“Buricul Pamantului” (could be translated as “The Hub of the Universe” for the non-Romanian speakers) – sounds pretty strange for a band name, right? At least this is what I thought when I first heard of them. Later found out that the name comes from a place in Sibiu city.

But as the name might sound strange, their music actually sounds quite fine. It is a “balcanic alternative” rock, as the guys are defining it, with up-front vocals, nice instrumentals in the back and some interesting lyrics. I listened so far to their albums, the second one is a clear improvement from the first one and it seems their are on the right track. Too bad I didn’t attend their Stufstock concert, so I cannot realy give my impresion on their live performances.

While Elena was first impressed with their “beculete” song – namely “Ce Tara Frumoasa Avem“, I am quite fond of the “Underground” track – one of the more rockish on the album. But as I am not able to put up a download link for that song, you should get a first taste of their sound by this track – “Salut” – an interesting one, specially with a nice guitar solo, which could definetely go much further in live performances. Also, this is the song that probably some of you might know from the radio.

Overall, Buricul Pamantului – I always smile when thinking of this name – is a band which managed to put together an excellent album - “Suflet Flamand“ – and who is promising to deliver more in the future. The guys seem so sing an honest music, with passion and professionalism. Keep it going !

download link via softrecords.ro, their record label. More about Buricul Pamantului on their website – www.buricul.com.