Aparatchiks
Apartchiks | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sydney,Australia |
| Genres | Electronic Experimental |
| Years active | 1997 |
| Labels | Avant Garde Records AG Records |
| Past members | Vlada Divljan Kiril Džajkovski |
Aparatchikswere anelectronic–experimentalduo featuring formerIdolifrontmanVlada Divljanand formerLeb i SolkeyboardistKiril Džajkovski,both living inAustraliaduring the late nineties when the band existed. After releasing oneEPand one long-play album, the two continued working on their solo projects.
History
[edit]FormerIdolifrontmanVlada Divljanmoved to Australia in August 1991. He worked with local bands and soon started working on a localSerbianradio station. During the mid-nineties he had already established himself as an expert on soundtrack composing, mainly working with electronic music. At about the same time formerLeb i SolmemberKiril Džajkovskimoved to Australia and released anEPSynthetic Theatrethrough AG records.
In January 1997, the two started working together on a project called Aparatchicks and the first release wasDekada(Decade) featuring four tracks of sampled speeches ofSlobodan Miloševićcombined with electronic music and rhythm. It was released as an EP by Avant Garde Records. The next release was a long play albumRecorded Supplementreleased by AG Records in 1997. The album featured experimental electronic music sound. The font used for the cover was similar to the font of the Serbian daily newspaperPolitika.
In 1998Divljanreturned toSerbiaand recorded the soundtrack album forTri palme za dve bitange i ribicu,released by Favi. The soundtrack featured tracks from theDekadaEP. Divljan went back to Australia. He met his future wife Dina, got a son and moved toVienna.In the meantime he released two solo albums, one with his Old Stars Band calledSve laži svetaand the otherVlada Divljan presents Die Tonzentraleas Die Tonzentrale.
Džajkovskicontinued his solo works and recorded several EPs, albums and soundtracks. In 2005 he worked on the soundtrack album forBalcancanon which appeared the track "Baba Zumbula" featuring Vlada Divljan. The song became a nationwide hit inMacedonia.
Discography
[edit]- Dekada(Avant Garde Records, 1997) - EP
- Recorded Supplement(AG Records, 1997) - Studio album
- Tri palme za dve bitange i ribicu(Favi, 1998) - Soundtrack album, featuring tracks fromDekada
External links and references
[edit]- EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006, Janjatović Petar;ISBN978-86-905317-1-4
- Kiril Džajkovski official site