Šero
About Release
- format 2LP
- release date 20. 10. 2023
- cat. # MIN66
Produced by Matouš Godík, Lukáš Novotný
Mixed by Matouš Godík at ZKA4T Studio in Prague, Czech Republic
Mastered by Matouš Godík at ZKA4T Studio in Prague, Czech Republic
Photo © Richard Hodonický, 2023
Cover design © Jirka Libánský, 2023
Lacquer cuts by Daniel Krieger at SST GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Album is pressed on 180 gram audiophile vinyl at Pallas Group GmbH, Diepholz, Germany
Each vinyl copy features a coupon with a code to download FLAC version of the album
Edition on 180 gram smoke vinyl available exclusively via Minority Records e-shop
Personnel
Ivan Gajdoš ― vocals, el. guitar (1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12), robot (1), acoustic guitar (2, 3, 4), classical guitar (2, 7), synth (3, 4, 7, 10), drums (3, 4), chorale (5), mandolin (10), piano (11, 13)
David Straka ― keyboard (1), synth (5, 8, 9, 12, 13), chorale (5), rhodes (8, 9, 12), bass guitar (9, 11), mellotron (11), el. guitar (11), philicorda (11), double bass (13), piano (13)
Břetislav Koláček ― bass guitar (1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 12)
František Škrla ― drums (1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12)
Libor Martiník ― trumpet (1, 2, 5, 6, 9), sbor (5)
Lukáš Novotný ― chimes (1), guitar (5, 8, 10, 12), chorale (5), effects (8), el. drums (8), synth (10)
Matouš Godík ― piano (1), philicorda (3, 9), rhodes (3, 6), chorale (5), synth (5, 7, 8, 10, 12), metalophone (6), piano strings (7)
Tomáš Damec ― bajan (1, 9)
Jirka Libánský ― kalimba (2), chimes (2), rhodes (5)
Pavel Nálepa ― clarinet (4, 10)
Magdalena Šalamounová ― vocals (6)
Lenka Škrlová ― percussion (6, 9)
Petr Dula ― piano (6), synth (6)
Press Quotes
"In many respects, Bratři Orffové have advanced further in their musical experiments, they are also more playful when it comes to the contrasts in moods and atmospheres of the individual tracks. ‘Šero’ might have needed a longer time to ripen, but in the end, this was probably only for the best—it astounds with its compactness and an infectious humane amiability."
― MUSICSERVER
"In spite of being such a long-awaited album, Bratři Orffové released a record that defies happiness. It is provocative. It won’t bamboozle the listener with a single song. Šero is obviously a record about time. Bratři Orffové are standing at a crossroads. They see only the time that has passed. Sad and real, but never pathetic. And this makes Šero a poetic experience. I’d heartily shake the hand of a poet who would call texts on the album poems. An album like Šero is made only once in a blue moon." ― OSTRAVAN
"One of the few Czech ‘cosmopolitan’ records this year." ― BOROVAN.CZ
"But when they talk about Šero, they claim that it’s the album that definitively concludes the story of the band. If this is truly the end, then this project is saying goodbye with an extraordinary album." ― AKTUALNE.CZ