Music
Pod Smrkem
Single 2024
This song was supposed to come out during Christmas, but I was too busy playing Dishonored :) It's my attempt to make a melancholic Christmas/winter lullaby.
Unlike the songs released in September, there is no guitar in this track. Just some synths, kalimba, various sounds of nature and - of course - jingle bells.
The song is dedicated to my dog friend Nyxa who passed away recently. It's a sad winter without her.
Song is named after the highest peak of Rychleby mountains - Smrk (named like the spruce tree, "Pod Smrkem" = Below the Spruce). It is a place where we often went on hikes. And it is also her final resting place. There is a small secret cabin below the Smrk mountain, where we often stayed overnight on our trips. What wonderful memories...
Animated music video is done by amazing Dita Stuchlíková.
Zůstaň (Stay)
Album 2023
Everything is changing. I blink and I'm a year older again. I take a breath and a week is gone. I want the moment to stay, but it's slowly fading. Everything moves on, everything changes.
Instrumental music, based on loopers and sequencers, is inspired by electronic artists such as Burial or Boards of Canada, combined with the lo-fi DIY aesthetic of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. Electronic beats and dirty guitars were complemented by drums, percussion and keys by Zdeněk Jurčík (Kafka band, Letní kapela).
The album was recorded during 2022 - drums in Golden Hive studio, everything else at home in the garage. The mixing was done by Černý tesák himself after two months of watching tutorials. Mastering was done by Tomas Karasek from Gargle and Expel studio.
The three tracks are accompanied by a music videos, the one for the song Zůstaň was made by Černý tesák himself. The other two (Králíček and Jsem happy) and the whole visual of the album were made by animator and illustrator Dita Stuchlíková. All three of them follow the theme of fleetingness and dreaminess.
Králíček (A little rabbit)
We're always running, after something, from something. Rabbits chased by a wolf that won't let us rest. Except when he falls. But we wait for him anyway. Because we feel we can't move without him.
The music video was created by animator and illustrator Dita Stuchlíková, who also took care of the entire visual design of the album.
Jsem happy (I'm happy)
Dragging electronic synths accompanied by the noise of an old radio, unintelligible whispers, slow guitar tones, all of it violently cut off somehow without end. "Jsem happy" is definitely not the typical strong single that gets a first listen. But it does offer a chance to slow down and be lulled into a cruise through the universe in search of happiness.
The music is accompanied by an animated visualiser by animator and illustrator Dita Stuchlíková.
Zůstaň (Stay)
A simple pleasure. Literally dreaming your dreams. The loneliness caused by the fear of doing something.
The clip is my first time animation attempt. It was created during the covid lockdown. The video clip is made of collages of photos of real materials and scenery of Brno and Vidnava. It is animated all by hand in the computer using stop-motion technique.