The album "Stopan" by the band Oratnitza is a bouquet of Bulgarian folk songs, original compositions, and ancient Eastern poetry, reimagined in new arrangements. This album marks the band’s impressive return after an eight-year hiatus. Although their sound has evolved considerably and now incorporates more electronic breakbeat and techno elements, it remains true to Oratnitza’s organic character and distinctive sonic identity. The title "Stopan" comes from Bulgarian mythology. This is what our ancestors called the non-venomous snake known as the grass snake, which they regarded as the guardian of the home. The stopan, or household guardian snake, is said to be found sleeping beneath the threshold of a house, among the roots of a tree, or guarding a bridge or a well—all important places connected to everyday human life. In folklore, the snake is also an animal that can inhabit both the world of the living and the afterlife. In this sense, it symbolizes the connection between the living and the dead, and between the past, present, and future.

A FOLKTRON is an elementary particle , similar to an electron. It is characterised by the low frequency waves it generates, imperceptible by the human ear. This folktronic infrasound is considered prehistoric. Influenced by its sub-sensory vibrations mankind has made a multitude of attempts to explain and reproduce this earthly phenomenon by the means of acoustic instruments. The genesis of folk music is actually the result of this particle’s effect on the human mind. The combination of traditional instruments from different continents and cultures allows one to decode the folktron’s most extensive wave spectra. This quantum project presents you the sound of folktron in its rawest possible form.