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Kosti

by ARANANAR

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rýhy po všech lednech / scars from all the Januarys rozeklaná dlaň krajiny / jagged palm of the land namrzlá pláň se choulí / a frosted plain is huddled do sebe, do země, do hlíny / into itself, into the ground, into the soil nejjednodušší život / the simplest life nesrat boha, mírný klima / to not piss off God, a temperate climate zpomalit, milovat, toulat se / to slow down, to love, to wander kde v koutech lesa vzdoruje zima / the corners of the forest where winter still resists
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trámy / rafters stodola / a barn žebřík / a ladder dno Boha / the depths of God neslyšíš, nevnímáš / you don´t hear, you don´t notice neslyšíš, neposloucháš / you don´t hear, you don´t listen a přesně, jak jsem doufal / and exactly as I had hoped zrovna, jak jsem chtěl / just as I wanted prostřední kus nebe se otevřel / heaven split down the middle střechy / roofs jsme dole / we stay down sněží / it snows jsme dole / we stay down neslyšíš, nevnímáš / you don´t hear, you don´t notice neslyšíš, neposloucháš / you don´t hear, you don´t listen a přesně, jak jsem doufal / and exactly as I had hoped zrovna, jak jsem chtěl / just as I wanted poslední kus nebe se otevřel / the last piece of heaven opened
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chci zpátky, zpátky do stáda / i want back, back to the herd chci zpátky k pastýřům a lyrám / i want back to the shepherds and the lyres chci okovy i louky, kde / i want shackles and i want meadows, where ranní modř krásou srdce svírá / the heart tightens at the beauty of the blue morning chci zpátky jho, dlaň hospodáře / i want the harness back, the palm of the rancher bezpečí teplý stodoly / the safety of a warm barn vracím svobodu: / i am giving back my freedom: starým bohům jdu prostřít sváteční tabuli / to set a festive table for the Old Gods chci ohradu, lány a dřinu / i want a fence, vast fields and a life of toil vraťte mi železo značkovací / give me back the branding iron vítr cuchá srst / The wind flows through my coat když navečer se z pastvy vracím / as i return from the pasture in the evening
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Doly (Mines) 02:16
zem se propadá / the ground is sinking láme se, drolí / it´s breaking, crumbling dávnou dřinou tu duní doly / the mines are rumbling with ancient toil temnotou / through the darkness kde vedly chodby / where the corridors led slepotou / through blindness co nedovolí / that didn’t allow tušit jiskru / one to sense a sparkle vnímat vodu / to feel the water najít sestru / to find the sister poznat matku / to know the mother nekončící / neverending hlubina bez začátku / abyss without a beginning
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z větví snáší se spánek / sleep descends from the branches únava hladí jak vánek / fatigue comes over me like a breeze tvoje konce se spojily v jeden / your ends have merged into one hvězdy hlídají: tiše a bledě / the stars are on guard: silent and pale všechny roky pod pustou oblohou / all the years under the desert sky hlína a kamení, zebe to od nohou / the soil and stones: cold under my feet zpívám, když ženou mě do skrýší / i´m singing as they rush me into the hideaways les mě chápe, vnímá a slyší / the forest understands me, it senses, it hears z větví snáší se spánek / sleep descends from the branches únava hladí jak vánek / fatigue comes over me like a breeze
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s mobilem v ruce / with a mobile phone in hand vítáme úsvit / we salute the dawn wifi a říjen / wifi and October studený ruce / cold hands hlasy a rádio / the voices and the radios světová válka / the world war čísla a runy / numbers and runes podzim a dálka / autumn and distance koleje bůhvíkam / tracks to God knows where poslední zastávky / the last stations a v pustým dni / and in the deserted day pustý bradavky / deserted breasts
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loudám se za srpnem a jen těžko držím krok / i linger after August and i can hardly keep up věž songů už je plná: London Calling, Vzduch je hrob / the tower of song is full: London Calling, The Air Is a Grave loudám se za srpnem a dochází mi dech / i linger after August and i am short of breath mám řetěz kolem krku a jsem na čtyřech všech / with a chain around my neck and on all fours musím to vykonat sám, svět neodpověděl / i have to do it myself, the world has not yet answered lepší člověk v nový zemi / a better man in a new land zas nepřišel, nevěděl / did not come again, did not know jste vzdálený jak hvězdy, jste daleko jak prach / you are far away like stars, far away like dust smutek zůstává ve větvích, slzy tečou po horách / grief is in the branches, tears are flowing down the hills loudám se za srpnem a jen těžko držím krok / i linger after August and i can hardly keep up září postává ve dveřích, začíná další rok / September stands in the doorway, the new year begins musím to vykonat sám, svět neodpověděl / i have to do this myself, the world has not yet answered lepší člověk v nový zemi / a better man in a new land zas nepřišel, nevěděl / did not come again, did not know
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mlhu sytí kamna chalup pod Kozákovem / the stoves of the cottages under Kozákov are saturating the fog tmavnou skály / the cliffs are getting darker chudnou zvyky / traditions are dying šedě duní zem / the ground is rumbling, gray starý rody / old lineages starší křivdy / older injustices den už couvá do lesů / the day is receding into the woods střechy dílen / roofs of the workrooms rohy kůlen / corners of the shacks zírají tu bez hlesu / are staring blankly fůry dřeva / truckloads of wood otevřeno / (it´s) open sekaná, dvě piva / meatloaf, two beers s koncem roku / as the year comes to an end schnou i kletby / the curses dry silnice se stmívá / and the road fades into dusk holý zemi vládne vichr rozhodně a krutě / the wind rules this barren land, with purpose and with cruelty ohýnky / little fires a zbytky jídla / and leftovers říjen. miluju tě / October. I love you. mlhu sytí kamna chalup pod Kozákovem / the stoves of the cottages under Kozákov are saturating the fog tmavnou skály / the cliffs are getting darker chudnou zvyky / traditions are dying šedě duní zem / the ground is rumbling, gray
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mířím za čímsi dávným / i am heading toward something ancient každým dnem zas blíž minulosti / every day getting closer to the past tradice ústní i mlčení / traditions spoken and silent, too oltáře, nádoby, pověsti, kosti / altars, vessels, legends, bones v neprobádaný samotě / in unexplored solitude se u kmenů mihnou světla: / the lights flicker by the tree trunks: dva kroky, tři kroky, padesát / two steps, three steps, fifty roků cholery / years of cholera a nocí zvlněný boky / and the night’s undulating hips lesní podrost tlumí vzdechy / forest undergrowth muffles the sighs bůžkové zhasli / little Gods extinguished šumění potoku, tichá radost / the murmur of the stream, the quiet joy ságy / sagas romány / novels bez nejmenšího nároku / without the slightest demand na ráno / for morning na nic / for nothing tání / spring thaw devětsil / butterbur studený místa / cold places potichu / silently sám / alone vnímám les ve tvaru srdce: rozprostírá se do všech stran / i perceive a heart-shaped forest: it sprawls in all directions

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**** 12" VINYL RECORD AVAILABLE VIA POLI5 RECORDS: poli5.bandcamp.com/album/kosti ****

Kosti is the debut album from ARANANAR, a collaboration between Adam “Aran” Nenadál and Anar Badalov. The album is a collection of odes and laments to the borderlands of the Czech Republic, shrouded in Czech mythology and symbolism.

On “Doly,” Nenadál starkly imagines the mines of a bygone age, where miners crawled “blindly through the darkness/where the corridors led/a never-ending abyss without a beginning.” The miners carry, like most of Nenadál’s characters, centuries of weight. Lead single “Dno Boha” finds a man longing to close the distance between himself and the heavens, only to find peace in his connection to the ground. It's intensely meditative, hushed and menacing, spiritual and earthly — a true microcosm of the album.

Elsewhere, Kosti explores questions of deep time and our relationship with the earth, dying customs, the quiet joys of solitude, and the return to nature. “I am heading toward something ancient,” Nenadál recites on the eponymous closer, recalling the verse of the great romantic Czech poet Karel Hynek Mácha. “Traditions spoken and silent, too/altars, vessels, legends, bones/in unexplored solitude.” Where there is darkness there is hope.



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Adam “Aran” Nenadál has been a staple of the Czech Republic’s underground scene, responsible for bringing countless artists — among them, Dinosaur Jr., Melvins, and Godspeed You! Black Emperor — to Prague for the first time. He’s a founding member of the Silver Rocket collective and the legendary noise rock band Gnu who now performs solo as Aran Epochal.

Anar Badalov, formerly of the bands Metal Hearts (Suicide Squeeze records) and Travels, has recorded over a dozen albums, mostly under the solo moniker New Dog. His music has been described as “both Intimately taut and emotionally wrought" and “ominous and amorous at once.”

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released January 3, 2022

ARAN - Vocals, bass
ANAR - Everything else

Released by Polí5

Aran's parts were recorded at Sonic Library, Prague, CZ.
Anar's parts were recorded at home in Loveland, Colorado.

Mastered by Yoz
Artwork by Anar

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ARANANAR is Aran Epochal (Gnu) and Anar Badalov (New Dog, Hourloupe)

ARAN SOLO: aranepochal.bandcamp.com

ANAR SOLO: newdog.bandcamp.com

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