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DG 307
active from year 1973
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pioneers of Czech underground (together with closely related Plastic People. Founded in 1973 by Pavel Zajicek and Mejla Hlavsa. The name means a diagnosis of a psychical disorder which helped young boys in the communist times to avoid the mandatory military service. The band was hunted and persecuted by official authorities since the very beginning; in spite of that, their illegal concerts became a cultic matter. In 1976 Zajicek was sentenced to prison for one year; in 1980, he finally emigrated. This caused the band's silence till the fall of communism in 1989. Successful comeback in the late 90's with the leader Pavel Zajicek as the only member of the original group.


Members:

Ivo Pospisil  (1973-1980) , guitars
Jiri Kabes  (1973-1980) , violin
Vratislav Brabenec  (1973-1980) , saxophones
Pavel Zajicek  (1973-2023) , leader, keyboards, vocal, guitars, voice, zither, noises
Jaroslav Kukal  (1974-1979) , percussion, background vocal
Jan Hedl "Sahara"  (1975-1975)
Jan Kindl  (1975-1979) , percussion, background vocal
Milan Hlavsa "Mejla"  (1976-1994) , keyboards, bass guitar, guitars, vocal
Michaela Nemcova-Pohankova  (1992-1992) , vocal
Ivan Prochazka  (1992-1992) , guitars
Ivana Vankova  (1996-1996) , drums
Rene Starhon  (1996-1996) , drums
Otakar Michl "Alfred"  (1996-1998) , guitars
Eva Turnova  (1996-1999) , bass guitar, vocal
Pavel Ciganek  (1996-1999) , violin, guitars, background vocal
Tomas Schilla  (1996-1999) , violoncello, voice
Antonin Korb  (1998-1998) , drums
Tobias Jirous  (1999-1999) , drums
Josef Rossler "Bobes"  (1999-1999) , keyboards, clarinet
David Machacek  (1999-1999) , guitars
Dalibor Pys  (since 2004) , violin
Oto Sukovsky  (since 2004) , bass guitar
Premysl Drozd  (since 2004) , drums
Tomas Vtipil  (since 2006) , violin, samples, bass guitar, programming, piano, keyboards
Ivan Manolov, guitars, steel guitar
Jan Pokorny, guitars
Ivan Bierhanzl, double-bass, bass guitar
Josef Janicek, keyboards, vocal, violin
Jan Brabec, drums
Ladislav Lestina, violin, double-bass
Petr Fucik, drums
Michal Koval, bass guitar
David Nemec, violin, background vocal
Jana Jonakova, vocal, violoncello

Discography:

Gift to the shadows , Safran 1982
DG 307 (1973-75) , Globus 1990
Dar stinum/Ptak utrzenej ze retezu/Torzo ( Gift to Shadows/Bird Out of Chains/Torso ) , Globus 1992
Umele ochuceno ( Artificially Flavored ) , Ujezd 1992
Kniha psana chaosem ( Book Written by Chaos ) , Globus 1996 ,
Siluety ( Silhouettes ) , Indies 1998
Koncert ( Concert ) , Indies 1999
Historie hysterie ( History of Hystery ) , Guerilla Records 2002
Sepoty a vykriky ( Whispers and Shouts ) , Guerilla Records 2002
Nosferatu , Guerilla Records 2004
DG 307 Live , Guerilla Records 2005
Magicky mesto vyhorelo ( Magical City Burnt Down ) , Guerilla Records 2008
Zivoty? Nebo bludne kruhy? ( Lives? Or Walking In Circles? ) , Guerilla Records 2013
Jak sup letici nad krajinou snu , Guerilla Records 2021
Sinusoida , Guerilla Records 2023

compilations / live recs.:

Svedek spalenyho casu ( Witness To Burnt Time ) , Guerilla Records 2013
Poutnici snu , Guerilla Records 2019

samplers etc.:

10 let Globusu aneb underground v kostce ( 10 Years Of Globus Or Underground In Summary ) , Globus 2000 ,

participation:

Kakofonie cesty ( Cacophony Of the Way ) ( Zajicek, Pavel ) , Guerilla Records 2007 ,
Prolinani ( Naceva ) , Naceva+P.Zajicek 2010
Podobenstvi ( The Parable ) ( Zajicek, Pavel ) , Guerilla Records 2011
Pustina ( Wasteland ) ( Zajicek, Pavel ) , Guerilla Records 2017

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