Blog: music

Dream Theater

2019-07-01 by dino

Thanks to my cousin Amir, I attended a great concert with Dream Theater yesterday in Aarhus. Also great to watch live Animals for Leaders and two other bands. A great birthday present!

Sevdah Takht

2018-04-13 by dino

Sevdah Takht concert in Odense on April 6, 2018.

Afenginn in Vejle

2016-10-01 by dino

I like these guys from Afenginn. They played in Vejle last night, so I took my Mrs. to their concert. They are great musicians and they bland Balkan, klezmer, avant-prog with Scandinavian sounds.

The Double Life of Veronique

2016-02-04 by dino

The Double Life of Veronique (1991), a marvellous work of the great Krzysztof Kieslowski. A great film, that needs to be watched several times. It is not for everyone, especially not for those who consider Transformers or Rise of the Planet of the Apes as fantastic films.

Paradise

2015-08-26 by dino

Kada sam počeo ozbiljno slušati muziku tamo negdje na samom kraju 1980-ih, američka grupa Tesla je bila jedna od prvih grupa koje sam počeo pratiti na mome muzičkom putovanju. A baš nekako u to vrijeme objavili su drugi album “The Great Radio Controversy” na kojem se nalazila balada Paradise, koja je uvijek imala posebno mjesto u mom srcu zbog melodičnosti i vrlo dirljivog teksta. Sâm bend nisam nešto pretjerano pratio, brat Elvis ih je više gotivio, ali sam ovu pjesmu, između ostalih, uvijek volio poslušati. Ovaj put u akustičnoj verziji.

Bosanska noć sevdaha u Aarhusu

2015-05-08 by dino

Šestog maja 2015. održao se jedan vrlo kratak koncert u Aarhusu, na kojem smo morali prisustvovati, iako Amra i ja živimo čak 70 kilometara južnije od mjesta održavanja koncerta, i iako se tu noć igrala vrlo važna polufinalna fudbalska utakmica Lige šampiona između Barcelone i Bajerna. A morali smo doći na koncert, jer su na sceni bili meni izrazito dragi bh. muzičari Damir Imamović i Emir Bošnjak. Obojica su virtuozi na svojim poljima, Damir na polju istraživanja i tumačenja bosanskog sevdaha, a Emir na harmonici. Ovaj put to nije bio klasičan koncert, nego semestarski koncert studenata Jutlandskog Muzičkog Konzervatorija (Det jyske Musikkonservatorium) koje predvodi Bošnjak, a Imamović je bio specijalni gost večeri.

The first song in 2015

2015-02-09 by dino

Daniel Gildenlöw’a Pappa is the first song I have been listening to in 2015. What a great song about “the divorce-generation children” seen from a child’s perspective.

And the waltz goes on

2014-12-20 by dino

I didn’t know Sir Anthony Hopkins wrote a waltz. It is very beautiful, played by André Rieu.

West Coast

2014-11-19 by dino

This song West Coast by Lana Del Rey is just wonderful. Usually I am listening to progressive metal, and sometimes some of the classical music, but I really like this song. I have listened to other Lana’s songs, but they did not affect me in any way, but West Coast is so atmospheric and filled with melancholy. I wrote it many times before, but I like melancholic stuff, and this song has it along with the rhythm change and steady pace. This is probably one of the best songs I have heard this year.

Dubioza in Aarhus

2014-11-14 by dino

Last week in Aarhus.

On music

2014-10-31 by dino

I am a guy who enjoys a wide range of music. Although I have always listened mostly to heavy and progressive metal, I have for some reason a sweet spot for disco, jazz and classical music too. Except for disco, I guess you could probably conclude I prefer bleak and melancholic sounds.

Who would have guessed that I like all the following songs?

Opeth - Burden

2014-04-02 by dino

I rarely seek poetry in songs, but I do find it often in Opeth. Their “Burden” is one of my all time favorite songs. I guess, I was never able to separate emotions from poetry, and I’ve always had a weak spot for melancholy…