DREAMWALK

Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia

Year active: 1999 - 2015, 2020

Members: Jeremi Slak (vocals), Tamir Gostiša (guitar), Jaro Jelovac (guitar), Tomaž Vidmar (bass), Jaka Skočir (drums)

Related bands: SULO, Weed, Skyline Arcade, Hit By Plane, The Toronto Drug Bust

FFO: Finch, Underoath (early), The Used, Story of the Year, Funeral for a Friend, Enter Shikari, Leaf-Fat

Though stylistically leaning toward melodic post-hardcore, Dreamwalker emerged from the same Slovenian hardcore infrastructure that fed the wider Yugoviolence circuit.

Formed in Ljubljana 1999, Dreamwalker emerged from the fusion of members of the hardcore band SULO and the high-school project Weed. The band’s earliest phase revolved around Multimedia Records, Lonelyboy, and the release Far Away from LA, a melodic hardcore/skate punk album that gained notable exposure among Slovenian youth through repeated airplay on Videospotnice.

A decisive turning point came with the arrival of guitarist Tamir Gostiša, whose technical ability and strong musical personality reshaped the band’s direction. Together with Jeremi, he co-wrote Three Days Later - the band’s defining post-hardcore release and only record with notable international reach. Tracks such as “What If,” “Underneath,” and “Roses” gave Dreamwalker modest reach beyond Slovenia, including live performances in Varaždin and Pula and shared stages with Dead By Mistake, Things Fall Apart (later Kinoklub), and Leaf-Fat.

Internal conflicts led to a breakup and Jeremi’s departure. Subsequent projects followed: Jeremi formed Skyline Arcade (which released a full-length), while other members briefly continued under Hit By Plane. Tamir later joined the indie rock outfit The Toronto Drug Bust.

Years later, a reunion brought Dreamwalker back together. Through Brain Fuse Records, Three Days Later was reissued digitally, and the band released Next Big Thing, a pop rock track which received the MTV Play Award during the MTV Adria era. This period marked their strongest domestic concert run before family, career commitments and personal issues gradually dissolved the project once again - this time amicably.

In its final phase, Jeremi recorded additional material with a new lineup, including singles “Paper Hearts,” “Who I Am,” and “Battlefields & Butterflies,” though the band did not return to regular live activity.

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Iako su stilski naginjali ka melodičnom post-hardcoreu, Dreamwalker je potekao iz iste slovenačke hardcore infrastrukture koja je hranila širi Yugoviolence krug.

Formirani 1999. godine, Dreamwalker su nastali spajanjem članova hardcore benda SULO i srednjoškolskog projekta Weed. Najranija faza benda bila je vezana za Multimedia Records, Lonelyboy i izdanje Far Away from LA, melodični hardcore/skate punk album koji je stekao zapaženu vidljivost među slovenačkom omladinom zahvaljujući čestom emitovanju u emisiji Videospotnice.

Prelomni trenutak dolazi dolaskom gitariste Tamira Gostiše, čija su tehnička sposobnost i izražena muzička ličnost promenile pravac benda. Zajedno sa Jeremijem, koautor je izdanja Three Days Later - ključnog post-hardcore materijala benda i jedinog koji je ostvario značajniji međunarodni domet. Pesme poput „What If“, „Underneath“ i „Roses“ omogućile su Dreamwalkeru skroman iskorak van Slovenije, uključujući nastupe u Varaždinu i Puli, kao i deljenje bine sa bendovima Dead By Mistake, Things Fall Apart (kasnije Kinoklub) i Leaf-Fat.

Unutrašnji konflikti doveli su do raspada i Jeremijevog odlaska. Uslijedili su novi projekti: Jeremi je osnovao Skyline Arcade (koji je objavio album), dok su ostali članovi nakratko nastavili pod imenom Hit By Plane. Tamir se kasnije pridružio indie rock bendu The Toronto Drug Bust.

Godinama kasnije dolazi do ponovnog okupljanja. Preko Brain Fuse Records, Three Days Later je reizdat u digitalnom formatu, a bend objavljuje Next Big Thing, koji osvaja MTV Play nagradu tokom ere MTV Adria. Taj period obeležio je njihovu najintenzivniju domaću koncertnu fazu, pre nego što su porodične obaveze, karijere i lični razlozi postepeno doveli do novog, ovog puta sporazumnog razlaza.

U završnoj fazi, Jeremi je sa novom postavom snimio dodatni materijal, uključujući singlove „Paper Hearts“, „Who I Am“ i „Battlefields & Butterflies“, ali bend se nije vratio redovnim nastupima uživo.