Amek nl_23: Back from slumber
New Vague Voices full-length, new music, new shows and radio updates
After a short but needed newsletter break, Amek returns with a new release and other exciting news. We’re preparing to wrap up this year properly but also already started planning our moves for 2023. There’s a lot we can’t wait to share so stick around.
Release
Vague Voices - II. Елегии
Three years since their full-length debut Гробник, Vague Voices (Angel Simitchiev and Stefan Bachvarov) return with their sophomore album II. Елегии. This new album sees the music of Vague Voices gradually drifting away from a strictly electronic sound to more guitar-centered, noisy, aggressive, and introverted territories. The full-length is a mesmerizing narrative-driven musical experience whose tense atmosphere shines especially dark when performed live and loud. While the direct video game inspirations from the duo’s debut are now mostly gone, the otherworldly atmosphere of unknown and non-existent cyber realities is still here.
II. Елегии is available on tape (ltd. to 80) and digital here.
Angel Simitchiev - Призив
Not an Amek release, especially because it’s digital-only but below, you can listen to Angel Simitchiev's new album Призив. He was commissioned by Velingrad Mineral Water to capture the sounds and spirits of the Rhodope Mountains and create a record that tries to convey the majesty of this remarkable place.
The most important thing about Призив is that it is a charity album. Тhe more the album gets played the more money will be donated to "Rewiliding Rhodopes Foundation", an organization working hard on preserving the wildlife of the region, repopulating endangered populations of herbivores, carnivores and scavengers to ensure a better future for the ecosystems in the region. Find Призив on YouTube or Spotify and leave it on repeat forever. More info about the campaign and its results find here.
Radio
In case you’ve missed the episodes of шумна неделя on Kanal 103 (Skopje) and Comfort Club on Black Rhino Radio (Bucharest), you can find them both here. Next episodes are airing on November 4 (Kanal 103) and November 24 (Black Rhino Radio). Expect something special for the next шумна неделя.
Concerts
Evitceles and Vague Voices at FRISSON 2022
On Sunday, October 30, Evitceles and Vague Voices will play on the final night of this year's FRISSON festival. Like two years ago, the venue is Studio EW. Expect loud, awesome sound and loads of smoke.
RSVP here and get your tickets here.
Musical Statues, krāllār, Dayin at Fabrika Avtonomia
On November 8 we return to one of our favorite venues in Bulgaria, Fabrika Avtonomia for an autumn drone concert with Musical Statues, krāllār, and Dayin. As always, entrance is a free donation. RSVP here.