The frontman of the band is the well-known actor and singer Robert Nebřenský. According to him, the first words of the lyrics to the song V lese se svíti were written at the beginning of the nineties, but it only became a finished song thirty years later. “At that time I was a participant in the exuberant theater trip of Pražská 5 to Denmark. Somewhere in Germany, from the window of a bus in the distance, I saw a mysterious nocturnal event, which prompted me to write this note: There is light in the forest, a well is burning there, a silver drink trembles like a living envelope,” explains Nebřenský. It was not until thirty years later that the new autumn stanzas with which the song begins were included in the text. “It’s a song about late joy and a tribute to the greatness of dying beauty,” says the bandleader. Already in May, the band presented the song Do vody dál!, which will also appear on the new album.
Despite the presence of more serious themes, the new Vltava will not be a sad album. “If we’re going to devote so much life energy to the creation of a new record again, we have to want it to be the most beautiful in the world. Fun, positive and, for those interested, also deep. The Vltava, as an idealistic project to save the world, cannot afford any other approach. Vltava, with its concert performance and the influence of the compositions from the six consecutive albums so far, has delayed the demise of our civilization by at least a few years,” said Nebřenský.
The record will feature the proven line-up of Vltava, who already collaborated on the previous record called Čaroděj: Robert Nebřenský sings and plays guitar, František Svačina plays keyboards, Tomáš Uhlík plays bass, Ondřej Pomajsl plays drums and Ondřej Klímek plays saxophones and flute, who also accompanied the legendary Italian composer Ennio Morricone on part of the European tour. The creators of the video clip for the single V lese se svíti are Martin and Adéla Kaiser.
Last year, Vltava celebrated thirty-five years since its foundation. She became widely known thanks to poetic texts full of images, which Nebřenský is responsible for. The song Marx, Engels, Beatles is inextricably linked with the film Pupendo directed by Hřebejk. Spass muss immer sein is released on September 21st on online platforms, CD and vinyl. The christenings of the upcoming musical innovations will take place at concerts on January 25, 26 and 27 of the coming year at the Jazz Dock club in Prague, conveniently located on the Vltava River.