Fala is a
compilation album
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, published by
Poland
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's record label
Polton
Polton is a village located in Lasswade parish, Midlothian, Scotland, anciently a superiority of the Ramsay family, cadets of Dalhousie. In 1618 David Ramsay of Polton was in possession. (See: ''Analecta Scotica'', Edinburgh, 1834).
Notable res ...
in 1985. Fala is regarded as the first official presentation of Polish
punk rock,
new wave music
New wave is a loosely defined music genre that encompasses pop-oriented styles from the late 1970s and the 1980s. It was originally used as a catch-all for the various styles of music that emerged after punk rock, including punk itself. La ...
as well as
reggae
Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, " Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use ...
,
[Robert Brylewski, Kryzys w Babilonie. Autobiografia, rozmawia Rafał Księżyk. Wydawnictwo Literackie Kraków, 2012. , page 248 - 249] and most of the songs in the album were recorded at the 1984
Jarocin Festival
Jarocin Festival was one of the biggest and most important rock music festivals in 1980s Europe, by far the biggest festival of alternative music in the Warsaw Pact countries.
Founded in 1980, the festival was based on the earlier ''Wielkopolskie ...
. The album was the idea of Sławomir Gołaszewski, who asked
Robert Brylewski
Robert Maksymilian Brylewski, also known as. Afa and Robin Goldroker (25 May 1961 – 3 June 2018), was a Polish musician and singer-songwriter, co-founder of bands Kryzys, Brygada Kryzys, Izrael and Armia.
In May 2012, Brylewski's autobiograph ...
for help with the selection of songs.
The album was produced by Dr Avane, together with Włodzimierz Kowalczyk and Tadeusz Czehak. Mix, overdub – Ekipa Dub Regulator, Shpenyagah, Max Hebel, Dr Avane. Graphic design – Alek Januszewski. Photos – Robert Sobociński, Antoni Zdebiak, Prowokacja.
Track listing
; Side 1
#
12 RA 3L – "Intro" – 0:45
# Bakshish – "Czarna droga"
(J. Kowalczyk, J. Kowalczyk) – 3:50
# Prowokacja – "Prawo do życia, czyli kochanej mamusi"
(Prowokacja, Prowokacja) – 2:55
#
Siekiera
Siekiera (Polish for ''"Axe"'') was a Polish post-punk band. With fast, aggressive music and lyrics filled with obscenities, the band was a sensation at the 1984 Jarocin Festival. After lineup changes, the band switched to new wave and then dis ...
– "Fala"
( T. Adamski, T. Adamski) – 1:25
# Siekiera – "Idzie wojna"
(T. Adamski, T. Adamski) – 3:35
#
Abaddon
The Hebrew term Abaddon ( he, אֲבַדּוֹן ''’Ăḇaddōn'', meaning "destruction", "doom"), and its Greek equivalent Apollyon ( grc-koi, Ἀπολλύων, ''Apollúōn'' meaning "Destroyer") appear in the Bible as both a place of de ...
– "Kto"
(Abaddon, Abaddon) – 2:00
#
Tilt
Tilt may refer to:
Music
* Tilt (American band), a punk rock group, formed in 1992
* Tilt (British band), an electronic music group, formed in 1993
* Tilt (Polish band), a rock band, formed in 1979
Albums
* ''Tilt'' (Cozy Powell album), 1981
* ...
– "Za zamkniętymi drzwiami (Widziałem cię)"
( T. Lipiński, T. Lipiński) – 3:25
; Side 2
#
Dezerter
Dezerter, founded as SS-20 in May 1981 in Warsaw, is one of the most popular punk bands from Poland. The band was founded by three students of Warsaw's vocational high school ( technikum) - Robert "Robal" Matera (guitar), Krzysztof Grabowski (dr ...
– "Nie ma zagrożenia"
(Dezerter, Dezerter) – 2:30
#
Kryzys
Kryzys is a Polish rock music band, regarded as a pioneer of Polish punk rock and reggae. The origins of Kryzys go back to 1978, when the Warsaw punk rock ensemble ''The Boors'' was started by Robert Brylewski (g., voc.), Piotr Mrowiński (g.), ...
– "Mam dość"
( R. Brylewski, M. Góralski) – 2:50
# Kultura – "Lew Ja i Ja Dub"
(Kultura, Kultura) – 2:30
# Rio Ras – "City Huk"
(Rio Ras, Rio Ras) – 3:30
# Dezerter – "Plakat"
(Dezerter, Dezerter) – 3:10
# Izrael – "Wolność"
(R. Brylewski, R. Brylewski) – 8:10
# Józef Broda – "Swoboda"
(J. Broda, J. Broda) – 0:55
Notes
External links
Cover of the albumBakshish's Czarna droga at youtube
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Punk rock albums by Polish artists
New wave albums by Polish artists
Reggae albums by Polish artists
1985 compilation albums
Compilation albums by Polish artists