Anže Knez – drums
Matevž Bitenc – bass
Klemen Tehovnik – guitar, synths, vocal, samples
Luka Flegar – guitars, vocals, sitar
Haiku Garden is a shoegaze/neopsychedelic band from Ljubljana that plays loud and noisy guitar music with pop influences.
They started appearing on stages in 2015 when they were chosen to be a part of the RŠ marathon project, through which they got to know the stages of Slovenian clubs.
In 2016 they released the ‘Waver EP’ through KAPA Records and attacked stages at home and abroad. They played through Austria, The Czech Republic, Serbia, Poland, etc., and also appeared at festivals in Moscow and Liverpool. In 2017 they were warming up the stage at Kino Šiška for bigger names like SUUNS and The Jesus & Mary Chain. The track ‘Rosetta’ from the before-mentioned EP was chosen as the ‘song of the day’ on the KEXP radio from Seattle.
In 2018 they released their first LP through KAPA Records entitled ‘Where if not Now’. It got many great reviews in Slovenia and abroad and was named album of the year by Slovenian magazine Mladina and got second place at the Croatian Muzika.hr portal in the category of best albums from the ex-yu region. They promoted the album at live shows in Slovenia and abroad, which also included a short tour of Spain at the end of 2018 and the Balkans (Serbia, Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia) in February 2019. They also appeared at the legendary ‘Izštekani’ (unplugged) program on radio Val 202 and the performance was also released in digital format.
In 2022 they released the highly anticipated second album through KAPA Records ‘Loose Contacts/Tense Present’ on which they combine influences from shoegaze, postpunk, krautrock, and noise with even more confidence. The album is the result of years of searching, reinvention, and the final discovery, it is an album of opposites, reflecting the duality of today’s world. The album was well-received by the public and the media.
Sajeta 2023
- MOTERIS (Ltv)
- MATMOS (USA)
- S.PUTNIK (Aut)
- Harry Theteacher (Ger/Slo)
- STEM (Nmk)
- KOIKOI (Srb)
- LELEE (Slo)
- BURNT FRIEDMAN (Ger)
- ALPACAS COLLECTIVE (Bel)
- Karmakoma (Slo)
- Fawda (Ita)
- Dal:um (Kor)
- Crystal Therapy (Ita)
- 21. VEK (Mkd)
- Zahra Mani & Jaka Berger: Reflections of empty spaces (UK/Pk, Slo,Ita)
- Haiku Garden (Slo)
- Samo Kutin & Pascal Battus – Living Bridges (Slo/Fra)
- TiTiTi &Marina Džukljev (Slo/Srb)
- Nickel Kosmo (Ita)
- Aleš Valentinčič – Brdonč / Gal Furlan duet Orange Blue Noise (Slo)
- Tisa & Mojca (Slo)
- Modern Quartet (Srb)
- SVOJAT (Slo)
- HYBRIDA (Ita)
- MIA ZABELKA (Aut)