Florian Din Transilvania

Mircea Florian is one of the most peculiar Romanian musicians. His artistic ideas go beyond common borders of music, subscribing to performance art, happening or other avantgarde forms of communication. While he started his career as a folk-singer, with several calm and usual songs, Florian slowly began to get distance from standard means of expression. Changes occurred first in his lyrics, later gradually in his entire musical output, while he obviously broke up in the end with everything that could be labeled as "conventional". Very much interested in experimental music and nonconformist views, Mircea Florian succeeds in presenting his vision only in his late project named Florian Din Transilvania (he prepared however his evolution in groups such as Curtea Veche 43 or Ceata Melopoica). 

The 'Tainicul Vartej' album, released in 1986, is a musical creation that belongs to electronic music, a segment little explored in Romania. This kind of progressive, mainly crafted with experimental means reminds of Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze or Popol Vuh but at the same time resembles new wave and some post-punk structures present in the period contemporary to the album's release. Together with Mircea Florian (voice, guitar, synthesizers, cobza -Romanian traditional instrument), the line-up that participated in this LP consists of: Valentin Andronescu (keyboards); Dan Cimpoieru (guitar); Doru Caplescu (synthesizer); Jolt Kerestly (electronic drums); Doru Istudor (drums); Mircea Baniciu (additional voice); and Mihaela Hoaja (violin). [SOURCE: NTS]