Release Type: LP

Filip Bukrshliev is slowly and gracefully shaping in to one of the finest macedonian guitar players. He’s been places in the past, but it seems his jazz guitar kinda glued to his musical being and it handed him over a special power to write almost enchantingly beautiful music of lately. Don’t get me wrong, there’s a fair share of weirdness surrounding his aura, but his playing and composing skills are constantly perfecting, gracing our mere mortal’s souls with shots of pure musical substance. This music is out there. A tasteful affair. Treat yourself. You deserve it.

Filip Bukrshliev [guitar]
Andrea Mircheska [double bass]
Slavcho Kocev [DRUMS]

All compositions by Filip Bukrshliev
Arranged by Filip Bukrshliev, Andrea Mircheska & Slavcho Kocev
Recorded on 10.01.2021 in Alshar Studio, by Ivica Jankulovski
Mixed & mastered by Vladan Drobicki
Cover photo by Marija Grubor
Cover design by Filip Bukrshliev

You know Yordan Kostov… a composer, accordionist, adventurist and a quintet leader. Well he has nailed it again. In fact, THEY have done it again. The quintet. It is a great joy to listen, promote and release another piece, another sweetheart done by this marvelous people. It is the well documented magic from “Plush Pig” [PMGJAZZ009], maybe a little bit darker now… and then again maybe not. Take “Terminals” for example: a proper hit ladies and gentlemen. Anyway, you’re in for a cosy free ride with several shots of Martini Roso and an occasional bump into mellow darkness. Your afternoons are just about to get better 🙂

The Quintet:

Yordan Kostov
Andrea Mirchevska
Filip Bukrshliev
Dragan Teodosiev
Damjan Grujo

Recorded and mixed by Bojan Ugrinovski
Cover design Maja Dzepovska

Ladies and gentlemen
You’re up for a treat with this one. A bit different from our previous releases, but right on track faithful to our vision of pushing quality and variety. It is a piano album, composed and played by our young friend Dino Imeri, one of the new guard Macedonian contemporary musicians. Warm and fluid, with a clear intention to communicate with every possible listener, it is a proper introduction to a subtle, so far hidden world of a very bright and talented boy. It just might overwhelm you with it’s simplicity and plain beauty. And this is only a beginning… a proper start to a sonic friendship.

Produced, composed & performed by: Dino Imeri
Recorded by: Damir Imeri & Adi Imeri
Mastering: Mite Dimovski – Tralala Studio
Photo by: Kiril Zelenkovski
Design by: Violeta Kachakova

Skopje. It’s a jazz rock city. Well in the 70s… and the 80s… it was all about Leb i Sol, Den za Den and some less known enthusiasts who traded this esoteric style for than ever present new wave. So the city got the roots. FF 2020s and we get this new generation playing their jazz rock. We get the reminiscence just be calmed where the jazz we are, but this kids own some ground of their own. With the band already in possesion of two self released albums, PMGJAZZ seized the opportunity to enjoy them live on their own festival and recorded the music this kids played. So here it is, a live album and it’s well worth it. Young, fluid, authentic and full of enthusiasm. Quality stuff that will make a repetitive listener out of you.

Composed by Zulu 3.4
Damjan Danevski drums
Mario Simonovski guitar
Martin Djorlev keys
Recorded 23.07.2020 at Kraj Vardarot Jazz Festival by Nenad Trifunovski
Mixed by Vladan Drobicki
Produced by Vladan Drobicki
Cover design by Nasko Djorlev

All tracks composed, arranged, and performed by Sethstat
Vasko Bojadziski – sax
Vladan Drobicki – trbn
Panche Bujukliev – synths
Pavel Drobicki – bass
Goce Naumov – drums
Dino Milosavljevic – drums
Guest on “Haifa” Vasko Atanasovski – guitar
Recorded by Alen Hadzi Stefanov
Mixed and produced by Vladan Drobicki
Executive producer: Dona Organdzieva
Cover art: ODA Design
Originally Released 2013 for ODA Music

Official video for lead single “Solitude” available on PMGJAZZ’s official Youtube channel >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lnx9RMikiEU

Filip Bukršliev [guitar]

All compositions by Duke Ellington, except #4 by Billy Strayhorn
Recorded June 2020, in one take – at Kino Frosina – MKC, by Vladan Drobicki
Cover by Filip Bukršliev
Produced by Vladan Drobicki [for PMGJazz]

„Here at PMG Jazz we try to publish the best, most interesting, and original music from Macedonia. Consequently, the word “unique” has been written about a few of our releases. NEVER has it been more appropriate than now. The thesaurus gives no better alternative. So, even with the risk of sounding repetitive – there it is again.

This wonderful east-meets-avantgarde record is by a trio of musicians particularly blessed with the talent for shamanistic improvisation, deeply rooted in the ritual music of the (Macedonian) east.

A thrilling conclusion of PMGJazz’ pandemic album quintuplogy.“

Blagojče Tomevski [clarinet, svorche, percussion, vocals]
Blagoja Gligorovski [guitar, synth]
Dragan Teodosiev [drums]

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Composed by B.Tomevski, B.Gligorovski D.Teodosiev
Recorded @ Alshar Studio by Ivica Jankulovski – 01.03.2020
Mixed and mastered by Vladan Drobicki
Executive producers – Vladan Drobicki & Mirko Popov [for PMGJazz]

„Respected Macedonian bassist Ljubomir Stojsavljević makes his PMGJazz debut, with this wonderfully refreshing, funk-inspired record, by a group named simply SD4. Rounding up the cast are old favorites Bujukliev / Drobicki / Naumov – well known to us primarily through their association with SETHSTAT. Kind words about these three fine gentlemen have been said in the past on these pages, so let us not dwell on them once more.

Stojsavljević, on the other hand, is debuting here, so a few compliments are in order..well, maybe not. Being one of the more expressive instrumentalists this country has ever produced, words will never be quite enough. Having made his name as the founder and bassist of immensely popular newwave / synthpop group BASTION, he was particularly selective about his later musical projects – this is only his third full album in his 40+ year career – the others being BASTION’s only LP, the other a live album by Garabet Tavitjan’s PARAMECIUM (a well known jazz fusion band).

Speaking about BASTION – a cameo by bass clarinetist Gunter Kube on “Mr. Komplex” (a Bastion composition) is one of the highlights of this album. Also present are recognizable themes by artists as diverse as Duke Ellington and Soundgarden. Maybe. There’s only one way to find out.“

SD4 are:
Vladan Drobicki [trombone]
Panče Bujukliev [keys]
Ljubomir Stojsavljević [bass]
Goce Naumov [drums]

Gunter Kube [bass clarinet – guest on #5]

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Recorded at Kino Frosina-MKC & Caffe Magor (#5) by Alen Hadži-Stefanov
Produced by Vladan Drobicki
Cover photo Vladan Drobicki
Cover design Violeta Kačakova

„What to say about the second collaboration between Macedonian jazz juggernaut SETHSTAT and PMG (Collective / Recordings / Jazz)’s Mirko Popov? Well, seeing how this is a live album based on material from their first studio collaboration, I looked back at a review I wrote five years ago for that record, in which I said “Popov
s lyrics are the perfect platform for Sethstat’s music. Both iconoclastic in their own way – the first towards what’s called “contemporary jazz”, the other towards what’s called “contemporary Macedonia.”

Well, all I can say is, that this record, called “Docen čas” (roughly translated as “Late hour”), is not a moment too soon.“ – Deni Omeragić, PMG Jazz

Mirko Popov [vocal]
Vladan Drobicki [trombone]
Vasko Bojadžiski [tenor saxophone]
Panče Bujukliev [synthesizers]
Pavel Drobicki [bass guitar]
Dino Milosavljević [drums]

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Composed by Sethstat and Mirko Popov
Cover photo by Violeta Kačakova
Design by Mirko Popov & Violeta Kačakova
Recorded live in concert @ Kino Frosina – MKC by Nenad Trifunovski
Mixed and produced by Vladan Drobicki

„PMGJazz’s flagship ensemble SVETLOST are back…though, probably, they were never really away. “Six Years” – their third album in just over 200 days, is a 54-minute ride through various moods and textures, presented through 6 compositions. Their trademark groove inspired rhythms and hypnotic repetitive bass-lines are still omnipresent, as is Ninoslav Spirovski’s unmistakable tenor saxophone wailing – but all presented in a slightly different way. In contrast to their previous two offerings – the orchestral megalith “Odron Ritual Orchestra” and the conceptual “Jazz (to the working class)”, this record is about shorter pieces, which comprise the bulk of the material that Svetlost usually plays live.

Recorded in a single session on 10 January 2019, in Skopje’s premier art-house cinema “Frosina”, mostly empty at the time, the acoustics of this recording are, to say the least – unique. The album was recorded by Alen Hadži-Stefanov, an experienced engineer, who regularly records the Macedonian Philharmonic, and has worked on albums of free jazz royalty – artists such as William Parker, Peter Brötzmann, Billy Bang, Andrew Cyrille, Jemeel Moondoc, Sunny Murray, Nels Cline, Die Like A Dog, Mark Dresser, Alan Silva etc. To preserve the integrity of the recorded sound the album is mixed without compression, except (for artistic reasons) the track “Together Alone”.

The digital booklet features an almost 1,500 words long essay, written by dr. Vangel Nonevski, reminiscent of the classic liner notes of ’60s jazz. Enjoy!“ 

All compositions by Novkovski / Omeragić / Spirovski

SVETLOST

Ninoslav Spirovski [tenor saxophone]
Kristijan Novkovski [percussion]
Deni Omeragić [bass guitar / electronics]

Produced by Novkovski / Omeragić / Spirovski
Recorded by Alen Hadži-Stefanov @ Kino Frosina – MKC, Skopje,10 January 2019
Production assistant – Erik Omeragić
Mixed by Deni Omeragić & Ninoslav Spirovski @ Blue Town Studio, 2 December 2019
Mixing engineer – Aleksandar Džo Gospodov
Mastered by Deni Omeragić

Design by Kristijan Novkovski
Cover photo: “Unfamiliar certainties” by Ana Ivanovska
Liner notes by Vangel Nonevski

Executive producers – Vladan Drobicki & Mirko Popov (for PMGJazz)