The Hands of Tyme :: 2:00pm 3rd Nov 2022
Czechoslovakian psych special!
Along with Hungary, the former Czechoslovakia seems to be one of the more liberal minded Eastern Bloc countries in terms of pop and psychedelic music being made in the ’60s and ’70s. Though music was routinely banned by the Communist government due to lyrical content (much of it not released until the fall of the Iron Curtain in the ’90s) there was a healthy pop music scene that allowed space for psychedelic exploration.
After a show in Prague by UK band The Nice, the early prog experiments of blending classical music with pysch became popular and lead into a thriving prog scene.
A good primer on finding out more about this scene is this article on the great It’s Psychedelic Baby Magazine site.
PLAYLIST
The Matadors   Makej Zvon, Co Mám
Olympic   Želva
Olympic   Dědečkův Duch
Olympic   Pět Cestujících
Atlantis / Petr Ulrych   Jen O To Mi Nejde
Atlantis   13HP
Marta Kubišova   Kdo ti radu dá
The Soul Men   Baby, Do Not Cry
Vulkán   Tvé Město
George & Beatovens   Štěstí Není Pro Každého
George & Beatovens   Zahrada Za Domem
The Blue Effect   Sluneční Hrob
The Blue Effect   The Sun Is So Bright
Petr Spálený   Kopec
Yvonne Přenosilová   Noční Modltba
Karel Hála   Pokání
Mefisto   Návrat Gemini
Flamengo   Co Skrýváš V Očích
Flamengo   Zavraždil Jsem Lásku
Flamengo   Jenom Láska Ví Kam
Prúdy   Zvoňte, Zvonky
Prúdy   Poď So Mnou
Prúdy   Šesť Starcov
Prúdy   Omnia Vincit Amor
Prúdy   Lipipi Lumpipi Rumpipi Rup
Pavol Hammel & Marián Varga   Smutná Ranná Električka
Collegium Musicum   P.F. 1972, Pt. 1
Synkopy   Jen Si Hádej