Bigbandová elektronika Cotatcha Orchestra & Jiři Kotača

• 1 Sen Sei 05:25
• 2 Billy's Pilgrimage 07:37
• 3 Sarda(napalm) 03:21
• 4 (Sarda)napalm 02:59
• 5 Modal Song 08:06
• 6 Gloryhole Waltz 05:51
• 7 Nerf Nitro Throttle Shot Blitz 08:00
• 8 For Ben 04:14
• 9 A Very Old Lady Driving a Ferrari 05:18
• Total Runtime 50:51

Info for Bigbandová elektronika

Cotatcha Orchestra was the brainchild of trumpeter Jiří Kotača. His founding mission was simple: play unusual and original big band music. From this seed grew the sound we hear today, a fascinating mix of jazz, Czech music, and electronic music. Rather than reaching for cheap novelty, however, Kotača saw big band and electronic music as a natural combination. The latter element strengthens the band’s music, expands their emotive range, and carries them into the modern era. The names and themes of the compositions are not run-of-the-mill, either; Sardanapalm, for example, combines the name of the last Assyrian king with the explosive agent napalm, positing a thoughtful yet apolitical observation of the west’s involvement with the Middle East. The music is at once familiar and profoundly ethereal, combining muted jazz trumpet with an array of electronic sounds. Billy’s Pilgrimage is a musical interpretation of Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five, focusing on the main character, Billy. Piano and rhythmic elements, along with the airy, jazz-steeped voice of guest soloist Lenka Dusilová, form an interpretive soundtrack for Billy’s story. And, of course, there’s Very Old Lady Driving A Ferrari—a lighthearted musical imagining of an elderly speed-lover taking a summer drive in a sports car. Electric piano, drums, electronics, and an interjecting horn section put the listener firmly in the driver’s seat for this exhilarating ride.

While the combination of big band music with electronic music may surprise some, it makes perfect sense to Kotača. As he sees it, electronic music has been successfully fused with nearly every other genre of music—why should big band be an exception? Indeed, concertgoers have already deemed this experimental fusion a great success; there is no doubt listeners to BIGBANDOVÁ ELEKTRONIKA/BIGBAND ELECTRONICS will agree.

How much energy and strength is hidden in the voices of 16 great musicians tuned into one interconnected whole. From the subtle tones of piano and double bass to the explosive intensity of drums, trumpets, and trombones (with saxophones somewhere in the middle — they can be explosive, but also seductively soft) — but that’s not all. In the case of Cotatcha Orchestra, this mixture would not be complete without the immense range of possibilities within electronic music, which supports and strengthens the resulting emotion and transfers the whole musical experience to the present — our modern world. We are glad you are holding this album in your hands and that we are able to share this extraordinary sound, which combines the cleverness of music and emotional clarity, with you personally. Bigband electronics is not simply an odd attempt at originality — an “unprecedented” combination, or a cheap sensation - electronic music has long permeated all genres and it was time to introduce it to the big band!

You are currently listening to songs by the great pianist Jiří Levíček, bandleader Jiří Kotača, and Martin Konvička, who stands behind most of the tracks. Martin Konvička is a pianist, composer, and producer of electronic music all in one, and thanks to that the interconnection of acoustic and electronic elements in the compositions is unprecedentedly natural. Both worlds exist in symbiosis and without the need to compete and usurp the leading voice. What they in effect create is colorful music — sometimes lively, sometimes thoughtful, but always convincing.

Cotatcha Orchestra
Jiři Kotača, trumpet

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