It explores forms of violence; physical and verbal, external and self-inflicted. It explores forms of power; the dangerous thin line between giving power to and giving power over oneself, and forms of subjugation and addiction on both societal and, more significantly, on interpersonal levels. Beasts, bottomless pits, never to be full! To be fulfilled. Glued onto each other in sweat, a never-ending pain and evenly spread, at all times…«.
In those dark, dystopian lyrics, full of questions, such as, »What is being said and what stays unspoken? Who does it refer to? Who is protecting whom? For what reasons? Who is being addressed or what needs to be considered? Modular synthesizers and cut-up samples mixed with manipulated CD players and recordings of acoustic instruments and field recordings, along with elaborate sound processing, ultimately creates a wondrously heterogeneous mixture.
For this project, they have invited two video artists to collaborate with: Patrick K. The abstract-concrete video of Patrick K. In their live shows, video does not comment on music, and music does not comment on video. They add perspective to one another; a potential for further evolution, growth and transmutations of characters at the junction of seen and heard.
We have a lot of time for Maja Osojnik, the lyricist and vocalist of the group, especially her solo records such as Let Them Grow, just one example of how this singular woman is able to deal with very troubling emotions and produce a strong cathartic experience. The press notes confirm that Rdeca Raketa — a name which translates as Red Rocket — are still very concerned with the failure of communication in modern times, the terrible net of misunderstandings and ignorance that hems us all in, a situation compounded by the widespread careless use of social media.
Enjoy while you can. From 5th August But one thing specific was the relationship between artist and audience. Historically, the distance between the two was clear and also integral.
