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  • 01. Aut
    02. Vrt
    03. Platforme
    04. Radostan Dan
    05. Geto
    06. Treba Da Se Cisti 1
    07. Ja Znam
    08. Kad Krenem Ka
    09. Treba Da Se Cisti 2
    10. Jesen
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    KATARINA II

    Katarina II

    [engl] Limited to 300 copies only! Some beautiful 1980s Art Pop reaches my desk with this album by Yugoslavian band KATARINA II. First released in 1984 this record fits well with the epic atmospheres Mike Oldfield once created on his quite successful mainstream masterpieces “Crisis” and “Discovery” around the same time period. The sound of this album comes as big as it was possible back then and it has a very clean and slick but still vivid approach in a tune like “Geto” but “Katarina II” can also get rough and demented when it comes to the more eruptive independent -, punk – and hardrock moments it offers to the listener. You may compare it to early U2 and BAUHAUS as well as to other Eastern bloc rock bands like OLYMPIC from Czechoslovakia but in a very unique fashion. They seem to have devoured every musical influence from Western shores they could get hold of. The depth of their musical background is amazing. “Katarina II” is quite an accessible album but with sharp edges and spiky corners. The new wave and new romantic aspects are still obvious but the post punk weirdness overshadows the sunny pop appeal of many tunes. If all the Western releases from the 80s were that good. KATARINA II is a strange band among average pop rock acts and still captures your soul with beautiful rock tunes that stay with you forever if you listened to them just once. So this is the progressive way to behold the new wave rock of the 1980s and I must admit that I can drown my mind in these colorful tunes. Lovers of strange but easy to access music, be welcome to get onto the trip of your life.
    Format
    LP lim
    Release-Datum
    08.01.2016
    EAN
    EAN 5291103812255
     
  • 01. Lucifer
    02. Salve Oimel
    03. Another Room
    04. Trip
    05. Harmagedon Dragonlove
    06. Tired
    07. Witches' Meeting
    08. Red Lebanese
    09. Run Off
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    PREDMESTJE

    Brez Naslova

    [engl] Limited to 300 copies only! When it comes to a fusion of jazz and rock music, most of us connoisseurs look over to England. Canterbury is not only a place, it is a term to define a whole scene and sound in the field of jazzrock. And this scene spawned some magical names, bands and musicians, being carved into the soul of every woman and man who were engaged in jazz and progressive rock music in the 70s. Now we can only wonder how the call of Canterbury reached Yugoslavia, a then totalitarian eastern bloc state. But as music seems to have wings and does not accept any borders, the inspirations arrived and therefore a great scene of bands was born. Among them Slovenians PREDMESTJE, who were formed in 1975 and disbanded in 1982. “Brez naslova”, originally released in 1977, is the first in a line of four albums and features quite prototypical jazzrock and fusion pieces with a smooth approach, good grooves, really outstanding playing and a magical atmosphere. This type of forward thinking fusion of jazz and rock music shows a tight connection to the style created earlier and around the same time by English acts such as NATIONAL HEALTH, GILGAMESH, SOFT MACHINE or NUCLEUS and even incorporates a few symphonic elements for the good measure. If it was not for the scarce vocal parts that were sung in the band’s native tongue, you could think Mike Ratledge, Elton Dean, Pip Pyle and Hugh Hopper aka SOFT MACHINE were playing here at times. A haunting piece of sophisticated jazz rock that deserves to live on in the hearts of the music lovers.
    Format
    LP lim
    Release-Datum
    05.12.2015
    EAN
    EAN 5291103812200
     
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    REX ILUSIVII

    Disillusioned!

    Musik der 80’s aus Jugoslawien war immer eine sehr spezielle Angelegenheit.Pop ist nicht immer gleich Pop und REX ILUSIVII sollte ein Genuß für alle Freunde von düsteren Synthie-Pop und atmosphärischem Gothic sein. Komponist Mitar Subotic präsentiert zunächst 4 kürzere Tracks, die man nicht anders als klassichen aber experimentierfreudigen Pop bezeichnen kann. Düster und durch und durch 80’s. Das 25 Minuten lange “Thank you, Mr. Rorschach” hingegen ist eine wahnsinnige Ambientreise, eher eine Art Soundcollage als ein Song. Morbid und kraftvoll.
    Format
    LP
    Release-Datum
    12.04.2016
    EAN
    EAN 6501203913844
     
  • 01. Pešzani Sat - Luce
    02. Proces - Šarena Svetla
    03. Sani - Eleonor
    04. KUD - KUD I
    05. Koren - Tema Br. 13
    06. Nelija - Put Je Dug Pred Nama
    07. Cvrzak I Mravi - zekanje
    08. Omega - Larva
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    V/A

    Gitarijada Vojvodine Kisac '75

    [engl] PESCANI SAT open up the dance with a grandiose pop rock tune that is clothed in a garment of lush string arrangements and presents a beautiful lead melody plus a few simmering hot guitar solos that scream right down into your face. PROCES with their title “Sarena svetla” deliver an atmospheric 70s rock tune with a gentle edge and vocals that bear a strong character. At some point it turns into a furious but joyful gypsy dance and then straight afterwards it becomes a bluesy and jazzy fuzz rocker for the solo with some additional brass section. There is an ever pulsating percussion sound backing up the track, giving it an out of control groove. SANI with “Eleonor” rock next in a straight 60s garage fashion. A bit retro for the time of its release but never the less a kick ass raw beat number with a memorable chorus. KUD and their “Kud I” tune have enjoyed a musical socialization with the contemporary funk, soul, psyche rock and garage rock of their youth and now mix it up to a hot blooded, memorable rock tune with a classical melody thrown in here and there for the good measure and some nice fuzzed out guitars. Beautiful choirs spice up this tune and make it another highlight and the organ used as a lead instrument comes in a wild fashion. We turn over the disk to its B-side and KOREN with “Tema Br. 13” give us some dark and bluesy rock with heavy organ sound carpet and a skilled axeman who knows to fire some beautiful jazzy leads and simmering hot eruptive solos from the neck of his axe. The whole tune has a melancholic approach with a solemn aspect. NELIJA who now enchant our ears with a gentle tune in an acoustic fashion combine the beauty of 70s hippiefolk with elements of traditional music from the Balkan countries. All in all their “Put je dug pred nama” song is a simple yet utterly beautiful tune. Slightly folky with rich melody textures comes “Cekanje”, a light weight but heart warming pop song with a 60s US westcoast flair courtesy of CVRCAK I. One more band I never heard of before but with a great hand for sweet arrangements as the strings and flute patterns of this song prove. OMEGA have nothing to do with their Hungarian namesakes and play a rather jazzy late 60s style pop once more with a US westcoast flair. They sing in their native tongue and might therefore sound a bit far out for the average music listener but fans of that late 60s stuff mixing jazz, blues and pop will find a rich treasure in this song and in this compilation album. So there are more places than Berlin, London, L.A. or Tokyo, you can even find awesome music of international format in the Serbian back country. Give this album a chance if you are a true music lover.
    Format
    CD
    Release-Datum
    20.11.2015
    EAN
    EAN 5291103812217
    Format
    LP lim
    Release-Datum
    20.11.2015
    EAN
    EAN 5291103812224