Bernays Propaganda: Happiness Machines

Macedonian band Bernay's Propaganda (ex-members of FxPxOx) could be shortly described as danceable newwave/post-punk band with charming female vocal. They're an extremely political band influenced by a variety of bands, from Submission Hold over Fugazi all the way to the Gossip and Gang of Four. Firm drum beats accompanied with thick and groovy bass lines are the base upon which layers of funky and broken guitar chords are placed, and above all comes unique, strong and remarkable female voice as a cherry on the top. Bernay's Propaganda is deeply rooted in d.i.y. hard core scene. Happiness Machines is their first (and so far only) record.

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Tracklist:

01. Kill Me!
02. Are You Enjoying Being In Your Own Accompaniment?
03. Safe Left
04. A Day Before I Disappear
05. Everything Will Fall Apart
06. I Don't Want to Know
07. Anonymous Enemy
08. Homo or Sapiens
09. Yuppie Dream
10. No Translation

2227: Stripcore

After 1986, 2227 sink into self-oblivion because of successive enrolments of the members into Yugoslav National Army. In 1991, Jani and Bozo start anew, and they are joined by Macek (drums; ex-Komakino, before also Buldogi, Niet, and Lublanski Psi). 2227 become an instrumental trio. They perform in Slovenia, Italy, Czechoslovakia, and the Netherlands. Gradually they widen their viewpoints of music: from hard-core roots emerges a creative mixture of most varied approaches and influences. What results is an unusual music collage which perplexes music critics in their attempts to designate - at least provisionally - their music style. Therefore, 2227 simply adopt the name of their cover organisation for the designation of their creativity - the stripcore music. Together with the business manager of Strip Core, Katerina Mirovic, they are finally prepared to embark on their way into show business.

In 1992, Radio Slovenija enables them to record the first three songs. Precisely at that time the band strengthens with a new member - Vuk Krakovic, violinist with a classical musical education (of Belgrade origins), who introduces more subtle tones into the music of the group. Together they record the piece Rolling Stoned. As the result is good, the further co-operation is resolved. The tune Watch-A-Gonna Do? gets the lyrics sung by Macek, while The Big Blues remains a classic instrumental trio. Franci Rainer produces all three pieces.

After hardening with some more concert experiences, 2227 enters the Tivoli Studio to record more material for their first album, produced by Aldo Ivancic (Borghesia). The record already has its title – Stripcore. However, complications with publishers continue deep into 1993; the CD is finally released as a self-edition by Strip Core (Forum). Besides ten newly recorded tunes the CD also brings three songs recorded live at the Novi Rock festival. The band also designs the cover of the record.

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Tracklist:

01. I've Seen That Head Before
02. Like It Like It Is
03. The Book of Fears
04. Tv Head
05. Neverbody
06. Watch-a-gonna do?
07. Rolling Stoned
08. The Big Blues
09. ... West World
10. J.S.B.
11. Lockwood: Le Solo/The Book of Fears/East'N Bull (live)

Srou pa letu: Dost mam!

Srou pa letu (Shitting And Flying) are a punk/hardcore band from Kranj (Slovenia). They've celebrated their reunion in September 2007 playing before Disorder. Their sing is their own singer, Andraž Šulc. As far as I know is Dost mam! (I Have Enough!) their only CD.

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Tracklist:

01. Intro
02. Sergej
03. Staln gost
04. Še ena noč
05. Volilna propaganda
06. Za domovino
07. Triglav
08. Heroji
09. Skin
10. Patka
11. S bar
12. Marginalac
13. Gospod predsednik
14. M.K.
15. Family Frost
16. Racija v gostilni
17. Dost mam
18. Avtro

2227: No Brains no Tumors

The 2227 group emerges on the very firm Slovene hard core scene of the time: Bozo (guitar; ex-UBR), Jani (bass; ex-Epidemija), Dare Kuhar (drums; ex-Odpadki Civilizacije), and David Krzisnik (vocal). In the spring 1995 they record the material for their second album in the Pan studio in Krajn, engineered by Franci Rainer and produced by Dare Hocevar (ex-Laibach, Sokoli). The elemental hard-core skeleton and rushing bass lines combine with jazz gags, gallows melancholy and odd ethnic rhythms, out-and-out crossed by expressive violin. The title is a logical consequence: No Brains No Tumors. Besides nine original songs and an adaptation of Tom Waits, the CD also brings four documentary recordings by 2227 from 1986.

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Tracklist:

01. The Silicone One
02. Tomorrow Never Comes
03. No Brains No Tumors
04. Jazzbre
05. Pilule
06. Bugi & Wugi
07. A Tourist in Zion
08. East'n Bull
09. Innocent When You Dream
10. East'N'Cool
11. Ljubil Sem Te/Bitke Je Konc/Sovražim Te/Labirint

Otroci socializma: Otroci socializma

Otroci socializma (Children of Socialism) were a Slovenian punk/post-punk band from the golden era of Slovenian punk. As their contemporaries, they faced censorship and dealt with it in creative ways (e.g., they played a gig with plasters over their mouths). When the band changed their only guitarist in 1983, the sound changed in favour of funk beats. After breaking up in 1986 most members continued their music path in other bands.

Their lyrics (in Slovenian) were the band’s forte. They mostly dealt with social issues, discrimination, substance abuse and desperation.

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Tracklist:

01. Lublana
02. Hiše so sive
03. Pesem št. 2
04. Rio
05. Pesem za Mandić Dušana
06. Ped ga pogledat, Brane
07. Ko se zjutri zbudim
08. Zamenite mi glavo
09. 700 usnjenih torbic
10. Vojak
11. Počasi mi presedaš
12. Alkohol
13. Pijani
14. Raztreščene opeke
15. Možgani
16. Moj svet
17. Mlačna voda
18. Alkohol (live)
19. Noč je (live)
20. Mlačna voda (live)
21. Recital B.B. in A.Š.