smo upravo to, doživeli značajna isku- stva na svetskom nivou. Nakon svega otišli smo odatle sa idejom da ipak pravimo nešto mnogo ličnije, oslobo- đeno žanra, da ne kažem, vratili smo se u laboratoriju na još mnogo rada. Posle osam godina od izlaska pr- vog izdanja pred nama je osvežena, osavremenjena verzija grupe irieFM , a album je simbolično nazvan Putevi … – Album je dobio to ime zbog pesme i njenog značaja za nas. To je možda naša najzrelija pesma do sada. Meni je posebno draga zato što istupa iz klasične pop forme, ali uspeva da prenese željenu atmosfe- ru. Tiče se svih onih koji se pronala- ze u priči koju pesma nosi, a odnosi se na neka pitanja skrajnuta svakod- nevicom i problemima koji nas či- ne živima. Album je pun simbolike, tretira razne aspekte ljubavi, emocionalna i životna putovanja koja čovek pro- lazi u potrazi za boljom verzijom se- be. Naš sagovornik upravo u različi- tostima pronalazi inspiraciju, a ona je nadohvat ruke. – Železničke stanice, aerodromi, uvek su me privlačila takva mesta, i različite kulture koje se suptilno ili ek- splicitno vide na tim mestima. Takva mesta nam jasno pokažu da, iako po- stoje različiti načini u tretiranju nekih osnovih stvari koje čine život, sušti- na svih nas je ista. Razlike su dobre kada „sudaranjem“ proizvedu nešto novo što inspiriše, podstiče i tera na razmišljanje o nekom novom načinu gledanja na istu pojavu. Osim naziva albuma i (in)direk- tnih značenja koja isijavaju pesme, po- put aktuelnog singla Što ti telo pulsira , ima stvari koje su refleksija Vukašino- vog doživljaja nekih drugih sredina. – Nova mesta osvajam tako što provedem dovoljno vremena na nji- ma, toliko da se osetim kao na svo- joj teritoriji. Prihvatim to mesto, saži- vim se sa njim, naučim malo navike ljudi, prilagodim svoje navike. Miris mesta, to što se oseća u vazduhu, to prvo osetim.
A band that nurtures roots reggae in its original style, dub rhythms in combination with jazz and el- ements of wind instruments is irieFM. This musical powerhouse signed a contract back in 2008 with production house Blue House Frog, alongside the likes of Sade, Richard Bona and John McLaugh- lin. Four years later, irieFM won the award for the Best European Reggae Band, with which the doors to Europe’s biggest festi- vals o cially opened. The band matured, its music acquired soul, funk, electro-pop and disco sensibilities, and a frontman. Vukašin Marković went from the character of Beban in the TV series ‘Family Treasure’ to become a serious artist. He worked as a graphic designer, played trombone in en- sembles Eyesburn and Smoke’n’Soul, and now he leads irieFM and promotes the al- bum ‘Putevi’ (Roads). “I spent a lot of time listening to music, both foreign and domestic. My DJ back then was my mother, who seemed to en- joy watching me become increasingly in- terested in music in every sense. Perhaps I’m slightly sorry that I didn’t take any in- strument in my hands during those days. Everything would be much easier now,”re- calls Marković. He has developed as an author in several stages. From a lover of music, to his dis- covery of reggae, via his rst musical ex- periences in the group Eyesburn, all the way to irieFM. “The period during which irieFM was a group with the ambition to become a glob- al reggae band lasted a long time and was terribly thorny and slow, but fruitful. We became precisely that, enjoying signi - cant experiences at a global level. After everything, we went from there with the idea of nevertheless making something much more personal, free from genres, not to say that we returned to the lab to con- duct a lot more work.”
Eight years after the release of their rst edition, in front of us is a refreshed, up- dated version of irieFM, while the album is symbolically entitled ‘Roads’... “The album was named after the song and its importance to us. This is perhaps our most mature song to date. It is particular- ly dear to me because it comes from the classic pop form, but succeeds in carry- ing the desired atmosphere. It relates to all those who nd themselves in the story carried by the song, and it refers to some issues that are sidelined by daily life and problems that make us alive.” The album is lled with symbolism, ad- dresses various aspects of love, emotion- al and life journeys that a person travers- es in search of a better version of self. It is precisely in diversity that our interlocu- tor nds inspiration, and it is within touch- ing distance. “Railway stations, airports - I’ve always been attracted to such places, and the di erent cultures that are subtly or explicitly seen in those places. Such places clearly show us that, although there are di erent ways of handling some of the basic things that comprise life, the essence of us all remains the same. Di erences are good when in “collision” they produce something new that inspires, encourages and compels one to consider some new way of looking at the same phenomenon. Apart from the name of the album and the (in)direct signi cance evoked by the songs, such as the current single‘What pulses your body’, it also includes elements that are a reection of Vukašin’s experience of some other places. “I conquer new places by spending suf- cient time there, so much that I feel as though I’m on my own territory. I accept that place, live life with it, learn a little about people’s habits, adjust my own habits. The scent of a place, that which is felt in the air, is what I feel rst.
Posle osam godina od izlaska prvog izdanja pred nama je osvežena, osavremenjena verzija grupe „irieFM“, a album je simbolično nazvan „Putevi“ Eight years after the release of their rst edition, in front of us is a refreshed, updated version of irieFM, while the album is symbolically entitled ‘Roads’...
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