The masterpiece from him/them is the very Freudian-titled "They cut off the little boy's hair," melding some lovely fusion passages with proggy songs and a great deal of quite ordinary material. In this respect it reminds me not a little of Dezy Ursiny, who made such phenomenal art-rock albums, not detracting from an overall excellent and original songwriting. Especially I'm thinking of Modry Vrch, which to me is his best work. Alas, Czech vocalist, bandleader, guitarist Vlad Misik not the impaler, the paler perhaps, was not quite as inspired as Ursiny, at least to our more progressive ears. The following family-cute bio appears:
Born March 8, 1947 in Prague (former Czechoslovakia) as a son of a Slovak mother and a U.S. American father. Husband of Eva Rudyšarová-Mišíková, ex-husband of Katarína Mišíková, father of Martin Mišík (*1975) and Adam Mišík (*1997). Founding member of The Matadors (2), Blue Effect, Etc…, and Energit (documented on a live 1974 track released in 2008 as a CD bonus). Temporarily also a politician, member of Česká národní rada (former Czech Parliament) in 1990–1992.
Remember Energit, the fabulous fusion band that was I think was exhaustively discussed earlier here in relation to the wonderful Mini Jazz Club EP series?
The song about Icarus, called Son of Daedalus, is filled with such passion and intensity it draws us up into the skies just as the myth said:
https://www.sendspace.com/file/jngf9l
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