Nový album Mira Žbirku - Posledné veci, ktorý uzatvára jeho viac ako päťdesiatročnú autorskú cestu vychádza práve dnes na CD vo vydavateľstve Universal Music. Je na ňom dvanásť nových autorských piesní Mira Žbirku, ktoré napísal v priebehu posledných dvoch rokov a naspieval krátko pred svojim odchodom. Štyri z nich sú zhudobnenými textami básnikov Joža Urbana, Václava Hrabě a Daniela Heviera. Krátka báseň Posledné veci z Hevierovej rannej zbierky poézie Vták pije z koľaje (1977), dala názov celému albumu. V rádiách z neho úspešne boduje duet otca so synom v skladbe Nejsi sám. David Žbirka bol Mekym poverený dokončením a produkciou albumu. Spolu s anglickým producentom Patrickom Jamesom Fitzroyom ho nahrali v londýnskom štúdiu KONK, ktoré sídli v londýnskej štvrti Musswell Hill, odkiaľ pochádzala Mekyho mama a patrí lídrovi Mekyho obľúbenej skupiny The Kinks, Rayovi Daviesovi. Na aranžovaní sa okrem Patricka s Davidom podieľali aj Oliver Torr (Posledné veci, Ríša snov) a Petr Marek zo skupiny MIDI LIDI (Len sa neuraz). V jednotlivých skladbách albumu sa objavujú aj ďalší hudobníci: Maximillian Kinghorn-Mills, Axel Øksby (basgitara), Tom Andrews (piano), Petr Marek (gitara), Oliver Torr (synths & programming), Steve Goddard (gitara), Jamie Hanson (basgitara), Honza Horáček (synth), Jamie Staples (bicie),
Sam Bedford (gitara) a sláčikový orchester sCore Orchestra s dirigentkou Michaelou Rózsa Růžičkovou, v aranžmánoch Daniela Wunscha a Patricka Jamesa Fitzroya. O mastering albumu sa v londýnskom Abbey Road postaral Christian Wright. Na obale albumu je fotka Mekyho priateľa a úspešného slovenského fotografa Petra Župníka, ktorú graficky spracoval Jiří Troskov.
Album Posledné veci uviedli do života 18.5.2022 v pražskej galérii Lucerna za účasti autorov obalu, básnika Daniela Heviera a ďalších významných hostí, krstná mama Katarína Knechtová a producenti albumu David Žbirka a Patrick James Fitzroy.
Vydanie albumu Posledné veci na LP je naplánované na jeseň 2022, v čase keď budú vrcholiť tohtoročné oslavy nedožitej sedemdesiatky československej hudobnej legendy veľkými koncertami Tribute to Miro Žbirka 70 v Bratislave (17.10.2022 - NTC Aréna), v Prahe (21.10.2022 - O2 Universum a v Londýne (24.9.2022 - 229 Venue). Nezištnú účasť na spomienkových koncertoch už potvrdili: David Koller, Katarína Knechtová, Michal Hrůza, Jana Kirschner, Adam Ďurica, Peter Nagy, Lenny, Slza, Jiří Macháček, Marta Jandová, Peter Bič Project, Martha a ďalší, zatiaľ nezverejnení umelci.
https://mirozbirka.lnk.to/posledneveci
CREDITS
Produced by David Žbirka & Patrick James Fitzroy
Mixed by Patrick James Firzroy
Recorded and enginered by Matt Jaggar at Konk Studios
except track 2; recorded and engineered by Shuta Shinoda at Hackney Road Studios
Assistant Engineer: George Chung
Mastered by Christian Wright at Abbey Road Studios
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2. Nejsi Sám
Music and lyrics by Miro Žbirka
Arrangement by David Žbirka & Patrick James Fitzroy
Drums by David Žbirka
Rhythm guitars by David Žbirka
Lead guitar by Patrick James Fitzroy
Bass guitar by Patrick James Fitzroy
Synths and programming by Patrick James Fitzroy & David Žbirka
3. Náhodou
Music by Miro Žbirka, lyrics by Jozef Urban
Arrangement by David Žbirka & Patrick James Fitzroy
Drums by David Žbirka
Rhythm guitars by David Žbirka
Lead guitar by David Žbirka
Bass guitar by Maximillian Kinghorn-Mills & Axel Øksby
Piano by Tom Andrews
Synths and programming by Patrick James Fitzroy & David Žbirka
Backing vocals by David Žbirka
4. Z tej vône ťa vyzliekam
Music by Miro Žbirka, lyrics by Jozef Urban
Arrangement by David Žbirka & Patrick James Fitzroy
Rhodes piano by Tom Andrews
Lead guitar by David Žbirka
Synths and programming by David Žbirka & Patrick James Fitzroy
Backing vocals by David Žbirka
5. Len Sa Neuraz
Music and lyrics by Miro Žbirka
Arrangement by David Žbirka & Petr Marek
Synths and programming by Petr Marek, David Žbirka &Patrick James Fitzroy
Lead guitar by Petr Marek
6. RÍŠA SNOV
Music and lyrics by Miro Žbirka
Arrangement by David Žbirka & Oliver Torr
Synths and programming by Oliver Torr & David Žbirka
Lead piano by Tom Andrews
7. AKO BOH
Music and lyrics by Miro Žbirka
Arrangement by David Žbirka & Patrick James Fitzroy
String arrangement by Daniel Wunsch
Piano by Tom Andrews
Lead guitar by David Žbirka
Yamaha CS80 Syntheiszer by Patrick James Fitzroy
Programming by David Žbirka & Patrick James Fitzroy
Strings Performed by sCore Orchestra
Recorded and engineered by Michal Pekárek at Studio A, Česká televize
Conducted by Michaela Rózsa Růžičková
Musical direction by Petra Malíšková
8. BEST MAN IN TOWN
Music and lyrics by Miro Žbirka
Arrangement by David Žbirka & Patrick James Fitzroy
Drums by David Žbirka
Rhythm guitar by Steve Goddard
Lead guitar by Steve Goddard & Patrick James Fitzroy
Bass guitar by Jamie Hanson
Intro rhythm guitar by Miro Žbirka
9. MADRIGAL
Music by Miro Žbirka, lyrics by Václav Hrabě
Arrangement by David Žbirka & Patrick James Fitzroy
Wurlitzer piano by Tom Andrews
Piano by Tom Andrews
Guitars by David Žbirka
Yamaha PS20 synth by Honza Horáček
Synths and programming by David Žbirka & Patrick James Fitzroy
10. KÝM SKONČÍM PÚŤ
Music and lyrics by Miro Žbirka
Arrangement by David Žbirka & Patrick James Fitzroy
String arrangement by Patrick James Fitzroy
Drums by Jamie Staples
Rhodes piano by Tom Andrews
Bass guitar by Maximillian Kinghorn-Mills
Lead guitars by Sam Bedford & Patrick James Fitzroy
Percussion by Patrick James Fitzroy & David Žbirka
Strings Performed by sCore Orchestra
Recorded and engineered by Michal Pekárek at Studio A, Česká Televize
Conducted by Michaela Rózsa Růžičková
Musical direction by Petra Malíšková
11. MNE VADÍ
Music and lyrics by Miroslav Žbirka
Arrangement by David Žbirka and Patrick James Fitzroy
Drums by David Žbirka
Rhythm guitar by David Žbirka
Lead guitar by Patrick James Fitzroy (solo) and David Žbirka
Bass guitar by Maximillian Kinghorn-Mills
Piano by Patrick James Fitzroy
Percussion by David Žbirka and Patrick James Fitzroy
12. NAIVNÁ
Music and lyrics by Miroslav Žbirka
Arrangement by David Žbirka and Patrick James Fitzroy
Drums by David Žbirka
Rhodes piano by Tom Andrews
Guitars by David Žbirka
Bass guitar by Maximillian Kinghorn-Mills
Synths by David Žbirka
Programming by David Žbirka & Patrick James Fitzroy
13. POSLEDNÉ VECI
Music by Miro Žbirka, lyrics by Daniel Hevier
Arrangement by Oliver Torr & David Žbirka
Piano by Patrick James Fitzroy
Yamaha CS80 by Patrick James Fitzroy
Synths and programming by Oliver Torr & David Žbirka
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