Alfred Startka - One Day After Another

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Review by Arsis Dei

Album Review: One Day After Another by Alfred Startka Alfred Startka’s One Day After Another is a bold collision of rock and jazz, stitched together with an experimental edge that feels both chaotic and calculated. Released under Entertainment Tapes, this U.S.-based artist delivers an album that defies easy categorization, blending genres in ways that challenge the listener while offering moments of raw brilliance. It’s not perfect—sometimes it meanders—but when it clicks, it really clicks. Take the track “Untitled,” for example. It starts off unassuming, almost like a warm-up jam you’d hear at a smoky underground club. But then, about a minute in, something shifts. The bassline locks into this hypnotic groove, and the saxophone (yes, there’s saxophone) wails with an urgency that feels oddly cinematic. You’re not sure whether to nod your head or just sit there, stunned. I remember it because it doesn’t try too hard to impress—it just lets the mood unfold naturally. That kind of restraint is rare in experimental music, where artists often overcompensate with layers of noise. Startka knows when to hold back, and that makes all the difference. Another standout is “Echo Chamber Blues” (or at least that’s what I’ve been calling it; the actual title might be different). This one leans more into the rock side of things but still carries that jazzy unpredictability. The guitar work here is gnarly—messy in the best way possible. There’s a breakdown near the end that sounds like someone took a classic blues riff and ran it through a blender. It shouldn’t work, but somehow it does. It’s the kind of track that sticks with you because it refuses to fit neatly into any box. What strikes me most about One Day After Another is how unapologetically human it feels. Startka isn’t trying to reinvent the wheel here—he’s just messing around with shapes and seeing what happens. Sure, some tracks drag on longer than they should, and the production can feel a bit lo-fi at times, but those imperfections give the album its charm. In the end, listening to this record feels like flipping through someone’s sketchbook. Some pages are masterpieces; others are scribbles. But hey, isn’t that what art’s supposed to be? Experimental albums like this don’t always get the attention they deserve, but maybe they should. After all, life’s kinda like this album—one day after another, full of surprises you didn’t see coming. So yeah, check it out if you’re into stuff that’s a little left-of-center. Just don’t expect answers—this one’s more about the questions.

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Artist: Alfred Startka
Album: One Day After Another

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TrackDurationPreview
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Catalog Numbers

BU-4U#4

Labels

Entertainment Tapes

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Formats

  • Cassette
  • Album
  • C90

About Alfred Startka

Czech alternative rock group, lead by (i.e. M.CH.). Successor to .

Name Vars

  • Alfred Startka
  • M C H Band
  • MCH /post Extempore/ Band
  • MCH(e) Band
  • Mch(e) Band
  • The MCH Band

Members

  • Ivan Bierhanzl
  • Pavel Richter
  • Vlastimil Marek
  • Petr Kumandžas
  • Pavel Turnovský
  • Slávek Simon
  • Mikoláš Chadima
  • Antonín Korb
  • Hynek Schneider
  • Vladimír Helebrant
  • Petr Ferenc
  • Vladimír Dědek
  • Luboš Fidler
  • Martin Schneider
  • Vladimír Línek
  • Jiří Horálek
  • Jan Chaluš
  • Jiří Jandourek
  • František Skála

Interesting fact about Album

Here’s something cool: The album *One Day After Another* by Alfred Startka blends rock and jazz with an experimental twist. It’s a U.S.-based project released under Entertainment Tapes. One of the tracks is simply called *Untitled*. Love it when artists keep things mysterious!