Gradot e Nem
„Gradot e nem“ je možda i najpotresnija pesma na prvom albumu grupe Mizar – iz nje progovara velegradska usamljenost, dobro poznata svima. Glavni junak, međutim, otkriva spasonosni smisao u urbanoj pustinji u kojoj živi, tamo gde ga nijedna rock ’n’ roll generacija nije ranije tražila – u duhovnosti. Ni u jednoj drugoj kompoziciji nije tako dobro dokumentovan taj emotivni skok iz nečeg opipljivog, materijalnog, gradskog – u nešto spiritualno i večno; iz pada u očaj – u potragu za unutrašnjim mirom.
The Perfect Record
Probably the perfect record to come out of the “alternative” scene in Yugoslavia, from no place other than Macedonia. Mizar are a band that have seemingly stayed anonymous, while having a very cult following throughout parts of the former Socialist Federation. And I can’t necessarily blame people for loving them.
Their combined sounds of dark wave, gothic rock and the constricting, yet ethereal and mesmerizing Orthodox Christian chanting in some of these songs feels like a breath of fresh air in those genres, even after almost 4 decades have passed. Their insistence to fuse the old and deep running roots of church singing and the Church Slavonic liturgical language seen on the track Hoden Zhe, with the new, coupled with their insistence to sing in the Macedonian language, something bands from the country at the time would avoid in favour for Serbo-Croatian that would guarantee at least some popularity, makes these guys a stand out and a hidden gem that puts almost all of the other bands that emerged in Yugoslavia to shame, both in creativity, originality and sound.
Gradot e Nem
„Gradot e nem“ je možda i najpotresnija pesma na prvom albumu grupe Mizar – iz nje progovara velegradska usamljenost, dobro poznata svima. Glavni junak, međutim, otkriva spasonosni smisao u urbanoj pustinji u kojoj živi, tamo gde ga nijedna rock ’n’ roll generacija nije ranije tražila – u duhovnosti. Ni u jednoj drugoj kompoziciji nije tako dobro dokumentovan taj emotivni skok iz nečeg opipljivog, materijalnog, gradskog – u nešto spiritualno i večno; iz pada u očaj – u potragu za unutrašnjim mirom.
The Perfect Record
Probably the perfect record to come out of the “alternative” scene in Yugoslavia, from no place other than Macedonia. Mizar are a band that have seemingly stayed anonymous, while having a very cult following throughout parts of the former Socialist Federation. And I can’t necessarily blame people for loving them.
Their combined sounds of dark wave, gothic rock and the constricting, yet ethereal and mesmerizing Orthodox Christian chanting in some of these songs feels like a breath of fresh air in those genres, even after almost 4 decades have passed. Their insistence to fuse the old and deep running roots of church singing and the Church Slavonic liturgical language seen on the track Hoden Zhe, with the new, coupled with their insistence to sing in the Macedonian language, something bands from the country at the time would avoid in favour for Serbo-Croatian that would guarantee at least some popularity, makes these guys a stand out and a hidden gem that puts almost all of the other bands that emerged in Yugoslavia to shame, both in creativity, originality and sound.