Kimiko

Yup, we've been lazy. Very much lazy, indeed. Ok, now that we've established that, we can invite you to the best festival in Zagreb this autumn - Electronic Beats Festival - Velesajam, Paviljon 9. Kimiko starts at 9PM sharp and we'll be up and going for just half an hour, so BE THERE and buy our merch. http://www.facebook.com/events/338436539567738/?fref=ts

Recently we played at Kset with swedish band Summer Heart. After the concert all of us ended up in a friend's apartment, drinking and exchanging each other nation's customs. Croats are generally embarrassed by their own country and look up to sorted out countries like Sweden. But the Swedes told us they wouldn't mind less rules and less order. What do they know... Still, one thing they said stuck with us - how the Swedes are socially awkward and how they seldom make contacts with strangers. Having played with that thought in our heads, Zoran wrote this song Making Friends aiming for naive lyrics, reminiscent of the film "Juno" (for some reason), describing how introverted and shy people (that is, "socially awkward people") make friends. Fun facts: If you ever want to play this song, have in mind that it is tuned DADF#BE, otherwise, you'll have a hard time playing it. The songs sounds "twee as fuck" and it seems to us that we finally figured out why most of people compare us to Belle and Sebastian. We definitely need to start listening to that band. Lora has a solo on melodica. If you turn the volume up, you will hear birds singing in the beginning of the song. They are actual birds from our garden accidentally recorded while recording the guitar. Photos on youtube video are by Ksenija Mikor, a great photographer from Slovenia. Making Friends lyrics I'd like to sit right next to you in a crowded dining hall Feeling nervous and sweaty hands, I look down on the floor Shyness is the sweetest fruit that I'm picking up right now I'd like to sit right next to you in a crowded dining hall I do, I really do, but I'm scared of you I do, I really do, so what about you? I'd like to talk about some stuff that you and I just like so much Maybe you're a music lover, maybe you play some guitar Maybe you love literature, maybe you take photographs I'd like to talk about some stuff that you and i just like so much I do, I really do, but I'm scared of you I do, I really do, so what about you?

Today we played at Aquarius music shop as today is world's Record Store Day! It was quite fun and it was a great feeling playing among LPs & CDs in broad daylight :))

//In Croatian, sorry// Povodom sutrašnjeg koncerta u Ksetu, Queer.hr poslao nam je par pitanja. Lo i Zok dogovorili su se da će svatko posebno odgovarati na pitanja. Lorina verzija je poslana (članak na linku), iako da nismo šonje bi definitivno poslali Zokovu verziju :P Al evo zato obje ovdje :) Jeste li već čuli za Summer Heart s kojim ćete dijeliti stage u četvrtak? Kako vam se čini? Nekako slabo stignemo pratiti muziku pa nismo imali prije prilike čuti za njih i baš zato nam je uvijek drago saznati za neki novi zanimljiv bend. Jeste li ikada poželjeli neko plodnije tlo za razvoj svojih glazbenih projekata, npr. neku zemlju zapadne Europe ili dalje? Može li se od alternativne glazbe živjeti, i zbog čega veliki sponzori i financijske injekcije često zaobilaze male, ali kvalitetne projekte u odnosu na sedamdeseti album Olivera ili Gibonnija? Bilo bi nenormalno da nismo. Definitivno bi bilo lakše da živimo na lokaciji koja je u žiži događaja. Engleska sredinom devedesetih, Amerika ili Njemačka u proteklom desetljeću. Tamo su se događala odlične stvari i ljudi su imali prilike stvoriti scenu i stvoriti određeni zvuk. Mi smo mini zemlja i neminovno smo mimo svih događanja. Ok, danas internet nešto olakšava stvar jer lakše dopreš do ljudi, ali istovremeno je dvosjekli mač jer isto tako na izbor imaš pregršt informacija i često posrneš u jednostavnoj buci svega što te zatrpava sa svih strana. Mislim, to je samo stvar većeg tržišta koje postoji zato što je na jednoj mjestu zbijeno puno više ljudi. Ne samo da će onda i publika biti veća, nego će biti lakše naći i istomišljenike s kojima možeš nešto raditi, a i jednostavnije i jeftinije nabaviti i opremu, što je za naš način stvaranja isto dosta bitna stavka. Sjećam se kad smo u jednom domaćem dućanu naručili sampler (jer zašto bi ga pobogu imali na lageru), čekali smo ga 6 mjeseci. U 6 mjeseci izdaš album, a mi ne možemo doći do osnovnog instrumenta za rad. Nije se radilo o nikakvom perverznom ili rijetkom uređaju. A sponzori nikada neće obratiti pažnju na male nekomercijalne izvođače jer oni s renomiranim imenima ustvari plaćaju svoju reklamu i jasno je da se žele reklamirati velikom broju ljudi, a ne šačici čudaka, kako ih oni već doživljavaju. Tu i tamo postoji privid da se pokušava promovirati nepoznatije bendove, ali to su ustvari samo isfuravanja i besplatna reklama jer bendovi od toga najčešće nemaju gotovo ništa. Staviš na nešto etiketu ‘natjecanje mladih bendova’ i odmah tim mladim bendovima ne moraš dati ni kune. Kasnije će ti mladi bendovi kao dobiti nešto na temelju glasanja, a glasanje se opet svodi na to tko ima više prijatelja i koliko je spreman novaca uložiti u bonove za glasanje. Tako da ti isti bendovi na kraju financiraju događaj koji je ko fol osmišljen da ih pogurne. Plus, sponzori ne prate glazbu. Šta njima znači neko ime za koje nikada nisu čuli. Lakše im je uzeti Olivera i bok. Čak i njihova baba zna šta time dobijaju. KSET je već desetljećima jedno od najpopularnijih alternativnih mjesta za izlazaka za mlade, a siguran sam da ste i vi provodili vrijeme u omiljenom studentskom klubu... Sjećate li se koji su vam izlasci tamo bili najupečatljiviji, ili vam je bilo toliko dobro da ih se uopće ne sjećate? :) KSET nam je užasno drag. Zok je tamo radio tok je Mate započeo s jazz večerima. Tamo je naučio da nije sve u metalu nego da ima nešto i u tome što Nels Cline izvodi na pozornici KSET-a. Tamo smo doduše imali i najtraumatičnije iskustvo na bini dok smo svirali s Lollobrigidom. Valjda je neko od klinaca tu večer prvi put stao za miks pult. Ili prvi put čuo za termin mix pult. Ali smo tamo doživjeli i odličnih koncerata i situaciju u kojima Xiu Xiu svira, a Lo zvoni mobitel i svi je gađaju prijetećim pogledom. Toliko je bilo bitno slušati koncert, a ne žlabrati cijelo vrijeme pitajući se zašto si ono uopće platio upad. Kako napreduje promocija novog albuma? Gdje vas se još može čuti u skorijoj budućnosti osim u KSET-u u četvrtak? Nedavno smo se vratili s istočnoeuropse turnejice na kojoj smo promovirali album i to je prošlo puno bolje nego smo si mi to zamišljali, osiguravajući bubrege na visoke svote i šizeći zbog prelaska tolikih granica s ATA karnetom, noćom morom svih muzičara. Nadamo se da ćemo na jesen složiti opet neki tour u drugom pravcu, a do tada nas se može vidjeti okolo na pojedinačnim koncertima. U subotu 21.4. svratite u Aquarius music shop u Varšavskoj gdje sviramo povodom Record Store Day-a točno u 12:30 (veselimo se toj jutarnjoj šihti!), a zatim smo u Šibeniku 28.4. s još nekim bendovima. Nadamo se da se kako na navedenim lokacijama vidimo i u Ksetu 19.4. gdje ćete demantirati našu lajnu da ‘no one cares for music’. See ya! THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON Jeste li već čuli za Summer Heart s kojim ćete dijeliti stage u četvrtak? Kako vam se čini? Nismo čuli za Summer Heart ali sviđa nam se njegov lepršavi zvuk…savršeno se poklapa zvuk benda i ime :) Jeste li ikada poželjeli neko plodnije tlo za razvoj svojih glazbenih projekata, npr. neku zemlju zapadne Europe ili dalje? Može li se od alternativne glazbe živjeti, i zbog čega veliki sponzori i financijske injekcije često zaobilaze male, ali kvalitetne projekte u odnosu na sedamdeseti album Olivera ili Gibonnija? Pitanje je što je to plodnije tlo… činjenica je da npr. u Hrvatskoj morate skuplje platiti instrumente, nema pravih servisa za pojačala i elektroniku, klubovi su neopremljeni i bez novaca tako da je i scena bez novaca, bez novaca nema ni dobrih zvučnika tako da onda sve u Hrvatskoj zvuči ko govno, obrazovni sustav nam je u komi i proizvodi sve veći postotak krajnjih i nepopravljivih idiota koji u EU neće biti sposobni ne za konobarenje ili pranje guzica nego ih treba eutanazirati sad i odmah. Takvi ne slušaju glazbu. Možda to smatraš neplodnim tlom? Anyway ovo je narod divljaka i barbara, Česi su odnjegovali svoju kulturu pod raznim represijama, mi smo eventualno sposobni srušit neki most ili zatuć kojeg pedera i to je to. Može li se od ikoje glazbe živjeti? Ne može. Ako možeš živjeti od glazbe, najvjerojatnije je da to što radiš nije glazba nego je sranje. Ako je ipak to od čega živiš glazba, onda si srećković jer predstavljaš iznimku u pravilu. Velike financijske injekcije predstavljaju velike interese…sedamnaesti album Olivera i Gibonnija nije sranje zato što njih dvojica vole radit sranja nego zato što su otkrili da sranje jedino prolazi. Činjenica je da je nekih 99% ljudi u ovoj zemlji totalni kreteni. U tzv. najciviliziranijim zemljama kakve su skandinavske, zamišljam da je možda 92% ljudi kretena… tako da, možda je tamo ljepše, ali u globalu svuda smo okruženi kretenima i teško je raditi glazbu u takvim uvjetima. Ali to je ljudska priroda, napredak je uvijek usmjeren protiv entropije. KSET je već desetljećima jedno od najpopularnijih alternativnih mjesta za izlazaka za mlade, a siguran sam da ste i vi provodili vrijeme u omiljenom studentskom klubu... Sjećate li se koji su vam izlasci tamo bili najupečatljiviji, ili vam je bilo toliko dobro da ih se uopće ne sjećate? :) Na drugoj godini FER-a sam se učlanio u KSET-ovu glazbenu sekciju. Vidio sam dovoljno koncerata grupe STOP da mi i dan danas dođe da se ubijem kad čujem Hey Joe. Bilo je zanimljivo jer je Mate tada već pokretao Jazz večeri u KSET-u i ja sam obično bio jedini iz glazbene sekcije koji je htio doći složiti stage. Vidio sam hrpu jazz koncerata i već sam razmišljao da mi se to sviđa kao glazbeni pravac dok nije došao Nels Cline u KSET. Na njegovom koncertu mi je konačno sinulo da želim u muzici pronaći neki svoj put. Sjećam se i nekih skupština i proslava u KSET-u kojih se uopće ne sjećam.  Kako napreduje promocija novog albuma? Gdje vas se još može čuti u skorijoj budućnosti osim u KSET-u u četvrtak? Kakva promocija albuma? Nije da mi promoviramo album nego on nas. Sad kad konačno imamo ČP (čvrstu pločicu) iliti CD možemo je slati uokolo pa onda imamo kolike tolike šanse popeti se na neki stage i svirati. Htjeli smo svirati i prije, ali nas nitko nije fermao, sad kad imamo album i izdavača, sad možemo čak složit i turneju. Svirali smo Mađarskoj, Bugarskoj, Makedoniji i Srbiji i baš svugdje su uvjeti za bend bili masu bolji nego igdje u HR. Što reći, ako je Sofija za nas Zapad. Srećom, svuda postoji poneki entuzijast tako da ipak sviramo ponegdje i u HR, i vrte nas na normalnim radijima, a imamo i spot za pjesmu koji se gleda na youtubeu jer je očito predobar za TV. Promocija albuma teče dobro, u skladu s trendovima u vukojebini. Disclaimer: Vukojebina (TM) korištena bez dopuštenja stanovitog Dubravka Ivaniša. Nama ionako nije samo Hrvatska vukojebina, nego cijeli planet.

Yesterday we left our room and headed for the first venue on our tour list - Rongy Kocsma in Szeged, Hungary. We heard some horrible stories about Hungarian border and how they deal with those with ATA carnet, but we must dismiss any such stories and say that it all went very smoothly and quite pleasant.  The drive alongside wide empty fields and newly planted groupations of trees presented to us a weird and uncommon beauty. Since the spring hasn't come yet in its full sense, the sun shone on brown ground and leafless trees making their shadows reflect golden tones producing a calm and serene scenery. We didn't have any idea what to expect in Szeged, and, same as when entering most of the cities, what welcomed us on its outskirts was somewhat unattractive. Worn down buildings and industrial establishments. But as we neared the center, various cathedrals sprung out and you could immediately say that Szeged was once an important, both cultural and political site. It made us feel all warm and fuzzy inside and then we headed to the venue for a soundcheck.  Rongy Kocsma used to be a fabric factory and it was a new pleasant surprise. It opened just recently and it seemed everybody was putting high hopes into the place. This was told to us by Zsolt, our host and promotor, born in Subotica, a very dear guy who attended to our every need with diligence and care. Thank you for that, Zsolt! The gig itself went fine, with an audience in a very good mood, making us feel really welcomed. It was a great pleasure to play in such ambiance, we couldn't have asked for a better one to represent our album 'From Our Room To Yours'. We chatted with locals afterwards, met a girl from Zagreb (!), said our thank yous and headed to Zsolt's for a night's rest.  Photos will be added later.

And finally, we rolled to the 4th big announcement - the tour “From Our Room To Your Venues”! It's a week away and we are getting properly ready for the road, all geared up :) If you are in the neighborhood, please join us at: 21.3. Rongy Kocsma - Szeged, HU 22.3. Mladost - Subotica, SR 23.3. Kino Vlaikova - Alarma Punk Jazz festival - Sofia, BG 24.3. Centar za kultura - Bitola, MK 25.3. Kanal 103 (stream: http://217.16.69.17:8000/kanal103.mp3.m3u) - Skopje, MK 28.3. La Kana - Skopje, MK 29.3. Wire - Kumanovo, MK 30.3. BIGZ - Beogad, SR 

To all women, happy, sad, beautiful, insecure, reckless, men-eaters, vain, sweethearts, we wish a happy women's day! And we give you free download of a song about certain type of women - Golden Dress. Enjoy!

If you knew in advance that you would spend much more time than planned on doing something, would you still do it? Well, when in the end you enjoy the result as much as we have, then you can’t argue with the fact that the effort did pay out and that all that passed time was just a small price to pay.. We started shooting the video for AK 47 sometime in October, honestly thinking we would have it by November 25 as announcement for the big promotion party following the release of our album “From Our Room To Yours”. Then some complications with locations happened (permits, permits, permits). Then there was a lot of really bad weather. Then there were headaches and extra work. But in the end, there were enthusiastic people who made this video come to life as it is. Who did it all in their spare time, stealing away the time from their families to bring life and colorfulness into otherwise gray and dim footage. Neven Zubak had a vision and we followed him without a word. With a help from his brother Goran, they diligently converted this video, frame by frame, into a fairy dream land which with its mood and surrealistic colours perfectly describes the song’s atmosphere.  Yet another broken heart love story? It might be, but we tell it like we see it, and there is nothing dignified in suffering, in feeling constantly betrayed and heartbroken. You may know it is not healthy and you should stop feeling like that, but if it were only that easy. If only there was a switch you could turn on and off, if only there was a metaphorical trigger you could pull, if only the pain could be ripped out and you could stop being a zombie. The locations Neven picked couldn’t have been chosen better - splendid buildings and spaces with their vast strength and coldness can perfectly describe relationship between two people. You can admire them, you can respect them, you can be intimidated by them, you can feel small and insignificant, you can feel lost, found or totally indifferent. What you feel about something/someone comes out of you and out of your perception of the observed object. These visions can sometimes found a mutual ground. Sometimes, they are just an illusion. Illusion of reality. Illustration of possible parallel reality. That is what we felt while shooting on the location of never finished hospital which should have brought so much to the community. To the people. All the money invested in someone’s idea of prosperity, of making people’s lives better is decaying more and more by each minute, even now as I type these letters and the thought of it is making us very sad. It seems that ‘others’ are always making some decisions that influence us, but if we raise our voice it only echoes back to us having nowhere to settle on the other side. (For those not familiar with the story - there is a huuuge hospital building whose built started probably some 20-25 (?) years ago. It never got finished although many governments have always raised that issue during the election times. So much money has been spent on it, and now it just sits there, rotting…). This song could easily be about that. About injustice and about illusion of happiness which we await but which never comes. And we cannot take it anymore and we wish that there is someone who could just stop this agony and stop our misery. When we realize that the medicine is us - each of us is the one who can help us, maybe than we will be able to laugh at this song. I hope one day we will. Please watch and share this video, if you like it.

Kimiko's new AK47 video on MTV! Always innovative and modern, Kimiko have made such a big surprise even for us at Geenger Records label! Electro-pop with HD quality is really a refreshment on the scene; Zoran and Lora know how to present their audio-visual message to the audience. Neven Zubak & BoozooArt helped with the visual construction of the love disorientation and rupture that AK47 is about. Locations which they found are perfect for the song's atmosphere, and the band members had a chance to look through the surrealistic world in colours just like the aliens. 

TODAY ONLY we are giving away our album FOR FREE - enjoy your Holidays with a little bit of Kimiko spirit and don't eat all the cookies!! 

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