The 30th anniversary of Šumski deserves listening of their back catalog, some extra praise for mature and masterful album “Ostrvo ledenog kita” (2018) & introduction note of minor importance for those of you who are not familiar with their left-field existence and oeuvre.
Šumski were founded in January of ’91 in Zagreb and as a peculiar band of their generation represent the last youth of SR Croatia (posljednja mladost Socijalističke Republike Hrvatske!?). Šumski’s founding stone of inspiration was an album by original hippy psych collective Amon Düül I, whose playful jamming music had briefly opened Kornel Šeper’s psychedelic third eye. Brimming with amateurish enthusiasm and carelessness young group even found the way how to enter YURM ’91 festival (the last one). Modest and now legendary Kekere Aquarium cassette label followed soon with notorious first issue KA001. When they properly learnt their instruments of choice Šumski started to resemble a band that had some things in common with music issued under Rough Trade in early to mid ’80s – arty and quirky soft rock, combined with Zagreb’s new wave heritage. Even if in recent times melancholy can reign supreme in their repertoire, Šumski were and still are creatures of light.
Slušaj taj zvuk! (nekoć pun šumova i pomalo šumast, a danas…poslušajte ih uživo čim se pruži prva prilika)
bass, vocals: Kornel Šeper
drums, percussion: Boris Begić, Berko Muratović, Ivo Urli, Petar Šakić
guitar, vocals: Marin Juraga
guitar: Javor Jeić (1991-92)
trumpet: Igor Pavlica
bass, vocals: Kornel Šeper
drums: Viktor Krasnić
guitar, vocals: Marin Juraga
guitar: Franjo Glušac
trumpet: Igor Pavlica
bandcamp: Šumski
