The sound Balathon presents and shapes can be described as modern progressive rock. Their influences are mostly foreign and domestic progressive and psychedelic bands from the 60's, '70s and '80s, but they also gladly experiment with funk, jazz, heavy metal and various modern and alternative directions. Balathon set the goal of achieving a modern sound while still reviving the concepts of legendary rock bands that are undeservedly forgotten. 


Grupa Delta je instrumentalni prog-rock band nastao 2009. godine. Bend čine Marko Sedlak na gitari, Juraj Prša na bas gitari i Dejan Turk na bubnjevima. Iza sebe imaju jedan studijski demo album od 9 pjesama. Bend je do sada nastupio na više koncerata i festivala u Rijeci i okolici, od kojih je nabitnije istaknuti Demoween festival (osvojeno prvo mjesto), Ri rock festival 2009. i 2010. godine, pobjedu na 33. RiRock festivalu 2011 godine, te prolaz u polugodišnje finale na festivalu Hr demo klub održanom u klubu Hard place u Zagrebu u listopadu 2011. godine. 

Delta is an instrumental prog-rock band formed in 2009. Its members are Marko Sedlak on guitar, Juraj Prša on bass and Dejan Turk on drums. They have recorded one demo album with nine songs and played a lot of concerts and band contests (even winning on occasion) in Rijeka and Zagreb.

Bookings: fkrcalic@gmail.com


Frankie The Animator started developing interest in mixing in about 2006, and practiced on dj software traktor. His first performance was in February 2008 on a TV show about electronic music called Retro Elektro on Rijeka's local TV network, where he introduced himself to public with a 2 hour progressive/tech/electro set.The music Frankie plays is mostly progressive house combined with elements of tech house, techno, electro, and trance. In live sets, he persists on mixing more genres of electronic music while always trying to keep the audience entertained.In spring 2008 Frankie The Animator joined KUS collective (Kvarner Underground Sound) with Dj's Jazz, Frka and Small Justice.Frankie The Animator is the founder of the 'Rookies All Night' party serial where young and upcoming Croatian dj's performed and had a chance to experience public performance... 

Surrounded in Solitude was created by guitarist Stephen Bridges of Winter Springs, FL during August 2012. 

Bend je krenuo s radom 2006. godine iz čiste želje da sviramo neopterećeni rock. Spustili smo štimove na gitarama, radili riffove, nazvali se Cojones i vrlo brzo imali prvi koncert sa našim dugogodišnjim prijateljima iz RUIZ-a. Naša stoner rock priča tada lagano poprima današnje obrise koje stalno preispitujemo i razvijamo. Do sada smo imali 4 europske turneje i mnoštvo svirki po domovini što po klubovima, što po većim festivalima. Dijelili smo pozornicu s mnoštvom prijatelja a i nekim glazbenim uzorima poput Nicka Oliverija (Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age) i Bambi Molestersa. 
Do sada smo izdali Split EP s našim prijateljima UMOR-om 2008. te samostalni album SUNRISE 2009. Oba se mogu skinuti ili naručiti (CD) sa našeg bandcamp profila... http://cojones.bandcamp.com/
Trenutno snimamo novi album koji će se zvati BEND TO TRANSCEND i slažemo planove za jesen koji uključuju novu turneju i još štošta....

Rock'n'roll!!!


Kontakt: 
cojonesband@gmail.com
http://www.myspace.com/cojonestonerbando



Things got started back in 2006 when four guys from Zagreb went to a rehersal space to play stoner rock, downtuning their guitars and rockin away, unaware that they would soon become a band and that the band would be known as Cojones. So they played and played until they ran out of ideas and were forced to actualy write some songs insted of just droneing away into the abyss of delayed guitar noise and cymbal bashing... and after that they played some more...

Soon after, the first ominus child was born, it was titled Prozac and much like little Damien made its first appearance June 6, 2006 at a club called Spunk where Cojones oppened for their heroes Ruiz on a night that would be rememebered as the night Cojones became a band... and after that they played some more...

Consisted of four long time friends who had been playing together in diferent bands and combinations for years, Cojones early linup was Miro on drums, Bojan on vocals and guitar, Nenad on guitar and Hrvoje aka Jelen on bass guitar. They continued to play local gigs with some of their favourite Croatian bands such as Bastinado, Good Day to Die, Ruiz, Umor, She loves Pablo, Amygdala throughout 2006 and 2007 getting wasted, making music and playing some more...

While moving in the rehersal space with doom brothers Umor, the two bands forged an alliance that was to be called Sonic Doom Records, a label accompanied by a monthly program at the local club Mochvara which would feature stoner/doom/fuzz/drone and all other crazy rock n roll bands from Croatia and abroad...

By the end of 2007 Sonic Doom Records made its first release, a split album titled „Cojones & Umor split lp“, featuring six songs from Cojones and four from Umor, with the cover artwork done by Andro Giunio who would later continue working with the band on other releases, posters and t-shirt designs.

With the split album recorded and on the way, Jelen quit the band to go on a spiritual journey to India, later to come back and continue playing bass guitar in She loves pablo. His substitute was found only a garage away from the Cojones & Umor rehersal space, playing bass in Amygdala. Few beers later Gordan was a full member of Cojones and they were ready to continue playing some more...

March 2008 Cojones & Umor set sail for their first European tour through Austria, Germany, Belgium , Czech republic and Slovenia, promoting their split album, getting wasted, meeting great people and playing every day. The Mammoth March tour was a succes due to the fact that everyone had made it back alive and well.

Once back in Croatia it was time for Cojones to start planing the recording of their first full length album titled „Sunrise“. By that time most of the material had already been written and in May 2008 Cojones entered the studio with Ivor Plužarić. The recording process took longer than planned and the album was finally finished by April 2009 only few days before their second European tour with Umor. During that time the band continued playing gigs and won the YounGunZ festival in Slovenia, playing with a tough competition of both Croatian and Slovenian bands such as Apples of Trees, Mana, KOH, Flyspoon and many more.....

With the album finished, the van full of equipment and a big box of cds, Cojones & Umor once more set sail on a fantastic voyage through the European deserts, mountains of the Alps, Skwat clubs, long nights, highway lane blues, vegan meals, smoke and no rearviewmirrors, old and dear friends, kicker spielen, beers trinken, playing music every day and all that rock n roll madness. This time also going through Switzerland, France, Holland and Italy. By the time the Sun rose, the guys were back in Croatia ready to play some more...

...this time alongside their childhood hero Nick Olivieri of Kyuss and Queens of the Stone age in Ljubljana, November 2009

So where are they now?

...Recording a new album "Bend to Transcend" that will hopefully be released in September... Stay tuned!

drummer/percussionist currently handling drumming duties in indie pop band Londiner. for any kind of collaboration/session work feel free to contact me on 
mstojan33@hotmail.com

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