Nava Mamă – Hardcore Ardelenesc/ R&B Satanic/ Folcloric Pop/ Cluj-Napoca
“Treading the line between post-rock and Joy Division-esque angst, Nava Mamă hails from Cluj-Napoca, in the center of Transylvania. An unusual spike in the local musical landscape, Nava Mamă (name translates to The Mother Ship) offer unapologetically melodramatic tracks, delivered with great confidence and aplomb. It’s a rare thing indeed for a band to have such a sense of irony and enthusiasm all at the same time, and I feel their self-titled, self-released debut album is one of the strongest releases to come out in recent years on the local scene. Vocals are usually very subdued in post-rock, either heavily processed (see God Is an Astronaut), or reduced to spoken word samples. Nava Mamă, on the other hand, chose to highlight the added texture that the voice can bring and manage an excellent blend of patient, slowly building instrumental work and quite impressive singing.”
— Arctic Drones // http://arcticdrones.com/staff-picks/10-fantastic-romanian-bands/
guests: ++ Pinholes – Alternative / Pre-Alternative / Post-Alternative / Iași
