Originally formed in 1979, Art Rock made a name for themselves during the martial law period in Poland, but like many others broke up without releasing much material. However, they had recorded during this period and a compilation of this material was released in 2008, which led to the band reforming (albeit with a new drummer). This is their debut album, which is comprised solely of songs from their original period, hence the album title. Interestingly, if someone had asked me to gauge when this album was recorded I would have pushed for that sort of year, with only the quality of the recordings itself leading me to more recent times. Heavily influenced by the music of the Seventies, combined with an additional heaviness and a real love and understanding of the blues, this is quite some album.
One can only wonder what would have happened with these guys if they had sounded like this thirty years ago, and were playing in the Western world, as this is polished, controlled and emotional. I don’t understand what Mirek Dublan is singing, but he really means it, while Krzysztof Zawistowski has an incredibly delicate touch on guitar, and there are times when I can’t help but think that he was influenced by Rory Gallagher. Solid, passionate, blues-based Seventies rock wit attitude, this is a real find and let’s hope they decide to keep it going.
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