PAVEL FAJT

RIO/Avant-Prog • Czech Republic

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Pavel Fajt biography
Pavel Fajt is an exceptionally prolific drummer, percussionist and composer hailing form Brno in the Czech Republic. He has been active on the Czech music scene since the early '80s when he began composing music for dance and theater in collaboration with the Husa Na Prov�zku Theater. In 1983 he became a professional musician performing with groups such as Nucleus, Manana, and Jeste jsme se nedohodli. That same year he also became a founding member of the band Dunaj (originally named "Collective"), who produced six albums before they disbanded in 1990. In 1985 he began collaborating as a duo with Iva Bittov�. The work of the duo attracted the attention of avant-garde guitarist Fred Frith, with whom he participated in the Mimi Festival in France in 1988. Fajt soon came into the focus of Western audiences via his appearance in the film and on the soundtrack (with Bittov�) of Frith's Step Across the Border of 1990.

The 1990s began for Fajt with the project Joseph Boys with Vladim�r V�clavek and Marcus Therofal (of The Blech). Fajt soon embarked upon another duo, this time with American drummer Jim Meneses (producing the CD Songs for the Drums). In '93 he began performing as a solo improviser, working with the usual drums and percussion, as well as with voice and electronics, when he was invited to participate in a festival for solo performers in Geneva. He also worked on music for film and theater this same year (Ctibor Turba in Prague and Christine de Smedt in Belgium). In '94 Fajt toured with Anna Homler and Geert Waegeman and also with Mikol�s Chadima. The former creative incarnation produced two albums that are quite breathtaking, Macaronic Sines and Corne de Vache; the latter the album Transparent People. In 1995 he formed the band Pluto who released two albums; the first of these was self titled (1996), the second (1998) titled Tri. The end of the decade found him working for theater again.

In 2000 Fajt became an assistant on faculty of Fine Arts in Brno (sound installations, acoustic, media). The first record he worked on for the new century was the eponymous cd by The Danubians, with Amy Denio, Csaba Hajnocy and Gabi Kenderesi of Hungary's Dolores Kampec, which was released by the American label Cuneiform Records. He once again participated in numerous duos - with Wendy Zulu, Stepanida Borisova, and...read more

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0.00 \| 0 ratings Fajt / Meneses - Songs For The Drums 1993	4.50 \| 2 ratings Macaronic Sines 1995	4.40 \| 5 ratings Pavel Fajt & Pluto 1996	4.00 \| 1 ratings Corne De Vache 1997	4.00 \| 2 ratings Pluto - Tri 1998
3.50 \| 2 ratings Chadima / Fajt - Pruhledni lide (Transparent People) 1998	3.00 \| 2 ratings Drum Trek 2001

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Studio Album, 1998
4.00 | 2 ratings
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Pluto - Tri
Pavel Fajt RIO/Avant-Prog

Review by Gandalff

SAME AS PLUTO ISN�T A PLANET YET, THE BAND PLUTO IS DISBANDED, UNFORTUNATELY...

This is only one album from Pavel Fajt & Pluto which I own. In my opinion, it�s little better then the first enterprise of this project. "Tri" (Tři in Czech transcription) means "three" or, in this case, imperative of the verb "rub".

There is a evident lead music influence of PF here, which is expressed mostly in rhythmical structure of songs. As Fajt approximates with his colourful playing to melodic instruments, as rhythm bassguitar and electric guitar approximates to drums. Vocals of Vladim�r Bartos are very authentic, deep-felt, perfect corresponding with the music.

Writing about Pavel Fajt�s musical virtuosity or invention would be unnecessarily waste of time. He is concededly one of the best drummers in Europe, maybe in whole World.

The first five songs are excellent, glowing, flavourous, the rest is little boring for me, except tracks 11&12. Especially the last song "Braz�lie" (Brazil) has a very mysterious mood including sounds of rain forest.

1. V�tr V Mrac�ch (A Wind in Clouds) 5*, 2. Mezi Stvoly P�ru (Between Trunks of Couch-Grass) 5*, 3. Masopust (Carnival) 5*, 4. Z�zrak (Miracle) 5*, 5. Země Pokladů (The Land Of Treasures) 5*, 6. U Ohně (By the Fire) 3*, 7. V Z�vrati Touhy (In Vertigo of Urge) 2*, 8. Klec (The Cage) 2*, 9. Sek�m Kosou (I�m Cutting With My Scythe) 3*, 10. Ps� Dech (Dog�s Breath) 2*, 11. Dobř� Lid� Na Jezeře (Good People On The Lake) 4*, 12. Braz�lie (Brazil) 5*

Summary: 3,83 stars, rounded to 4.

Thanks to listennow801 for the artist addition.

0.00 \| 0 ratings Fajt / Meneses - Songs For The Drums 1993	4.50 \| 2 ratings Macaronic Sines 1995	4.40 \| 5 ratings Pavel Fajt & Pluto 1996	4.00 \| 1 ratings Corne De Vache 1997	4.00 \| 2 ratings Pluto - Tri 1998
3.50 \| 2 ratings Chadima / Fajt - Pruhledni lide (Transparent People) 1998	3.00 \| 2 ratings Drum Trek 2001