around our tracks with his instruments. This Unsound gig was our first appearance as a quintet\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, the new digit in the group's name doesn't mean an end to the trio formula. \"The trio trio is apparently still alive and kicking. As we speak we're in the middle of rehearsing new songs. It may however be that we'll morph into a quartet as we're in talks with one handsome guitarist from Warsaw\" - says Ziołek.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe differences between Alameda 3 and 5 don't necessarily come down to the name and the number of musicians. \"Alameda 5 is a whole different organism, to be honest\" - explains Ziołek. \"Jacek drums differently than Tomek. \"Późne królestwo\" is based around guitars and \"Duch tornada\" operates on strong rhythms. As a quintet we tend to play for fun, improvise, mess around with rhythms and moods whereas the trio is a more rigid form, disciplined and rocking. We could record about 10 more albums like \"Późne królestwo\" but that's not what we aim to. We like the thrill of searching for new stuff\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Duch tornada\" consists of 13 songs that clock around 80 minutes which might resemble Innercity Ensemble's second album but - as is the case with \"II\" - you won't find boredom or any spare sounds here. \"We decided to divide this music into two parts, having in mind the fact that some listeners might not be able to bear this amount of our music. We don't want to make our audience weary, we want them to feel good\" - adds Ziołek.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Duch tornada\" was mainly inspired by sci-fi movies and books. \"When we began recording it dawned on me that we're in the middle of creating an amazing soundtrack to a good sci-fi movie\" - says Ziołek. \"Science-fiction in one way or another laid the foundations of many tracks - in 'Kora' Ela quotes Ballard, 'Farmakopea' is 'Kongres Futurologiczny' by Stanisław Lem, 'Ono Sendai' - Gibson's 'Neuromancer'... This album is a tribute to my childhood and movies like 'Blade Runner', '2001: A Space Odyssey' or even 'Ghost in the Shell'. That was also the time when I first experienced music of Kraftwerk and Vangelis. What's more - the spirit of tornado is also a revolutionary spirit. There's no place for nostalgia, we're set for battle\".\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Instant Classic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56922821263742,"sku":"CLASSIC034CD","price":13.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/4161\/5230\/files\/ALAMEDA5_DUCH_TORNADA.jpg?v=1771538921"},{"product_id":"alameda-5-duch-tornada-2lp-black","title":"Alameda 5 - Duch tornada 2LP (black)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePolish experimental group Alameda 5 (led by Kuba Ziołek of Stara Rzeka, Innercity Ensemble and Kapital fame) releases its new, double album entitled \"Duch tornada\". This time we can expect 13 new compositions that bring a strong stylistic shift from \"Późne królestwo\" - a debut album recorded two years ago as a trio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut first, let us explain the reasons for a new name for the band. \"Tomek Popowski (drums) moved to Warsaw where he had to begin his life from scratch. Some time later Mikołaj Zieliński (bass) moved to Gdańsk and for a moment I thought that this trio will die of natural causes but I guess I wasn't ready to lay Alameda to the grave\" - explains Ziołek.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Fortunately I managed to talk Jacek Buhl (drums) into playing together and Mikołaj agreed to visit my hometown Bydgoszcz to rehearse. Then, together with Łukasz Jędrzejczak (keyboards and electronics) we started composing new songs and a couple of days later, when preparing for a concert at Kraków's Unsound festival, we saw Rafał Iwański (percussion) mess around our tracks with his instruments. This Unsound gig was our first appearance as a quintet\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, the new digit in the group's name doesn't mean an end to the trio formula. \"The trio trio is apparently still alive and kicking. As we speak we're in the middle of rehearsing new songs. It may however be that we'll morph into a quartet as we're in talks with one handsome guitarist from Warsaw\" - says Ziołek.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe differences between Alameda 3 and 5 don't necessarily come down to the name and the number of musicians. \"Alameda 5 is a whole different organism, to be honest\" - explains Ziołek. \"Jacek drums differently than Tomek. \"Późne królestwo\" is based around guitars and \"Duch tornada\" operates on strong rhythms. As a quintet we tend to play for fun, improvise, mess around with rhythms and moods whereas the trio is a more rigid form, disciplined and rocking. We could record about 10 more albums like \"Późne królestwo\" but that's not what we aim to. We like the thrill of searching for new stuff\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Duch tornada\" consists of 13 songs that clock around 80 minutes which might resemble Innercity Ensemble's second album but - as is the case with \"II\" - you won't find boredom or any spare sounds here. \"We decided to divide this music into two parts, having in mind the fact that some listeners might not be able to bear this amount of our music. We don't want to make our audience weary, we want them to feel good\" - adds Ziołek.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Duch tornada\" was mainly inspired by sci-fi movies and books. \"When we began recording it dawned on me that we're in the middle of creating an amazing soundtrack to a good sci-fi movie\" - says Ziołek. \"Science-fiction in one way or another laid the foundations of many tracks - in 'Kora' Ela quotes Ballard, 'Farmakopea' is 'Kongres Futurologiczny' by Stanisław Lem, 'Ono Sendai' - Gibson's 'Neuromancer'... This album is a tribute to my childhood and movies like 'Blade Runner', '2001: A Space Odyssey' or even 'Ghost in the Shell'. That was also the time when I first experienced music of Kraftwerk and Vangelis. What's more - the spirit of tornado is also a revolutionary spirit. There's no place for nostalgia, we're set for battle\".\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Instant Classic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56922822115710,"sku":"CLASSIC034LP","price":33.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/4161\/5230\/files\/ALAMEDA5_DUCH_TORNADA.jpg?v=1771538921"},{"product_id":"alameda-duo-the-luminous-guitar-craft-of-alameda-duo-cd","title":"Alameda Duo - The Luminous Guitar Craft of Alameda Duo CD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The Luminous Guitar Craft of Alameda Duo\" is the newest incarnation of Alameda collective. This time Jakub Ziołek and Mikołaj Zieliński present their unique and acoustic view on Greek musical tradition and American Primitivism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I need to admit that it was Rafał Iwański (X-Navi:et, Innercity Ensemble, Alameda 5) who can be called a godfather of this project. That's mainly due to him bringing me a cassette version of Christodoulos Halaris' album 'Music of Ancient Greece' that I instantly fell in love with,\" says Ziołek. \"It inspired me to create sounds indebted to ancient Greek music - this meaning rhythms and their influence on melodies, repetitions, extending far beyond what we got used to. After some time though, new parts and inspirations came into view and I had to modify my previous assumptions,\" he adds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Robbie Basho was also inspired by Greek music so you will be able to spot some American Primitivism on Alameda Duo's album. But that's not so much due to fingerpicking but more thanks to a way our compositions create this characteristic atmosphere. Aside from acoustic guitars, we decided to use also a classical Greek-Turkish bouzouki,\" Ziołek explains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecording session of \"The Luminous Guitar Craft of Alameda Duo\" took place in the Evangelical-Augsburg church in Alameda's home town of Bydgoszcz, a place of outstanding acoustics. \"During the day there's a lot of noise generated by cars passing through the street so we decided to record at night. We wrapped up the sessions at around 6AM and I need to admit that this was an interesting experience that took its toll on the songs,\" Ziołek recalls.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Instant Classic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56922837123454,"sku":"CLASSIC067CD","price":9.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/4161\/5230\/files\/alameda_duo_the_luminous_guitar_cratf_of.jpg?v=1772450351"},{"product_id":"alameda-5-eurodrome-lp","title":"Alameda 5 - Eurodrome LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn March 2019 Instant Classic will release a second full length album from Alameda 5. A follow up to 2015's acclaimed double lp \"Duch tornada\" is entitled \"Eurodrome\" and consists of 10 new tracks ranging from modern krautrock to electronic fusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"'Duch tornada' was recorded at a time when the quintet started taking shape. That's why I regard that album as a compilation of different ideas rather than a well composed entity. 'Eurodrome' seems to be a better crafted record from a band that knows its way around,\" says Jakub Ziołek (Zimpel\/Ziołek, Stara Rzeka, Innercity Ensemble).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne thing \"Eurodrome\" is not, is a concept album. \"Lyrics are more abstract and depressive, much like our times,\" Ziołek says. \"But I'm glad we managed to include some spoken samples from the people we asked strange questions, like for example 'what cuisine you associate with Europe?', 'compare Europe to music or car'. 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