OTRAS: Kysucký postindustriál (SK)

22/07/22, 19:00

The major Slovak alternative rock band was originally formed as the duo Varso & Fujak (members of the group Theory of Reflection) in 1994, a year later as a trio with bassist Joža Hrušk, resp. later with Martin Baculák. It was restored after more than 20 years in the original line-up, expanded by music producer David Šubík (ex-Ear Thieves).
The concert is connected with the screening of Kristián Grupač's short film "I Open the Door and I Don't Know What's Going On With It", which is inspired by 0TRAS 'album "Kysucký postindustriál" (1998), which was released last year in a reissue (Vlna 2021) and the Fates Petra "Varsa" Varsavika (starring: Tomáš Vravník, Jana Oľhová, Miro Noga, Vladimír Obšil and others)
Peter "Varso" Varsavik - vocals, roar, guitar
Julo Fujaka - drums, voice
Jožo Hruška - bass guitar
David Šubík - keyboards and electronics

Peter „Varso“ Varsavik - a leading Slovak guitarist and author working in various alternative groups (Reflection Theory, Otras, tEóRia OtraSu, Thieves of the Ears, Šramot). At the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries, his solo performances and performances were among the most interesting works of our experimental and unconventional music. In addition to the titles of the above-mentioned groups, he has also released a number of solo albums.
Julo Fujak - composer of contemporary unconventional music, multi-instrumentalist, esthetician, author of many successful inter-musical projects in our country and abroad. He has collaborated with important personalities of the international scene (The California EAR Unit, Palinckx, Franz Hautzinger, Zsolt Sorés, Amy Knoles) and Czech and Slovak music culture (Vladimír Merta, Mikoláš Chadima, Marián Varga, Milan Adamačiak). He has long been involved in the creation and promotion of alternative and experimental music in our country as a music author, but also as a theoretician in the field of semiotics music aesthetics.
Jožo Hruška - fretless bassist of the groups Otras and Krakatoa, one of the central figures of the Turzov music scene in the 1990s.
David Šubík - renowned musician, multi-instrumentalist and intermedia artist from the Glass Meadow in Brno. Co-founder of the groups Morodochium, Thieves of the Ears and author of many experimental and musical-intermediate works at home and abroad.