Laboratorium - Anthology 1971-1988 [10 CD, 2006]

 

The end of the 60s was an important period in jazz, as well as rock music, in Poland and the rest of the world, with the development of many styles and trends in popular music. In 1970 the jazz rock fusion band, Laboratorium was formed in Kraków. Their music soon developed in jazz rock fusion, and so were pioneers in this music in Poland. In their first years, Laboratorium's music was acoustic, cleverly avoiding any limiting definitions. At the beginning of the 70's there was very limited access to Western recordings but this did not prove an obstacle for the band, because of the musicians searching and experimenting in the field. On the contrary and because of their relative isolation, Laboratorium developed an unique sound which was often noted in various critical reviews.

The Laboratorium's album debut was released in January 1973, consisting of two tracks recorded in April 1972 in a studio belonging to the PR III of the Polish Radio. The recording session was in fact, an award for taking second place on the Jazz Nad Odr¹ '72 festival. The tracks were noted for their unusual approach both towards harmony and tension-building. The first song 'Chora³' included a vocal fragment by Marek Stryszowski. Later his singing was to become an important and significant element of Laboratorium's music, often utilising electronic voice-modulation effects.

CD 1 Tracklist (Bialy Kruk Czarnego Krazka, 1973):
01. Chorał
02. Plazma

Bonus tracks:
03. Kazania Kaliskie
04. Prognoza na jutro
05. Kryterium
06. Poczekalnia
07. Przed wejściem
08. Przystanek



CD 2 Tracklist (Modern Pentathlon, 1976):
01. Pięciobój nowoczesny
02. Funky dla Franki
03. Szalony baca
04. ABZ
05. Grzymaszka

Bonus track:
06. Pięciobój nowoczesny (Live)



CD 3 Tracklist (Aquarium Live, 1977) (Live):
01. Struktura przestrzeni
02. Taki ładny i przyjemny
03. Bzdrągol
04. Flamenco na miękko
05. Dziewięćsił

Bonus tracks:
06. Struktura przestrzeni
07. Taki łatwy i przyjemny
08. Bźdrągol



CD 4 Tracklist (Diver, 1977):
01. Beautiful driver
02. Lower than usual
03. Diver
04. Late-coming
05. Soft flamenco

Bonus tracks:
05. Dziwne spóźnienie (Live)
06. Prevet Blues



CD 5 Tracklist (Quasimodo, 1979):
01. Przejazd
02. I'm sorry, I'm not driver
03. Etiudka
04. Śniegowa panienka
05. Lady Rolland
06. Quasimodo
07. Kyokushinkai
08. Ikona (In Memory of Zbigniew Zeifert)

Bonus tracks:
09. Etiudka
10. Śniegowa panienka
11. Odjazd
12. Zdrowie na budowie



CD 6 Tracklist (Nogero, 1980):
01. Nogero
02. The Cellar Suite
03. Blues for the Lady Graduate
04. Duck's Furcoat
05. Bee - Flight

Bonus tracks:
06. Nogero (Live)
07. Dealer
08. Spokojnie w pulowerku (Live)
09. Futro z kaczora (Live)



CD 7 Tracklist (The Blue Light Pilot, 1982) (Live):
01. Straight no chaser
02. A virgin from Nowa Huta
03. What's up in the forrest
04. Blue light pilot

Bonus track:
05. Punk's not dead sapierow niet (Live)



CD 8 Tracklist (No. 8, 1984):
01. Florek i Faunek
02. Karolinka
03. Lato '80
04. Szczęka w szklance, czyli jaja po wiedeńsku
05. No. 8
06. Na kolana pastuszkowie

Bonus tracks:
07. Na kolana pastuszkowie (Live)
08. Lato 1980 (Live)
09. Karolinka (Live)



CD 9 Tracklist (Anatomy Lesson, 1986):
01. Lady on the Goat
02. Make up
03. Lonely white Funk
04. Room nr. 210
05. Polish calypso
06. Baby dreams
07. Anatomy lesson
08. I'm so glad, punk is dead

Bonus tracks:
09. Aria wilka (Live)
10. Pokój 210 (Live)
11. Baby dreams (Live)
12. Polish calypso (Live)
13. Jechała niewiasta na capie do miasta (Live)



CD 10 Tracklist (Zdrowie Na Budowie, 2006, Previously unreleased material):
01. Zdrowie na budowie
02. Północna samotnia
03. Cichy kącik
04. Dove
05. Brzózka
06. Za piętnastą górą
07. My z Julkiem
08. Madonna z Poręby
09. Długie zimowe wieczory
10. Złota rybka i lustereczko
11. Nowe szaty króla
12. Lolokuki
13. Euschaustor