Indie Rock / Synthpop band from Vilnius, Lithuania 🪐

EASTBLOK MUSIC is a music company focussing exclusively on East European musicians and artists. In addition to releasing music, EASTBLOK MUSIC provides expertise in organising concerts, arranging performances by East European artists, and setting up contact with East European labels, artist management and media.
The record label’s founders, Alexander Kasparov and Armin Siebert, have years of experience working in both the West and East European music businesses.

Baltic Balkan - Party Like The Last Time in Your Life! 
Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital, was always the meltdown of the Baltic, Jewish,  Polish, Tatar, Karaite, German and Gypsy cultures. The homeland of Jascha Hefeitz, where every traditionalist backyard was still listening to the klezmer music wind coming from the East and the South, it is also a starting point for the Baltic Balkan project. This musical and performance artist endeavor was inspired by listening to original Yugoslav punk rock, as well as countless musical festivals in Europe and movies with a true Balkan (and Baltic) spirits. Three men and a dog appeared on Baltic clubbing scene in the year 2008.  The Baltic Balkan took Lithuanian audience by storm, as everyone was longing for true fire in dance and drinking. The Baltic Balkan performances visited clubs and concert halls in major Baltic cities, as well as  festivals. The Baltic Balkan has hosted three series of incredibly successful Balkan parties – “Baltic Balkan Bang”, “Caravan” and the recent “Balkanaktis”.

After gaining the experience of playing alongside such an acts as „Fanfara Ciocarlia” (Romania), „Dubioza Kolektiv”(Bosnia), „Slobodan Salijevic Orkestar”(Serbia), „Colectiff Istambul” (Turkey), „Balkan Khans” (Bulgaria), „Romengo” and „Söndörgö” (Hungary), „Gypsy Hill“ (UK), Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä Raha, Dalindeo (Finland), „Tibble Transibirisska“, „Süperstar Orkestar“ (Sweden), „El Remolón“, „La Yegros“(Argentina), „Barcelona Gipsy Balkan Orchestra“ (Spain), Inculto (LT), and DJs – Shantel, Robert Soko, Dunkelbunt, Dj Click, Gaetano Fabri, Gypsy Sound System, Tactical Groove Orbit, Dj Little Tune, Gypsy Box, Dj Grounchoo, Captain Cumbia, Malalata, DJ AK, La Bolschevita, Belaj Kru Sound, Dj SebCat, Funklore, Boris Viande, Warsaw Balkan Madness, Dj Pontell, Papa BO, ZhamoZha, SuperStereo and Mondo Cane. The Baltic Balkan company lead their way to the free world. They have set the nights on fire in Liepaja, Vespils, Riga, Tallinn, Krakow, Lodz, Gdansk, Warsaw, Prag, Brno, Bratislava, Žilin, Wiesbaden, Nurnberg, Frankfurt, Berlin, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Ås, Oslo, Leksand, Stockholm, Paris, Amiens, Grenoble, Lion, Brussels, Gent, Antwerpen, Fribourg, Geneve, Segovia, Sevilla, Barcelona, London and Prishtina. The crew was invited to open the Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow, Poland, "Laba Daba" in Latvia, “GoEast” Film Festival in Wiesbaden, Germany, “Nuit Blanche” Amiens Festival in France, “Balkan Fever Helsinki” in Finland, "Rumpus" and “Boomtown Fair 2018/2019” in UK, gala party “Prishtina Film Festival” in Kosovo and have performed at “Volt 2011” and "Sziget 2013" in Hungary alongside their heroes "Mahalai Rai Banda", "Parno Graszt", Kusturica "The No Smoking Orchestra", "Balkanik 2017" in Bucharest with Fanfare Ciocârlia feat. Adrian Raso & Devi's Tale, Kolektif Istanbul, Yasmine Hamdan, "Lyon Gypsy Festival 2019" in France and 2023 with Balkan Beats Tokio in Japan.

Discography:
Debut album "Katapulta" EP released in August 3, 2012 on Maasto Records, Finland is a unique collaboration between two driving forces in the Vilnius alternative world music scene; the fire-setting balkan / gypsy / klezmer DJ unit Baltic Balkan, and the minimal post brass outfit Banda Dzeta. 
In 2015 started a collaboration with French DJs, MCs and producers - Dj Click, MC Kasper (Monkey Theorem), Boris Viande and Tactical Groove Orbit. Resulting in nice tours and fresh remixes. Also features a collab with Fanfara Transilvania (Ro) and a Dubioza Kolektiv (BiH) remix.
In 2016 released second EP "Balkantinnitus"  on Vlad Ghetto Folk Label, Paris. 
Klezmer inspired EP "Litvish" 2017, released also on Vlad Ghetto Folk Label, Paris.
In 2019 in coloboration with Swedish band Tibble Transibirisska and most popular Hip Hop band in LT singer Kastetas released remake of song "Hop Hop Digiday".
In 2023 was released The New (first LP) Baltic Balkan album “Bazaar“.
The New Baltic Balkan album “Bazaar“ can be described like a 2 year long journey from North Africa to Lithuania. Crossing the Gibraltar and recording the song „Lento“with the majestic Spanish singer Sandra Carrillo, enriching the song with Spanish rhythms and passion.
Next stop a wedding in the Balkans which results in a major 2 day hangover. After that is Berlin, the club Panke, where the band collaborates with a local Lithuanian MC Liežuvis and create the song „Lietus“. Quick trip back to Lithuania to record the summer hit Bum Pam.
Not staying too long at home it is off to the land of the raising sun – Japan. Where our travelling Lithuanian gypsies meet the band „Otoji + Ray“ from the local „Balkan Beats“ movement. They collaborate together in the track “Jebel tariq“, which our Japanese friends include in their current repertoire.
Back at home, the records are crowned by the collaboration with musician/actor Mantas Zemleckas, from the Lithuanian band „Kamanių Šilelis“ on the Jew harp and mandolin.
Bazzar is an album that will take you on a journey you to distant lands and experiences.

Marius Stavaris – grupių VERSLO RIZIKOS REZERVAS ir DARBO DŽIAUGSMAI lyderis, originalaus žanro kūrinių autorius ir atlikėjas, žodinio meno meistras, pasižymintis savita atlikimo maniera. Radijo stoties NERINGA FM klausytojams jis žinomas kaip ekstravagantiškos dvisavaitinės laidos WORLD MUZIK rengėjas ir vedėjas.

http://jovismusic.tumblr.com Jovis - music producer from Lithuania. His music production gained momentum in 2009. Jovis' music is dominated by a mix of electronic sounds and traditional instruments. The songs are not intended to be classified as some particular genre. Jovis just creates whatever he is feeling like at the time. Jovis is looking for inspiration everywhere and always. 

As DJ he plays: Chillwave, Downtempo, Jazz Hop, Hip Hop, House music

http://jovismusic.tumblr.com

You can download a lot of Jovis' tracks for FREE at https://soundcloud.com/jovis 
http://jovis.bandcamp.com 
Mixes http://jovismusic.tumblr.com/mixes

Contact via Soundcloud or jovydas.pinkevicius eta gmail.com

All my works: http://jovydaspinkevicius.tumblr.com

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