Dné

dné [d-neh] is ambient electronic producer Ondřej Holý from

Prague. He is set to release his second album Basic Living, via

Platoon, on June 19 2023.

In short, Basic Living is about being at home, watching YouTube

and feeling that life is ok. Descriptive song titles point in more

specific directions; they vary from having to put down the phone to

make music, dating and its ups and downs, health problems or

taking pictures of random plants in cafes for social media content.

It comes seven years after his debut album “These Semi Feelings,

They Are Everywhere“ which won two Czech music awards for

Best Album (Vinyl, Apollo) and one for Best Electronic Album

(Anděl). In the meantime, he scored some notable work for TV and

film, namely the HBO documentary film Nothing Like Before and a

series for Czech TV called Pět let / Five years.

Sonically, compared to the debut which deliberately limited the

means of expression, it is much more colorful. Pure ambient

passages blend with sampled and sung voices, ethereal vintage

synth pads, a variety of classical music instruments and midwest

emo influenced guitars. Great emphasis is placed on organic

beats, field recordings and lo-fi aesthetics.

FVLCRVM who sings in the first single “Traps In My Feed“,

released on April 12 2023 and Floex who recorded the clarinet in

“Thanks For Getting Me Home“ contributed to the album among

others. The mix was taken care of by dné together with Aid Kid, the

master by Zino Mikorey. The cover photo was shot by Julie

Hrnčířová.