Československá - CD

This bilingual album by Hmlisto, an unusual mother-and-son duo from a mountain solitude beneath Vtáčnik, combines contemporary singer-songwriter music with influences from authentic Carpathian folklore and rock. For Československá, Hmlisto invited Czech folk-rock singer-songwriter Petr Linhart to collaborate, creating an unconventional fusion of two perspectives, with both viewpoints present in most of the songs. Veronika and Petr each wrote their own part and perspective on the story’s subject, conducting a dialogue through words and music, while Ján Kicko skilfully arranged the conversations into a unified whole. The album was produced by Josef Štěpánek and completed in Prague at Soundevice studio with sound engineer Adam Pakosta. The studio band features Ján Kicko on guitars, Jan Steinsdörfer on keyboards, Jan Lstibůrek on bass, double bass and moog, and Martin Novák on drums, percussion and glockenspiel. The tracklist includes “Hranica,” “Jáchymov,” “Blýskavica,” “Adam vidí,” “Rysy,” “Vidina,” “Vysoko v horách,” “Praha v zelených horách,” “Vlčie oči,” “Karel” and “Nočný spoj.”