This year, the music label Više manje zauvijek celebrates its first five years of work! From the first edition at the beginning of 2017, until today, they have released more than 70 CDs, and currently there are 26 bands in the catalog.
With countless changes in the band’s line-up, the latest Crvi return to the stage. After the acclaimed debut album ‘Piše nam se dobro’, the band continues to evolve in every way, through the songs they draw motives and experiences from their own lives, environment and society, and tell us about strength, weakness, belonging and alienation at the very border between the familiar and unfamiliar realities. Musically, on the second album, ‘Šta si to uradio?’, Crvi experiment more and spice up the solid rock form with dissonant noise and art-rock elements, which confirms their inventiveness and courage. This exact uncompromising attitude they prove when it comes to their studio recordings as well as during their live performances. Considering everything, this may be the last performance of Crvi under this name, and what the future holds – no one can predict. https://grupacrvi.bandcamp.com/
https://grupacrvi.bandcamp.com/
DOLORES
Dolores is a female pop duo consisting of Ana Srećković and Marija Vukčević, philologists by profession, musicians by passion. The project was created in the first half of 2020, as a means of creative expression during the pandemic and restrictive measures. It takes its defined and final shape through collaboration with one of the most talented young producers in our region, Petar Wagner, better known as Fantom. Wagner recognizes the musical expression of this original duo and with its production magic, it makes it just the way it should be. So far, the Dolores duo has released only one single, but for this occasion they have several hits ready that you will be able to listen to, possibly even before the festival itself. https://doloresmp3.bandcamp.com/
The band Logička greška was founded in Belgrade at the end of 2017, and consists of Matija Savković on vocals and rhythm guitar, Lazar Prendović on drums and vocals, Ana Perišić on solo guitar and Marko Tomić on bass guitar. Most of all, they like fusions of colorful riffs and frantic rhythms. Each of the members contributes a part of their own madness, and the finished result is a feast full of noise, sweat and laughter. The subject matter is diverse, and the genre is not something that Logicka Greška is a slave to. The songs mostly talk about love, the socio-political situation, everyday problems, but also about some imaginary craziness like a child’s birthday in space. If you want to be intoxicated by psychedelic visions, jump into the mosh pit and fall in love – Logička greška has it all in its guitar strings and drum sticks. https://logickagreska.bandcamp.com
Niko Nikolić is a musician from Trstenik who has been living and working in Belgrade for the past few years. ‘Drugo mesto’ is his debut album, which permeates the elements of nostalgia, loneliness and daily escapism packed into arrangements of dominant folk guitars, soft keyboards and expressive melodies. Isolation and location conditions dictated a self-contained approach to recording this album, and all songs have a personal touch mixed with vague motifs and objects of desire of the author. ‘Drugo mesto’ is the desire to be in another geographical location, as well as dissatisfaction with the current situation, questioning the attachment to home, and also the false modesty of the need to be the first in something. Some new songs are already available, and as far as we know, he is currently preparing a second album. https://nikonikolic.bandcamp.com
Since he appeared on the scene with the debut single ‘Guska u magli’ and a little later with the EP titled ‘Deguté’, Peki Pele has become the crème de la crème, the best of the best that the contemporary disco pop scene has to offer. ‘Deguté’ has its value in an optimistic, joyful outlook on life, even though it includes liters and liters of sticky sweat released by dancing or any other method of discharge. Thematically, ‘Deguté’ seems strange, but it is actually about love – for yourself, others and life. ‘Deguté’ is a simple mantra of glorifying small things like dancing and drinking coffee all day. https://pekipele.bandcamp.com/
Rogi hears music in everything, plays several instruments, and records, arranges and produces mostly by himself. He arranges songs and compositions in layers, each of which has its own purpose, and constantly learns and explores new possibilities and combinations of rhythm, harmony and color. His style is as colorful and diverse as his taste, but these are mainly pop compositions, which are often pervaded with elements of jazz, soul and funk genres. The debut album ‘U međuvremenu’ is a hidden gem of the contemporary music scene of the countries inhabited by the peoples of South Slavs, and the second studio album ‘Tu’ confirms his nostalgia for past times in terms of stylistic determinants. On the album ‘Tu’ there are more complex harmonies, as well as samba, afrobeat and even bossa nova rhythms, modernly and skillfully arranged making a whole. Rogi is definitely a master of what he does, unique in every way. https://therogi.bandcamp.com/
Tihi talas consists of Teodora Tasić and Tijana Bekčić, who live and work in Belgrade. They have been interested in music since childhood. Tijana is currently studying sound design and music production, plays the guitar and piano and composes, while Teodora writes songs, plays the piano and sings. They started their collaboration in the middle of 2021, when they realized that their musical tastes and energies match and that it is necessary to make songs together for their debut EP, ‘Microcosmos’. They recorded the EP in Tijana’s home studio in the order in which the songs were created. Inspired by synth, dream and Brit-pop genres, as well as visual references from the feature film ‘Melancholia’ by Lars von Trier, their desire and vision of the songs for the EP was dreamy, cosmic synth sounds and an atmosphere that evokes a sweet sense of melancholy in the listeners. EP was given the title ‘Mikrokosmosi’ after Teodora’s first song, composed on a mobile phone, for which the lyrics were written by Miljan Janićijević. https://tihitalas.bandcamp.com/