ZABRANJENO PRISLUSKIVANJE!

When Tako, propably the best Balkan Prog band ever to see the light, disbanded in 1981, their keyboardist Djordje Ilijin decided to move on as a composer and producer, releasing in 1983 his debut solo album ''Zabranjeno prisluskivanje!''.A sought-after collector's item, this one was released on the Croatian label Suzy in 1983 with Ilijin playing the flute, piano, acoustic guitar and various keyboards.He was accompanied by the choir of Hor Doma Omladine Iz Sremske Mitrovice and practically his only collaborator was former Korni grupa drummer Vladimir Furduj Furda.

The music comes as a mix of gentle folky soundscapes and intense Psychedelic/Space Rock with sporadic chants and narrations, practically based on Ilijin's organ and synthesizer experiments.Lacking a bassist, Ilijin provided a background for drummer Vladimir Furduj Furda either with his piano or synthesizers.The material here is filled with melancholic and archaic soundscapes, flirting often with Electronic Music, showered by Ilijin's excellent flute work and his interactions with the meditative keyboard sounds.So, don't search for any apparent Tako connections, this is smooth, pastoral instrumental music, closer to the Kraut-Rock principles of bands like MYTHOS than Symphonic/Jazz Rock.The atmospheres are great and, while Ilijin lacked a strong supportive band, his sincere approach and mood for cosmic textures resulted an album, characterized by an extremely personal sound.Pastoral flutes all the way, floating keyboards, delicate pianos and some sporadic choirs and strings offer a cinematic, almost spiritual delivery of slightly experimental compositions.The last tracks feature a more bluesy/Folk feel due to the constant use of harmonica, essentially moving a bit away from the album's psychedelic atmosphere in an attempt to make things a tad lighter.His approach though on cosmic/rural soundimages is the driving force of this genuine effort.

Ilijin worked later as an archaeologist and producer and at some point he immigrated to the United States, working as a composer at the Harlem School of Arts.

Lovely Psych/Folk/Cosmic/Synth Prog, very original, atmospheric and cinematic.One of a kind-type of an album, which deserves some attention.Warmly recommended, CD reissue out on Mellow Records.