Richard Foster reports from Ljubljana's MENT Festival, where Lankum, Širom, Laura Agnusdei, Tramhaus, Yalla Miku, Use Knife and many more deliver the goods
Tramhaus, photo by Matjaž Rušt
There are two things you must know about Slovenia: the first is that it is where the oldest known musical instrument in the world, a fifty-thousand year old Neanderthal flute, was found. The second is that Ljubljana’s MENT festival (a mere 11 years old by comparison) continues to champion inspiring and adventurous underground music.
Like festivals such as EXIT, Sharpe and Tallinn Music Week, MENT is both a conduit and a sounding board for the music scenes in East, Central and Southeastern Europe. Delegates and professionals come to Ljubljana to learn how to crack the...
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