![]() ![]() The expectations were very high, both from the theorists and critics from one side, and the public and the fans from another, concerning their latest, recently released project, album Life Begins At 30. ![]() The milestone album of 1999, Elektropionir (named after once popular science toy-kit) is the vehicle that has thrust Belgrade's alternative favourites into the mainstream. It’s a stimulating mix of dance music influences and alternative rock with the occasional touch of dub and afro. Indeed, on their fourth album, the band added a new dimension to their creative world. The group’s next, ‘proper’ album has been eagerly expected throughout 1998, then delayed by NATO’s air strikes, Kosovo war and government takeover of Radio B92 – Darkwood Dub’s discographic home - in the spring of 1999, to be finally released in September 1999 to undivided praise of both fans and media. DD's new ventures included further explorations of rhythmical patterns and sound textures, as well as remixes by several young Belgrade producers. Music for Trainspotting featured several tracks which had already been standards in their live sets in late ‘96/early ‘97. If the music of Primal Scream and Underworld was an ideal soundtrack for the famed British film, Darkwood Dub were the only appropriate choice for Belgrade version of Irvine Welsh's play. In 1997 the group was approached to provide music for Trainspotting, a theatre production of Belgrade's BITEF Teatar. ![]() Notorious for rarely playing outside their hometown (due to technical demands, more ambitious and unusual for local standards), the band even embarked on a mini-tour of Serbia and received ecstatic response from local audiences. Darkwood Dub's second release U nedogled (Radio B92, 1996) saw further development of band's capacity for combining diverse musical structures into a powerful blend, and was almost unanimously voted the best album of 1996 by Yugoslav music press. Paramparcad (1994), D.Dub were by far the most popular underground band in Belgrade, playing packed gigs to a fanatic fan-base of up to 1000 people, despite minimum airplay on Belgrade radio stations and almost deliberately kept low-profile in media. By the time of release of their debut album. The band began experimenting with mixing reggae grooves, distorted guitars and prophetic yet emotional lyrics, their stage set from early years even included a freaked-out version of Strawberry Fields Forever. Highly recommended".The embryo of Darkwood Dub was formed in Belgrade way back in 1988. All of it moves slowly, like a dark cloud formation, as spare lines pile up on one other and pizzicato sections nudge up against long, sustained tones. The Allmusic review by Rick Anderson awarded the album 3 stars stating "However mannered the presentation may be, though, this music is really stunning. The album is Darling's third solo release following Journal October (1979) and Cello (1992) Dark Wood is a solo album by cellist David Darling recorded in 1993 and released on the ECM label. ![]()
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