How does an extended weekend at sea sound, embraced by the pine forest shade, warm rays of the sun, and the scent of festival season in the air – bold with the art and riffs of musicians who have conquered and shaken the domestic, regional, and international music scene?
Meet the smallest, biggest festival of the summer – Indirekt!
Not everyone can unite the best of the domestic and regional independent scene in one weekend. Still, the Indirekt Festival team has succeeded, which has built a community of artists and musicians for ten years. This team thus uses a decade in action to draw the line under the domestic and regional scene and celebrate the achievements of those musicians who once slowly but surely stepped to musical maturity from a small, independent stage located in the far west of the country.
Indirekt presents: ABOP, Rolo, Nemanja, Stray Dogg, and The Black Room
Beginning with the after party, Indirekt presents electric group ABOP, one of the most successful Croatian instrumental bands, consisting of drummers Ivan Levačić (ELEVEN, Kries, Chui) and Ivan Vodopijec (Elemental), bassist Erol Zejnilović (Elemental, Kries), and Ivan Božanić (Pips, Chips & Videoclips) and Bogumil Kulaga on synthesizers. Delta, an album whose mix is credited to the pioneer of techno in this area Petar Dundov, brought them three Ambassador Awards, three nominations for the Rock & Off Award, and a bunch of new fans who will look forward to their performance at this year’s Indirekt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=pNRQKf5BbU0
Another successful group during the pandemic is Nemanja, an acclaimed psych-funk band whose songs seem to have been written for the sea, with the sound of the waves. Nemanja is Luka Šipetić, an author and musician active in Para Lele and NLV, who recorded and released the albums Tarot Funk (2019) and Cosmic Disco (2020). He is accompanied by drummer Matej Perić, percussionist Karlo Lugarić, bassist Laura Matijašević, and synthesizer and organist Leo Beslać. For a complete impression, there are also video projections of Branimir Štivić (Će Zoone), which are an indispensable backdrop to their live music. Their rhythms have won over listeners worldwide: from Japan, through Brazil to the US and Canada. They also performed side by side with bands like Algiers and Kikagaku Moyo. During the album’s promotion, they sold out KSET and Medika in Zagreb, and they also played in Ljubljana, Belgrade, Novi Sad, and throughout the region. In addition, they had their first live performance at Indirekt, so they are happy to return after their well-deserved success.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=tq1kPEZyUEY
ROLO perfectly describes the very core of the festival – with their creativity, they re-examine and change the existing molds. This is evidenced by their latest album Ponte Rosso, which highlights the recognizable influences of three bands – Leut Magnetik, Wizard Of Stone Mountain, and False Mustache, where the members of this band come from. Earlier this month, they also released Stuntman, announcing their self-titled album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=q89VZE9bc78
On the wings of the new single Motel Monaco, Rijeka rockers The Black Room are returning to Indirekt to present their new album of the same name. The latest release is inspired by their latest European tour, during which they discovered other faces of cities in the region and their hidden corners that took them back to some forgotten times. The top audio production signed by Matej Zec (Let3), thoughtful visual aesthetics, and flawless realization have already given them a reach far beyond the borders of our small country, and the new album could very well move those borders even further. Jakov Katalinić, Leo Ventin, Kruno Kukuljan, and Ivan Ritoša will show concertgoers why it is so good to listen to live music again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=q-X9e6JglDk
From Lisinski to Močvara, from Indirekt to collaborating with Devendra Banhart – this band has been through everything and is also going back to where it all, in a way, started. If you are a fan of Americana, you certainly know how much the audience adores Stray Dogg, a band led by Dukat Strajnić. With four albums, over ten years of gigs, and at least as many tours in Europe, they have gained cult status among fans of sound that rely on American and British folk and modern indie rock bands. The band arrives on the Indirekt stage in complete composition. You know you don’t want to miss this unique phenomenon on the regional scene.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=S4g2NmWXkL0
Five bands and five great reasons to secure your tickets now for this year’s Indirekt, a festival that over ten years has built a dense network of fans who love music and to share that love with others. Early bird tickets will be available on Entrio until March 15 for 100 kuna for two festival days or 80 kuna for one day. And since this is only a third of the program, who knows what other ace is hiding up their indie sleeves.
The program is co-financed by the City of Umag, the Umag Tourist Board, and funds from the competition, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia and the Croatian Music Union.
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