E-PLAY The story surrounding Belgrade based band E-play from the very beginning was quite extraordinary. How many local bands are fortunate enough to become noticed by applying to a demo festival, after just a few years of practicing in numerous basements? The band began serious work in 1998, and soon thereafter - in 1999 at a demo band festival - E-play, won a recording award. Some of the most popular Yugoslav films feature their songs. The soundtrack for the movie Munje included their song Prvi pogled tvoj and the movie Lavirint featured the song In the Middle. Music performed by E-play is uniquely modern: drum and bass, techno, hard core… The dynamics and fusion of many influences has been presented in the single Zasto? . Incredibly energetic bass lines, screaming guitar sound, head-spinning special effects and drums in furious rhythms, intersect with lead singer Biljana's significantly slower vocals, creating a noticeable contrast. During 2004 and 2005 the band was preparing and recording the second album in Akademija Free Zone studio, in cooperation with producer Nikola Vranjkovic. From this collaboration the album Crime came out with a new, refreshed and enriched sound. With songs from soft ballads to full sound the band succeeded maintaining the recognisable mix of electronics, live guitars, along with energy and melody. Contributors were guests musicians Sasa Lokner (Bajaga i Instruktori), Kojot (Eyesburn) and Cvare (Overdrive). |