Maciej Envee Golinski is an artist who probably no longer needs any introduction. He has collaborated with the U Know Me label since practically his beginnings. His previous album (“Time & Light” - uknowme.bandcamp.com/album/envee-time-light) had a considerable worldwide impact, but it took eight years for his next record to be released on vinyl. In the meantime, Maciej has not been idle: he has released numerous club-oriented singles under various pseudonyms and has taken part in the recording as well as the mixing of multiple albums from the worlds of jazz, soul, and electronica. “Wyszymory” is a meticulously crafted concept album, drawing its inspiration from our roots. It is a record in which any open-minded listener will find a resonance with what has long vibrated deepest in their soul... The cover artwork was created by Olga Szczechowska. The graphic design was handled by Animisiewasz. Of all that is visible and invisible, my life is above all filled with music and a fascination with sound. It does not matter whether they are natural or artificial, isolated or resonating in space. Sounds that evoke memories, just like those that are completely new. Some resonate unchanged for millennia. Certain resonances and rhythms have remained unchanged for generations so distant that they have left no other trace in human civilization. This connection with our ancestors truly fascinates me. Since I became aware of it, I have been more receptive to inspiration. Listening to traditional and classical music, I kept discovering new points of reference. I was constantly surprised by new invitations to reflect on what connects - or separates - the pulse of the traditional music of our region from the rhythms of Africa, the tribes of the vast East, or the frozen Far North. Tomasz Stanko, an authoritative figure for me, used - in interviews conducted by Tomek Michalowski - beautiful parables about love and creation to bring me closer to the artists of the Cro-Magnon caves. The Icelandic wizard of letters Andri Snær Magnason captivated me, in his book *On Time and Water*, with this fascinating observation: through emotional contact, words, ideas, or memory, we reach into the past and the future across two, even three generations, thus covering a period of about 270 years. There is also Sam Kowalski who, with his wonderful *obereks* played on the guitalélé, took me on a hypnotic journey; one returns from it with a deep admiration for the art of musical storytelling, passed down from generation to generation. Finally, my own children surprise me with their talents, their behavior, and increasingly marked traits of those generations that now live only in my hazy memories and in old photographs. “I wanted the true protagonists of this album to be those very phenomena that modern human beings share with their ancestors, regardless of the level of civilization. Foremost among these is the relationship between man, nature, and his own emotions. *Wyszymory* is in no way an academic study, although I immersed myself in Slavic mythology, archaeology, and history in search of inspiration. Nor is it a traditional music album, even if it is present thanks to exceptional instrumentalists. I was fortunate to invite artists who daily transcend borders, working not only on Polish music, but also on Indian and African traditions, and even on jazz, with its long history of blending influences. Naturally, the album ended up resembling a kind of sonic comic strip, where the scenes and stories - the sounds, the pulses, and the ideas for using them - came to me over time, often in unique circumstances and inspiring contexts.” Envee