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Ones to Watch 2012: Las Balkanieras

We bring you a selection of Balkan-related artists to keep your eye on in the coming year “You want it spicy? You want it hot? We cook so yummy yummy! Banditos hungry hungry! We make it sweet like honey!” Backed…

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Top 10 bizarre turbo-folk covers of rock and pop hits

Bosnian Serb folk star Seka Aleksic: from Rihanna to Yngwie Malmsteen

The Balkan turbo-folk artists have been notorious for their fast-paced lifestyle of guns, sex, drugs and rock’n’roll. It doesn’t surprise their musical inspiration comes from unexpected places, including some of rock’s holiest of holies. Brace yourselves 1. Mira Škorić –…

Interview: Marc Houle

The techno maestro Marc Houle, ex-member of the legendary Minus collective, joins Tijana T in an online chat to talk about his weird Eastern European experiences, past life as a mega nerd, making 3 songs a day, getting hurt in…

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Duboka Ilegala

Duboka Ilegala (deep ILLGL) claim to be the founders of “trash-hop”, a mixture of live played trip hop and references to Serbian trash/turbo-folk culture. It is a nebulous love affair that somehow makes perfect sense. Duboka Ilegala creates a powerful…

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Interview: Dimitar Dodovski, fresh from Macedonia

With the Macedonian music scene dominated by uninspired rock bands, there are few artists out there who can claim their own original take on contemporary electronic sound. Dimitar Dodovski is Macedonia’s most exciting techno producer at the moment. Our editor…

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Ones to Watch 2012: Kink

We bring you a selection of Balkan-related artists to keep your eye on in the coming year Apparently armed just with an old PC some ten years a go, Strahil Velchev a.k.a Kink soon got his hands on a Vermona…

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Ones to Watch 2012: Josip Klobucar

We bring you a selection of Balkan-related artists to keep your eye on in the coming year One of the most talented young Croatian producers has released a mini album Fallback Functions on 4lux Records earlier last year to much…

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Crni Pek: anthology of experimental and outsider music in 1990s Serbia

The 20-track compilation features rare and undiscovered underground gems from the troublesome 90s. Somewhere between noise, post-punk and borderline insanity, they sound fresh as ever. Free download for your listening pleasure If you’ve ever been turned on by the sound…

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Ones to Watch 2012: Oknai

We bring you a selection of Balkan-related artists to keep your eye on in the coming year Why Oknai? Because his beats are fatter than Dwight Schrute’s. Because his wobble is funky and he knows how to write an actual…

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Interview: Repetitor, not like in the news

Repetitor playing Secret Lounge, Pristina (Kosovo). Photo by Luka Knezevic Strika

Serbia’s most exciting rock band takes a trip to the holy land. Playing three gigs in Kosovo, Repetitor bridge the gap between the two countries, at least for a moment, speaking the universal language of punk When Serbian band Repetitor…

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