ROK PREDIN IN IZGANJALCI HUDIÄŒA

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ROK PREDIN
V slovenskem prostoru popularne glasbe ne govorimo prav pogosto o avtorski glasbi kot o samostojnem žanru. Se pravi, da je prav posamičnost tista, ki glasbo najbolj opredeljuje. Tako kot lahko za nekoga ugotovimo od kod prihaja zgolj po narečju, ki ga govori, lahko nekatere glasbenike prepoznamo po njihovi glasbeni govorici, ki je v takšnem primeru praviloma težko opredeljiva v kontekstu običajnih zvrsti popularne glasbe ali celo trenda. V našem prostoru se za takšen avtorski izraz pogosto posega po besedi kantavtor, kar je svojevrsten kompliment in ima pridih tistih časov, ko je slovenska glasba doživljala vrhunce z deli Tomaža Pengova, Janija Kovačiča, Marka Breclja in še koga, ki so takrat v naša ušesa zlezli s komadi za katere bi danes težko verjeli, da bi se sploh uvrstili na radijski program. In tudi Roka Predina smo največkrat označevali z besedo kantavtor. Rok Predin je v svojem glasbenem ustvarjanju prišel do tretjega albuma. Svoj prvenec »Prepozno doma(2006)« je posnel v duetu z Gregorjem Stermeckim. Zgoščenko je zaznamovalo lirično, morda celo minimalistično vzdušje kitare in klaviatur. Seveda se že od začetka v vlogi protagonista izpostavlja besedilo, kar podpisuje kantavtorsko naravo glasbenega prvenca. Album je izšel pod imenom Libido, kot svojevrsten homage Rokovi istoimenski najstniški rock skupini katere zanesenjaštvo in elan je hotel prenesti v svoje nove glasbene dejavnosti. Pod istim imenom je posnel tudi svojo naslednjo zgoščenko »Drugič enkrat(2007)«. O skladbah s tega albuma lahko na internetu preberemo, da “…so zveste specifični trubadurski ali celo sanšonjerski tradiciji, ki je v našem prostoru prisotna že desetletja... Lahko bi rekli, da gre za nekakšno reaktualizacijo določenega tipa nekonformističnega glasbenega avtorstva za katerega se je predvidevalo, da je minil z zatonom rokerskega zanesenjaštva ... glasba samozavestno predpostavlja, da se dialekt nove glasbene generacije ne naslanja zgolj na izkušnjo uniformirane množine … skladbe so izrazito lirične in žanrsko težko opredeljive. Za studijske potrebe sta jih v celoti posnela Rok Predin (vokal, kitara) in Borut Praper (bobni, tolkala, klaviature, programiranje), za njihovo odrsko postavitev pa so zadolženi še Klemen Krajc (bas), Saso Gačnik (klaviature) in Gasper Peršl (bobni). Svojo najnovejšo zgoščenko je izdal pod svojim imenom in jo poimenoval »Britev« in sicer po istoimenski skladbi, za katero pravi, da je reprezentativna za bluzovsko vzdušje celotnega albuma. Gre za enajst novih pesmi, ki so ugledale luč sveta po zanimivem naključju. Rok je namreč pred kakšnim letom sredi čekovniškega gozda na podstrešju hiše našel kitaro, ki se je ni nihče dotaknil štirideset let. Instrument je bil v takšnem stanju, da se nanj ni dalo zaigrati praktično ničesar, vsaj na ne na klasičen način. Povsem drugače pa se je kitara oglasila če si nanjo zaigral s steklenim naprstnikom, ki je značilen za igranje bluesa. Po avtorjevih besedah ga je zvok, ki ga je priklical iz kitare slide, uročil, kar je povzročilo nastanek dvanajst novih pesmi v relativno kratkem času. Seveda pa tudi najnovejših stvari ne moremo označiti s kategorijo klasičnega bluesa. Gre za ponotranjenje določenih karakteristik te zvrsti, za izkoriščanje določene prvinskosti ali celo mističnosti, ki jo je ta zvrst poznala predvsem na svojih začetkih. Lahko rečemo, da nam Britev prinaša nevsakdanjo glasbeno dogodivščino, ki dodaja novo širino raznovrstni glasbeni produkciji Roka Predina.
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ROK PREDINIn the field of Slovenian popular music, original music is not often referred to as an individual genre. But individuality is the very element which defines music most thoroughly. Just as we know where people come from simply by the dialect they speak, we recognise some musicians from the language of their music, which is, in such a case, hard to define in the context of ordinary popular music genres or even trends. Locally, in such a case we often resort to the phrase "singer/songwriter", which is a kind of a compliment and reminds us of the times when Slovenian music climaxed with the works of Tomaž Pengov, Jani Kovačič, Marko Brecelj and others, who nestled in our ears with certain songs that today we would find nearly impossible to even qualify for airing on the radio. And Rok Predin had also often been described as a singer/songwriter. In his musical endeavours Rok Predin concluded his third album. His debut "Prepozno doma" (2006) was recorded as a duet with Gregor Stermecki. It was characterised by a lyrical, perhaps even minimalist atmosphere of guitars and keyboards. Of course, from the very beginning lyrics were cast in the leading role, and that is characteristic of Rok's musical debut. The first album was released under the name "Libido", as a kind of a homage to Rok's teenage rock group, which went by the same name and whose enthusiasm and force Rok wanted to preserve in his new musical activities. The next album, "Drugič enkrat" (2007), was released under the same name. The Internet says the following about the tracks from this album: "The songs remain true to the specific troubadour or even chanson tradition, which has been present in Slovenia for decades... We could say it is a kind of a rebirth of a certain type of a non-conformist musical authorship, which seemed to have disappeared with the decline of rock enthusiasm... The music self-confidently presupposes that the dialect of the new musical generation does not simply build on the experience of the uniform masses..." The songs are extremely lyrical and hard to define in terms of genres. All the studio work was carried out by Rok Predin (vocals, guitar) and Borut Praper (drums, percussion, keyboards, programming), while the live line-up includes Klemen Krajc (bass), Sašo Gačnik (keyboards) and Gašper Peršl (drums). Rok's newest album was released under his own name and entitled "Britev", after the track with the same name, for which Rok claims it represents the blues atmosphere of the whole album. The album contains eleven new songs, which saw the light of day after an interesting coincidence. Namely, about a year ago Rok found a guitar, untouched for forty years, in the attic of a house in the middle of a forest. The instrument was in such a bad shape that practically nothing could be played on it, at least not in a classical manner. But the guitar sounded completely different when played with a slide, characteristic of blues. According to the author, the sound, summoned from the guitar by a slide, enchanted him and resulted in the creation of a series of new songs in a relatively short time. Of course, these newest creations cannot be described as classic blues. The new album is about the internalisation of certain characteristics of this genre, exploitation of its primal nature and even mysticism, which blues, at least initially, knew. We can state that the new album by Rok Predin presents us with an unusual musical adventure, adding a new dimension to Rok's musical production.