@sleazy.hippie 76' Gibson Explorer ended up on my bench. Not a Les Paul?! Besides swapping stock bridge humbucker for X2N (i think it's one of the highest output passive pickups ever made), frets were in rough shape, someone was trying to level them with wrong radius. All time banger "Obří kat" by @snet_shitheads seemed as only appropriate soundtrack for this repair.
Late 80s MIJ B.C. Rich Mockingbird @vojta_kobra brought on my workbench. Overall was in good shape, just needed assembly, quirky knockoff Floyd had some interesting features that needed to be addressed. Very inspiring instrumen to play, Reminded me of times when Kerry King had hair and didn't look like Halloween costume of Hells Angels member your unc would wear, so i even came up with few riffs that are slowly turning into music project.
Homie @yanguly (i used to go to the same school in Kharkov with this guy) visited me with his fancy American Deluxe Jazz Bass for a quick tune-up, that turned into complete fret refreshment and setup.
I’m offering my little studio for local bands to record, as well as fixing your guitar or bass. Below is a long and boring text you absolutely have to read.
It’s that beautiful time of the year when the live music industry goes into a two-month coma and I’m scraping the bottom of the barrel to find any work. As you know, I’ve started recording bands a while ago (Skincare, Blau, Morghuul, Cancer Void), and it became something that I want to continue doing and dedicate more time to.
Since I have a bunch of time to spare and my finances are running thin, I highly advise you to contact me and book a recording session. Prices will be very friendly; levels of production are also negotiable. Even if you need just a live band demo with a rough mix, I’m totally down. I also have some gear that we can use, so you don't have to bring everything except breakables.
The other thing is that I’m also fixing guitars and basses. You can find everything related in my IG stories. I’m not a professional luthier and I can’t glue your acoustic guitar back together after you tried playing Wonderwall at a house party. I do quite advanced maintenance and fixes, but I’m also willing to advance - so feel free to ask even about the aforementioned repair, as long as you promise you won’t do that again.
Feel free to share - it will help me tremendously. I’ll also be flooding your feed with music-related stuff, because I can.
Thanks for your attention and for keeping me away from an office job!
2023
Bahratal/Pakosten/Konciny
It’s all started with gig in Tachov that nobody wanted to play. Venue got flooded the other night, so location was changed to place that was even worse one. Everything was set to fail, so our van felt that on the way and started smoking, to escalate further we had a runaway diesel on the highway, trying to rev himself to death (succeeded). Stranded on the side of the road but not defeated, and still thirsty to play a show all the sudden “Fuck it, we are playing in rehearsal room” thought came to our minds. Few calls here and there and i already see Plenitel drawing cool eyebrows on Achnaton’s forehead, rest is history.
Sněť 2023 Killtown
Tomáš and out suitcase full of Danish monopoly money in 7eleven, Copenhagen beach, Me and Danny, the day I met craziest death metal Maniac (Привет, Андрей!), And just good times with cool people.
On that bittersweet note i want to thank both Bahratal and Sněť for great time spend together, bringing back music in my life, playing sickest shows, being able to travel a lot and meet great people and now friends. Unfortunately, this year I’ve parted ways with both bands, but life goes on. I Wish my boys all the best and keep rocking like there's no tomorrow!!! Keep your eyes peeled, they up to no good and will be bombing music industry with some nasty stuff!
Big love!
Summer 2022 was no doubt one of the wildest in my life
It all started with our unholy unity of Vole and Sněť playing first edition of @overtheedgefest
First photo is taken right after some dude agressivley pushing Salsteen because of some drunk nonsense that Danny was doing. He tripped over a bench, landed on me, somehow i was able to catch him before his head smacked on the concrete, and what do you know? This how you make friends, i guess. Even if they are barely able to talk.
Next day was spend in company of this lunatic, that when sober is actually a very sensible and kind man that is able to hold conversation about all kinds of stuff. Apparently there is some Jekyll/Hyde thing going on when substances are involved. Few random pics of people in altered state of mind are a good representation what it was all about.
Following up was a Bahratal/Vole tour, which is even more destructive combo then previous one
First show in Světadílna that had after-party until 6 am and van call at 8am to get to Postojna, Slovenia.
I was woken up by Tomáš looking like a beetroot that is about to explode singing "Když jsem já šel tou Putimskou Bránou" repeating only one phrase out of the whole song. I don't know how, but we all managed to get to the van on time, I've immediately passed out on the back seat. Woke up midday, we were stuck in the immense heat of scorching hot summer somewhere at Austrian - Slovenian border, no AC, 9 people in the van that seen better days.
Postojna Pumpa was sick! Diy skatepark made next to abandoned gas station, insane local bands, crazy skater kids, loved that place.
Zagreb was strange, but we were fooling around the hoop, especially Tomáš. Managed to capture this big guy in all his grace.
Budapest was god tier, no time to make pictures.
Milan was pure insanity, 120 people in venue that probably good for 20. Followed with some street demolition pacified by Italian Mafia, nice! Someone was able to capture complete absence of thoughs in out heads.
Immediately after that we hit the studio to record Kladivo Intolerance. Two days of nonstop drill, thanks Otín!
Also some pictures Sněť opening for mighty Blood Incantation.
Cool!
Part two
Gigs featuring Bahratal/Hagzissa/Hexenbrett in tiniest venue in Budweiss (RIP Světadílna) and Prague.
Wild times, good company, a lot of Stará Myslivecká consumed on and off stage. Looking at the first picture i remember Achnaton snapped his string mid gig, and I've never seen string change that fast, huge props.
Witnessed Basti in his real from, been blown away by both bands. There was some really twisted music ideas and appearances going on. I can't even imagine how all of that could fit in 20m2 room.
Ah, Bulgarian new years eve. Combination of caviar toasts, rusty bucket that we've strategically stole form our neighbors, and Absolut Oak that gave me biblical hungover and alcohol poisoning. Holy shit that morning felt bad. Place we were staying had no heating and 0 degrees Celsius in a thin walled resort house next to the sea felt like being trapped in a industrial fridge. Was quite fitting for all this Silent Hill nonsense.
You know what I've learned from that? Absolutely fucking nothing.
Developed bunch of old reels, so this is going to be part one of a photo dump.
2021-2022 Bahratal in pre Kladivo Inrolerance era. First merch done for who knows what occasion.
Bunch of stuff from new years trip to Bulgaria. What a weird place. If you want to experience aftermath of a real apocalypse, visit Sunny Beach in off season. Not a single soul in sight, empty buildings, dead animals on the beach, neighboring Germans that sound like a record of "ja, natürlich!" and other small talk phrases stuck on the loop. It's like Silent Hill, but you are mostly dying of hangover.
End of transmission, more to come
