The band Zmajev Rep released their 3rd album ‘Sanje podob’ this January. The album’s release is going to be promoted through extensive touring all over Slovenia and abroad. The album was recorded at a home studio in just a first few takes, which results in the album sounding different from previous ones, both conceptually and sound-wise. The creative process of making this record is strongly linked to life dilemmas and crossroads of the band’s members and sets strong foundations for further musical growth.

Zmajev Rep first got together in 1998. Two years later they recorded their first studio material at the Kif-Kif studio. In the year 2003 they released their debut album ‘Ogenj’, which was a sort of a firstborn of their local ‘rebel’ scene. Prior to releasing their debut album, the guys played all over Slovenia and were then ready to represent their new material live.
In time, the band showed interest in “broken” rhythms, so they promptly in imbedded tonality and rhythm shifts into their material for the next album ‘Urok’ (2005). After ‘Urok’, things started changing again. Zmajev Rep, essentially a rock band, got more and more drawn towards jazz. Now, their music sounds like an alloy or a fusion of “broken” progressive music with a jazz influence. The band starts putting less emphasis on vocals and lyrics and start focusing more on the primal aural expression. The final result – music which doesn’t burden itself with labels or genre definitions. The same can be said for their existing opus. The constant is variable!

Andrej Boštjancic - Ruda: guitar
Jošt Drašler: bass
Vid Drašler: drums
Ambrož Božicek: keyboards