M Efekt - Svitanie (Dawning) 1977 (Czechoslovakia, prog.rock,)


Radim Hladík, a well known and excellent guitarist, in the 1975 re-formed M Efekt (Modrý Efekt) into a new group and this Prague musician resolved to do an unusual choice - in spite
of the geographical distances and organisation difficulties he found his ideal collaborations in Bratislava and Brno (in former Czechoslovakia) - bass guitarist Fedor Frešo, the former member of the Slovakian group Collegium Musicum and organist and singer Oldřich Veselý who was known from his performing in Brno´s group Synkopy 61. Another member of M Efekt was the drummer Vlado Čech who together with Hladík have been working in the group since its origin. Since Frešo and Veselý joined the group, a lot has been changed - Hladík has gained not only excellent players but also associates in composing who complete and agree with his ideas concerning creation of his own musical life. The music of M Efekt arises from high technical fundaments of its members (especially Hladík in outstanding in solos) respectively from their abilities to get over a difficult arrangement requiring technical preparedness and maximum concentration even of the best players. Within the context of home scene the group is, according to the use of expressive means, solitary and practically unclassified, standing aside the present main style streams. Within the world frame we might find some common features by carefully listening for example eith the British YES (in instrumentation), it regards, however only similar ways of looking for new forms of rock music in which improvisation is repressed by greater
interest in large composition formations and construction of large colour spaces as well as formation of qualitatively different moods as for example in jazz-rock. Music produced by the band draws no claims to attributes of revolutionary avantgarde - it represents pure musical aims in aquiring artistic values by means which are convenient also for the youngest listeners whom this music, by virtue of rock expressive means, brings to an understanding and revealing genuine quality. (Free according the original LP sleevenotes, 1977)


1) Vysoká stolička, dlhý popol (High Chair, Long Ashes) 10:12
2) Ej, padá, padá rosenka (Dew Is Falling, Falling) 6:39
3) V sobotu popoludní (On Saturday Afternoon) 4:11
4) Svitanie (Dawning) 19:25

Recorded in the OPUS studio, Pezinok, januar 1977

bonus (on CD reissue 1998):
5) Golem 6:47

recorded in 1976

M Efekt
Line-up/Musicians:

Radim Hladík - electric and acoustic guitar
Fedor Freššo - bass guitar, mandoline, vocal, percussion
Oldřich Veselý - organ, piano, electric piano, string synthesiser, ARP, vocal
Vlado Čech - drums, percussion

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