Fermáta - Pieseň z hoľ / Song from Ridges (1976, edice 2019) (LP vinyl)

FERMÁTA - Pieseň z hoľ / Song from Ridges

1. Pieseň z hol

2. Svadba na medvedej lúke

3. Posledný jarmok v Radvani

4. Priadky

5. Dolu Váhom

6. Vo Zvolene zvony zvonia

František Griglák guitar, Fender piano (B2), synthetizer, vocal

Anton Jaro bass guitar

Tomáš berka Fender piano, synthetizer, percussion

Cyril Zeleňák drums, percussion

Milan Tedla violin, Jew's harp

When making our second LP record we'll try to enrich its technical point, the sound was too sober on the first one. We want more colours. We have done a lot of work, we took a step forward and I wish our first album kept just it's historical value." Such a wish that came true by producing this record, was expressed by the leader of the group Fermáta František Griglák in an interview to the journal Melodie. This record of the young group (Fermáta were established in 1973) prooves that OPUS appreciated the public acceptance of the first one - the "historical" one - which attracted the jazz-rock fans in Czechoslovakia and abroad. Since their first record was produced, Fermáta have been in search of new possibilities of elaborating their expression. Their effort to find an original independent musical expression led to the idea to involve some elements of Slovak folk-music elements into their jazz-rock. We are familiar with various experiments as far as absorption of folk elements into jazz in our country and abroad are concerned. In jazz-rock folk music elements involving forms one of its basic features. Nevertheless in Czechoslovak jazz rock it is this record that presents the most complete essay to form a synthesis with elements of domestic folk music. This interesting idea would not do; important is whether it is convincing or not. Everybody who hears the record has to form his own opinion; one of the deepest appeals of the Song from Ridges is to bring about contemplation and polemics. Even a connoisseur will appreciate the inventive exploitation of the sound technique possibilities, he'll like the way how electric instruments are employed together with the stereo-effect in sounds suggesting typical acoustic phenomena of the nature /echo in mountains, flowing brooks, windstorm etc./. Fermáta avoid frequent ways of rock and jazz arrangements of folk songs and tries to involve elements of folk music into their own musical tongue.

(Opus 1976, 2019)