Okret by Parco Palaz

With "Okret" (meaning "Turn"), Parco Palaz delivers an album that doesn’t give a damn about expectations. What started as an exploration of the rhythms and melodic twists of the Balkans turned into a personal and artistic rollercoaster. This isn’t about putting music into boxes – "Okret" prefers to smash them and build something new instead. Familiar yet strange, like a song your grandparents hummed, but somehow run through a futuristic filter.

The opener "Sestorak" sets the tone: nothing here is done halfway. Driving, intense, and a little eerie. The Gajda, an instrument as old as the mountains it comes from, gets an electronic upgrade here. Tradition meets the future, and the result is neither folklore nor sci-fi – it’s just "Okret". The album is a journey through sounds you won’t easily forget. With "Rumenka", the banger arrives, sparking energy and setting the album ablaze – pure joy! "Sirinicka" is a gem: voices and sound design merge into a meditative hymn, elevating a girls' choir into a new dimension. Tracks like "Durdevka" are percussive heavy-hitters, while „Beograd Dub“, „Brankov Most“ and „Šar Planina“ bridge the gap to club culture with a touch of dub and house elements. Produced between Basel, Belgrade, and a few places Google Maps barely knows, "Okret" is an album that builds bridges – and then blows them up. It’s not about where the sounds come from, but where they take you.

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