Den za den - Zedj (Day After Day -Thirst)

Short-lived, high-energy fusion quartet from Skopje.
Arian Dema's guitar work is powerful, fast and crazy.

The 11 tracks on this Yugoslavian obscurity could easily have been outtakes from the second or third Iceberg album, the pulling together of extreme virtuosos on keys, guitar, drums, and bass to perform a pyrotechnic jazz rock of great vigor. Like Iceberg, Den Za Den were influenced by the fusion greats of the 70s like Return To Forever, Mahavishnu Orchestra, and Weather Report although the presence of Spanish melodies seem a bit unusual for a Yugoslavian group. As the album progresses, one can't help but be awestruck by the technical prowess here, particularly the drummer who literally rips and tears through the pieces as if possessed by the spirit of Billy Cobham. If you're a fan of synth and guitar solos over fluid fusion rhythms, this odd obscurity is surely worth the trouble finding.
- Vladimir Jankulovski / electric bass
- Arian Dema / electric guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion
- Dragiša Soldatovic / electric piano, piano, Moog synth
- Dimitar Cokorovski / drums, percussion

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Music

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• Den_za_den
• Zedj
• Arian_Dema
• jazz_rock
• macedonia
• makedonija
• skopje
• skoplje

[Hobditch]

What an upload! Thanks crnirok1. Where the fuck did you find out about these dudes?

[crnirok1]

@Hobditch I knew for these dudes for a very long time. My son had to learn this drum part in order to get new drums ;-)

[blagojbt]

Bravo...Prekrasno...

Ova bese dobar band nepravedno zaboraven.Labis,lesna ti zemja brat.

Ova denesnive deca,prosto ne go mozat,go nemaat toa srce.Bravo uste ednas

[crnirok1]

Na zalost saznao sam da je jedan clan preminuo. Dali zna iko sta se desilo sa ostalim ? Da li su jos ista snimali na nekim drugim projektima ?

[bzzshht]

This is fantastic. Thankyou!

[crnirok1]

You are welcome. Thanks for the comment.

[elephanta2]

Nice band, but their only album has not been released on CD, what a shame!

[mireguitarsolo]

Hvala!

[hegede]

Yeah, great stuff!  I'm also reminded of Iceberg, but this is very original music. What a great find!

[auda4444]

Those are not Spanish melodies but ethnic Yugoslavian/Balkan music scales and signature subdivisions......

[LiechtensteinRep]

Amazing sound.

[hriva82]

Dimitar Chochorvski (Dikan, Chochor) zivee vo Sidney i ne znam dali muzicki e aktiven, izgleda ostana veren na arhitekturata. Miki Petkovski e vo Kanada i e dosta ploden avtor, rabotel na poveke znacajni proekti. Mi e zal sto lani vo Toronto ne uspeav da go sretnam, mi docnese avionot. hriva82

[harthandsoul]

Za cel album..