MA NON TROPPO
Chrom Records, 1997
Produced by Peter Penko
1. Samuel's Gabriel
2. La Troia
3. The Rain
4. Neglected
5. In Your Name
6. The Girl Of My Best Friend
7. I Love You
8. The Player
9. Kraljestvo macjih oci
10. Quasi Vesna
11. I'm A Memory
(12. #1 Hit Single)
Listen to: The Girl Of My Best Friend
Interesting background information for particular songs:
Samuel's Gabriel - The album's first single is, believe it or not,
a cynical protest against the hipocracy of the Clergy and christianity as
a political institution. Fred Stichnoth, the director of the video,
decided to add some sexuality to the song's profound message and thus create
a deeply provocative combination of religion and sex. Nice and kinky.... The
video was filmed in Munich and on the shores of Kenya in July '97.
The Girl Of My Best Friend - In the beginning of '97, Silence were
asked to contribute an Elvis cover for the sountrack of Elvis De Luxe,
a bizarre theatric piece orchestrated by a bunch of young, progressive actors,
also known as The Grapefruit Theatre. This is how The Girl Of My
Best Friend, one of the most suggestive songs on the debut album, was
created. Benko recorded the vocal in the first take, while lying in darkness
under the sofa in Peter Penko's (the album's producer) apartment at
five o'clock in the morning. The whole song was recorded, mixed and finalized
in less than three hours.
Kraljestvo macjih oci - The only song in Hladnik's and Benko's mother
tongue on the album. The ballad's gentle theme and the exotic mysticism of
the slovene lyrics attracted the attention and sympathies of the people. For
all of you who would like to understand, check out the English translation
in the Lyrics section.
#1 Hit Single - At first, #1 Hit Single was a half-minute joke,
but it slowly evolved into the most controversial song on the album. Hladnik
wrote the bizarre "accordion solo" lying on the floor in Benko's
apartment using a small, toy synthesizer. Due to the explicit lyrics, the
label decided to remove the song from the album. After a long argument the
band and the label decided to place it as a hidden track five (5!) minutes
after the last "official" song on the album, I'm A Memory.
The lyrics were also removed from the booklet.... just to end up here, on
this home-page, in the Lyrics section. Enjoy the tasty snack!
Silence, March 1997
Ma Non Troppo is available online. See Mail Order for more information.
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