#artist: marek grechuta

[haveyoulistenedtothisalbum-poll]

Tracklist:

Widzieć więcej • Kantata • Chodźmy • Świecie nasz • Nowy radosny dzień • Dni, których nie znamy • Ocalić od zapomnienia • Korowód • Niebieski młyn

Spotify ♪ YouTube

[polish-art-tournament]

paintings* round 1 poll 87

My wife Dana by Marek Grechuta, 1970s:

propaganda: I know it's not the best artwork of his, amongst paintings or otherwise, but I just thought that his dedication and adoration for his wife is so adorable:) Dana is such a treasure honestly, she took care of her husband while he was suffering from bipolar disorder and side effects from medication, and even though Marek died many years ago, she still keeps memory of him and shares it with the world to this day. Ah, and how many truly amazing songs were written by Grechuta which were dedicated to his wife to whom he remained faithful 'til the end of his life<3

about the artist: IMPORTANT ARE THE DAYS WHICH WE DON'T KNOW YET but seriously, who DOESN'T know who Marek Grechuta is :D He's one of the coolest Polish musicians and songwriters of the PRL era, but, as this painting shows, a man of many talents, too He actually was heavily influenced by Witkacy and Wyspiański when it comes to visual art, which is not surprising giving the fact he dedicated two songs to the art of the latter and the whole album, Szalona lokomotywa, to the poetry of the former. Either way, I'll be glad to reopen Marek to some people by submitting this piece (and some others hehe)

Self-portrait by Rahel Szalit-Marcus, 1926:

[no propaganda has been submitted]

[retrowaving1]

I noticed people creating such descriptions on Tumblr, I assumed that I could do the same so that the people who visit my blog would be less confused about what they're seeing here. After all, I'm really open to communication, but it's probably better if you know what to expect from me:)

So, who the h am I?

> Obviously, Ohiko Amok is not my real name. I don't want to go by my real name on the internet unless it comes up in conversation with my mutuals.

> I'm a person of many professions: (1) personal tutor teaching adults with dyslexia, adhd, Asperger's etc.; to speak English (2) Marketing professional; (3) Graphic designer;

> I have lots of hobbies; I like cooking (I'll gladly exchange recipes with anyone interested in mine), I like painting and drawing (both digitally and traditionally), I do yoga, I like reading (and sometimes even writing) and I like learning about skin issues (lol, I even have a certificate that I finished a course teaching about acne and how to properly deal with it xd). I also play a number of very simple computer games and enjoy board games, but I wouldn't call myself an enthusiast of neither. What I do adore is music - I'm the only person in my family who haven't had any musical trainings in the past, but I do have a strong appreciation for music.

My taste in music is very vast and it'll be difficult to limit it to one genre or a group of artists, but I can easily name some of the most influential performers for me: Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Leonard Cohen, Dusty Springfield, Judy Garland, Fleetwood Mac, Czesław Niemen, Marek Grechuta, Magda Umer, Tori Amos, Volodymyr Ivasyuk, Okean Elzy, Skryabin, Shocking Blue..

I would love to bond over music with anyone with similar tastes <3

> I do not identify myself through pronouns, sexuality, belonging to a certain movement. I think all of those labels are secondary and often limit person to a certain degree. Biologically, I'm a woman. I'm bisexual, but I do not consider myself to be a part of LGBTQ community. I'm not religious. I'm not a feminist of any kind. I have my own strong ideas developed through the years living in a certain context, my own preferences and worldview, but I don't want to label them in any way, as it seems redundant.

> I come from Poland<3 Currently, I live in the Eastern Part of the country.

If at some point you might get confused by my posts' being inspired by both Polish and Ukrainian popular culture and historical background, it's because I was born in Ukraine (albeit in a Polish family) and feel a strong connection and love to both countries.

> Since I've started to post on Tumblr regularly, I very often get some horny messages (i'm talking about real people, not porn bots), so here's one bit of information which I feel obliged to add to my account description: I'm currently engaged and I'm not looking for any relationships aside from friendly ones!

> I don't reply to messages in russian

> I've recently created another blog called @retrowaving-vents to just write random stuff and repost meme I find funny. Welcome, if you are interested in some random stream of consciousness.

Cheers, if you've managed to read this whole post, I hope you'll enjoy the content I post on this account<3 Feel free to ask any questions that might come to your mind, I really like talking xd

[dunniio]

hello, I'm Robyn(or Gizmo) and this is an intro, i think

abt me!!

I'm polish 😮

my bday is september 22nd

aroace

things i like

DC (batman mostly)

Red Dead Redemption 2

ninjago

tmnt

penguins 🐧

breaking bad/better call saul

some of my fav music artists

myslovitz

happysad

fiona apple

radiohead

tame impala

tally hall

muse

lemon demon

marek grechuta

and a lot more!!!!!!! :3

my hobbies

drawing

sewing

reading

watching tv shows and movies (does that count..????)

PLEASE BE MY FRIEND IM SO COOL AND AWRSOME

[starrydeckhand]

Hello!!! Can I get 12, 30, 34, 47, 55, and 63 for the music asks please? c: (feel free to skip any if that's too many lol) <2

hello!!!! C: thank you for the ask!!!! 12. Who’s the most obscure artist you listen to?

hmm this one's tough cause i have a lot of random artists on my playlists, but i found this artist with only 168 monthly listeners on Spotify, but the song i have on this playlist is so nice???? you gotta give it a listen asap!!!!! it's Another Place by KUYASHII !

30. Songs you love to sing along to:

tbh i sing along to almost every song i listen to LMAOO but the latest songs in my repertoire are Explode! by Mother Mother, Strażnik Raju by Piotr Rubik, Grzegorz Wilk, Love Is Fire by GRLwood, Sexy Drug by Falling in Reverse(this one makes me giggle so much LMAOO), From the Flame by Leprous, Slow Down by Chase Atlantic!

34. Your favorite song in your native language (if it isn’t English) OR in your second language (if English is your first):

THIS IS SO TOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i don't listen to Polish music as much as i should (something i NEED to fix fr) and there's so much to choose from!!!!! AAAAA!!!!! fuck it!!!!! i'll give you two classics and my favorite modern banger!!!!!

in the aforementioned order here they are: Dni, których nie znamy by Marek Grechuta, Dziwny jest ten świat by Niemen and Kosmiczne energie by Ralph Kaminski!!

47. Is there an artist you used to dislike but learned to like because of a friend’s influence?

hmmm not really? at least nothing i can think of, sorry!

55. An album you learned to love after listening to it again and again:

ironically, i learned to love both Moral Panic and Dead Club City by Nothing But Thieves! each time my first impression was "oh no, did they fall off?" but then i give em another go and i have them on repeat for the next month LMAOOOO

63. Do you prefer live recordings or studio recordings?

i like studio recordings better cause it gives the artists more opportunities to play with sound in various programmes and etc!! like in I duckinf hatw you by Ghostemane & Parv0 the last verses always hit so hard in the best possible way, cause the voice is so distorted!!!!!!!

[hunters-angel]

for the music ask game: 3, 9, 13, 19 😊

3. a song you've learned to sing/play

one of the best memories playing with friends in a high school band

9. song that you think suits you

it's the lyrics

13. artist that doesn't fit your typical style/genre but you like anyway

it's just once in a while, but some grechuta songs need to be played

19. non love song you would still play at a wedding

i got engaged to it so it's forever a wedding song for me

[filamentzine]

WERA

Α piece of music that needs to be played loud

Radiohead - Burn The Witch

A piece of music that moves you forward

Art d’Ecco - Last In Line

A piece of music that gets stuck in your head

Danika - If You Call My Name

A piece of music that makes you want to dance

Little Sims - Might bang, might not

A piece of music that makes you feel badass

Little Simz - Venom

A piece of music that you remember from your childhood

Scatman John - Scatman

A piece of music that reminds you your hometown

Marek Grechuta - Dni, Których Nie Znamy

The piece of music you’ve listened to the most

Salami Rose Joe Louis - Suddenly

Weronika  Amelia Kijewska is a polish  composer, cellist, singer, bassist known as WERA, currently living in Athens.

Member  of duo Wera&Nick and Road Duck band, collaborating  with artists such as  Maria Papageorgiou, Aggelakas, VASSIŁINA, Vlastur Band. 

She studied history of art, cultural studies and photography, but ultimately she followed music.

In solo project she loves to create collages of sounds by building them based on cello loops, samples and her voice.  

Mostly in love with indie, dreamy style, drum&bass and cinematic  music.

Influenced by natural world, creative people and light&dark. 

 WERA describes her solo project as an avant cello that features dreamy melodies, hinting to indie style and  ritualistic sounds under the influences of  classical and cinematic music. 

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[solarcas]

Omg u listen to lady pank?? I soo didnt expect to see any polish bands in the music bingo game, especially old ones

Incredible gif choice :D

Haha yeah, I know a handful of older polish artist from my dad, like Perfect, Marek Grechuta and what not, and when I looked up some of their songs on spotify I stumbled upon Lady Pank as well (although I don't doubt he knows them too fhfkfh)

[ihamtmus]

From the spinning wheel, stretches the painted sky From there, the sun, covered in wooden spears

I had a sudden urge to draw my oldest OCs I created when I was a child listening to my mom’s favorite album by a Polish singer Marek Grechuta, written by Tadeusz Nowak. For me, the songs were all connected and told the story of a little girl and her caretaker, traveling through the wondrous and mysterious countryside towards their lost homeland. I could feel so much love for the open sky and golden fields in every line I heard, and my OCs loved them, too.

[blueflyingturtleontheway]

8, 27, 30, please?

8. What’s your favorite band/artist? 

Yoshkin kot, I have no idea. I usually listen to music from cartoons/movies, but I really enjoy Marek Grechuta and as for bands The Longest Johns.

27. What’s your favorite book? Or just one you’ve read a few times? 

NARNIA!!! I can never get enough of it.

30. What are you looking forward to in the near future? 

Hmm I don't think there's anything specific, I'd like to finish some of my projects though.

Thank you for the ask Amuel :D

[pickyperkypenguin]

Tango Anawa

(music: Jan Kanty Pawluśkiewicz, lyrics: Marek Grechuta, Marek Czuryło, translation: pickyperkypenguin)

A theatre strange, one of a kind

Where sense and substance

Deuce only knows

There are pianos and mandolins

In frenetic tango Anawa

You, ma’am, are saying – it’s impossible!

You, ma’am, are saying I am guessing

You, ma’am, are saying – unbelievable!

You, ma’am, are saying it’s a jest

But what is possible – is possible

What I am guessing – I am guessing

And you don’t know, my lady, what I’m feeling

When I am singing tango Anawa

A theatre strange, one of a kind

In which the show eternally goes

Animal tamers and arlequinos

And frenzy of illusion Anawa

You, ma’am, are saying – it’s impossible! (…)

Theatre strange, one of a kind

One other like this – I don’t think there is

Here come to us prepossessing girls

And they are laughing and having fun

You, ma’am, are saying – it’s impossible

That you know all these sort of japes

That is naïve and frankly phony

This so called tango Anawa

But what is phony, that is phony

What I am guessing – I am guessing

And you won’t ever understand

What is a tango Anawa

[kurhanik]

Tag meme

Two super old tag memes! Both tagged by @gerugeru, thank youu <3

.... I'm pretty sure most/all of my mutuals have been tagged already, so I'm not taggin!

1. Are you named after anyone? I guess my old/dead name's related to the church my parents organised their wedding and my baptism in, same patron : o hard to say when it comes to my current one, it's also been choosed by my parents but idk really why did they call me like this. I like to think it's after Kazik Staszewski and Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer bdfbbfdb (which is not true)

2. When was the last time you cried? Two days ago, in rather nasty circumstances, but tbh I really, really missed crying, I couldn't do it for 8-9 months in 2018, and that really sucked. So tbh I'm happy to be able to cry from time to time

4. Do you use sarcasm a lot? I stream a lot, which makes me tired.... Yeah. I do

5. What’s the first thing you notice about people?Will it sound odd if I say their political viewsss... Also I tend to be curious about what someone's eating when I meet them for the first time : o outfit's also important, i guess, and hairstyle, as I tend to confuse faces.

6. What’s your eye color?Weird kinda grayish-mix, sometimes it's more blue, other times more greenish

7. Scary movie or happy ending? deppressive ending after a deppressive movie, but if I've got no other choice I'll pick happy ending.

8. Any special talents? Drawing nothing but old men

9. Where were you born? Cracow, Poland

10. What are your hobbies?  Birdwatching/caring for birds, history, politics

11. Do you have any pets? a dog, 13 exotic birds (from  canaries to quails), about 20 pigeons 12. What sports do you play/have youplayed? None really, but I like football.

13. How tall are you? 152 cm

14. Favorite subject in school? at University: narrative drawing, at regular school: hostory, Polish, history of art

15. Dream job? My current job, art freelancer, or 2D game artist

Here's the next one:

Nickname: Jagal

Zodiac: Aries

Height: 5'

Last movie I saw: Cold War

Last thing I googled: beanie

Favourite musicians: there's obviously too many of them, but if ive got to choose, it would be Marek Grechuta + The Mountain Goats

Song stuck in my head: Kult - Elektryczne nożyce

Other blogs: @biboss @brewka @cykorie @witchersecretsanta

Do I get asks: my secret santa blog sure does :"D

Blogs following: 14 here, 166 on brewka/biboss

Amount of sleep: 7-9 hours

Lucky number: 8, 23, 44

What I’m wearing: black jeans and socks + blue shirt

Dream job: freelancer arist/2D game artist

Dream trip: around Ukraine, Kaunas and other Lithuanian cities again, Budapest

Favourite food: Ukrainian borsht, letcho, kutia

Play any instrument: nope

Languages: Polish, English, a bit of Ukrainian, German and French

Favourite song: 2 many, but I'll pick Dilaudid by The Mountain Goats as an example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Dhyw30g__Q

Random fact: I'm returning to university after a gap year now and even tho I don't wanna i found motivation to paint again thanks to everything on this blog

Describe yourself as aesthetic things: Polish March/November, wrinkles, long hair/manes, big noses/beaks, feathers/wings, robes, folklore and flowers

[sneakystorms]

Got some Polish music recs?

You know, funny story, when I was eight I entered this dumb little contest where kids had to draw comics about the fire brigade of Kraków. I drew a comic featuring the w.i.t.c.h. character we and got a distinction.

The reason I bring this up is because my reward in this contest was an MP3 player. A player which, in fact, I recently discovered at the bottom of a drawer and resurrected.

And on that player, to my delight, my mom had put a bunch of songs she liked. And practically every polish musician I listen to was featured on that list. So if you're wondering why so many of these are uhh from my parents' generation or older... And also definitely don't need my recommendation because everyone already knows them... That's why. Ok who cares let's get this party started

Marek Grechuta - absolute classic. Most songs are barely about anything but they're serious bops and also very poetic sounding. Tinged with melancholy but that might just be because I've loved him since I was a kid. Actually that might go for every single artist on this list so nvm. Forever favourite is nie dokazuj. Special shout-out to korowód which is quite unlike other Grechuta music but somehow hits so right it makes me cry.

Waglewski but almost exclusively the męska muzyka album. Majty, sport and dziób pingwina slap SEVERELY but I also really like the more recent ojciec. Fun fact: my grandfather played with Waglewski although not on this album.

Basically everything by kaczmarski. Love his historically inspired songs, love mury, nasza klasa makes me cry like a baby.

Gdy nie ma dzieci by kult. if you're polish and don't already know this melody by heart then what are you even doing. Also kocham cię also by kult. i feel like there's more kazik music i loved as a kid but i can't find or remember any of them :/ Fun fact: a friend of my mom's played with kazik for some time

poszłabym za tobą and kiedy byłem małym chłopcem by breakout

mamona by republika, mostly because there's a very fond summer camp memory tied to it

i'll throw in another absolute classic - mniej niż zero by lady pank. and here's another, chodź pomaluj mój świat by 2 plus 1. man i did not remember how melancholy the melody of this one was...

butelki z benzyną i kamienie by cool kids of death. cool as hell

Galeon by łąki łan. My elementary school bestie and i loved this song and knew it by heart because i terrorised my mom into playing it in the morning every time she stayed over.

Maria Peszek but only the miastomania album. Once another album full of melancholy. Plenty of slightly wailing vocals ruminating on modern life in a very dreamy way.

Edek leszczyk by Maciej Maleńczuk. Friend of a friend of my mom, she knew him when he was still a youngin singing this on the streets. Hilarious text with hilarious delivery. The lines "kawał jak widać udaje się świetnie" and "szczekała też narzeczona" always get me

Laboratorium pieśni but the only actual piece of music i remember off the top of my head is the sound for this amazing chłopi trailer

Takiego chłopaka by micromusic. My mom likes their music but this is the only song i personally know

kocham być z tobą by the dumplings

Kocia muzyka by pudelsi. Fun fact my grandma was besties with kora. If you're wondering why half the artists on this list have some connection to my family, you have to understand that Kraków is just like this.

Izrael live to love. This, całujcie mnie wszyscy w dupę and jump around are the only cultural gifts I'm acknowledging from my father

I'll throw in a token recent song. polskie tango by taco hemingway. a highschool friend was obsessed with taco lmaoo

and how could i forget polskie dupy by bella ćwir

[sindar-princeling]

Tagged by the sweet @cerulean-shark, thank you! ^-^

Rules: answer 30 questions and tag 20 blogs you would like to get to know better.

Nickname(s): Mills, Elven Child, Fairy Fandom Sister and about 73 variations of my name

Gender: female

Sign: Gemini

Height: 5′3″/159 cm

Time: 4:54 PM (16:54)

Fav band(s): Blind Guardian, Pearl Jam, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Audioslave, The Who, Queen...

Fav solo artist(s): Jack White, Amy Winehouse, Eddie Vedder, Marek Grechuta...

Song stuck in my head: Audioslave - Gasoline

Last movie I saw: Thor: Ragnarok (gotta enjoy it while they are all still alive)

Last show I watched: F.R.I.E.N.D.S. (it’s on all the time in our house xd not that I’m complaining, I love it)

When did I create my blog: March 2, 2017

What do I post: e v e r y t h i n g Tolkien-related, plus some Blind Guardian, and also some personal stuff

Last thing I Googled: the name of our electronic grade book

Do I have any other blogs: just my main blog, @elven-child​

Do I get asks: yes! (you guys are the best! :D)

Why did I chose my URL: Legolas is t h e b e s t, fight me

Following: 92 (mutuals, art blogs, writing blogs, mbti blogs. if I want to do more fandoming, i just scroll through tags)

Followed by: 2,896 (what how when.... I love you guys, I love you so much)

Average hours of Sleep: 6 during the school week, 8 at weekends

Lucky number: don’t have one

Instruments: none, but I can yell and groan when I’m really tired

What I am wearing: sweatpants and a light sweater.... I don’t really know how to call it tbh xd

Dream job: published author (please please please)

Dream trip: anywhere, really... I just want to travel *-*

Fav food: the sweeter, the better

Nationality: Polish

Fav song: it depends on a ton of stuff like on my mood, the weather, the time of the year, moon phase, what character the song reminds me of etc. Right now I’m torn between Blind Guardian’s The Holy Grail, Valkyries and Grand Parade

Last book I read: “Ciotka Zgryzotka“ by Małgorzata Musierowicz

Top 3 fictional universes I wanna join: my own universe please I wanna hug my kids and tell them everything will be all right Tolkien universe, MCU, and... idk maybe Pratchett’s Discworld? Or the Star Wars universe? OR the Pushing Daisies universe...

I tag: @wrappedinchocolateblanket, @algralithiel, @lisalia11, @kat-anni, @lady--of--greenwood, @svogliata-mente, @pendragoth, @raksh-thedemonlady, @ewoyn, @i-have-a-high-ph-but-ur-a-bitch and @elvenqueen-thenerd ^-^

[shinaesthetic]

Tagged :')

got tagged by my sweet moldy @allergy-sufferer-emo-wanderer THE RULES: Answer 30 questions and tag 20 blogs you would like to get know better! 1. nicknames: shina ;3 or penguin 2. gender: cis woman 3. star sign: Taurus 4. height: like 164 cm, I'm small 5. time: nearly 3 pm 6. birthday:  April 30th 7. favorite band(s): Caravan Palace, but I'm mostly listening to soundtracks of different movies/games etc 8. favorite solo artist(s): ummm Prob Sting or Marek Grechuta? (Same as in 7) 9. song stuck in my head: so many rn, but the latest one was Ballada z trupem (Ballade with corpse) by Bronislaw Pawlik https://youtu.be/-loJ3JJ6hIA 10. last movie I watched: Before the Flood (it's soundtrack is beautiful) 11. last show I watched: Cowboy Bebop I have to finish it finally 12. when did I create my blog: this one like September of this year (2017), my normal 2013 13. what do I post: here mostly reblogs and own photos, on the main account art 14. last thing I googled: wojna trojanska (Troi) film 15. do I have any other blogs: main blog @shinakazami1 (and I will talk once about the second one) 16. do I get asks: @ottonandpooky ;33333c 17. why I chose my url: my normal url is from Shun Kazami from Bakugan (when I was 11 I made an "OC" Shina Kazami and I thought it would be nice) and 1 because the first This one: shina+aesthetic 18. following: 1058 :') 19. followers: 426 21. average hours of sleep: 6-9 22. lucky number: 3, 9, 13 23. instruments: piano, flute 24. what am I wearing: white shirt and red jeans. 26. dream job: freelance artist and animator 27. dream trip: to see CalArt or some animation studio; geographically Antarctic 28. favorite food: mostly chocolate, Polish bagels, pasta, lasagne 29. nationality: Polish 30. favorite season: depends, mostly early fall i tag (don’t do it if you don’t want to, obviously): :')

[ankalime]

I was tagged by @katakulio :)

Nickname: -

Gender: Agender

Star sign: Gemini

Height: 162 cm

Time: 23:46

Birthday: June 20

Favourite band(s): Uh these “your favourite” questions are always too hard for me. The first ones that come to my mind: Mumford & Sons, Imagine Dragons, Florence and the Machine, Lao Che, Warsaw Village Band

Favourite solo artist(s): As above; Regina Spektor, Hozier, Damien Rice, Sting, Marek Grechuta

Song stuck in my head: Мария Чайковская – Целуй меня

Last movie I watched: Paranorman

Last show I watched: The Defenders...? I think

When I created my blog: apparently June 2012

What I post: I mostly reblog everything I find funny or pretty, fandom stuff, shitposts etc. Also sometimes I post my art I guess

Last thing I googled: "how to check when my tumblr blog was created” :D

Do I have any other blogs? 3: my inspiration blog, sketchblog and nsfw blog...

Do I get asks? From time to time

Why I chose my URL: When I was creating my DA profile I wanted some Tolkien-ish name, so I borrowed one from Tar-Ancalime.

Following: 369 (I think a lot of them aren’t active though)

Followers: 1,771 (when did it happen???)

Average hours of sleep:  6-8 

Lucky numbers: -

Instrument(s): I used to learn piano as a child, but I can play only a few easy tunes now

What I’m wearing: Grey sweatpants, a blue t-shirt and a plaid shirt

Dream job: Uuuh a proofreader maybe??? Apparently I’m good at nitpicking other people’s errors

Dream trip: Scotland, Iceland, Ireland. Also Georgia, Armenia and Slovenia

Favourite food: Hmmm pizza, quiches, gołąbki. Broccoli. Caramel. And steak tartare because I’m that barbaric

Nationality: Polish

Favourite song right now: I don’t knooow maybe Hozier’s In A Week