Indies Rec.
Noi (CZ,2005)**°
Four-piece group Noi is lead by singer-songwriter Petr Wagner. This is an album full of slightly melancholic tasteful songs with simple and beautiful arrangements (fine acoustic guitars, flute improvisations, cello arrangements, and mostly hand percussion).
A few additional touches were done by guest musicians Dan Eberle (O. Konrád and Gumbo), Klára Valentová (ex -Sarközi), Michal Stancík (Gothart), Petr Chlouba (Jablkon) and Petr Veselý. The music sounds like folk singer-songwriting with some chamber music instrument touches and with a jazzy warmth. All somewhat similar songs with only little variation through the arrangements, are nice but reveal little of themselves for foreign listeners who won't understanding the words; the music is very enjoyable though.
