“feat.“ is a profile compilation album of Dorota Barová, one of the most outstanding figures of Czech independent music scene. Dorota Barová is an owner of velvety alto, she is an excellent cello player, composer, lyricist and she also likes undergoing music trips into all genres. The compilation “feat.“ contains tracks of not only its “home” bands (Tara Fuki, Kuzmich Orchestra, Vertigo, etc.), but also songs from recordings where Dorota appears as a guest (Lenka Dusilová, Květy, Jaromír Honzák Quintet, River, Frufru, Jan Burian, etc.) or from projects where she presents herself as an author. And the fact, that Dorota Barová not only sings and plays beautifully but is also an excellent author and songwriter, is very convincingly demonstrated on the album “feat.“.
In alphabetical order – alternative, funk, heavy, jazz, pop, rock, world. All these different styles can be heard on the compilation. Dorota Barová says about her travels among music genres: “Music has no boundaries, those are created by people. That’s how I want to perceive it, freely. For me are important the message, content and people with whom I will experience the music.“ Despite the wide musical range of the songs on the compilation, there are certain connections that can be heard. And so thanks to the unmistakable singing and her author and arrangement skills of Doroty Barová the album “feat.“ is a single musical unit.
The CD is framed by the songs of the duo Tara Fuki. The opening track Sens is from the fourth eponymous studio album Tara Fuki, the last eighteenth song is still unreleased live version of the song Tango from the release party of the album Sens in Divadlo Archa in Prague. But the album “feat.“ contains another unreleased tracks. The third in line is the still unreleased song Succubus by Kuzmich Orchestra, where Dorota Barová, instead of the cello, plays ....... więcej