Our good friend Ivan Ščapec is returning to Šiška with his trio Seine in order to present their bold new album Naizust. The popular regional band will share the stage with another trio, the Ljubljana-based rock band Svojat that was forged in improvisation.
From the ashes of the band Vlasta Popić, the Croatian singer-songwriter Ivan Ščapec’s project Seine, later expanded into a trio, Has established itself as one of the most original and stylistically elusive regional musical phenomena. On their latest album, however, the singer-songwriter format and acoustic guitar are a thing of the past. Naizust (Moonlee Records, Vox Project, 2022) marks a bold turn towards more minimalist arrangements, muted instrumentals and mysterious atmospheres. Digital instrumentals are placed in the foreground, interspersed with downtempo rhythms, mysteriously lurking synths, unusual bass lines, hypnotic microphonics and in some places even fine guitar flourishes. The heart of the album remains Ivan’s ethereal and seductive androgynous voice, which flirts unabashedly with pop singing throughout. Judging by the response of both critics and listeners, the shift is a success, and Seine have once again confirmed themselves as one of the most surprising bands of their generation.
The Ljubljana power trio Svojat careens through no-wave, avant-garde blues, Saharan punk, Beefheart Ludism and free improvisation in their unbridled rock expression. The current line-up of the band includes top musicians Andrej Fon (Olfamož, Žoambo Žoet Workestrao…), Ivo Poderžaj (Borghesia, Olfamoštvo…) and Vid Drašler (Zmajev rep, Olfamoštvo…), who furnish Fon’s expressive poetry with elements of jazz and free improvisation. In 2020, the band’s self-titled debut album was declared the best Slovenian album of the year by Radio Študent, and we also hosted the trio on our Štream live stream.
Tickets on sale online and at Eventim outlets.
Organisation: Kino Šiška, Moonlee Records – Festival Žmoht
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