01 February 2010

Backstage - Trends are changing




Backstage - Trends are changing, 2006

Slovenia
NIKA; KAPA Records, 2006
Pop Punk-rock

(12 tracks, 27 min, CD~EAC~Lame~Mp3@320kbps, 70MB)


''Backstage is a new age punk-rock band that's been together since October 2001, started as a group of four guys after some line changes remained a trio. Our career started in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Band is formed by ex-members of two ex-bands Opozicija and P.I.T.A. Some time after both bands broke down the existing members decided to meet on out first practice at Metelkowa mesto.
Since then we recorded two demos (our own production) and in Novemer 2002 we decided to go to studio, where we (with help from producer Toni Jurij who also recorded our first album) recorded the song Confused. In December we shot the video for Confused - with help from Mitja Okorn. Video won the best video of the month award on our national television. In the beginning of the April 2004 we signed a record deal with Nika Records, and over the summer we've been in studio. Our first album came out in February 2004, it includes 26 songs (15 in English, 1 instrumental and 10 songs translated into Slovenian language) and was followed by another successful video for the song Misel nate. After the release of the record we started touring around Slovenia, mostly clubs, but also some festivals and bigger stages...'' (read more at BACKSTAGE MySpace)

This is their second album. Lyrics are in English except 'Trenutek' and 'Poraz'.
Music is modern melodic punk rock/pop punk and the album is produced very well and songs are also very listenable. The band used to be trio and is now four piece after Miha Brezavšček (Guitar, Back Vocals) left the group in 2007.
Band today is: Mitja Uhan - Bass, Vocals; Tomaž Pišlar - Guitar; Andrej Ogris - Guitar; Luka Virens - Drums.
Their latest single with the new lineup is called 'Dougcajt' and you can hear it here.

You can still get their both CDs ('Directors cut' and 'Trends are changing') HERE.

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