Jan Nemeček - "On Subtle Horizon"

Jan Nemeček is a bit of a Serbian ambassador for Belgrade’s intense, experimental electronic work. “On Subtle Horizon” is an excellent sound-designed piece that resonates with a shimmering electron shower of buzzing synths, pulling strings and lightly growling set-pieces. The press release states that it “unpacks the paradigm of the individualistic act of computer music creation, transporting it into the communal setting of a band, its performers contributing elements ranging from prepared piano to Turkish lyre.

"I initially started working on On Subtle Horizon sometime in 2021, as a reimagining of the song ‘Jurjevo’ by the Croatian noise-folk band Nemeček. As these things tend to be, the remix ended up being put on the backburner a bit as I was working more and more on the album, and I gradually began reworking some of the elements into what became the final track. During the last studio sessions, I sent the track to Miloš [Hadžić], who ended up contributing this evolving synth line on the Verbos synthesizer which built up the actual layered melodic structure of the track. By early 2023, the track shed its wall-of-sound, preserving granulated elements and reamplified distorted lines." - Jan Nemeček