Filip Topol
Filip Topol (born June 12, 1965, in Prague) is a Czech singer, songwriter, and pianist.
He is the younger brother of Jáchym Topol, the son of Josef Topol, and the grandson of Karel Schulz.
In the Czech Republic, he is best known as leader of the rock band Psí Vojáci (Dog Soldiers). He has been a member of the band since its beginnings in 1979, but he has also pursued a solo career.[1]
Topol was trained playing the piano from a young age and introduced to the Czech intellectual and artistic resistance while still a child. He made his public début at age 12, at the first performance of the Plastic People of the Universe's Passion Play, at the private farm of Václav Havel.[2]
His song "Žiletky"[3][4] ("Razorblades") for Psí vojáci inspired a 1994 Czech film of the same name.[5]
Discography (Solo)
- Filip Topol & Agon Orchestra (Indies Records, 2001)
- Střepy (Indies Records, 1999)
- Sakramiláčku (Indies Records, 1995)
Discography (with Psí vojáci)
- Těžko říct (Indies Records, 2003; "Hard to say")
- Slečna Kristýna (Indies Records, 2002; "Miss Christine")
- U sousedů vyje pes (Indies Records, 2001; "The neighbors' dog is howling")
- Psi a vojáci/Baroko v Čechách/Studio 1983-85 (Black Point, 2001; "Dogs and soldiers/Baroque in the Czech lands/Studio 1983-85")
- Myši v poli a jiné příběhy (Indies Records, 1999; "Fieldmice and other stories")
- Mučivé vzpomínky (Black Point, 1997; "Torturous memories")
- Hořící holubi (Indies Records, 1997; "Flaming pigeons")
- Národ psích vojáků (Indies Records, 1996; "Dog soldier nation") (compilation)
- Brutální lyrika (Indies Records, 1995; "Brutal lyricism")
- Jáchym Topol & Psí vojáci: Sestra (Indies Records, 1995)
- Nechoď sama do tmy (Black Point, 1995; "Don't go out alone after dark")
- Live I and II (Gang Records, 1993)
- Baroko v Čechách (Black Point, 1993; "Baroque in the Czech lands")
- Nalej čistého vína, pokrytče (Globus International, 1991; "Come clean, you hypocrite")
- Leitmotiv (Globus International, 1991)
Bibliography
- Tři novely (2004; "Three novels") (Mně 13, Karla Klenotníka cesta na Korsiku, and the novella Zápisky milencovy)
- Zápisky milencovy (2001; "Notes of a lover")
- Střepy (1999; Slivers)
- Karla Klenotníka cesta na Korsiku (1999; "Karel Klenotník's journey to Corsica, 1999; named best prose work of 1999 by the Nadace Český literární fond)
- Mně 13 (1995; "Me thirteen")
- Filip Topol: Psí vojáci (1993; "Filip Topol: Dog soldiers")
- Filip Topol (Psí vojáci): Texty 1985–1991 (1991; "Filip Topol (Dog Soldiers): Lyrics 1985-1991")
Filmography
- Žiletky (1994; "Razorblades")
- Praha mizerná (2000; "Lousy Prague")
- Chvála bláznivosti (2001; "In praise of insanity")
- A.B.C.D.T.O.P.O.L. (2002; a documentary about Jáchym Topol)
References
- ^ Filip Topol on allmusic.com
- ^ Filip Topol on allmusic.com
- ^ Official video for first recorded version of "Žiletky"
- ^ Interview with Will Butler of Arcade Fire mentioning Psí vojáci, Said the Gramophone, May 24, 2006.
- ^ Ziletky on imdb.com
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