DEŠI
Two breaths from two different worlds of music

Info:
Czech musical project relating saxophon and australian didgeridoo. Its dialogue between wood and metal, etnic and european sophisticated music tradition, man and woman. Crashing genre borders of jazz – funky – world music.

Both instruments have a low frequency. They both carry pensiveness and depth but their tones firmly intertwine and rise into the higher harmonic levels. Pilnaj plays an Australian didgeridoo as a European experienced in the rhythm of the Indian tabla, and his phrasing develops along with his breath. He makes his own instruments. Žižkovská plays the melodies of the nonexistant songs on her baritone saxophone and we can hear something like a reminiscence of jazz now and then. The authenticity of the sound is emphasized by their rhythmic breathing. The music develop through countermovements, balance and merging.

 

 

Duo with Eva Žižkovská
- didgeridoo and baritone saxophone, clarinet

deši

Own web of Deši

Samples:  
 
Sibiř (Opilon)
4:25 min
Opilon (Opilon)
5:44 min
Mudra - +Natal Podpal (autor, Opilon)
3:16 min
Vážení přátelé
2:57 min
Pět psů
3:1 min
Líbezná
1:59 min
Dresden Disko - live
5:02 min

 





 

Members:
Eva Žižkovská
baritone saxophone, clarinet
Lukáš Pilnaj
didgeridoo, vocals

 

History of the project:
Founded in 2009. Since then concerting along Europe specially U.K. , Slovakia, Poland . Significant events – DHR festival 2009 and 2010. Isle of Wight , U.K. / Reggae Culture Vibez festival 2011, Czech Rep. / Zaježová festival 2011. Slovakia / Čajomír festival Praha 2011. In spring 2011 released debut CD.

Discography:
Deši - 2011  

Opilon - 2013

 
   opilon  

 

We introduce you  the Opilon – our new album released in February 2013. Surprisingly  we play there didgeridoo and baryton sax again, but this time the exploration goes much futher.… more in Blog section.