The Gentle Art of Firing
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The Gentle Art of Firing is the fourth official studio album by SCH
from 1995. It is a recording of music produced in Sarajevo
during the first year of war in Bosnia and was one of the first albums released in the besieged city
. The recording line-up was Teno
(vocals/guitar/bass), Petar Erak (bass/sax), and Danijel Prebanić (drums).
In his review of the album in the weekly BH Dani
, the film director Srđan Vuletić comments on how it provides commentary on the situation in Sarajevo at that time, playing the role of observer: "Where During Wartime
and White Music
were totally engaged, a musical fist in the eye, The Gentle Art of Firing is a hand that gently, slightly sorrowfully, strokes us, but one that does not point in any direction."
SCH (band)
SCH is the musical and artistic project and band of Senad Hadžimusić, who is better known by his nickname Teno. Formed in the early-eighties in Sarajevo, the band has had an intensive creative and live existence...
from 1995. It is a recording of music produced in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
during the first year of war in Bosnia and was one of the first albums released in the besieged city
Siege of Sarajevo
The Siege of Sarajevo is the longest siege of a capital city in the history of modern warfare. Serb forces of the Republika Srpska and the Yugoslav People's Army besieged Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 5 April 1992 to 29 February 1996 during the Bosnian War.After Bosnia...
. The recording line-up was Teno
Senad Hadžimusić Teno
Senad Hadžimusić is a musician, songwriter and poet best known as the founder, mastermind, songwriter, producer, singer and guitarist of the Sarajevo alternative industrial band SCH. With SCH, his band-alterego, Teno has authored, performed, produced and recorded 11 official albums...
(vocals/guitar/bass), Petar Erak (bass/sax), and Danijel Prebanić (drums).
In his review of the album in the weekly BH Dani
BH Dani
BH Dani stands for Bosanskohercegovački Dani is a Bosnian language weekly magazine published in Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Editorial:...
, the film director Srđan Vuletić comments on how it provides commentary on the situation in Sarajevo at that time, playing the role of observer: "Where During Wartime
During Wartime
During Wartime is the second official studio album by SCH. It was released on the Jugoton label in 1989. The recording line-up was Teno , Petar Erak , and Zlatan Hadžić ....
and White Music
White Music (SCH album)
WHITE MUSIC: Two Ways To German Art & Work Discipline is the third official studio album by SCH. Although released in 1992 on the Zagreb independent label , the album was produced and recorded during 1990. It was the first harsh-noise album in ex-Yugoslavia...
were totally engaged, a musical fist in the eye, The Gentle Art of Firing is a hand that gently, slightly sorrowfully, strokes us, but one that does not point in any direction."
Tracklisting
- "I Know You"
- "She"
- "Farewell"
- "Wir Sind Ein Fehler"
- "Our Song"
- "Vagabonds"
- "Chaos"
- "Fall Down - Get Up"
- "I Never Did Love You"