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Be​č​vou

by Tomáš Niesner

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Jakub Knera Spacey, electronic sounds are brilliantly counterpointed by the recordings of nature, and the heaviness is balanced by subtle guitar chords. Niesner avoids pathos and opts for rather subtle nuances, imaginative arrangements, and a dramatically constructed lyrical story.

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sergionoir What a great discovery! "Bečvou" is a must have album, a very personal exploration of mesmerizing ambient soundscapes. The intelligent use of the guitar and especially the zither is what makes this album standing out. Truly recommended! Favorite track: Soutok.
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solopsistasleep Truly an organically gorgeous opus, especially on tape. I have already listened to this many times, but multitudes more will be needed to unravel even a mote of the magic contained herein. Thank you <3 Favorite track: Pod Lipami.
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    – 'Bečvou' pressed on limited cyan blue vinyl
    – 100 copies available via Warm Winters Ltd.
    – remastered for vinyl by Adam Badí Donoval
    – includes insert
    – original design with additional photographs adapted for vinyl by Roman Havlice
    – co-released with Kabinet Records

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    Limited edition blue arctic clear cassette housed in a transparent jewel case. The full programme repeats on both sides of the cassette.

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Pramen 03:19
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Chladná Voda 04:09
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Pod Lipami 03:48
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Lamento 40k 04:21
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Fragment 03:16
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Laguny Zpěvu 01:19
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Andante 03:12
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Kaskáda Svítání 02:31
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K Břehům 02:50
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Soutok 06:06
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about

Bečva is a river located in the Eastern part of Czech Republic. In September 2020, several chemical leaks into the river caused the poisoning and subsequent death of 40 tons of wildlife in the waterway – an unprecedented catastrophe. Growing up in Přerov, Bečva was an ever-present part of Tomáš Niesner’s youth and this environmental disaster affected him deeply. In an effort to understand the river better and inspired by Werner Herzog’s ‘Of Walking in Ice’, Niesner set out on a journey from the spring of Bečva to its confluence with river Morava, a journey of over 100km. It was a romantic quest in wholly unromantic circumstances, an attempt to expiate the irreversible.

Bečvou, the album, is a travelogue of sorts, an aural chronicle of this journey. Arranged and composed around field recordings from the river banks, it also features Tomáš Niesner on guitar, zither and modular synthesizer, unlike many of his previous releases where he’d zero in on one instrument. Combining elements of fingerstyle guitar, musique concrete and drone, it’s an elemental tapestry of enveloping textures, shimmering guitar motifs and soaring synth sounds. At one moment reminiscent of the meandering improvisations of East of the Valley Blues, at others calling to mind the ecstatic minimalistic compositions of Caterina Barbieri and oscillating between moods like dread and hope throughout, Bečvou is Tomáš Niesner’s most complete statement to date, fascinating in both concept and execution.

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"He crafts music, which is exploratory and eternally moving... Niesner naturally blends both of his faces for the first time, fingerpicking guitar minimalism with an interest in electronic music, to results which feel innovative." – The Quietus

"equal parts immense, vibrant, and tumultuous" – Spool's Out / The Quietus

"a gorgeous, contemplative record" – First Floor

"je jasným vrcholem Tomášovy sólové tvorby." - hisvoice.cz

"Bečvou is a fairy-tale of a real-life catastrophe and nightmare, painted in the most vivid sonic colours." – Musique Machine

credits

released April 1, 2022

Released by Warm Winters Ltd. as WW019

Recorded and mixed by Tomáš Niesner
Mastered by Adam Badí Donoval

Photography by Tomáš Niesner
Design by Roman Havlice

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Tomáš Niesner Czechia

18.4. Pardubice (Divadlo 29)*
19.4. Praha (Punctum)*
25.4. Přerov*
18.5. Plzeň*
20.5. Brno (Kabinet Múz)*

* Šimanský Niesner
niesner.tomas@gmail.com ... more

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