Woke up at 10am, Fab was already gone to the airport to take his plane but he called us because the flight was cancelled because of too much frog… so after buying food for the trip, we went to catch him at the airport at 2pm.

Then arrived at the Serbian border where we spent a litlle bit less than 3 hours with a cop who decided to look in all our bags and pockets… finally he gave up after seeing all the instruments…

Driving… we let Bino with Kate in Zagreb at 5am, enjoy Bino !

Driving… no problems at borders, not even in germany, whaou !!

Driving… another movie please !!

Driving… a little stop with French customs but no real control after all

Driving… arrived in Antony at midnight, after 34 hours of travelling………………….

Everybody took his things and then went to his own bed…. Feeling strange….

We woke up at 1pm, got out of hostel at 2pm.

What is difficult on this winter tour is of course the temperature but also the lack of light during “our days”: we always play after 11pm and for about a bit less than 2 hours, after it’s party with friends, then pack backline in the van, then go to sleep in a place, put on beds... so it’s nearly not possible to sleep before 4am. So we sleep till midday and go out at 1or 2pm. But the night arrive at 4:30pm, so we just have day light for 2 or 3 hours per day. When we get in the van to go for next gig, it’s completly night.

Chakka came with us to Zenrajnin, as our guide. Got to drive slowly because of freezed road...

So we arrived late and didn’t have time to soundcheck. As support band was “Impurita”, an hardcore band from Zrenjanin that helped “Tzef” (sorry guy, I don’t how to write your name...), the promoter, to organise the gig. They made a powerfull gig that warmed very well the audience. The place, the hall of the Cultural Center of the town, was full ( about 200 people) with all ages. Jandric family from Osijek also came as Tzef is one of thier friends.

We started with a difficult sound, but however... the people were really hot, jumping and punk dancing (pogo?), very good reaction maybe because it was a big part of Impurita audience !!

While we were packing our stuffs, Julian realised that somebody stole his jacket, so we looked everywhere, gave phone calls, but we didn’t found it... so it was not very good ambiance...

Then, some of us went to sleep at Tzef place and the others went party in a club. Lept only few hours...

Big Thanx to Tzef for your organisation, place to sleep and kindness !!

We had time on this morning because next gig is not so far, so we walked in the city which in north part of Croatia, called Slavonia, is on the Sava, the river that makes the border with Bosnia y Herzegovina. Here during the war, people had to leave the town because of bombs.

Then we took the van after chilling a bit at Marco’s place, shearing good music. We need to go to Osijek just 2 hours driving.

Arrived easily at 5pm, as Marina, one friend of former tours, came to pick us in town.

The place was really cold because of no heating. We had to wait for the PA system for 2h...

After waiting, we were said that we would play after midnight, so we began to drink, with Jandric family and Chakka from Sombor, one singer we met last summer...

The first band playing was from the town, an heavymetal/hardrock band with an singer with an amazing voice just like Axl Rose !! back 12 years before ! So cool !

At midnight it was Tim's birthday, we celebrate his 20 years with beer and rakija. When arrived time to play (1am...) we were really charged with alcohol. We had fun on this gig but it wasn't one of our best... anyway people react good, Chakka came to play on 3 songs with lot of improvisation, a little bit messy but quite funny ! Once more we sang for Tim's birthday, at the end people were slowly going back home, because of late hour or confused music, we'll never know... However, as usual now, Martial mixed till 4:30am while we were dancing with our friends and the rest of courageous people from Osijek. Then went to eat pizzas (once more...) before going to sleep in the flat of one of the promoters, at 6am. 

Special thanks to Marina, Tanja, Vesna (Jandric Family) for taking care of us all night long !!

Hey Lolov’, hope you enjoyed the evening with no rehearsal for once J

Woke up very late and chilling...

Listen to music with Nedim, talking about different bands, looking at movies that Vuneny made sound, speaking about the remixs they’ve done... So we asked him about doing a remix from one of our songs, he said yes, cool ! it’s gonna be “Corbeaux” or “CS12”.

We went to see the Sea Organ, that is unique in the whole world. It’s an Organ that make sound with the waves of the sea. We arriced there but there were no waves... Fortunatly, two boats were passing by so we could hear its sound thanks to the waves they made, quite beautiful, strong and totally random/shuffle (?).

Then met a craotian/french girl Matéa in a bar, so we talked about after-war feelings (feelings of the different generations, feeling about the judgements of the International Tribunal for Ex Yougoslavia for the war criminal of the different countries...).

Than go to eat in a little restaurant were the boss tried to make us pay like 40€ more than we should, so little arguing till the boss sais to our croatian friends: “why did you bring that shit in my restaurant ?”, real fucking mess...

After, still speaking with ZVUK people about the organ that cost a lot to the town, some money that won’t go for helping population or cultural activities but just for pride of the town, their relationship with the town which is not good (for example they must go from their first squatted office because town wanted to build parking, so town helped them to rent a flat but now, since three months, they don’t get any money from it....), the public places that are little by little owned by bars or restaurants so their no more many places where people can just gather to drink a bit and discuss, drugs in Zadar that after war has been the port where all drugs came for Croatia and that after a war from municipality against marijuana, everybody were used to use heroïne, easier to find...

We all finished the night in a bar, Nedim left at midnight to Zagreb, end of the trip with Vuneny’s guys, real great meeting and good times with them, Hope to see you soon in France, Balkans or anywhere else !

Thanks a lot to all ZVUK people, especially to Visnja, Beban, Maya and Miranda for these 3 days really cool in Zadar !!

Miss you Lolov’, hope you’re fine J

Wake up at 12...

We hardly found a good place to eat before leaving but finally found good pizzas and lasagnes in a shiny place with smiling faces... cool

Then 3 hours of travelling, watching a movie in the van... so quiet !

Arrived in Zadar a little bit late, guys of Vuneny arrived a little bit after by bus because we let Bino’s car in Zagreb.

Tonight it’s a festival in a big concrete hall with an old PA system, looks like it’s gonna be difficult... We hardly made soundcheck, sound was really hard... we were thinking that with many people it’ll be better. Have to deal nearly alone for technical stuffs has the guy was really tired, his first words when we arrived...

Vuneny began the gig. It was really cool to see them playing after 3 days dicussing in the van, partying at night. The conditions were really hard and as one of them was missing, they mostly improvisated the gig, that’s quite usual for them, but the hard condition didn’t really let them have great pleasure. However, Martial did the all gig with them and Julian sang a song. Really good to have this event after these days together !

Then we began our gig. Everything has changed compareted to the soundcheck... Two first songs were really hard, especially for Julian. There were like hundred people but not enough to make a good sound there... So as we all see that it won’t be possible to enjoy the sound, everybody of us decided to just have fun on stage ! we were playing, laughing at bad conditions, improvisating more as usual to enjoy ourselves. Good things came out, that was funny.

We all end up really drunk and partying with organisators till 6 in the morning. Little bit a mess at the end to know who will sleep there, but finally everybody found a place to sleep.

  here are some pictrures: http://www.zvuk.hr/jokevuneny2.html

Lolov’, hope you’re fine in Paris and that the festival weekend was good for you, hugs and kisses J