- The Stroj
Infobox musical artist
Name = The Stroj (The Stroy)
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Background = group_or_band
Origin = flagicon|SloveniaSlovenia
Instrument =
Genre = Industrial
Years_active =1997 –2007
Label = StrojMusic
Associated_acts =
Current_members =Name
The name The Stroy comes from the Slovene word ‘stroj’ which means a ‘machine’. Pronounced together with ‘the’ the phrase sounds as ‘destroy’. The Stroy is a pun with two meanings: machine and destruction.
History
The Stroy began in 1997, when a group of
percussionists , craftsmen, and artists from Laško, Slovenia, first developed the idea of a huge mechanical sound machine that would sound like anarticulated noiseorchestra .The Stroj performed at events in locations such as
mines , stone-pits, abandoned factories, large vehicles, and high buildings. It combined powerful and complex rhythms with sounds from selfmade instruments together with visual effects. Their music had a unique and futuristic sound. It was a mixture of industrial,techno , rock, ethnic andjazz . They performed using heavy, rusty and strange looking instruments and ‘noisers’. The sound of the machine was upgraded with electronic effects and sound manipulations.In August 2000, TV Slovenija shot a television documentary about the construction of The Stroy's new machine for the Sila/00 project at the stone-pit in Rečica near Laško. The film covers their work in their hometown
Laško and the nearby stone-pit.The band was disbanded in March 2007.
Members
*Primož Oberžan – Loyz
*Aleksij Kobal - Alex Contrain
*Črt Lipovšek – Pihušek
*Dare Hriberšek – Biddonne
*Gregor Brvar – Grexon
*Matjaž Madjar – Magi
*Sonja Dernjač – Stroyna
*Sašo Kotnik – Vinkl
*Bojan Krhlanko – Boyanov
*Janez Levec - Johnny Kickers
*Miha Markošek – Mihaylo
*Aldo Ivančič - DJ AldoDiscography
*Ventilator (StrojMusic 1999)
*Gremo! (StrojMusic 2002)
*Cona / The Zone (StrojMusic 2006)External links
* [http://www.thestroj.net The Stroj] - official website
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