ZeN

The four-piece audio-visual band Žen /xzen/ was formed in Zagreb, in 2009.

Žen playfully dissects gender stereotypes and connects the boundaries of audio and visual art, evoking journeys through vocal harmonization submerged in a progressive symbiosis of guitar, bass, drums and synths. If we were to try to define them by genre, the closest we would get is a complex form of indie-rock, informed by various style and genre characteristics ranging from post-rock to shoegaze, math-rock and experimental electronics.

Their debut album, ‘I onda je sve počelo,’ was released in May 2013 under the queer feminist label Unrecords from Vienna, A. Žen was also included in several compilations: ‘Bistro na rubu šume vol.2’, ‘Kompot berba 2013’ and ‘!OPASNA! Ženska Muzika’, while the ‘Balkan under the radar vol.2: The Black Wave’ compilation, contained a remix of the song ‘Iskrenost je posebna’ (Andrea Giordani remix).

Žen has played numerous concerts and gained a loyal audience in the wider region. They’ve played in Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, France, Italy, Denmark and Sweden.

They recently released their first single, ‘Kraj početak,’ from the upcoming new album, ‘Jantar,’ set to be released on August 22nd, 2015.

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