Serbian instrumental Prog
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Topic: Serbian instrumental Prog
Posted By: Svetonio
Subject: Serbian instrumental Prog
Date Posted: June 20 2011 at 05:31
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I'll start with Tako from Belgrade, because they were, basicly, an instrumental band. http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=884" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=884
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: June 20 2011 at 08:12
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Djordje Ilijin http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=183326" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=183326 http://www.georgeilijin.com/" rel="nofollow - http://www.georgeilijin.com/
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Posted By: Todd
Date Posted: June 20 2011 at 08:32
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I like Tako, but my favorite is Fermata. Collegium Musicum is pretty good too. ------------- "I have seen the broken sky turn blue." http://gnosis2000.net/ratertodd.shtml" rel="nofollow - My Gnosis Ratings |
Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: June 20 2011 at 09:10
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AFAIK, Tako isn't completelly instrumental, at least not in their debut album. -------------   
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: June 20 2011 at 09:44
Yes, they were recorded few tracks with vocals and lyrics. Those tracks I don't like, I considered Tako as an instrumental band. Btw, at that time in ex Yugoslavia it wasn't possible that a record company agreed and make a contract for completly instrumental album of progrock band; I think that 1976 solo debut by Serbian guitarist R.M. Točak is the only one lp which is completly instrumental progrock.
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CCVP wrote:Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: June 20 2011 at 16:48
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Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: June 20 2011 at 17:52
That's a VERY interesting bit of information right there. Indeed, the songs with vocals are the minority, but isn't like that in most progressive rock bands? I mean, don't the vocals usually have a secondary place in prog rock? I thought that was about the same with this band. Anyway, this really interesting. It goes to show that, despite giving ""liberties"" to their citizens, the Yugoslav State didn't go without intervening with the cultural aspects of society as in other dictatorial / totalitarian states of the time (such as happened here in Brasil). -------------
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: June 20 2011 at 18:04
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: June 21 2011 at 08:29
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B side of Smak' s/t debut album (1975) is an epic instrumental track "Put od balona" ("A Path of Balloons") :
Smak' "Tegoba" ("Burden", from "Black Lady" LP) 1977
"Hitopadeza" (B side of "Invisible Scales single) 1978
"Maht" (from "Pages of Our Time" LP) 1978
"Instrumental Baby" (from "Rock Cirkus" LP) 1980
"Balet" and "Maht Pustinja" ("Maht Desert") from "Zašto ne volim sneg" ( "Why I Don't Like A Snow) " LP 1981
"Sava", a track from "Smak 86" LP, released in 1986
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Posted By: Todd
Date Posted: June 21 2011 at 11:44
Okay, I'm a knucklehead.
Add me to the embarassingly long list of Americans who have confused European countries that begin with "S."
 Now that I'm on track, though, the only other former Yugoslavian bands that I know from Serbia are Korni Grupa and Igra Staklenih Perli. I absolutely love Korni Grupa! Igra Staklenih Perli is a bit too spacey for me, which isn't my preferred style, but it's still enjoyable.
I hadn't heard Tocak's solo material--thanks for the introduction! I love Smak, and I have Crna Dama and Stranice Naseg Vremana. Great stuff! I would love to find the debut and Zasto Ne Volim Sneg. ------------- "I have seen the broken sky turn blue." http://gnosis2000.net/ratertodd.shtml" rel="nofollow - My Gnosis Ratings |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: June 22 2011 at 02:35
Maybe you'll like those instrumental tracks from Korni Grupa songwriter and keys player Kornelije Kovač ' solo catalogue; one is prog electronic track from 1977, and another, from 1975, is a nice stuff a la Santana:
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Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: June 22 2011 at 06:31
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: June 22 2011 at 07:07
Yes, Yugoslavia had a more tolerant regime, and Romanian rock depended heavily on this. Most of the musical education of the youngsters that would form rock bands was done through Yugoslav radio (and to a lesser extent Hungarian radio). That's why so many Romanian bands came from Timisoara, the city from the border with Serbia. 
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: June 22 2011 at 12:09
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Proggy funk by Kornelije Kovač, "North Wind" single, 1975:
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: June 22 2011 at 13:20
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: June 22 2011 at 15:27
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Serbian Princess of jazz/blues guitar solos.
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Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: June 22 2011 at 16:57
And now, for something completelly derailed from the thread . . . .  -------------
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: June 23 2011 at 02:50
| Yu Grupa, an instrumental track from their prog phase; LP released in 1974 |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: June 24 2011 at 03:48
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igra_Staklenih_Perli" rel="nofollow - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igra_Staklenih_Perli |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: June 24 2011 at 23:24
| http://www.myspace.com/zerkmanbigbang" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/zerkmanbigbang |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: June 26 2011 at 03:32
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http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=6230" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=6230
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: June 27 2011 at 04:16
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From debut album by Fitnes (2011, cd, SKC KG) "Udarci i varnice" ("Blows And Sparks") which is completelly instrumental:
"Fitnes duhova" ( "Fitness of The Ghosts")
"Talas" ("Wave")
"Električno kolo" ("Electric Round Dance")
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Posted By: Kaikados
Date Posted: June 29 2011 at 03:36
| wow, Fitnes is good! Any link to where to buy this? |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: June 29 2011 at 07:17
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You can't buy full lenght cd via internet, only in the record shops here, in Serbia. But, EP version is free for legal download at http://www.popboks.com/silos.php" rel="nofollow - http://www.popboks.com/silos.php |
Posted By: Kaikados
Date Posted: June 29 2011 at 09:10
| thx :) a.k.a. puno hvala! |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 01 2011 at 05:12
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http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=6157" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=6157
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 20 2011 at 02:52
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: August 02 2011 at 02:08
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http://www.reverbnation.com/eyot#!/page_object/page_object_bio/artist_796043" rel="nofollow - http://www.reverbnation.com/eyot#!/page_object/page_object_bio/artist_796043
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: August 04 2011 at 05:01
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Little prog-folk instrumental by Hazari http://www.myspace.com/hazarir" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/hazarir |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: August 04 2011 at 12:22
| Nikad Dosta http://www.myspace.com/nikaddosta" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/nikaddosta live: |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: August 04 2011 at 12:48
| http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=3696" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=3696 |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: August 26 2011 at 04:30
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http://djavonijeurban.bandcamp.com/album/plavi-slon" rel="nofollow - http://djavonijeurban.bandcamp.com/album/plavi-slon
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: November 29 2011 at 01:29
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Ola Horhe s/t debut album (2011) free download: http://eng.exitfest.org/ola-horhe" rel="nofollow - http://eng.exitfest.org/ola-horhe
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Posted By: milica2
Date Posted: November 29 2011 at 08:58
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He is Macedonian singer, very powerful voice, and not with us. Tose Proeski, only few days before his own ending has talked with a journalist of Kurir regarding himself, his friends and life. Very honest, he claimed that he would never be withhout his friends, he is not choosing some shortcuts to popularity and he is giving everything he can to his parents. He talkede about his plans, living it day by day, with christian values. http://www.yu4you.com/items/en/cd/item_4214.html" rel="nofollow - http://www.yu4you.com/items/en/cd/item_4214.html What are your immprestions regarding concert on Skopje stadion on October 5th? - Concert is the biggest and most beautiful gift they could give to me, my fans. Every fan diserves from you to give your whole self, but as you sing to someone with whome you are your own, it is very special feeling. There are no words to thank my own fans. After concert I can't make clear scenes, emotions are very strong, but I know that it has been unbelivable energy fusion. |
Posted By: Todd
Date Posted: November 30 2011 at 12:26
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Svetonio, Fitness is amazing! I'm downloading the EP right now. Are the other songs that are on the full length version available anywhere on the internet? ------------- "I have seen the broken sky turn blue." http://gnosis2000.net/ratertodd.shtml" rel="nofollow - My Gnosis Ratings |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: November 30 2011 at 12:47
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Posted By: Todd
Date Posted: November 30 2011 at 13:29
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^ Thanks! ------------- "I have seen the broken sky turn blue." http://gnosis2000.net/ratertodd.shtml" rel="nofollow - My Gnosis Ratings |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: February 04 2012 at 13:54
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Artist: Naked
Album: CD Get Naked (2011)
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: February 15 2012 at 09:02
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This is a nice footage of Smak live in 1991:
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: February 24 2012 at 03:26
Posted By: Gentle Gryphon
Date Posted: February 25 2012 at 03:25
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I didn't have a clue there were so many prog bands in Serbia,although I'm from Belgrade..I've heard about a lot of them before,but I didn't know if they were classified as prog..
Btw some very close friends of mine have a prog band..I used to play,but now I'm just a huge fan..I'ts called Drum..I posted about them in the Unsigned bands section..You should really check it out.. |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: April 03 2012 at 03:31
| WO0 is a guitar & synth player from Belgrade , Serbia http://herbariumrecords.bandcamp.com/album/woo-six-for-screening" rel="nofollow - http://herbariumrecords.bandcamp.com/album/woo-six-for-screening (free download) http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7256" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7256 |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: April 03 2012 at 04:55
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: April 12 2012 at 10:38
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 10 2012 at 07:41
| http://davidmaximmicic.bandcamp.com/album/bilo-20" rel="nofollow - http://davidmaximmicic.bandcamp.com/album/bilo-20 http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=6769" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=6769 |
Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: July 10 2012 at 08:18
Both EPs are great, but Bilo 1 is much better IMO. -------------
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: November 23 2012 at 00:51
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Ana Never's 2012 album, a post-rock masterpiece Small Years http://ananever.bandcamp.com/album/small-years" rel="nofollow - http://ananever.bandcamp.com/album/small-years
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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: November 23 2012 at 12:52
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Hi,
on the soundtrack to the film "Before The Rain" there is an outstanding piece with some electronics by someone named "Anastasia" ... anyone know anything about this one at all? ... I have never been able to locate anything else by that group/person.
Thanks a great bunch
(Excuse me, if it is not of Serbian descent, btw!) ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: November 23 2012 at 23:29
Anastasia is the band from Skoplje, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastasia_%28band" rel="nofollow - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastasia_(band )
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: November 27 2012 at 11:27
Hi Todd!
Fitnes' debut album is now avaliable in its entirety (13 tracks, free download) : http://fitnes.bandcamp.com/album/udarci-i-varnice" rel="nofollow - http://fitnes.bandcamp.com/album/udarci-i-varnice
Enjoy!
rgds
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Posted By: Todd
Date Posted: November 27 2012 at 11:47
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Thanks so much! I've just downloaded it. Can't wait to hear it! ------------- "I have seen the broken sky turn blue." http://gnosis2000.net/ratertodd.shtml" rel="nofollow - My Gnosis Ratings |
Posted By: AEProgman
Date Posted: December 01 2012 at 21:54
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Was curious of this thread, so now I have just downloaded Fitness and will give it some spins and let you know. Serbia is not a place I would have thought of first for music, but that is what is so great about this site, people from around the globe sharing their love of music. ------------- 
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: December 02 2012 at 11:01
I hope you will like Tripcycle, a band from Novi Sad, Serbia, because they're very original, such as Fitnes, but different; a lot of fun anyway.
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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: December 03 2012 at 11:05
Very sad website ... can't even purchase any of the CD's ... totally sad! The mix and the work is outstanding, but I am not sure that most rock fans can appreciate cultural mixes like this one! ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: AEProgman
Date Posted: December 03 2012 at 19:28
Thanks Svetonio, after giving each one a couple of plays, I find Fitnes was very good, can hear many influences in the guitar playing. However, I must say that I really enjoyed Tripcycle more. You are correct, they have an original approach and their style is something that captured me. Do they have more albums out? I find it interesting or coincidence that each group had a song with a similar title, Spectar and Spektar. Is there something to that in Serbia? Thanks for mentioning the city they were from, I have not heard of Novi Sad before and searched it in maps today, city on the Danube or Dunav River, quite interesting. -------------
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: December 05 2012 at 02:38
Glad that you like them! Spektar means *spectrum* in Serbian. We write as we speak, so it's correctly spelled - spektar, no spectar; as Fitnes is correctly spelled in Serbian, no two *s* as well.
I'm going now to recommend you that live jazz/rock album by Belgrade's band Metak Za Zlikovca ( translate "A Bullet For A Criminal"), as part of so called "New Belgrade Scene" and/or "Manekeni Bigza" the project, for free and legal download (mp3): http://www.manekenibigza.org/?p=25" rel="nofollow - http://www.manekenibigza.org/?p=25
Also, a young Kikinda's fusion band called Super Confusion deserves to be mentioned in this thread:
http://www.last.fm/music/Super+Confusion" rel="nofollow - http://www.last.fm/music/Super+Confusion
http://www.myspace.com/superconfusion" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/superconfusion
Sadly, there's nothing by them at Bandcamp yet..
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Posted By: Trick of the lamb
Date Posted: December 05 2012 at 08:45
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY82yGGeNSA Here's a cool jazz\rock instrumental by a band from Pozega from a couple of years back...
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Posted By: Trick of the lamb
Date Posted: December 05 2012 at 08:55
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Posted By: Trick of the lamb
Date Posted: December 05 2012 at 09:10
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http://archive.org/details/siro544WindThroughForever-AstronautDepression
Almost forgot about this one, absolute masterpiece of space rock\experimental prog also from Pozega. Bear in mind that this is a one-man project!
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Posted By: AEProgman
Date Posted: December 07 2012 at 20:01
Thanks again. I have been listening toMetak Za Zlikovaca and enjoying it, very good. I also must add that I have been listening to Fitnes a bit more and it has grown on me and like it more than my earlier post. I did check out the Super Confusion links and is another good jazz/fusion style band. Hope they release something soon. There seems to be a nice ground swell of new artists in your country, curious as to what the past music of the 70s through 80s or 90s was like in your area? -------------
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: January 03 2013 at 23:56
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For the fans of Serbian band called Fitnes: another young & instrumental trio Hipnagoga Slike ("Hipnagoga Images").
I hope that I will see their full lenght debut at Bandcamp soon!
Here's an instrumental tribute to the legendary warchief of Lakota nation, Rain-In-The-Face :
Hipnagoga Slike LIVE:
http://www.myspace.com/hipnagogaslike" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/hipnagogaslike
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Posted By: Narcissidus
Date Posted: January 06 2013 at 14:32
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Some prog-fusion bands from the former Yugoslavia. Leb I Sol is mostly instrumental with some occasional vocals. Besoknachno album by LIS was pretty good too, but it had too much new-wave influence there, so i didn't bother posting it on my channel. DzD is fully instrumental and is a bit similar to LIS. I also have some of Smak's albums on that channel, not gonna link them though, since that band has already been mentioned here. http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=1689" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=1689 http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=1754" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=1754 http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=1550" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=1550
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: January 14 2013 at 11:48
Posted By: Neon Eyes
Date Posted: January 15 2013 at 05:34
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Can somebody tell me where can I find solo albums of Kornelije Kovac and Laza Ristovski? Greetings from Croatia |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: January 20 2013 at 01:38
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: March 10 2013 at 23:38
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Posted By: Patric
Date Posted: March 17 2013 at 18:39
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Thanks for this beautiful theme. I didn't know much about music from that part of the world. SMAK is GREAT! I don't understand language, but never mind. This bend Hypnagoga Slike is great too. I found one new good song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s33HVWJX4zk" rel="nofollow - - |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: April 08 2013 at 00:30
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: April 20 2013 at 22:55
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A full debut album Unfit by Belgrade's instrumental post-metal band Organic Toy you can hear at their official site > http://www.organictoyband.com/" rel="nofollow - http://www.organictoyband.com/ |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: April 24 2013 at 23:01
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Date Posted: May 12 2013 at 02:08
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Date Posted: May 12 2013 at 02:12
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Date Posted: May 12 2013 at 02:16
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: May 16 2013 at 02:07
Ana Never / Rosa Parks split EP (free download) http://ananever.bandcamp.com/album/ana-never-rosa-parks-split-ep" rel="nofollow - http://ananever.bandcamp.com/album/ana-never-rosa-parks-split-ep
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Posted By: Todd
Date Posted: May 24 2013 at 18:08
This is great! Do they have an album out? ------------- "I have seen the broken sky turn blue." http://gnosis2000.net/ratertodd.shtml" rel="nofollow - My Gnosis Ratings |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: May 25 2013 at 13:11
They haven't yet, I hope it will be soon. The released just a new video. |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: May 29 2013 at 13:35
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RIP Zoran Erkman (June 1963- May 2013). Erkman was a trumpet player and a leader of Belgrade's fusion band Zerkman Big Bang |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: June 12 2013 at 19:45
Posted By: Todd
Date Posted: June 13 2013 at 11:10
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^ That's some good stuff! ------------- "I have seen the broken sky turn blue." http://gnosis2000.net/ratertodd.shtml" rel="nofollow - My Gnosis Ratings |
Posted By: Knobby
Date Posted: June 13 2013 at 14:42
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BIRDLAND "DARKNESS OF LIGHT", cockers.
It is 1980 but sounds 70s fusion.
They had a second lp but its more jazzy.
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 10 2013 at 06:17
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 10 2013 at 07:31
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Tocak live @ Joakim Vujić Theatre 1982
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 25 2013 at 07:24
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Date Posted: July 25 2013 at 07:54
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 26 2013 at 00:32
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 04 2013 at 08:09
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Serbian born and Barcelona based electic / avant-prog guitarist Dušan Jevtović is released his awesome full-lenght debut album on Moonjune Records.
http://moonjunerecords.bandcamp.com/album/am-i-walking-wrong" rel="nofollow - http://moonjunerecords.bandcamp.com/album/am-i-walking-wrong
http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=9014114" rel="nofollow - http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=9014114
 One of the best instrumental prog debuts in 2013.
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 09 2013 at 00:14
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Špajz ("Pantry") are young and promising Serbian instrumental & progressive band who recorded an EP what will be released as digital album and will be available for free download at their Bandcamp page as well http://spajz1.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://spajz1.bandcamp.com/ |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 16 2013 at 11:14
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: February 03 2014 at 19:52
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http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=773845" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=773845 |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: February 12 2014 at 23:57