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artist: Hala Strana
title: Hala Strana
date: 2003
label: Emperor Jones
genre: Avantgarde
rls. date: Feb/2004
tracks: 13
bitrate: 192kbps
size: 57,6 MB
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Hala Strana is a summation of Steven R Smith's interest in the traditional
folk musics of Central and Eastern Europe. By incorporating the melodies,
scales, and instrumentation of the village music from areas such as
Croatia, Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic and Poland, Steven has
pushed his music into yet another new territory. This is not ethnological
preservation, but a starting point. In the same manner from which The Band
transformed the sounds of early Americana into their own brand of timeless
music, Hala Strana has abstracted these melodies and turned them into
something uniquely their own.
Like his previous solo work, Hala StranaÆs richly layered sounds are
carefully placed but have a spontaneous feel. Instruments like gourd
guitar, clay flowerpots, glockenspiel, violin and even bottles find their
way into the mix.
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01-Cinnamon Shops [00:51]
02-Stria [03:11]
03-Jede Forman Dolin· [03:37]
04-Quarter Mesto [03:35]
05-Streets Of Raised Platforms [03:36]
06-Spiring Plume [04:03]
07-Brickwork And Scoria [02:53]
08-The Strictness Of Beauty [02:59]
09-Stouthrief [02:45]
10-Alate [02:48]
11-Black Dust [03:17]
12-Millstones [04:02]
13-A Second Fall [04:12]
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41:49 min
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