.webp)
ABOP
ABOP – “After je Bolji od Partija”, which translates to English as “The After-Party is Better than the Party” is an awarded and critically acclaimed Croatian electronic music band inspired by acid house, techno, electro and other early electronic dance music genres. There’s a rave on the floor, the audience is in trance – but there is no DJ – instead, ABOP consists of five exquisite musicians on the stage. Live electronic band. ©Photos Konrad Lovrenčić / Darko Mareš
Dates and times
Friday, September 19, 22:00 to 23:00
Address
Karolina Riječka Pier
Living drum machine – Ivan Levačić and Ivan Vodopijec share a single drum kit, sitting opposite of each other and kicking in the same bass drum. Both visual and auditory centerpiece of their music. They are accompanied by heavy bass lines by Erol Zejnilović, digital synths by Ivan Božanić and Roland TB 303, Future Retro 777 and similar analog synths by Bogumil Kulaga. They are best consumed live when their performance is met by outstanding light design by Andrija Šantro and intricate sound design by Igor Ivanković.
In 2017, the band was awarded with the Best Electronic Music Band Award by Ambasador (Croatian music award recognizing achievements in electronic music). In 2018, ABOP released their first video for the song Right Now, directed by Katrin Novaković. The animated stop-motion video was featured in numerous animation and music video festivals, the most famous one being Berlin Music Video Awards 2019, where the band performed.
In November 2019, the band released their first LP Delta through the region’s most prolific regional indie record label PDV. The album was mixed and mastered by Croatian techno trailblazer Petar Dundov.
©Photo Katarina Skrbin
