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ADAM COOLISH & MICHAL KIELAK — 100% COTON BLUES
2005 — Flower Records — FCD 008
Music, guitar, vocals, lyrics: Adam Coolish Kulisz Harp: Michal Cielak Kielak
The recordings took place at S-Tone Studio in Sosnowiec, Poland on 21.08.2005
Realization: Rafal Nowak
“100% COTTON BLUES” — a foreword by Przemek Draheim
Sensual guitar playing; mean, wailing harmonica; and the voice bringing to mind images of John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters and other blues heroes. Traditional sounds flirting with everyday, down to earth situations. Joy and suffering, love and hate, pain and happiness. The blues.
Having critically acclaimed, solo albums under their belts, Adam Coolish and Michal Kielak went into the studio together. They didn't plan anything, didn't try hard to record a great CD. They sat facing each other and started playing. After two hours the session was over and their music was born — simple, real and raw. Honest and heartfelt, without fancy arrangements and modern studio tricks, the old way. This is the blues we all need today more than ever, “100% Cotton Blues”.
Przemek Draheim,
Blues & Gospel Radio Host,
www.blues.pl/draheim
".....OK, so singer Adam Coolish has an accent, but he has obviously listened closely – very closely – to John Lee Hooker as he has certainly absorbed his inflections and style (he too can turn fragmented utterances into a song) and he can also boogie away on guitar just like the great man. Other influences seem to be Muddy Waters, Big Bill Broonzy, and Slim Harpo........ If it is a choice between another Stratocaster screamer and these two guys creating their own version of the down-home blues, give me these two every time."
Norwan Darwem - Blues & Rhythm Magazine - England
"..I really enjoyed your playing a lot, and also the interaction beetwen the two of you. All I can do is send my compliments, as it is not possible for Alligator to work with musicians based in a foreign country. I require constant USA tourimg. But I really enjoyed the music."
Bruce Iglauer - Alligator
ORDERING INFORMATION
In order to receive the CD, please let me know at coolish@wp.pl and pay the amount of 20$ or 15€ (shipping cost included) to the bank account:
Adam Kulisz
Deutsche Bank Oddział w Tychach
53 1910 1136 2605 4872 5111 0001
The CD will be shipped as soon as the money arrives to the account.