Over Fields and Mountains

by Branko Mataja

Over Fields and Mountains cover art

This breathtaking archival release unearths the private, home-recorded cassette experiments of Branko Mataja, a Yugoslavian immigrant who survived a WWII labor camp before settling in Los Angeles. Using entirely hand-built guitars and custom tape delay units, Mataja heavily multitracked traditional Serbian folk songs, transforming them into haunting, deeply atmospheric instrumentals. The Numero Group compilation reveals a completely unique, highly emotional form of ambient folk music born from profound displacement.

Genres

  • Balkan Music
  • Slavic Folk Music

Tracklist

  1. Da Smo Se Ranije Sreli
  2. Tesko Mi Je Zaboravit Tebe
  3. Tebi Majko Misli Lete
  4. Susti Bagrem Beli
  5. Hteo Bi Te Zaboraviti
  6. Sreo Sam Te
  7. Tamo Daleko
  8. Cija Li Je Livada
  9. Kafu Mi Draga Ispeci
  10. Kad Ja Podoh Na Bembasu
  11. Duboko Je More
  12. Zapletnicki Cacak