MPJ Slo (Kontra / Balkan Radar)

About Me

Making music and noises...
Workin as composer for Qdepartment
Makin' parties and djing as MPJ Slo (digital DJ) & producing dnb as member of my crew Kontra
(made over 30 parties with guests like: Kemal, BSE, Paul B, Matrix & Optical, Optiv, Teebee, Codex, Impulse, Miss Ficel, Chris SU & SKC, Dave the drummer, Stakka & Skynet & many more...)
Finished classical music high school in Sarajevo, music college in Dublin. Got hooked on dnb in 1997 and never looked back. Before that worked as session musician and played in several bands (Skroz, Zabranjeno pusenje...)
Traveled a lot over the world (Argentina, Buthan, Myanmar, S.Korea, Iran, Togo, Benin, Zambia, Chile, USA, Nepal, Malaysia, Guatemala, all over EU...)

My Interests

exploring world of oscillations...beside that: cats, gadgets, traveling, ecology, transhumanism, quality red wine, herbs, all sorts of studio equipment, reverse eng., cryogenics, nanotech, biotech...

I'd like to meet:

God

Music:

drum and bass on the first place (proper techstep & neurofunk): Kemal, Ed&Op, Noisia, Phace, BSE, Desimal , Optiv, Klute, Teebee, Misantroph, Photek, Audio, Unknown Error, Polar, Vicious Circle, Bulletproof, Elements of noize, Impulse, Rob F, Break & Silent Witness, Calyx, EBK, Matrix, Limewax, Amit, John B, Chris SU & SKC, Raiden, Logistics, Paul B & Subwave, Hive, Marcus Intalex, Dom, Blame, Calibre, ...so many of em!!!techno: Dave the drummer, Pounding grooves, Hertz...proper electro, breaks (BackDraft, Rogue Element. Dhylan Rhymes, Plumps, AquaSky), jazz (Miles Davis, Herbie H., Nina Simone), IDM (Aphex & Square), classical music (Rachmaninov, Ludwig Van B), post rock (Mogwai, Radiohead), Lemon Jelly, dubstep (Distance & Vexed), Vangelis, Rage Against the machine, Prodigy, Altern8, Tricky(MaxinaQuaye only), ... local music scene (Skroz, VH, Validna, Basheskia, Edward...)...

Movies:

all Stanley Kubrick movies, all Lars Von Trier movies...some Harmony Korine movies...BBC documentaries

Television:

OldSkool: Monty Python FC, Faulty Towers, BBC documentaries (Human Animal!),Gustav, La Linea...
NuSkool: SP, American Dad, Family Guy, Simpsons, Top Gear, Mythbusters, BBC...

Books:

Ray Kurzweil's books

Heroes:

Nikola Tesla

My Blog

TOP 5 dnb tracks (updated sometimes)

04.08.20071 - Phace "Hotrock" (VIP) [?]2 - Mindscape "No...
Posted by MPJ Slo (Kontra / Balkan Radar) on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 06:41:00 PST

Upcoming gigs

24/06/2006 Gorazde, BiH31/06/2006 club "Africa" Sarajevo, BiHLIFT FEST SARAJEVO 200618/08/2006 - electrostep / dnb night withw John B (Beta / Tangent / Nu Electro, UK)23/08/2006 breakbeat night withDJ...
Posted by MPJ Slo (Kontra / Balkan Radar) on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 05:03:00 PST

RIP Desimal

RIP DesimalDesimal (Graham Marsh) passed away on 23.05.2006. He was one of the most talented dnb canadian producers. His music just recently was discovered by masses, and his talent started to grow. I...
Posted by MPJ Slo (Kontra / Balkan Radar) on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 07:41:00 PST