"Hala Strana is a summation of Steven R. Smith’s interest in the traditional folk musics of Central and Eastern Europe. By incorporating the melodies, scales, and instrumentation of the village music from areas such as Croatia, Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic and Poland, Steven has pushed his music into yet another new territory. This is not ethnological preservation, but a starting point.... Hala Strana has abstracted these melodies and turned them into something uniquely their own.
Like his previous solo work, Hala Strana’s richly layered sounds are carefully placed but have a spontaneous feel. Instruments like gourd guitar, clay flowerpots, glockenspiel, violin and even bottles find their way into the mix."
in Hala Strana's self-titled 2003 debut album, I hear apse, the decemberists, godspeed you! black emperor, explosions in the sky, and tons of other sounds that are entirely unique and beautiful.
here is the song "Stouthrief," set to some random film's opening credits apparently:
Hala Strana - Hala Strana [2003]
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