ŠUMSKI

Šumski is one of the most well-known alternative bands in Croatia. Founded in Zagreb in 1991, from the very start, they were noted to be one of the most unusual acts appearing on the scene. With their performance and inspiration falling well outside of the popular genre brackets of the day, Šumski created their musical landscape, full of experiments and unexpected arrangements, within which kraut rock, world music, psychedelia, new wave, animation soundtracks, noise, avant-pop and electronics all take up their place equally.

Their ‘sound without borders’ is akin to Can, Faust, Blurt, Captain Beefheart, and the movies of Jacques Tati and the books of Blaise Cendrars. Besides playing in Šumski, all the band members also form part of the Zagreb scene in other ways, through playing in other bands (Peach Pit, Cul-de-Sac, Haustor, Jinx, Stampedo, Zli bubnjari, Brujači/Buzzers, Uzrujan, Franz Kafka Ensemble) and managing the cult club Močvara and label Kekere Aquarium. Besides Croatia, they also performed in Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Hungary, Netherlands, Czeck Republic, Belgium, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Danmark, Germany and Great Britain.

Šumski released six albums, with Trottel Records, Zvuk Močvare, Pop depresija and Geenger Records releasing their last album, Kolobari, in 2022. „Sounds like it would get people from a bunch of different music backgrounds to dance together.“ Gerard Van Herk (Deja Voodoo).