Odlazak \u2013 the third full-length from multidisciplinary artist and musician Ivan Masic as Ex Ponto \u2013 takes its name from the Serbian word for departure. It\u2019s a theme that reverberates throughout the release as the motifs of departure, arrival and the journey between the two are woven into an intimate personal narrative from 1980s Yugoslavia to contemporary suburban Coburg and back. Odzalak feels like a bookend to a decade of concerted, illuminating visits to the place of his birth and a countenance to the departure that long defined his youth.<\/p>\n
Alongside Ex Ponto\u2019s signature mix of electronic and organic textures, Masic has interspersed moments of exchange from his homeland. The haunting sound of the gusle \u2014 a traditional Serbian instrument played by his ancestors \u2014 opens the album, alongside 40-year-old VHS recordings of family members reflecting on life and death. The cover was designed by long-time friend Rick Milovanovic (TRiC), whilst photographs from Masic\u2019s visits to Serbia an…<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Odlazak \u2013 the third full-length from multidisciplinary artist and musician Ivan Masic as Ex Ponto \u2013 takes its name from the Serbian word for departure. It\u2019s a theme that reverberates throughout the release as the motifs of departure, arrival and the journey between the two are woven into an intimate personal narrative from 1980s Yugoslavia to contemporary suburban Coburg and back. Odzalak feels like a bookend to a decade of concerted, illuminating visits to the place of his birth and a countenance to the departure that long defined his youth.<\/p>\n
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