I recall vaguely there was some talk about why Red Bull is sponsoring some alternative music events. Was it even noise? Don't remember ever reading Red Bull Music Academy site, so no idea how often industrial is covered, or if noise ever is. At least these is this, posted already back in 2018.
"It was at a secondhand shop for electronics in the former Yugoslavia where, in 1982, Vladislav Knezević found a cassette by chance. It was a bootleg copy of Für Immer, by Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft. The insert had the tracklisting in both English and German, its letters uneven and patchy from the inconsistent typewriter ribbon. DAF – an electronic band with a minimalistic sound that focused on fast-paced basslines and simplistic German vocals – had somehow found their way to Zagreb, hidden among the throwaways of the shop. At the time, Knezević had no clue what an impact DAF and their style of music would have on the future of his city. But much later on, after he became an electronic musician himself, he would look back on the appearance of the cassette as nothing less than destiny.
Two years earlier, the first Yugoslavian president, Josip Broz Tito, died. The country, then one-sixth of Yugoslavia, was left without stability after 27 years. There was a feeling of uncertainty that initiated an unfamiliar sense of freedom amongst the people, especially the youth. At the cusp of a new decade, Tito's passing would prove pivotal to the history of Zagreb, and all of Croatia. While Croatia was a socialist republic before the president's death, the 1980s promised change. "That time was curious, because Yugoslavia had a weird chapter after Tito died – everything was open," says Dubravko Jagatić, a DJ and promoter of the time.
"No one knew what would happen with Yugoslavia," recalls Jagatić. "After that, everyone thought maybe it would be better, and it was."
Through this uncertainty, Zagreb's underground scene would end up aligning with the rise of industrial music in the 1980s, each feeding off each other in the unassuming Croatian capital. Industrial's ability to invigorate and inspire provided refuge for those who wanted an opportunity to move forward from Tito's political restraints that had governed the people for so many years. The self-described "darkers" of Zagreb would explore new sounds as they were shared over the radio, popularized on the dancefloor and experienced live, immersing themselves in the aural abyss of industrial."
and continue here:
https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2018/02/industrial-music-in-post-independence-zagreb
