Micrometal
Discography:
Quiet Please (2015)
Incubation (Zombie, the Musical Soundtrack, 2012)
Adam and the Darkest Day (Quiet, Please, 2015)
Wear the Dead Man's Coat (Quiet, Please, 2015)
Beezer's Cellar (Quiet, Please, 2015)
Vol I:
Happy Haloween:
Reviews:
Vol I review in Seven Days VT.
Vol II review in Seven Days VT.
Vol II review in the Metal Observer.
Review from Erik Gunmetal Becker of Small Town Loud:
Album Review: Nothing Special: by Bostjan Zupanacic
January 16, 2018 Erik Becker Leave a comment
Interesting Enough? Interesting Enough and then some.
When I received a copy of “Nothing Special” in the mail. I did not know what to expect, and that in of itself was kind of exciting. Before listening, I reached out to Bostjan Zupancic for a little background on the album. I was intrigued to learn that he has modified his guitar and bass to produce new sounds, all while working with an already alternative tuning.
He went on to say that this album is more closely influenced by his own life than his past releases.
This made a lot of sense upon listening to the album. Right off, the instrumental “Get Psyched” offers some seemingly discordant tones that really work, and work well. This is followed up by the seeming blues influenced title track “Nothing Special.” It’s here that we first hear not only the artist’s voice, which comes through clearly and honestly but also the underlying theme that I felt carried on through the rest of the album. This theme of wanting to be special, or “Interesting Enough” is something a lot of musicians can relate to, myself included. Whether it’s through music or our day jobs, B.Z brings forward a very honest and relatable satire of the self-talk echoing in many of our heads.
This is further reinforced by the track “Emailing A Coworker Halfway Across the Globe.” Full of clever spoken-word, this track reminded me so well of the struggles of getting people to reply so that you can get things done. Also relatable: Trying to pick your words carefully when you’re dealing with a chowderhead on the other end of an email.
All together the album is very real and very honest. It is refreshing to see someone do exactly what they want to do, rather than what might be mainstream: At first, this album might sound odd, the tones might sound foreign. But keep listening, it makes a lot of sense. It works and it is far from more of the same that we are used to.
In a time when we have all heard the same four chords far too many times, presented in often unimaginative ways, the structure, tones, and imagination of this record are more than welcome. I found this to be Interesting Enough, and then some.