Ljubljana baby! I was looking forward to Slovenia the most, I don't know why (Laibach! ok, no). I don't really know much about the country, even after reading the wiki page. Somehow, it seems like an "exotic" place to play for us North Americans. Maybe Belgrade or Zagreb would've topped it off...
Anyways, Rok the promoter, met up with us early afternoon and walked us a bit into the city. We had some pretty good falafel at Falafel...
went to Behemot, an English bookstore...
and was stuck in a coffee shop for an hour because of a mega storm upon us...
The storm wouldn't end, so we had to call a cab to get back to the venue for soundcheck; the driver was pretty insane, btw! We almost got killed like 3 times along the way... It was also supposed to be a really short drive, but I have no idea where he went. Surprisingly, the fare was pretty cheap.
This is the venue & its surroundings, Menza Pri Koritu part of the Metelkova club and youth centre, ex-squats turned into a hub for creative leisure activities, arts & crafts, independent political action and cultural productions.
There was less people attending than expected, but Ljubljana wins the prize for the best sound guy and best sound of the tour... I think it sounded great from the stage and we even got a nice mixed soundboard/live recording (haven't heard it yet, but I have a feeling it could be usable).
Another highlight was meeting Mojca, whom I've known for more than 13 years (on and off) through the inter-webs. We met on opendiary.com around '97-'98, and we used to swap mix CDs. It was really nice to meet her after all those years! Back then, I didn't even play any guitar. But music brought me to Slovenia & that's kinda crazy/surreal if you think about it.
1 comment:
haha, exotic :)) great entry! it was wonderful to meet you and see you play live! it was a great concert indeed. and i can't believe od still exists, who would've thought, almost seems like another lifetime.
the next time you tour round europe, make sure you stop here for a bit longer! and i'll try to have a talk with the weather gods, do some vodoo magic or sth... ;)
xoxo
m.
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