In today's world colored by insecurity, superficial consumerism and greed it is very difficult to find an authentic field of action that satisfies the highest artistic and aesthetic preferences. Caused by hyperproduction, algorithmic promotion and predictability, contemporary music seems to lack originality. For almost 10 years, Discom has been searching for genuine art by digging into lesser-known music in one quite specific historical era in a country that doesn't exist anymore, Yugoslavia. In that sense, our latest effort includes Oskarova Fobija-Synth Pop Yugoslavia 1983-86, an LP with 10 previously unpublished songs by 80's Belgrade's synth-pop duo Oskarova Fobija (eng. Oscar's Phobia) founded by Dejan Novcic on synths and Maja Atanasijevic on vocals.

If you are into Videosex, Denis&Denis or Sizike you will enjoy this record a lot, but unlike these bands, Oskarova Fobija has never signed a contract with one of the major labels in Yugoslavia. Their uncompromising attitude to stay pure electronic band and not to change their style towards more guitar-oriented music led them to refuse to sign a contract with RTV Ljubljana to publish their first LP in print of 25.000 copies in 1984.  Allegedly, the label signed with Videosex that year and was not interest to have two pure electronic acts with female lead vocals in the same time. However, the band received some recognition by appearing on compilations: Demo Top Ventilator Vol 3 (PGP RTB 1985), The Hidden Tapes (Minimal Wave, 2011), and Yugoslavian Space Program (Discom, 2016), but this is their first full-length release after more than 40 years. 

The record is divided into two parts: A side contains their earliest work from 1983-84 and B side contains their production from 1985-86.

There is plenty of naivety and charm on A side: a raw analog synth-pop with you will resonate immediately: from dusty Anticki Poroci ( eng. Antique Vice), cold Narcic (eng. Narcissus)  gloomy and slightly spooky Sumrak (eng. Dawn) to dreamy stellar Zvezdarska Suma (eng. Stargazer's Forest ) and synth summer Adriatic ballad Da Li Znas? (eng. Do You Know?), 

B side contains a slightly more polished production, but this is still a healthy synth-pop with some journeys to other styles. The opener version of Anticki Poroci from 1984 sounds convincing, yet their previously unpublished version of their most notable song Beli Dekolte (eng. White Neckline) from 1985 sounds surprisingly groovy.  However, the most surprising track on the B side is Kucna Muva (eng. Housefly)- a disco octave synth bass rhythm filled with catchy riffs, sequences, and effects-perfect for editing and remixing. At the end, two synth ballads Neobican Par (eng. Unusual Couple) and Cak Ni Ruzan San (eng. Not Even The Bad Dream) close the program and evince how the band's style matured into more jazz/soul expression.

We publish this release with great enthusiasm and dedicate to our dear friend Jamie Tiller, with whom we once enjoyed listening to this undiscovered treasure together.

Review: Luka Novakovic, Vanja Todorovic

Oskarova Fobija-Synth Pop Yugoslavia 1983-86 LP

Sound snippet from forthcoming album Beokraft-The Time Machine

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Artist: Beokraft
Track: Artificial Mind
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Format: Vinyl LP
Release date: TBA
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With a mission to promote overlooked music from the former Yugoslavia, Belgrade's independent label Discom presents you a track Artificial Mind by group Beokraft from their forthcoming LP album The Time Machine.
Beokraft is a supergroup made of Yugoslavian electronic music pioneers Dejan Stanisavljevic  (Beograd), Zoran Jevtic (Data, Sizike,Master Scratch Band) and Nikolaj Bezek (Consequential). The Time Machine is their album inspired by Kraftwerk-the fathers of electronic music.
Track Artificial Mind  beautifully portrays Beokraft's rich and colorful production, but in ,, right from the scratch- ala Kraftwerk"  approach.  It's hypnotic and dance oriented beat with lot of vintage effects make this track modern and perfect for dance floors. A testimony that everything begins with Kraftwerk and everything finishes with Kraftwerk, even today!

PREMIERE | Beokraft - Artificial Mind [Discom]

Song snippet from Oskarova Fobija-Synth Pop Yugoslavia 1983-86 LP

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Gears used:

1983-84: Korg MS-20; Korg Polyphonic Ensamble, Roland Jupiter-4, Roland TR-808, Roland MC 202

1985-86: Roland TR-808, Roland MC 202, Roland TR-707, Roland TR-727, Roland MSQ-100, Roland JX-8P, Yamaha DX-7

Oskarova Fobija-Synth Pop Yugoslavia 1983-86 LP is a mutual release by Dejan Novcic and Discom and it can be only purchased directly form the record label or artist himself.

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Oskarova Fobija-Anticki Poroci 1983 (Snippet)

Song snippet from Oskarova Fobija-Synth Pop Yugoslavia 1983-86 LP

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Gears used:

1983-84: Korg MS-20; Korg Polyphonic Ensamble, Roland Jupiter-4, Roland TR-808, Roland MC 202

1985-86: Roland TR-808, Roland MC 202, Roland TR-707, Roland TR-727, Roland MSQ-100, Roland JX-8P, Yamaha DX-7

Oskarova Fobija-Synth Pop Yugoslavia 1983-86 LP is a mutual release by Dejan Novcic and Discom and it can be only purchased directly form the record label or artist himself.

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Oskarova Fobija-Narcis 1983 (Snippet)

Oskarova Fobija-Sumrak 1983 (Snippet)

Oskarova Fobija-Zvezdarska Suma 1984 (Snippet)

Oskarova Fobija-Da Li Znas? 1984 (Snippet)

With a mission to promote overlooked music from the former Yugoslavia, Belgrade's independent label Discom presents you a track "Behind The Soul" by group Consequential from their forthcoming LP compilation MicroComposed 1980-86. 
Consequential was a synth-pop group who was active in the period between 1980 and 1986 in Belgrade.  It was founded by Zoran Jevtic ( DATA, Sizike, Master Scratch Band, Digitron) and Nikolaj Bezek (the founder one of Yugoslavia's first purely electronic music-oriented studios, in Serdar Jola Street, Belgrade). Thanks to studio's essential and, for local conditions very rare, gear like Roland MC-4B analog sequencers, Roland System 100M modular synth, SVC-350 and VP-330 vocoders, Jevtic and Bezek were able to create music that they truly liked: a combination of catchy vocoder-based, experimental 80s electronic, with a strong influence of Italo disco and synthpop!  Their track " Behind The Soul" is a beautiful example of their concept: the catchy sounds of Roland SVC-350 combined with dusty analog experimental sounds of Roland System 100M, SH-101, TR-808,  RSF Kobol, Korg Polysix  and SC Pro-One.

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PREMIERE | Consequential - Behind The Soul [Discom] 2018

As one of the inevitable addresses in searching for lesser known music from the former Yugoslavia, Belgrade's @discom-1 label presents a Wednesday mix made exclusively of diggers' pearls from this historical region. From free jazz, funk, disco and boogie to ambient, synth pop and new wave, this mix recaptures an authentic Yugoslavian sensitivity: dreamy, mysterious, beautiful and yet ridiculous, grotesque and tragic. Mainly composed of songs which became Yugo oddball classics, it acts as a good starting point for further investigation and individual research. Discom's latest release, Consequential - 'MicroComposed 1980-86' is out today!

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With a mission to promote lesser-known music from the former Yugoslavia, Belgrade's independent label Discom presents you a track "Pustinjska Tajna (eng: A Secret Of The Desert)" by a legendary group Du Du A from their forthcoming LP compilation Du Du Archive 1984-1989.

Du Du A was formed in the early '80s in NYC. Their music can be described as a mixture of styles such as funk, reggae, rap, and dance.  Active in Yugoslavia, they released Maxi Single: "Ja Tarzan, Ti Dzejn/ Afrikanac Iz Beograda" (PGP RTB, 1982),  LP album "Primitivni Ples" (PGP RTB, 1983), SP "Romance/Irie (Jugoton, 1984).  After recording these releases,  the first song which band leaders Dejan Kostić (as a guitar player) and Zoran Zagorčić (as a composer, arranger, lyricist) put together was "Pustinjska Tajna (eng: A Secret Of The Desert)".  Inspired by their journey to Egypt, the song is a brilliant example of the band's interest in the exploration of unknown rhythms and sound textures, combined with minimalistic, powerful evocative lyrics and psychedelic atmosphere.  This is a premiere, the song was never published nor broadcasted before. Record is out 31th of may. 
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PREMIERE | Du Du A - Pustinjska Tajna [Discom] 2019

The vibrant neon lights of the discotheque lit up the sky's black canvas, welcoming party goers from all over through its gold plated doors. This place was the talk of the town, every weekend people flocked to dance their blues away and say farewell to the week. Only smiling faces littered the dance floor here, there wasn't any space for frowns or sombre moods. From dusk till dawn this place was their sanctuary, a party that felt like it would never end. A voodoo party.

Independent record label Discom's mission is to unearth and share forgotten gems from the former Yugoslavia with the world. Next up on their release schedule is an LP from Belgrade alt rock band Du Du A, charting some of their best tracks from 1984-1989. Formed in the early 80s in New York, the duo of Dejan Kostić and Zoran Zagorcic fuse elements of post-punk, new wave, reggae and funk, influences that all sing on Voodoo Party.

PREMIERE: Du Du A - Voodoo Party [Discom]

Kirsty je londonski selektor, kolekcionar ploča, veliki poznavalac stare i nove muzike, jednostavno muzička enciklopedija. U njenim eklektičnim odabirima možete pronaći bilo šta od disco italo/indi bitova do novih valova i synth popa. Miks je snimljen pre nekoliko godina, track listu iz tog razloga nećemo objavljivati, zato kopajte.

Kirsty is a selector from London, a record collector, a great connoisseur of old and new music, simply a music encyclopedia. In her eclectic selections you can find anything from disco italo/indie beats to new wave and synth pop. Mix has been recorded a few years ago and for that reason we won't publish the track list, so go dig.

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The week had dragged on like never before, leaving little time to think or process anything. She watched the hands on the clock intensely and wished the time would melt away. Friday had finally arrived and tonight she was going to let off steam. She'd been thinking about it since that first spreadsheet she'd filled in on Monday morning. They were going to the best spot in town, where you could completely lose yourself and forget the outside world. If you really wanted to escape, that was the only place. There, worries didn't exist. At least until Monday morning rolled round again... 

Three years after Discom - a label with a mission to unearth lost sounds from former Yugoslavia - released a colection of tracks from oddball queens Sizike, they happened upon another archive of music the band made for the UK market between 1985 and 1986. All previously unreleased, Night Club features nine tracks of Hi-NRG, synth-pop and italo disco that marked a forgotten era of music from the country.

PREMIERE: Sizike - Night Club [Discom]

Black Feeling. One of the heads of beautiful PERONAS, a train-yard bound Bar with a lot of club vibes steps up with his edit of a Yugoslavian band's track from 1985. A fresh interpretation with arrangement with a solid italo bassline, bright synthesizers and the drops to rock the dancefloor.

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