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Slovakia

alternadelic indie popdisco in your ears

About Me

...a 3-piece based in Bath, UK, formed in late 2006. Memorable melodies and luscious harmonies combine with a solid, inventive ryhthm section and beautiful keyboard tones to create songs that draw you in with interesting arrangements and quirky yet razor-sharp lyrical observations.

"The combination of synth, Jon’s reverbed falsetto and a solid unit of bass and drums create a rich and warm soundscape that is both musically diverse and engaging...The lack of guitar in the group takes away that slightly brittle edge which works perfectly for this band. Jon’s voice is able to soar in an ocean of colour that I immediately thought would sound great on record. Records such as Radiohead’s Kid A sprang to mind. A rich palette."
Moles Club Review - Nov ’07

"This lot piss all over Keane don’t they?"
Man, Porter Cellar Bar - Apr ’08


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Member Since: 11/15/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/slovakiaband
Band Members: jon - piano/organ, vocals, guitars, drums, noises --------jodie - bass, synths, vocals, noises, tambourine ---------joe - drums, vocals, noises, vocal noises, guitars, programming --------detective inspector grobelaar pretty much plays himself
Influences: Elbow, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Bjork, Low, electricity, noises, work.
Sounds Like: A giant whale sliding into the big cold sea, crying salt tears before realising that actually being a giant whale is pretty fucking awesome and having a dance instead, then crying.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Problems video from Croft gig

Hello!we had a lovely gig at the Croft in Bristol last night. We were battling muddy onstage sound but still managed to play our songs and people seemed to enjoy themselves. Also on the bill were the ...
Posted by Slovakia on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:01:00 PST

London gig tuesday

Hello, short notice, but we’re playing at the Metro Club in London on tuesday 15th. Please come and watch if you’re anywhere near the area at the time. Go on.   joe x...
Posted by Slovakia on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:11:00 PST

Newbury Gig / Review of Porter Gig

Hello! We played at the Snooty Fox in Newbury last night with Rob Spalding and CuteLoony. It was great fun! Many thanks to the lovely people of Newbury who clapped and shouted and made us feel most we...
Posted by Slovakia on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:40:00 PST

Lots of gigs

Hello! we’ve got loads of gigs coming up. Latest one added is the word of mouth 1st anniversary gig at Moles on May 14th. You’ve really got no excuse not to turn up to at least one of the...
Posted by Slovakia on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 09:20:00 PST

Silent Treatment

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Posted by Slovakia on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:34:00 PST

Part of the factory finished

Part of the factory is finished! It makes me smile every time I listen to it. It is such a joyous song in contrast to the lyrics (which I dont really know what they are about, but it is not reall...
Posted by Slovakia on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:08:00 PST

new songs

We spent a frantic weekend trying to finish mixing the new songs ready to enter the glastonbury competition, only to find that the page wasnt working. Nevermind, at least it forced us to get a move on...
Posted by Slovakia on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:27:00 PST

The sweet sound of progress

Hey, I am now a few celebratory bottles of beer down but today we began recording our new material. We have done drums and bass for 'octagon', 'problems' and 'part of the factory'. Sure, I'm biased. S...
Posted by Slovakia on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:58:00 PST

It was christmas eve babe, in the drunk tank

Morning and a MERRY CHRISTMAS to all! I woke up at six, still a bit pissed, and needed a cup of tea and now the internet has got involved. Damn you internet! Still, good luck to everyone for the forth...
Posted by Slovakia on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 10:56:00 PST

Jon gets older again.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JONNER!   I assume you're in some kind of crazy place, drunk. Hope you're enjoying it. While you're away we're going to damage your new song by making it sound like Merzbow. J...
Posted by Slovakia on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 12:32:00 PST