Pier 17

© 2014 PAVEL HRUBES STUDIO

To the album PIER 17

The harbor is the background, reassurance, achievement of goals. Album PEIR 17 expresses the feeling of a man in search of self-realization in society, creating own home, setting the values or directing the career path. The author compares these feelings to rafting on the open ocean, however not condemning chance for success. Life is a struggle, but that is not what this music talks about, this music encourages, calms down and helps create dreams.

Regarding instrumental cast, mainly electric guitars, acoustic guitars, Fender piano and piano are promoted. Sometimes even the harp, flute, saxophone or clarinet appears. Fast and dynamic tracks dominate, whereas slower tracks are more distinctive.

1. Track PIER 17 is medium fast, expressing confidence and comfort. Saxophone and electric guitar were entrusted with solo voices.

3. Title BLUES FOR DAVE is actually soothing blues mood with interesting guitar and organ solos.  According to the author it is a tribute to the phenomenal guitarist David Gilmour.

5. Track TALES FROM OCEANIA   describes the atmosphere of the sea in its wide space and tries to evoke the feeling of sailing.  The main tune is brought by the piano, accompanied by the acoustic guitar.

7. Track COACH is dynamic, rock, suitable for exercise and movement.

8. and 9. track are peaceful songs with dominant rhythmic component  of percussion.

10. Guitar track BRITTLE FOAM illustrates the infinite space of a gulf with eternally rolling waves.

11. QUANTO is suitable for a gym. It is a rock song, describing the achievement of a goal.

13. Title PEARL REEF, a very fine song, praising the ripples of the frothy ocean, performed by acoustic guitar accompanied by the harp and answering marimba.

Other tracks will bring us with their dance rhythm and a little bit of exotic undertones to the final titles. 17. RABY, describing optimism after a successful sporting event, is a consonance of several different guitars. And track 18 named GO ON! is becoming the final song describing the sunset, when all nature calms down and the waves slowly merge into endless outer space.

The most interesting tracks: 3., 13., 5., 10., 7., 1.