Krausberry - CD

This debut album by Krausberry, released in 1990, presents the Prague blues-rock scene of Hanspaulka in full force. After six years of existence and two EPs, Martin Kraus found ample room for solo singing and a powerful delivery of largely self-written songs after leaving Bluesberry and Petar Introvič. Hanspaulka, Baba and Houtyš became distinctive names in Prague’s blues and reggae scene, whose representatives also appear on the album. The core line-up of M. Kraus, J. Volný, M. Kučaj, R. Dvořák, P. Venkrbec, I. Doležálek and J. Zelenka was joined in the studio by the Tesařík brothers, P. Introvič, Z. Vřešťál, J. Novotný and M. Březinová. The result is strongly electrified rock, led by Kraus’s suitably rough voice, with songs such as Ohníčky that have almost become folk standards. The reissue also features remastered sound, complete song lyrics in the packaging and a reproduction of the famous cover photograph. The tracklist includes Náš dům, Tak ber, Čestný mistr, Potom, Ohníčky, Hospodská holka, Před chvílí byla tma, Náměstek, V konzumu, Svatba nebude, Pátý pád, Rodinná pohoda and Na tenkým ledě.