Litošt
Background and members
Litošt was formed in 2006 as psychedelic experimental guitar - synth duo by Boštjan Franetič and Vitja Balžalorsky - one of most productive, established and recognised jazz guitar musician of younger generation. His musical expression as a guitarist varies from free jazz, experimental electronic vibes to mainstream modern jazz, while he is also fond of analogue synthesis and experimenting with different old school synthesizers in bends such as Zlatko Kaučič Kombo, Balžalorsky / Drašler 3o, Buche 4 and legendary metal band Ophidian.
Current members are Balžalorsky and Boštjan Simon (TRUS!, Vanilla Riot) on electronics and Bojan Krhlanko (also part of Stroj Machine, Free Willys, and other jazz line-ups) on drums, both of them joining quite quickly after Franetič hiatus in 2012.
Album and performances
Litošt self-released their début album in March 2013 and immediately gained a positive critical reception. The promotional concert following the record release in Menza pri koritu was their first live appearance with the new line-up and was quickly followed by the show where they opened for The Soft Moon. Since now the band played various venues and festivals throughout Slovenia and abroad, including Sajeta Creative Camp in July 2013. Since band plays all electronic parts live, their live performances are never the same, which makes every Litošt show a very distinctive and unique experience.
Genre
One of the hardest parts in defining Litošt is their musical expression. Critics tried hard to define Litošt by using various terms like IDM and progressive or lucid rock, but the band members strongly rejected all genre labels. Rather than putting Litošt in yet another wrong genre category is trying to comprehend their music in a context of a bend. Hence, significance of Litošt music is found in its details, originating from various new and historical genres, and great mutual chemistry between all three members.
