I can't even begin to put label on this band, I don't know if I've heard so many different influences put into one band before. "Faith No More" comes to mind, but there's still quite a bit of differences between them. Slovenia's "Kansky" seems to just like writing interesting songs. There's only a couple tracks that follow the standard verse-chorus structure. They basically have no rules, which is really what makes them special.

There's elements of Metal, Jazz Fusion, Prog, funk, ska, alternative rock and more. The musicianship is outstanding, I wasn't surprised to learn the band started as a three-piece instrumental project, many songs have that "jam" feel to them that seems to be common amongst the instrumental bands. They wisely added the dynamic vocalist Dejan Bogomolec who can sound like Sting in one minute and Phil Enselmo of Pantera the next.

The band is probably most unique and entertaining on songs like "Rocky", a dark song where Bogomolec sound like a demon, then it sound like the kids from Kiss's "God Of Thunder" make an appearance. Trust me it's a creepily delicious song. Another unique track is "Addicted (aka Bushkapyetta)" where the vocals are spoken more and Saxophonist Igor Urh adds a cool landscape to the song. (for the record, I think this is the first time I've ever talked about a saxophone in a review) Don't let the "sax" talk scare you by the way, Urh really add a dimension to the band, this is not you typcial "sax" sound, he bring an eerie and dark feel to the songs, he compliments the songs rather than dominate.

Kansky might is going to make you think, be prepared for that. They're not a band you put in to rock out to, even though they have a nice heavy edge. They are more like a work of art that makes people think about the true meaning behind the artists creation. In a world of stupid pop music and simple-minded songs, Kansky reminds us that is still true music being created out there. I don't want to speak for them, but you get the feeling that they say "hear we are, if you like us great, if not, we'll keep doing what we love to do regardless.".