About
»By combining the exploration of contemporary sounds and electroacoustic sound modulation, Sujevera evoke the feeling of a mystical soundscape in their debut album. Their ceremonies reflect the collective action of the group members who, through experimental tones and communal gatherings, create a deeper connection both with each other and with the sounds they create. The composition of their debut album acts as a modern form of ritual that has the power to transform both the creators and the listeners. It unites them in a communal experience of a sonic ambience of the “supernatural”. Every tone, every sound is part of a complex mosaic of sound that invites the listener to explore their own feelings and immerse themselves in the mysteries of the soundscapes that Sujevera has so masterfully created.« - from liner notes by Nika Rupnik
Sujevera ("superstition" in Serbian) are an unconventional quartet consisting of Ljubljana music scene mainstays Nina Orlić, Barbara Poček (both ex-Kikimore), Urška Preis and Luka Seliškar, who may not throw salt over their left shoulders before performances, but certainly conjure a supernatural feeling with their ritualistic music.
Born from a collaborative residency in 2020 amidst the isolation and paranoia of the pandemic, these long acquainted artists with divergent musical backgrounds and approaches, combined their diverse battery of acoustic, electronic, and self-built instruments including effected harp, noise synths and objects, and computer, to produce a whirlwind of scorched drones, digital blast beats, and otherworldly melodies producing a sonic egregore with a mind of its own. Keep one eye open and don't look back ... Sujevera may manifest before you at any moment!
SUJEVERA are:
Nina Orlić is a former member of the Kikimore collective. She contributed to their sound with her DIY instruments and knowledge of rhythm. Her musical experience derives from being a member of industrial collective The Stroj for 7 years, playing brazilian batucada in percussion group Sherzer Brigade and fascination with African traditional music, as she learned to play the jembe from the jembe masters and elders of African music, such as late Mamady Keita, Famoudou Konate, Seydou Dao etc.
Urška Preis is a musician and visual artist who also works as a curator and writer. As a harpist and composer, she performs as a soloist in the duo II/III, the fluid ensemble Zhlehtet and in the experimental quartet Sujevera. She builds her artistic and creative strategy through distinct intermedial action, preferably in the interweaving of feminist theories and practices.
Barbara Poček is a member of the Čipka initiative and a former member of the DIY music collective Kikimore, where she started her approach to DIY analog instruments. She is also an amateur DJ and music enthusiast, director of The Glej Theater and a cultural producer.
Luka Seliškar is an astrophysicist in the body of an audio engineer. As a recording artist, producer and engineer, he collaborates with SBO, Lynch, Insan, Lovekovski, Klinci and others, and he most often takes up sound recording in the PRSA collective. He is not working on a solo album yet, but
he is well on his way to becoming the Balkan Rick Rubin.
Availability
Limited edition USB Booklets and digital album (with “Name Your Price”) are available from 18 October 2024 through our Bandcamp shop at https://kamizdat.bandcamp.com.
Some rights reserved under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0) licence www.creativecommons.com/licence.
Collaborators
Nina Rosenbluth Orlić, Barbara Poček, Urška Preis, Luka Seliškar · music
Luka Seliškar · producing, recording, mixing and mastering
Ariane Podlesny · graphic design
Urška Preis · cover photo
Nika Rupnik · liner notes
Ga. Gašparina · vocal
Special thanks
INSAN · for recording space use
Ga. Gašparina · for the songs of Susak island, Croatia
Luka Bernetič, James Ginzburg, Brandon Rosenbluth · for constructive listenings
Katja Kosi · proofreading
Maruša Hren · binding & print
Luka T. Zagoričnik, Luka Prinčič · executive production & promotion
Support
Financially supported by City of Ljubljana
Previous events
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