TITLE & NUMBER OF THE BROADCAST:
INDIE-RE #49 BY RADIO STUDENT, ZAGREB, CROATIA
SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTENT:
TEXT: In the 49th episode of IndieRe broadcast edited by Radio Student from Zagreb we will present some fresh releases by well-known members of Zagreb alternative scene but we will also showcase few artists currently at the very beginning of their musical path. The first one is indie pop rock band Paul The Walrus from Zagreb – we will hear the interview with their singer, song writer and producer Borna Mijolović who will present their first album Sunset Clause released last autumn and first time played live this February. The next one is Seine, an indie punk band whose latest album Naizust was among the most interesting releases of the last year showing new directions of experimenting with electronics and trip hop genre. The show continues with psychedelic progressive band Skotni Vrag and after that we will present our next guest. He is Toni Starešinić from Zmaj Orko Star, a band of three experienced jazz musicians well-known from different jazz, world music and organic club music projects from Zagreb. Their first album Escape was released in December and Toni will tell us more about this layered instrumental record and the inspirations behind it’s playful song titles. At the end of the show we will present a project called Panakota and their second single Vodnjak from the upcoming shoegaze indie pop EP that will be released in the following months.
THE SHOW
Hello everyone and welcome to the 49th episode of IndieRE broadcast! We are Ivan Poschko and Franka Štrkalj and you are listening to the Radio Student from Zagreb, Croatia. Today we are presenting you some fresh tunes from Croatian independent scene. You’ll hear an interview with an experienced member of several different alternative bands Toni Starešinić, a song from the latest album Naizust by one of the undergorund scene leaders Seine and some new names on the scene such as Skotni Vrag and Panakota. Soooo, let’s start with the first band called Paul the Walrus!
1) Paul The Walrus – House by the Sea
————–interview with Borna Mijolović——————
2) Paul The Walrus – About me
3) Paul The Walrus – Apple Tree
This was Paul The Walrus and the next band we are listening is called Seine. It will be a song from their last year’s album Naizust. The band is led by Ivan Ščapec on vocals and guitar together with Dimitrij Petrović on drums and Vatroslav Živković on bass and samples. The music of Seine can be described as alternative punk but on this latest album they decided to play with some trip hop rhythms through the use of samples and electronics. One of their main characteristics is a great use of the musicality of Croatian language itself so even if you don’t understand the subtle but strong messages of the songs, you can hear the music of the words the author is using. The song we are listening is called Riječ which in Croatian means ‘’a word’’. Enjoy!
4) Seine – Riječ
The next band we will hear is Skotni Vrag, which in literal translation would mean pregnant devil. They released their first album in April last year Named Skotni Vrag. The album itself is a mixture of genres but the prevailing atmosphere could be described as psychedelic and progressive with ever changing tempo and dynamic. The use of vocal filters and spoken word pleasantly intermixes with moments of harshness and anger while their lyrics are usualy a form of clever critique of contemporary social problems. The song that we picked out is called Bill Gates and it playfully deals with the paradox of a stereotipical anti vaxer who on one hand refuses to get vaccinated out of fear of surveillance by Bill Gates himself, and on the other hand enjoys sharing every bit of his personal life on social media platforms. Enjoy Skotni Vrag – Bill Gates.
5) Skotni Vrag – Bill Gates
One of the most famous names on Croatian alternative scene is definitely a keyboardist and composer Toni Starešinić. Among many of his projects the band Chui is probably the most famous one, but today we decided to present you his new band called Zmaj Orko Star. Their first album Escape was released in December and we will hear a tune from it called One-Eyed Creature. Afer that Toni will tell us more about this layered instrumental album but also he will explain the origin of the interesting name of the band and the story line that the album follows.
6) Zmaj Orko Star – One-Eyed Creature
———-interview with Toni Starešinić——————
7) Zmaj Orko Star – Power of Change
With the Power of Change by Zmaj Orko Star we came to the end of the 49th episode of the IndieRe broadcast We would like thank to all the artists who participated in this show and we hope you liked this selection made by Radio Student from Zagreb. Special greetings to our listeners from Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, France and Spain and we are hoping you will continue to discover Croatian independent scene even after this show. In Croatia we would say šečer dolazi na kraju which means sugar comes in the end, so we prepared a dessert for your ears. It’s a new band from Zagreb called Panakota and we will hear their second ever released song Vodenjak – a Croatian word for Aquarius since it’s announcing their EP inspired by zodiac signs. Some shoegazey alternative pop mystical sounds for goodbye and kisses from Zagreb.
8) Panakota – Vodenjak
FEATURED ARTISTS
Paul the Walrus
https://paulthewalrus.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJqXDRh6V_u22YxIztO53dw
https://www.instagram.com/paulthewalrusband/
https://www.facebook.com/paulthewalrusband
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4YhY06NyD3LAEljncapuf7
Seine
https://seine.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIpn7GG9KFA
https://www.instagram.com/seine_sno/?hl=en
https://www.facebook.com/Seine23
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2bPv4G7eJwJwfLyxBBCJJs
Skotni Vrag
https://skotnivrag.bandcamp.com/album/skotni-vrag
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6xMTSYkhQQ3eE1mzgNjtFd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue6lH-alF2A
https://www.instagram.com/skotnivrag/?hl=en
https://www.facebook.com/skotnivrag
Zmaj Orko Star
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1H7yhnSGoXKCCmiIJ4TzBR
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087606893456
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO0amDgqr9IkPvsv_2TH59g
Panakota
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6jnT2FuIhhpUITmrQNmKQd
https://www.youtube.com/@panakota8243
https://www.instagram.com/pana_k0ta/?hl=en
https://www.facebook.com/panakota-109457205126025
PLAYLIST
- Paul The Walrus – House by the Sea [3:44] (Sunset Clause, self-released, 2022)
- Paul The Walrus – About me [4:02] (Sunset Clause, self-released, 2022)
- Paul The Walrus – Apple Tree [2:47] (Sunset Clause, self-released, 2022)
- Seine – Riječ [3:47] (Naizust, Moonlee Records, 2023)
- Skotni Vrag – Bill Gates [3:08] (Skotni Vrag, ViKA, 2022)
- Zmaj Orko Star – One-Eyed Creature [5:35] (Escape, Dancing Bear, 2022)
- Zmaj Orko Star – Power of Change [3:58] (Escape, Dancing Bear, 2022)
- Panakota – Vodenjak [4:15] (Basic & Rough, Mudri Brk, 2023)
JOURNALIST, TECHNICIANS AND PRODUCERS
Franka Štrkalj & Ivan Poschko
RADIO & COUNTRY
Produced by Radio Student, Zagreb, Croatia, 2023.
EATURED SONG #49
TITLE:
INDR RM #49: IDEM – ŠTETA ŠTETA ŠTETA
TEXT FROM THE FEATURED SONG (SAME AS THE JINGLE TEXT):
Hello, people! Antun here from Zagreb, Croatia. I have a new solo project called IDEM and you are listening to my first single Šteta Šteta Šteta which translates to Too Bad Too Bad Too Bad. Don’t be sad and have a nice day! Byee!
ARTIST – SONG (ALBUM, LABEL, YEAR):
IDEM – Šteta Šteta Šteta (Single Release, Jeboton, 2023)
RADIO, COUNTRY, SELECTOR:
Radio Student, Zagreb, Croatia
Franka Štrkalj & Ivan Poschko
