Д.Н.О. "Тишина" [2004]

DNO is an acronym of Drustvo so Neogranicena Odgovornost, which can be translated as "Company with Unlimited Responsibilities." It consists of Zlust members (plus others) and this long awaited debut album titled Tishina ("Silence") portrays different aspects of what these musicians can do. It seems that producer Malcolm Burn (Daniel Lanois, Peter Gabriel) has brought out the best of these musicians and the result is a classic of the genre.

Tishina is a very consistent album, with the musicians' excitement and energy easily being felt on such tracks as "Tishina," "Borba," and "Sweet Love." The album opens with a dramatic psychedelic riff "Ogledalo" (Mirror) and is followed by majestic "Ideme Do Kraj." "Tishina" and "Chija Li Si" are beautiful ballads that open ominously with jazzy fringes movingly expressed by Pop-Hristov's smoky recitation. "Jas i Ti" is dynamic tune with an impressive drum and bass riff. All these tracks create aural portraits of love, lust, brokenness, and devotion. Anyway this music successfully avoids some of the cliché that usually follows this type of music (both lyrically and musically) and it gives the listener a pleasant listening experience. I think that there is little more to be said of this album, as the music speaks for itself.
P+C 2004 Chicken Madness
NENAD GEORGIEVSKI @ AllAboutJazz.com