WARWOUND Balkan tour 2016

- Sept 15 Budapest, Hungary- DRRNPC

- Sept 16 Novi Sad, Serbia- Drustveni Centar

- Sept 17 Zagreb, Croatia- Klaonica squat

- Sept 18 Ljubljana, Slovenia- Gromka

- Sept 19 Pula, Croatia- Monte Paradiso

WARWOUND

few upcoming gigs..

today in Klaonica squat in Zagreb will be hosted by one really interesting folk punk crust band or as they are calling their music "thrash grass" from Huston DAYS N' DAZE..
in last few years there were various folk punk bands/musicians touring this our area but nothing good as this one.. after a little bit of research on youtube I found out that there are few other bands plying in the same style, some even share members from Days n' Daze and all are pretty good and interesting..
crew from Klaonica are also preparing some antisport actions like punk ping pong and table football before the gig..









on 31st August in Gromka, Ljubljana comes SWORDWIELDER from Sweden, good stenchcore crust band strongly influenced with Amebix, D. Instinct and the likes.. something newer band but I think already well known.. as a support there will be HAZARDER from Croatia, also already well known band in this area with similar influences as folks from Sweden but in something more sludge/doom tone..

MOB 47 and PAKT are touring the Balkans from 2nd 'till 4th of September and will be playing at following
places: MKNŽ, Ilirska Bistrica
            BAZA, Novi Sad
            AKC Attack, Zagreb

                           

















7th Antifa festival in Mostar will be held on 3th of September.. it's already traditional fest with all day program, a lot of distros and of course concert part at the evening.. this year with bands: CATARZA, GLOVES OFF, PERONISEPORA, MOCA I BIZNISMENI and SPRING FALL SEA..














melodic hc punk gig for the end of summer..
AKC Attack, Zagreb
05.09.2016.
EMPTY HALL OF FAME
MAN IS: ASTRONAUT
NAILED IN
damage: 30kn






that's all for now.. british punk crust veterans Warwound will tour this part of Europe (Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia and Croatia) in 2nd part of September but about that some info will follow soon..

MOB 47 / PAKT mini balkan tour 2016

MOB 47

PAKT

let's bring some noise... pt. 4

okay, this time not your requests but some stuff I listened to those couple of last months.. I'm not some music critic or I don't know what, so I don't feel like it to write review for some random stuff which I don't listen usually.. and of course this is my blog so I want here stuff that I like.. some of these are newer releases and more actual and some are maybe already forgotten but I discovered them lately so here they are..
let's go!..


RASH - ...Gorelandia [2002] (tape) 

Rash is crust punk band from Mexico but not classic crust punk, they are sometimes melodic, sometimes slow but on the most of the parts punkish riffs and drums hits you like fast train while vocals (one shouted and the other screamed) are more into crust/hc style.. just imagine a clone from Sin Dios and some more modern filthy crust like Antimaster for example but all packed in that 90's/00's atmosphere..
anyhow, great combination and I like it a lot, they are constantly on my playlist for last few months and didn't get boring at all.. don't know anything about the band, can't find any info about them on the net, except that this is their tape from 2002.. 15 songs which are pretty catchy and I'm sure they will crawl under your skin very fast if anything else then because that they are shouted on Spanish which sound so good when it's about this kind of noise.. the download folder includes scans of cover with some info about the band and some lyrics.. considering my "fluent" understanding of Spanish I would say that the lyrics are socially engaged and talk about the life of the individuals, about some life choices, elitism on the scene, etc... link is from great Terminal Escape blog so go say thanks for this gem there..

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DISBAJA - Realm of Absurd [2015] (CD)

to me, Disbaja is one of the best bands currently from this area, I was so positively surprised when 1st time heard about them because there aren't many bands like this one here lately.. after their rehearsal demo they went to already well known studio Depth and recorded this EP in December of 2015, put the material on bandcamp, which is later published on CD this current year..

in short furious, fast and raw d-beat punk with shouted vocals inspired by Varukers, Discharge and the likes and with just enough "balkan touch" to make it more interesting and original.. songs like Fog of Lies, Saboteri (Mladosti) and In Circle of Deaf are instant hits and the others are not far behind.. lyrics are short, on english except Saboteri (Mladosti) which is on croatian and they deal with, I can say, standard for the genre topics.. 

if you'll like this don't miss the chance to see them live somewhere 'cause this is whole new, even better experience with so much of energy.. in the meantime they get new vocalist and now they sound even mightier and better in my modest opinion.. 

BANDCAMP

PAKT - Aural Noise Annihilation [2014] (tape)

Pakt is one more band which absolutely delighted me when I 1st time heard of them a year ago or something like that.. I've always listened those, mostly american raw hc and noise punk bands like Atrocious Madness, Lebenden Toten, Cervix, etc. and I knew that here aren't so many people who actually like this kind of music so I didn't even expected that here we will have some even similar band but then in neighboring Slovenia this monster was born..
Aural Noise Annihilation is their debut recordings which still wait for physical release on tape, if I'm not wrong.. 8 fast and short tracks of great raw hardcore in d-beat style, in not so extreme way like above mentioned bands but there can be some parallels drawn like if in nothing else then definitely in m/f vocals where female one is distorted/echoed similar as in this noise punk way.. they sing in 3 different languages (slovenian, english and spanish) and lyrics are about self-destruction, capitalism, not so promising future etc...
in short, really great material, to me they are at top 3 bands lately and I can't stop repeating this on their bandcamp page.. also I strongly recommended to find footage of few their live shows on youtube, they sound great..

BANDCAMP

BOMBARDEMENT - Demo [2016] (tape)

Bombardement is new d-beat crust act from France but with already experienced members who was/are in bands like Gasmask Terror, Warning//Warning, etc. and this is their demo tape released in May 2016.. we talk here about classic d-beat crust band, not those noisy one but more like early Discharge influenced with simple guitar riffs but twisted, short solos in every song, d-beat drumming, some melodic parts here and there in traces, great female vocals, pretty fast and pissed off just as it should be.. demo consists of 8 songs including Meanwhile cover..

this is actually pretty good, no wonder I repeatedly listen to this for months already.. go get it here:

BANDCAMP

KUSTA PÄSSÄÄ - Demo [1998] (tape)

this one is something older but it's really great.. I didn't ever heard about those Brazilians before, also don't have any info about their other records, possibly this is the only one, released back then in 1998..
music is crust/grind with maybe some powerviolence parts here and there, with multiple vocals (3, if my ears still serve me well).. if I didn't read before listening that they are from Brazil I wold say they are some east european band from 90's where this kind of noise was quite popular in that time.. there are 8 songs including "Suffer" Napalm Death's cover and "Bullshit Tradition" by Dropdead in all together 8-9 minutes so maybe you can get some picture.. I would point out songs Valor and Gasolina which are real gems and catchy as fck..
yes, it's short but powerful, angry and furious so it will force you to repeat this over and over again 'till you collapse of  exhaustion.. fond this few weeks ago on great Terminal Escape and I can't describe how things like those when I found out for some obscure band which is so damn good makes me happy.. give it a try here:

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BANDCAMP

LOŠ PRIMJER - Slikovnica [2015] (online)

okay, I have a confession to make... if you're at least little known to this blog you already know my music taste but here is one band which I listen and follow their work from very beginnings of my hc punk career and they don't really fit in all those hc crust story but they are always somewhere close to me among all this noise.. Loš Primjer are melodic punk band with some thrash or heavy metal influences, I know it's pretty unusual combination but seek for yourself if you don't believe me.. they exist since far away 1997 and this is their third studio album released in December 2015..
the whole album is made like some story (Slikovnica means color book) so everything starts with Buđenje (Awekening o.e) as the intro which starts in very low volume and slowly becomes louder and louder towards the end.. and last song is called Nedovršena Priča (Unfinished Story) which ends just like unfinished and that's the thing that gives some special feel to complete album.. there are 9 songs in total with lyrics on croatian except one which is on english and that's already kind of tradition, they have one song on english on every album, and those lyrics are, beside pretty much original sound, the best part of this band.. I can't explain this, like sometimes they seems a little bit naive (you know what kind of lyrics were band having before all this nuclear war/apocalypse shit) or something but actually are brilliant, sincere and such good reflection of society we live in..
songs like Čudna Ljubav, Malo je Sunca and Čekam Dan you already can get to know well from their recent live shows even before this was released and others like Fatamorgana Ekrana, Nišan and Očima Djeteta just wait to become hits.. Loš Primjer isn't band which will record 5 albums in two years but they have story and style from which they didn't move much all those past years and that's the fact I like and respect the most..
for now, there isn't physical release of this, yet but some rumors about some vinyls like LP exists so there are nothing to do then wait for it and until then go listen it here:

BANDCAMP

VOID FORGER / VVVLV - split EP [2016] (7'')

link for this split I get a while ago (it's released in April) in e-mail and even if I'm not really fan of this kind of music this is actually pretty good, especially for cold rainy days and I must admit this one makes me company many times during last few months.. both bands are from Romania and has similar but still different style and both are represented with one song in duration of about 6 min..
on Void Forger side is song named Excess Collapse and it starts with dark and slow sludge grinding, then becomes something faster more in some stenchcore/death metal tempo and then again all falls into doom/sludge full of despair..
on the other side, VVVLV with song Homo Economicus and they are also super dark and slugy, but in overall they sounds to me somehow more crust and the end of the song is better when they pretty speeds up things and inserts some black metal parts..
in short - greasy, dark and full of despair sludge stenchcore by both bands, perfect if you're in the mood for such noise.. don't know if physical release exists yet but there are bandcamp link and it easily can be find on youtube..

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TOTALNI PROMAŠAJ live @ Attack, Zagreb 22.11.2014. - video

IN YOUR FACE no.19 12..08.2016. Ljetna pozornica, Nova Gradiška

In Your Face is organized already 19th time in a row and that is pretty fascinating number.. I wasn't there never before because it's not so close to the place I live and there weren't played some bands which interested me a lot to be honest, I remember few years ago Nonsense played there and that's pretty much it.. the point is I would not go this year neither but few days ago I exchange few e-mails with Axe (Hellback's vocal/guitar) when he said that this will probably be the last Hellback gig.. that was some sad news 'cause it's about definitely the best domestic band active at the moment to me, especially their live shows.. even I was pretty sure I won't go on this 'cause we were in Požega also on Hellback like a month ago , but then on the day of a gig I talked a little with Štakor and the deal has been made, we can't miss possibly the last Hellback's show..
it was one more road trip with just two of us (me and Š) like numerous times before when we sit in a car and drive on some 300 or more km distant places like Ljubljana, Požega or something like that and every time there is some special mood and atmosphere, heheh even we make financial suicide with gas money and sometimes with intoxication but in the end every time it was worth it..
again we didn't go by highway but we hit the "old" road, even if it takes a bit longer and it's something more complicate to get there but we love adventures...and resting stops in small local stores heheh..

this time we finally found the right way through Papuk mountain which is actually nature park and it has absolutely the best road I was ever driving.. numerous road bends, fresh asphalt and uphill of some 18%  in front of us while 5 Minutes to Steve (from legendary Tribute to our Parents comp.) was playing from the car stereo, just perfect.. if some car companies would know for it I bet they'll be recording commercials there.. hope that it won't come to that because nature is simply great.. it would be interesting to go on some bike ride there, that's for sure.. after we cross the Papuk again some smaller troubles with finding right way to N. Gradiška and we arrive there somewhere at 9:00 PM.. we found the place where gig was holding by the help of some youngsters we meet in local park..
first we notice how the place itself is really cool, it's big space situated between two large walls but with no roof and it's actually like a big yard on open.. the walls are apparently by some old prison and that's also interesting and give some special atmosphere at the place..

2nd thing was that there are mostly very young people, some new kids and Š said that we will be the oldest ones there, but hey that's cool, it's nice to see some young forces coming..
sometimes before we were already well known by asking locals where is the bar first but in recent time we always ask were do we can eat something, that was case now also so we go to the nearby fast food stand and eat probably the worst sandwiches ever..
shortly after we returned to the place, gig started and the 1st band was Ništa od Toga.. well we didn't watch them really but we drink some beers and exchange few words with folks from Požega, but they were playing like for ages and they slowly becoming a little annoying, so they took our attention.. in the announcement of the gig were stated that they play stoner/groove hc, but this was some rock pretty badly played.. not offense guys, but you must practice a lot more.. or it was maybe because I don't like this music style, I don't know.. I mean, the top of their show was when they were playing cover of Rage Against the Machine and that probably speaks enough itself..

after them the band because which we came there - Hellback.. before the gig we talked a little about like,for who will they played because honestly there wasn't some standard crew which usually go on Hellback's gigs, I'm wondering if someone of people there knew what crust is, heheh, and then just when I thought that they might play without will and indifferent, they started furiously and make one more great show.. even Axe has, in kinda ironically tone, repeating "thank you" between songs on week applause from the crowd, in their playing there wasn't any traces of indifference or something like that..
the opening was with already traditional intro and Prevara, Laž, later there was song about dead Milost for Vž. Toplice crew and after that Nikad se ne predajem (something like I never surender O.E.) cover of K. Apartman for Županja crew and that was maybe some hidden message, heheh, we allways get the songs about death.. of course they played Violation by State of Fear and Before Everything by Apatridi as well, same as all their own best songs.. I like the experiment with Nani's vocals on song Dvije Lubanje and one more, can't remember which at the moment when she sound kinda like those echoed vocals from mostly american d-beat, raw punk or noise bands.. and when they want to play the last song, it should be Nausea's cover I guess 'cause Axe announces it something like: " cover of one old band for which noone of you isn't heard of, so it isn't even matter", but on the insisting of the crowd they played Požegi.. I hoped that the last gig of Hellback won't end with this, let's say least dear song by them to me personally and luckily nevertheless they played Sacrafice by Nausea and that was just perfect way for their show closing.. I said already 1000 times but I will say once more - what a great band, such energy, everything, just great.. I'm happy as a little kid after every show by them..

after their show we talked a little bit more with Axe, get our Fight Back/Agathocles LP's and couldn't decide what we will do now.. we go to left the vinyls in the car shortly after Gužva u 16-tercu started playing and when we came to the car we decided that we are going home because we were already tired and it was pretty cold that night and we were in shorts.. and Gužva and Fakofbolan aren't bands for which I would wait on the cold although it wasn't bad if we stayed and see Fakofbolan to remember all the old hits..
towards the home we go through highway where there was really heavy traffic, some crazy new cars driving like 200 km/h, etc. so it wasn't enjoyable like driving there but we menaged to arrive home for some 2 and half hours, with two resting/coffee stops.. 1st one still on the Slavonian area where hundreds of people were sleeping in sleeping bags or blankets outside by the all those expensive, new cars.. it wasn't really clear to us who are they, are they immigrants or just tourists from some east countries who were going on the cost.. however everything looked like in some post apocalyptic movie, or at least like on some crust festival, hehe..
and the 2nd one was also interesting, the one closer to Zagreb (Ježevo if I'm not wrong) where is accommodation center for immigrants situated and also looks pretty scary in the night like some concentration camp with 10 meters high walls, barbed wire cameras and everything..

for the end.. it looks from this boring review that it wasn't some good fun, I don't know, maybe not the best atmosphere but honestly I don't remember when I was at some gig where everything was great, everything is strange and somehow fcked up lately, but if you ask me if it was worthy all the drive and everything else - yes it fckin was because every time when I see such a good band as Hellback is, it is worth of it.. that are things (among some others of course) for which I was living all those passed years and I do believe that also in the future such things will make me happy..
pictures are bluntly stolen from this page and are made by Nikola Knežević..

P.S. - after I finished this review and read it one more time it looks like the header of this post had to be "Hellback live at N. Gradiška" or something similar, which bring us to the fact that I only write here about Hellback and few other bands from Pž.. yes it's true and I don't run from that fact, I know that some people are bothered with that but hey, tell me which bands from domestic "scene" are there, are active and have anything with crust.. I can't think of any except Disbaja and they are half from Pž.. simply as that.. over and out..

upcoming gig in Ilirska Bistrica, Slovenia

when?..........25.08.2016., Thursday
where?.........MKNŽ, Ilirska Bistrica
who?............WARSONG punk rock, Spa
entrance?.....?

upcoming gig in Velenje, Slovenia

when?..........................20.08.2016., Saturday
where?.........................klub eMCe plac, Velenje
who?...........................PIZDA MATERNA hc crust, Slo
                                  WITHIN DESTRUCTION brutal death metal, Slo
                                  CARNIFLIATE death metal, Slo
entrance?...................?
                     

NO SANCTUARY festival 2016 - video

honestly, I don't go on festivals really at last few years nor do I have some need and will to go on them, I don't know maybe I'm too old, can't drink two or three days in a row, tickets are usually too expensive, etc. but this one (and Optimalinija / KAOS Panonia fest actually) had intrigued me pretty much at the beginning, some 6-7 months ago when there were announced 1st names of line up and the place of holding the festival.. let's be honest, even if you don't like big festivals when you hear about all those names of the bands at one place, if you're at least little into crust, your hart will start beating something faster for sure.. luckily I was working that weekend so I wasn't even tempted to go there, hehe, but as I see from some photos and videos all was organized and looked pretty well..

so thanx to subsite tv there are some live footage (every band represented with one song) for all of us fckers who wasn't there, also if you were there you were probably drunk and wasted so it's good opportunity to remember how the bands sound like those two days..



special recommendation: from the 1st day check out Mutabo on 34:30 and from the 2nd Disbaja on 4:44 (hey, what an incredible band), Stasis on 12:09, Misantropic on 31:00 and of course Fight Back on 29:13

TORSO live @ club Gromka, Ljubljana 02.07.2016. - video

for all of us losers who miss the chance to see them on this year's euro tour here's the video from gig at Gromka in Ljubljana.. thanx to R.A.F.A.L. crew..

FIGHT BACK / AGATHOCLES - split LP is out!!!

so, this little piece of treasure is out on Neanderthal Stench records.. working class hardcore punk attack from Croatia and mince core legends from Belgium.. any other words are needless..
I'm impatiently awaiting my copy, and what are you waiting for!?.. go get it from here: http://neanderthalstench.tumblr.com/CONTACT

upcoming gig in Nova Gradiška, Croatia

what ?..................IN YOUR FACE 19
when?..................12.08.2016., Friday
where?.................Ljetna pozornica, Nova Gradiška
who?....................FAKOFBOLAN street punk, Pu
                            GUŽVA U 16-tercu punk rock, Os
                            HELLBACK hardcore crust, Pž
                            NIŠTA OD TOGA stoner groove hc, NG
entrance?..............30 kn


maybe the last Hellback's concert ever, šmrc..

PIZDA MATERNA 2016 gigs

friend ask me today if we go on Monteparadiso fest next weekend, can't go unfortunately (or luckily, heheh, depends on how you look at it and how good you know us two), although there is an interesting line up this year with Extinction of Mankind and Crude SS for example, but the most interesting for me will be Pizda Materna and I'm really sorry I will miss them.. about the thing that they will play some gigs this year I already wrote before but today I did small research and found out where you'll be able to see them till the end of the year, so check the poster for dates and places.. hope that I will catch them up in Velenje or Ljubljana..
also at their fejsbuk page you can check some live footage from their recent gigs (Izgubljeno Življenje from Kramp fest is simply rad as fck!)

DISBAJA live @ OKP Fest, Novi Sad 09.07.2016. - video

WHAT REMAINS IS MORE THAN WORDS #7 fanzine

another 'zine from the author of IOSC with pretty much similar content, the same style, same format, same design so I don't know why there are two separated 'zines.. only thing that comes on my mind, maybe because WRIMTW is somehow more personally orientated or more emotional, at least if  we talk about last numbers (IOSC#17 and WRIMTW#7), I don't know how it was before 'cause I didn't read previous issues of WRIMTW..
on 20 A5 pgs written on croatian you can read interviews with Ben Merlis (Fields of Fire) and Eaglehaslanded, gig reports, few short columns and one text about ex and present loves, about falling in love, emotional relations, etc.. usually I like to read such personally spiced stuff but this I didn't find so much interesting, I don't know why..
about the style and it's looks, as I mentioned already before, everything is the same as in IOSC so if you are interested check it in previous reviews.. if I have to choose which one is better to me I would probably choose IOSC but anyhow I'm sure if you like IOSC you'll  also like this one..
available for the price of copying at:

-contact: gajoimasa@yahoo.com

so it's this time of the year, again...

upcoming gig in Ljubljana, Slovenia

when?...............02.07.2016., Saturday
where?..............club Gromka, Ljubljana
who?.................TØRSÖ hc d-beat crust, USA
                         SHIV d-beat crust metal, Slo
entrance?...........?

http://www.klubgromka.org/index.php?mode=program&id=4349

upcoming gig in Tuzla, B&H

when?...............................................27.06.2016., Monday
where?..............................................Caffe Galerija Bunt, Tuzla
who?.................................................SKIPLICKERS d beat punk, UK
                                                         DRY HEAVES garage punk, UK
                                                         UNTOLD thrash metal, B&H
entrance?..........................................?

future releases by Neanderthal Stench records

when I've seen this new flyer for upcoming releases on Neanderthal Stench yesterday I was thinking I'm dreaming or I'm just too drunk but I checked it today also and it seems it's true.. among few good bands (like Mutabo for example), few amazing (like Misantropic) there is one LP that put a smile all over my face and that is fckn FIGHT BACK / AGATHOCLES split!.. to be clear I'm not fan of some "special" releases, re-releases, etc., you know those which are getting pressed just because publishers and distributors are sure they will easily sell them, and to be honest there are many like those lately, especially when it's about crust releases on vinyl..
but if anything deserves to be put on vinyl then this is it, because there is story behind it and everything.. looking forward to this and I'm sure I will buy it when it comes out..
for more info about the plans and other of Neanderthal Stench check out here:
 http://neanderthalstench.tumblr.com/

PAJSER ŠMAJSER #4 fanzine

here we have the latest number of Pajser Šmajser 'zine published in September 2015.. maybe the best way to describe this number is written on front page "you have seen it all before" but that doesn't mean that 'zine isn't good.. with already recognizable design (black and white, cut and paste style with a lot of black, like on frames of the pages, front/back covers, etc.) on 32 A5 pages you can find: info about Masakrist, Proslov, Disbaja, Third I and Pokolj, interview with Tenebrositas black metal project from Požega, one author's column, some lyrics and the biggest part in this issue takes the story in form of conversation by few local people sitting on bench in front of the local store, drinking beers which is their everyday routine, where they argue about some typical and already usual, for these area (the Balkans) themes about gay and war veteran rights.. story is actually good reflection of fckd up society we live in and the state of mind of some individuals which are actually in the majority of population here..
you can read it in less than hour and this is only minus in this number, maybe few more columns would fix the whole picture.. so maybe nothing new and special here but it's a fascinating thing that people still make 'zines today  so they for sure deserve some support and if you can go get it while there are any.. it's available for 10 kn at:

-contact: benzorex@gmail.com

upcoming gig in Požega, Croatia

I won't write any special announcements.. actions will speak more than any words, hehe.. so just the basics:


when?..........18.06.2016., Saturday
where?.........Tom klub, Požega
who?............HELLBACK hc punk crust Pž
                    FIGHT BACK hc punk crust, Pž
                    PROSLOV metal hc, Žu
entrance?.....20 kn


 see you on the battlefront!..

Ljubljana: „Rog“ je napadnut, „Rog“ se brani!

06.06.2016.

Autor: M. A. (Abrašmedia)
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Napad na Rog počeo je jutros u 3:15, kada je privatna zaštitarska firma Valina, uz odobrenje policije, upala u Rog, veoma agresivno postupajući prema ljudima koji su bili unutar kompleksa, usljed čega je par ljudi povrijeđeno. Već do 8 ujutru, oko 100 ljudi skupilo se u Rogu, te su postavljene barikade na ulazu i zaštitari su brzo bili opkoljeni.

Sigurno ste nekada čuli za Rog. Ne? Zapravo, sigurno ste nekada vozili jedan od bicikala Rog, proizveden u Tovarni Rog. Ukoliko niste, radi se o tvornici bicikala iz Ljubljane, koja već deset godina djeluje kao skvot. Zapravo kao jedan od glavnih kulturno-kreativnih prostora u gradu.

Rog je jedinstven prostor. U njemu djeluje preko dvadeset kolektiva i namijenjen je mladima i drugim generacijama, koji hoće djelovati, stvarati i eksperimentisati izvan birokratskih i tržišnih okvira. Sve aktivnosti temelje se na dobrovoljnom radu, neprofitnosti i dostupnosti.

Upravo radi svog tog potencijala, Zoran Janković, gradonačelnik Ljubljane, želi srušiti Rog. Namjera Jankovića i opštine Ljubljana (MOL) je prekinuti bogat program i aktivnosti, deložirati trenutne korisnike, te srušiti sve zgrade osim glavne. Kranji cilj im je gentrifikacija grada, njegovo prilagođavanje turistima i tržištu.

Napad na Rog je počeo danas, tj. jutros u 3:15, kada je privatna zaštitarska firma Valina, uz odobrenje policije, upala u Rog, veoma agresivno postupajući prema ljudima koji su bili unutar kompleksa, usljed čega je par ljudi povrijeđeno. Već do 8 ujutru, oko 100 ljudi skupilo se u Rogu, te su postavljene barikade na ulazu i zaštitari su brzo bili opkoljeni.

Oko 11 sati došlo je do naguravanja sa zaštitarima, koji su nakon toga napustili Rog. Možemo reći da je prva bitka dobijena, no borba se nastavlja.

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LIBRARION #3 fanzine

FEAR...what are you really afraid of?.. did you ever ask yourself about it, or think about fear itself?.. I bet you are, at least once ('cause maybe you were to scared to think about it one more time, hehe)..
some 15 years ago one person ask me what is the thing that scares me.. since I have been "young and tough anarchist" I answer something like I'm afraid of this world and society we live in, big bosses who control our lives, etc.. well, it seems this fear was kinda justified because I become nothing more than modern slave who works entire life for someone else and persistently lying to myself that it is worth of it because with some salary I can afford all the small things that interest me and brings me joy in life.. but that's pretty normal this days, the most of us are in the same shit, admit it or not, and I'm already dealt with it..
but years after that my opinions and thoughts about fear are completely changed.. I realize how the fear itself, this feeling or state of mind, call it however you want, is really complex and interesting.. I remember that I was starting to think of this more after watching one interesting movie few years ago, can't remember it's name at the moment where the plot was about student who make an experiment as his final papers and was recording people confessing their biggest fears and later use those against them and make them confront their worst nightmares..
I even started to like the feeling of fear and learned how to enjoy in it, in the atmosphere and adrenaline which comes along.. that was mostly through some horror movies (here I don't think on gory ones, full of blood but more like psychological thrillers, etc) and books, but also some things and situations in real, everyday life..
it's actually funny and in the same time fascinating how people's mind is fertile ground for growing the seed of fear, was it fear of ourselves, death, life, loosing someone, dark, silence or of whatever you let your mind to think of when you find yourself in dark and silence where there's simple too much space and time for thinking.. and even more is interesting how sometimes this fear is completely rational and sometimes completely unnecessary.. you can go so far and say that fear is the only thing that make us survive as human species, but isn't fear also a barrier in front of you don't letting you to fulfill your aspirations and dreams?..

about that and their pristine fears are writing people in 3rd number of Librarion 'zine which is actually art 'zine, managed by Desya Lovorov but with a lot of people participating in it's making, every number has one particular theme and in this number, as you could realize by now, it's the fear .. all together 22 various authors put their fears on a paper in form of short stories, poems or artwork and we get interesting collection which can be read easily together because of similar style of writing which is actually simple but good, so you have feeling you read book of some experienced master of horror fiction.. from the stories I would point out two, by Mira Satarić and Andrea Baskin which really touched me and I get the chills while reading them..
beside the text part there are few already mentioned artworks which completes the whole story nice..
it's published in October 2015., has 33 A5 pages and it's written on Serbian.. to the whole dark atmosphere contributes the fact that text is typed by typewriter, everything is black and white and looks raw and simple.. I read somewhere that beside the 'zine there was also a compilation with some experimental/noise stuff, I didn't get mine but it sounds interesting..
maybe not my favorite form of 'zine but with this theme they definitely bought me and I'm really glad that I get it for review.. it was long time ago so sorry goes to Desya for such delaying..
in meantime there is already number 4 published and 5th is in preparation so if you're interested just write to:

-contact: lovor.tikvicic@gmail.com

"HELLBACK playin' covers live" post is updated

few months ago I made a post with two covers played by Hellback and the other day I realize that they actually play a bunch of cover songs at their gigs, also some were published on their previous recordings.. now there are few more which I found on youtube added so check it out HERE 

by the way Hellback will be playing in Požega in a few weeks, more info about that will follow here in next few days.. until then you can check their last rehearsal footage HERE.. and did you doubt it, again covers.. 1st is Destroy's version of Varukers song (or something like that, hehe) Another Religion Another War.. and 2nd is, if I get this well Još Jedna u Nizu, Izgubljena Ljubav by Nepravda.. okay, play it loud because it's so good that it hurts!..

Call for support for Autonomous Factory ROG, Ljubljana (Slovenia)

The autonomous factory Rog is under threat of being evicted and destroyed by the municipal authorities which are pursuing their project of renovating the area into a centre for creative industries. Municipality plans to demolish 4 buildings at the end of may or beginning of june and then – depending on their financial capabilities – continue with the removal of all additions to the main factory building. For now, only one atelier is under threat of being demolished, but once the construction yard is established, the authorities can easily remove the skate park, a gallery, concert hall, circus space, social centre and other places. The municipality does not possess the financial means for the overall renovation and is pushing with demolition works only because the building permit issued for demolitions will expire on the 14th of june, 2016. We call for support for the autonomous factory Rog as much as you are able. You can help us in various ways:

- Sharing this call through your channels, networks and personal contacts.
- Writing a statement or letter of support
- Sending your statement or letter to municipal authorities
- Signing the petition
- Organising events in Rog or using our spaces for your usual activities between 26.5 and 14.6.
- Physical presence in the complex when the bulldozers come
- Your proposal

For question, suggestions and infos, you can contact us at: skupscina [dot] tovarne [dot] rog [at] gmail [dot] com
You can track our activities on http://tovarna.org/

Important dates:

14.6. – Expiration date of the building permit issued for destruction of additions
15.5. – 14.6. – Critical period when construction works will start

Since many of the people/collectives, who support us, know little of our history and because some brothers and sister organisations asked us for a model text that they can use for their support letter, we wrote a basic informational text below:

INTRO TO AUTONOMOUS FACTORY ROG

Rog factory is an industrial complex on the east edge of Ljubljana centre, which produced the famous Rog bicycles and was shut down in 1991. Since then it has laid abandoned, empty, and in deterioration for 15 years. In 2006 the area was occupied by engaged students, artists and activists, as a critical response to the post-socialist transition process (privatisation and de-industrialization), and erosion of public and social spaces (individualisation and atomisation of society). The occupation pulled legitimacy from the need for places for non-formal artistic, cultural and political activity (autonomy, alternative culture, horizontal political organising).
Users secured and cleaned the spaces and established ateliers, workshops, galleries, skate-park, concert hall, recreational facilities and social centre among others. Despite the municipal efforts to block or disable the grassroot activities (refusal to sign the legal contract for temporary use, and not allowing the community to tap into public electricity network), the users used their self-initiative, collaboration and resourcefulness and in 10 years created one of the main locales of urban culture, critical thought and political activism on the level of city, state and beyond.

Today, there are around 15 organised collectives and around 15 individuals active in the factory in 30 spaces that are relatively self-sufficient and autonomous. The community is bound together through assembly which is the main political body following the principle of direct-democratic decision making and consulting. The activities taking place in Rog can be summarised as:

Artistic and cultural production – figural, contemporary, multimedia and performative arts, sculpture, graffiti, street theatre, circus, music production, ecological urban farming and permaculture, art theory, philosophy and political theory;
Recreational and motoric activities – skateboarding, rollerblading, and BMXing, kung fu, tai chi quan, silk dancing, break dancing and football;
Activism – grassroot political organising, networking, education and training, direct actions and building of horizontal political structures;
Social and music events – jam sessions, concert, club events, experimental musical-performative-social events, picnics, gatherings, flea-markets, ect.;
Handy craft – construction works, repair and assembly of electronic and music equipment, recycling and manufacturing of furniture, permaculture workshops, clothes exchange, dressmaking/sewing and traditionally – bicycle repair, etc.

One year after the occupation – in 2007 – the municipality began with the plan for the renovation of the complex into “Creative Centre Rog” with the emphasis on redeveloping the space into an attractive area for international artists and tourists. With the help of EU-led project devoted for revitalisation of ex-industrial zones, they first proposed a public-private partnership to renovate the main factory building, construction of a design hotel, up-standard apartments and commercial programmes. The public to private ratio was 20:80%. One of the proposals also proposed the relocation of 3 art academies to Rog, but the deans opposed the proposal because of non-defined relations between the academic and commercial programmes and because they didn’t want that their students – who are active in the factory – to lose their ateliers.

The municipality was never able to find an investor following the global recession, so they downscaled the project into an all-publicly financed “centre for architecture, design and visual arts” with the emphasis on developing the creative industries economic sector and helping the young designers with entering the labour market. The community of Rog users criticise the municipal project in following points:

Financially demanding project – the municipality doesn’t possess enough funds to realize the project, and has not yet applied for EU funds. There is no guarantee that the municipality will finish the renovation project in the near future. There are enough construction caves in Ljubljana already;
Spatially unnecessary – creative hubs already exist with developed social and business networks in Ljubljana that the municipality could infrastructurally and financially support instead of establishing new facilities ad nihilo which will need years to become functional
Commodification of artistic and cultural practices – Economic instrumentalisation, commercialisation, precarious jobs, low wages without security;
Gentrification of the city centre – beautification of space, shift of focus from citizens to tourists and consumers, surveillance and restriction of free use of public spaces, relocation of non-profitable uses and populations, etc.;
Top-down led project – current users were never included in concept-formation stage of the renovation project and were used only for testing the already formed programmatic and architectural proposal. They were only allowed to give opinions and suggestions, which were not thoroughly considered and included into the municipal plan;
Aversion toward grassroot practices – Municipal top-down approach is unwilling to recognize the existing practices, unables a opportunity for collaboration and creates antagonism between Rog users and municipal authorities;
Right to the city – city users and dwellers contribute to urban dynamics and therefore have a legitimate claim towards city matters.

We, the users of autonomous Rog factory do not accept the agreement for temporary use because of these facts:

There is no contract or other signed legal document between the municipality and the users. The users were prepared to sign such document, but the city officials refused and therefore prevented legalisation;
The municipality never provided the minimal infrastructural and material conditions. The users used their own time, material resources and money to secure, maintain and manage the spaces;
After ten years of working in precarious conditions, regenerating the area with cultural activities and producing content in public/urban interest, we have a legitimate right to use and manage a property which is not legally ours;
Existing activities and horizontal mode of organisation carry greater potential for further development than the municipal proposal with rigid organisational structure and commercial orientation.

We demand that the municipality step down from their project which is destined for failure and recognise the potentials of existing activities and organisational structure. The municipality should provide the minimal infrastructural and physical
Taping into public electrical network, adaptation of protected south facade, restoration of windows, ecological sanation of galvanisation room and removal of asbest roof panels conditions and should respect the autonomy of the user community. The users are capable of further self-renovation of buildings, providing new contents and self-manage the already existent and working creative factory Rog.

We do not fight for the preservation of current state of affairs, we are struggling for our future autonomous development!

Tovarna Rog
Trubarjeva 72, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
http://tovarna.org/
skupscina [dot] tovarne [dot] rog [at] gmail [dot] com

TØRSO European Tour June/July 2016

I don't know where I heard/read that Torso will play again in Zagreb this year but I was sure in that, 'till recently when they published tour dates.. it's a shame 'cause they are really good band and great live.. it seems that closest stops will be in Ljubljana and Wienna so if you have chance to see them somewhere don't miss them up..

https://torsoxvx.bandcamp.com/

upcoming gig in Zagreb, Croatia

when?...........8.06.2016., Wednesday
where?..........Klaonica squat, Zagreb
who?.............NASTY PACK hc punk rock, Ger
                     JOEY CLASH punk rock, Ger
                     EKE BUBA punk'n'roll, Cro
entrance?......25 kn

Optimalinija / KAOS Panonia fest 8.-10. July 2016, Novi Sad (Serbia)

probably the most interesting festival in this part of europe this summer.. many great bands and very interesting story behind this festival.. more about it here: http://optimalinija.org/?q=about or here: https://www.facebook.com/optimalinija.kaos.panonia/

projekcija filma "Fantastic Mr. Fox" @ Stara Škola, Novi Marof 20.05.2016

upcoming gig in Rijeka, Croatia

when?...............21.05.2016., Saturday
where?..............Podrum, Rijeka
who?.................HOMBRE MALO stoner sludge metal, Nor
                         PASMATERS hc punk, Cro
                         SICK CRAP hc punk, Cro
                         MONOX death groove metal, Cro
entrance?..........25 kn

http://rijekadiyhcpunk.blogspot.hr/2016/05/pasmaters-pu-sick-crap-pu-hombre-malo-o.html

CRUTCHES - SE Asia tour report

if you enjoy reading tour reports just like I do, especially from for us europeans, some less known and exotic countries, then I have something for you.. Crutches, raw d beat punk maniacs from Sweden were replacing cold north Europe with warm south-east Asia back in December 2015/January 2016 and now they gave us some memories from this trip in form of a tour diary at their blogspot.. you can check it by clicking HERE..

upcoming gig in Zagreb, Croatia

when?...........07.05.2016, Saturday
where?..........Močvara, Zagreb
who?.............DEBELI PRECJEDNIK melodic hc punk, Os
                     LOŠ PRIMJER melodic hc punk metal, Pž
                     NAMET metal crust, Zg
                     N.O.B. , Pu
entrance?.......35 kn