By Keith Walsh
In 2015 I reported on Slovenian synth rock group Karmakoma after I met frontman Enej Mavsar, a creative powerhouse to whom I was introduced by Sienna. Karmakoma’s debut album, “Imagination And Mechanical Metamorphosis,” offered a powerful mix of anxious electronic rock tunes with top notch songwriting and performances. Since that time, Mavsar has branched out into various punk and art rock projects, including Suzi soprano, Body Says No, and Yamamai.
As much as I’ve enjoyed these variations in style, I’m very excited to hear that Karmakoma is set to return to the studio and stage, with rehearsals slated for July. As Mavsar tells me, “A multi-instrumentalist is joining us but the problem is we are all pretty busy. So we plan to start with practice in July.” Mavsar tells me the band will be working on a set of early songs as well as new, with shows to start presumably when the COVID danger has passed.
Mavsar tells me he still has to record vocals for the new song, the title of which I was unable to obtain. “We recorded a song and it will be published as a single. I’ll be working a other songs next week because i have some free time before the summer film workshop for kids starts. This is how I usually make money during summer. I teach kids to film, to make movies.”
That’s a suitable vocation for someone so artistic. With Mavsar on guitars, vocals and synths, and other members, the sound of the new incarnation of Karmakoma promises to be powerful. Mavsar tells me that they will no longer be utilizing their sequenced tracks as in the past. “The thing is we won’t use Matrix anymore so everything will be played live,” he writes. “Matrix we call sounds/tracks that were played from the computer, like some arp sounds, samples, keyboard parts etc.” It sounds like we can expect something even more visceral than earlier versions of Karmakoma.
Stay tuned for more info about the return of this innovative band from Slovenia.
Karmakoma on Bandcamp
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Enej Mavsar on Youtube
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