Tag Archives: Osijek

(review) Gužva u 16-ercu – ‘Smrtonosni zadah’

Osijek je od devedesetih na hrvatskoj underground sceni slovio kao grad melodičnog panka iznjedrivši bendove poput mojeg omiljenog Debelog Precjednika, Grupe tvog života, Bud Spencera, a i ovih veterana koji su na sceni jednako kao i Debeljaci iako su im se putevi razlikovali. Gužva u 16-ercu su se vratili novim albumom koji je označio i promjenu u line-upu, ostali su samo vokal i jedan gitarist od stare postave. Isto tako, bend se ponovo vratio na Croatia Records, svojevrstan major label u hrvatskim okvirima. Novi album sadrži trinaest stvari u prepoznatljivom Gužva stilu s nekim hitovima, a i nekim promašajima, barem po mom mišljenju. Stvar koja je odabrana kao single i spot ‘Znak STOP’ je catchy i poslušao sam je milijun puta koliko je refren glupavo simpatičan i ulazi u uho i ostaje tamo dugo nakon slušanja i tjera opet na slušanje te stvari. Jedino mi nije jasna truba na početku, pa nije Gužva Krešo i kisele kiše da im je potrebna truba. No, na albumu ima i pjesama koji su mi nekako više filleri nego hitovi na koje smo navikli od ovog benda, kao ‘Far far’ ili ‘Hund’ koje mi nikako nisu sjele. Mislim, tekstualno su dobri u većini stvari, ali muzikalno nekako šepa to sve skupa. Muto pjeva na svoj prepoznatljiv način i njegov glas je uvijek moguće prepoznati u moru drugih punk vokala s naše scene zato kapa dolje, nije neki virtuoz s rasponom glasa, ali pošteno se trudi hehe. ‘Bez oružja’, stvar koja je također objavljena kao single i spot je dobre strofe, ali fali mi nešto na refrenu da bude himničnija. Ali, ima i dobrih stvari, kao što je na primjer ‘Ko vodu me popije’, brza melodic punk stvar s dobrim zajebantskim tekstom i dobrim bridgeom i refrenom, kao i tercama na back vokalima. Također, meni jedna od dražih je laganija stvar s baladnim početkom i koja se razvije u dramatičnu punk pjesmu ‘Čekaj i Zaboravi’, koja me podsjetila na neke laganije stvari od Šanka kao i Hladnog piva, sve u svemu dobra stvar. Još jedan novitet je usna harmonika u stvari ‘Pivske Mušice’ odu Osijeku i svim proteklim desetljećima, jedna s najljepšim tekstom na albumu. Tu je i pomalo atipično ritmična, skoro ritualna ‘Jedno Tijelo’ koja ima prilično mračnu atmosferu, ali najbolje dolazi na kraju, stvar ‘Arene’ koja je već poprilično stara, ali je hit sam takav. Dakle, miješani su mi osjećaji, kao da album ima više prosječnih ili samo dobrih pjesama, a očekivao sam više od ovog benda. Ali, to sam samo ja. Poslušaj i odluči.

(review) SMRT RAZUMA – Nova era mraka

Time for one more band from my regional scene to grace the pages of this zine. Namely, SMRT RAZUMA. This is their brand new full length album and what a mighty debut it is. Recorded and mixed in Studio Depth, sound of the album only proves what great work File does with his recordings. Back to the album. This one contains intro plus 10 songs in Croatian language. Music of SMRT RAZUMA reminds me a bit of a band from Osijek called Sekta, who also mixed a lot of thrash metal guitar work with hardcore punk and d beat roots. If I must compare it to some band it would be a mixture of Verbalni delikt (their second release) and Sekta, which is no wonder since vocal Kruno is a long time scene fighter, I still remember AB Nekultura hehe. Songs are fast with screaming raw brutal vocals, yet you can understand what is being sung, of course if you know Croatian hehe. But, beneath all brutality and smartly written lyrics about media manipulation, poverty, migrants, war and I approve and love when band uses some samples like from news, games, movies and similar for intro of songs. My personal favorites are Bombe naše žrtve vaše, Medijska manipulacija, Stid i bol. Mighty debut indeed! I am sorry to say, but I did not check them out live yet, but I will soon!

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(gig report) Debeli Precjednik – 10.07.2021.-Vintage Industrial Zagreb

Finally, after more than a year, gigs are back although not in a variant we would all love. But, at least they are not online. My opinion: Online gig is not a gig. There must be interaction, crowd, cheering, singing along, joy and energy. Online you can not get that watching a video.

Vintage Industrial Bar Zagreb hosted this Saturday on its outdoor parking a gig of Croatian melodic hardcore punk legends Debeli Precjednik. Everyone who reads this zine will know that I love this band since I first went to their gig back in 1995 and we also became friends through the decades. So, I was so happy when I found out that my first real gig after that covid shit will be precisely Debeli Precjednik. Gig started at 18 30 hrs sharp and Sun was still up and hot when Koca and company started their set with Marionette. All of their hits were present in slightly changed setlist since the last time I saw them live back in February 2020 also in Zagreb. Some old hits like Ready to Fight, Another Day Conquered, Still Breathing, Nights Underneath Your Window, Waste Of My Time, Guilty Conscience, but also some hits from the forthcoming new album which Koca announced that they finally recorded, only vocals need to be put to the album and then it will be ready. From the new songs, Nema me, Misery Loves Company and emotional tribute to the late but never forgotten Ivan Antolic – Ivek, whom we lost two years ago, song called Pičke ne vrište hit me somehow hardest. Crowd had great time, singing along, dancing as far as epidemic measures allowed, but we all needed that love and energy in the air. Of course, DP finished their set with songs in our Croatian native language, Subotom Kićo, Zaboravi, Puška ne ubija ljude, Moja su koljena….and of course Farmersko srce for the end of a little above one hour set. I saw this band playing really a lot of times, but this was one of their best gigs ever in last twenty or so years. Dostava Zvuka did a fine job with this gig, hope they will keep them coming.