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It’s everyone else consists of 2 synths, 2 voices and a sampler which drag you through a maze of noise, samples and distorted sounds. Since 2009 the duo has been brutally attacking your preconceptions with a sound that varies from fast paced post-industrial hardcore and noisy synthrock to slow and mournful melodic parts.
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Izidor Erazem Grafenauer graduated from the Academy of Music, the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory in Venice and the Academy of Music in Zagreb. As a soloist and chamber musician on guitar and lutes, he is a winner to many domestic and international awards, and his artistic work spans the performance of the ancient music on authentic instruments, to modern classical music as well as jazz and flamenco. He works as a freelancer, and teaches lute and chamber music at the Academy of Music.
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Slovenian composer, arranger, and conductor Izidor Leitinger studied classical trumpet in Graz, later specializing in jazz in Rotterdam and Los Angeles. He has worked with top ensembles like the European Movement Jazz Orchestra, Big Band RTV Slovenia, Laibach, and Jena Philharmonic. As a trumpeter, he performed with Archie Shepp, Django Bates, and Alpha Blondy. His 2012 album I Hear The Sound with Shepp’s big band was Grammy-nominated. He also composes for theatre and dance productions.
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After graduating from the Academy of Music in Ljubljana, double bass player Iztok Hrastnik first joined the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra. At the young age of 24, Iztok passed the audition with the Vienna State Opera and became member of the orchestras of the State Opera and the Vienna Philharmonic.
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Iztok Koren is a member of the world-renowned imaginary folk trio Širom, post-rock combo ŠKM Banda and noise/industrial duo Hexenbrutal. He is hands down one of the most expressive masters of string instruments in Slovenia. Last year, the inspired multi-instrumentalist presented his solo debut “Lonely Hymns and Pillars of Emptiness” on Takuroku, the in-house label of the avantgarde music centre Cafe OTO from London. The Prekmurje-based sonic poet creates semi-improvised compositions for banjo, acoustic guitar and field recordings, drawing inspiration from kindred spirits, such as the great Polish guitarist Raphael Rogiński. Close your eyes and let his music take you on an introspective sonic journey filled with moments of mystical ecstasy.
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One of Slovenia’s most reputed and popular singer-songwriters and chansonniers who has acquired cult status. His five albums all achieved enviable (even record-breaking) sales. He won the Ježek Award for notable creative achievements.
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The Ljubljana native Jacuzzy Krall began his music career in 1998, when he performed on the saxophone for the first album of the group Sausages. He later established his own band Los Ventilos, in which he was the lead singer and for which he wrote the lyrics. From 2009 he has been collaborating and recording albums with a myriad of local and international bands such as Seoku Kouyate Experience, Hamo & Tribute 2 love, Zebra dots, Sausages, Mad Kats, Big foot mama, Spinz and Trkaj. Since 2014, he has played a mixture of styles in his own project, which embraces genres such rap, rock, reggae, hip hop as well as funk, metal and trip hop elements.
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Jadranka Juras is recognised opera singer, jazz and pop vocalist, who regularly performs on local festivals, opera houses, concert series and other events. She recorded two pop, r&b and soul albums (Anima, 2006; Sakura, 2009) and two jazz albums (Paris honey, 2016; You and I and The Music in collaboration with RTV Slovenia Big Band and jazz pianist Milan Stanisavljević, 2019). She is regular guest on many other albums and songs (Balladero, Okustični, Tibor Kerekeš etc.).
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Over the past decade Jaka Berger has asserted himself as one of Slovenia’s most prolific, creative and versatile drummers, percussionists, composers and improvisers. As a percussionist, Berger is noted for his avant-garde and experimental approach to music and extending the boundaries of percussion and sound. His most recent projects include: Darla Smoking, DUF, Red moon. He is part of Clockwork Voltage collective.
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Jaka Kopač alias Jaka Kopach holds a master’s degree in saxophone. He has played with various combos and big bands and performed at numerous prestigious jazz festivals and prominent European clubs. He leads his own music projects/bands.