As stated in the official announcement, the band of author Dušan Pešić brings seven songs in new, acoustic versions without metal, but with a recognizable Rain Delay atmosphere.
On the album „Mediterranean“ you don’t hear distorted guitars and vocals, but there are acoustic and classical guitars, violins and orchestrations. Each song is dedicated to the author’s vacation, and the entire album is dedicated to the Mediterranean. Musically, the album combines Rain Delay melancholy with elements of coastal guitar pop rock, Venetian neo-classicism and flamenco. Keyboardist Matija Anđelković contributes to neo-classicism, while Stanislav Stanojević brings flamenco on the classical guitar.
Permanent members of the band include Antonija Maletin (drums), Gordana Georgijević (vocals), Anđela Vemić (vocals), Aleksander Matović (guitars), Nikola Andrejić (frets bass guitar) and Predrag Andrejević (guitars). Šerin Radeski (violin) and Ana Vlatković (vocals) are guests, appearing after 20 years. Co-producer Filip Vlatković is responsible for the release of the album, while Igor Stanić was in charge of recording. He releases an album WebMetropolis Recordsand the inspiration was drawn from the song “Mediteran” by the group WhoSee.
Dušan Pešić – vocals, acoustic/classical/electric/bass guitar
Antonio Maletin – drums
Matija Anđelković – keyboards/piano
Stanislav Stanojević – classical guitar
Nikola Andrejić – fretless bass guitar
Šerin Radeski – violin
Gordana Georgijević – vocalist
Anđela Vemić – vocalist
Danko Radulović – bass guitar
Aleksandar Matović – acoustic guitar
Predrag Andrejević – electric guitar
Mihajlo Stefanović – percussion
Ana Vlatković – vocalist
Angelina Živković – cello
Igor Stanić – bass guitar
Jelena Icić – vocalist
Nenad Mandić – acoustic guitar
Album producer Dušan Pešić, co-producer Filip Vlatković, except for the track Winged Lion where co-producers were Stefan Gaćeša and Dušan Filimonović. The songs were composed/written by Dušan Pešić, except for the track Né Dal Mondo, which was written by Dušan Pešić and Jelena Pauljev.
Rain Delay, Septinsular and Né Dal Mondo recorded/edited/mixed by Filip Vlatković at BeatBeat studio in Novi Sad, Serbia, as well as at SAE Institute Belgrade. Samarcołin, The Grand Summer and Kyoto Daylight Recon recorded/edited/mixed by Rodoljub Raičković at Vortex Studio and Igor Stanić at Graveyard Neighbor Studio, both in Inđija, Serbia. Winged Lion was recorded/edited/mixed by Stefan Gaćeša and Dušan Filimonović at Studio 3×2 in Pančevo, Serbia.
Additional recordings were made by Matija Anđelković at studio 130am and at the Faculty of Music, then Aleksandar Matović at his home studio, Dušan Filimonović at his studio, all in Belgrade, Serbia, as well as Filip Vlatković at SAE Institute Belgrade. Drums were recorded by Nenad Grujić at studio 17C, Nikola Škrbić and Zoran Džuklevski at studio Dom B612, as well as Filip Đurović at Studio Brutal, all in Novi Sad, Serbia, while all drums were edited by Filip Vlatković. The master recording was made by Filip Vlatković.
The cover photo was taken by Milan Đorđević in the summer of 2011 at the Španjola Fortress in Herceg Novi, Montenegro, edited by Antonio Maletin. The songs are dedicated to the author’s vacations in the Mediterranean between 2002 and 2019. Original versions of songs available on the albums As I Bequeath My Yesterday, Of Blood-Red and Gold, Selenophilia and This Time Next Year.
The album was released on June 10, 2024 by Valerija Brkljač, i.e. the publishing house WebMetropolis Records.
Source: balkanrock.com
