Nikol Bóková: Expedition – Vinyl
(Price approx. €32 / $35)
34:36 min
Vinyl release date – 29th July 2024
Cat. no. SEP 1005 LP
Nikol’s sixth album, and third album on this label.
Expedition is a journey. A journey through space and time!
Nikol Bóková piano
David Dorůžka electric guitar
Martin Kocián acoustic bass
Michał Wierzgoń drums
Gunnar Halle trumpet
+ As Green As Possible
+ Made on green power and bio-mass in an almost 100% circular environment
+ The vinyl granulate is based on environmentally friendly calcium zinc
+ The paper and cardboard is FSC certified and printed with environmentally friendly ink
(Price approx. €32 / $35)
34:36 min
Vinyl release date – 29th July 2024
Cat. no. SEP 1005 LP
Nikol’s sixth album, and third album on this label.
Expedition is a journey. A journey through space and time!
Nikol Bóková piano
David Dorůžka electric guitar
Martin Kocián acoustic bass
Michał Wierzgoń drums
Gunnar Halle trumpet
+ As Green As Possible
+ Made on green power and bio-mass in an almost 100% circular environment
+ The vinyl granulate is based on environmentally friendly calcium zinc
+ The paper and cardboard is FSC certified and printed with environmentally friendly ink
(Price approx. €32 / $35)
34:36 min
Vinyl release date – 29th July 2024
Cat. no. SEP 1005 LP
Nikol’s sixth album, and third album on this label.
Expedition is a journey. A journey through space and time!
Nikol Bóková piano
David Dorůžka electric guitar
Martin Kocián acoustic bass
Michał Wierzgoń drums
Gunnar Halle trumpet
+ As Green As Possible
+ Made on green power and bio-mass in an almost 100% circular environment
+ The vinyl granulate is based on environmentally friendly calcium zinc
+ The paper and cardboard is FSC certified and printed with environmentally friendly ink
Tracklist, Featured Artists & Imprint
Side 1
Expedition 3:40
Space Odyssey 5:29
Curiosity Rover 3:45
Vespertine 3:39
Side 2
Terrestrial Traveler 2:58
Zephyr 4:15
The Deep Range 4:31
Sakamoto Temple Town 4:01
Solace 2:18
Total time: 34:36
Nikol Bóková piano
David Dorůžka electric guitar
Martin Kocián acoustic bass
Michał Wierzgoń drums
Gunnar Halle trumpet
All compositions by Nikol Bóková
Recorded in July 2023 at Bechstein Pianocentrum Praha, Prague by Jan Bók Vala
Mixed and mastered in September 2023 at Soleil et Pluie, Prague by Jan Bók Vala
Cover photos and design: Jan Bók Vala
Produced by Nikol Bóková & Jan Bók Vala
A Soleil et Pluie Production
© ℗ 2023 Soleil et Pluie s.r.o.
Made in the Netherlands
C.BECHSTEIN model D-282 piano was provided by C.Bechstein Europe s.r.o. / C.Bechstein Pianocentrum Praha.
Strategic Partnership with Acoustique Quality for reference monitoring
This record was pressed at the Greenest Vinyl Pressing Plant in the world
Deepgrooves BV, Leeuwarden
The Netherlands
★★★★★
“I can’t imagine any true lover of sophisticated music not falling in love with this music instantly.”
Adam Baruch
★★★★★
…intriguing, different from everything else…
…I won't reveal a big secret if I write that I consider Nikol Bóková to be one of the most interesting voices of the young European generation…
Marek Romański for Audio-Video Jazz Reviews
★★★★★
…The album affects the senses like an artifact that glides by, radiates, and leaves behind an indelible and mysterious trace…
…”Expedition" by Nikol Bóková belongs to the key albums of the past year…
Milan Bátor, Ostravan
★★★★★
With the overall jazz-rock energy, I think it would work well on large festival stages; several times while listening,
I also recalled the band Van der Graaf Generator from the 70s.
Ondrej Fischer, musician and radio host