thaw (CNC027) by ptakova
ptakova is a composer, music producer, vocalist, and songwriter. Her work fuses alternative music, electronics, and cinematic storytelling. Her debut album, “Suma wszystkich dźwięków” (Sony Music Poland, 2020), was well received, earning her a nomination for a Fryderyk Award in the Phonographic Debut of the Year category.
Over time, she has grown more confident in her musical and production choices. On her second album, “wesoła dziewczyna z sercem często smutnym” (2023), she took full control over the sound, and with “thaw”, she takes it even further.
“thaw” is a six-track mini-album. A record of an inner thaw – emotional, creative, physical. It’s music that doesn’t shout but demands attentiveness. An unhurried journey through states of tension, cleansing, and observation.
Musically, “thaw” blends ambient sensitivity with alternative electronics and classical instrumentation. Organic piano coexists here with synthesizers, field noise, and sounds that balance on the edge of intimacy and drama. The tracks are spacious, cinematic, and layered – full of pauses, unexpected rhythmic and dynamic shifts. At times delicate and tender, at others emotionally dense and unsettling, they occasionally lean toward trip-hop or post-club melancholy.
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Credits
Written, arranged, performed, and produced by ptakova
Mixed and mastered by Bartek Szczęsny
Viola (mud & find me) – Artur Wieczerzyński
Double bass (mud & find me) – Paweł Królikowski
Artwork by Marek Kita, Joy Studio
Executive production by Natalia Ptak, Tomek Hoax & Marcin Szulc
