Featured in leatest issue (February 2022) of prestigious German magazine Gitarre & Bass, with an interview on three pages, conducted by the versed Heinz Rebellius! The essence of a two-hours-long discussion online – and probably the longest I’ve been talking about guitars ever. Not that I don’t like guitars – I am quite fascinated by […]
Absolutely thrilled to be a contributor on Devin Townsend’s latest double-album The Puzzle/Snuggles!! Earlier this year, when Devin sent his pretty gob-smacking raw sketches of these two very avantgarde compositions, two tracks of about 70 and 40-something minutes respectively, I was going through a quite dark and stressful time, so his message was a real godsend […]
In these pandemic times, that make it difficult for the musician and the audience to meet, it’s inspiring to find alternative opportunities for making this happen! Such as this collaboration with progressive and adventurous artist Luciana Tamas, whose art exhibition is happening these days, in Braunschweig, Germany! She has invited artists from different fields to […]
Later edit: The aprox. 44 mins. live performance is now available here on Youtube, and the album containing the songs is here on Bandcamp (Spice, Gold and Tales Untold) Ana is playing a virtual concert tomorrow, Sunday, Sep. 13 at 19:00 CET, in a small band formation, from the studio, together with Per Stadin (b.) […]
Singles Bar: “Soarele Meu” by Ana Patan A brand new release, right on time to celebrate the winter solstice, is “Soarele Meu”, a song in Romanian, with a light swing shuffle and a happy, easy groove about it. The quite insightful and dexteruous pen of Craig Bacon described it for the readers of Music Tap […]
MUSICTAP SONG PREMIERE & INTERVIEW: ANA PATAN ON SONGWRITING, ANALOG RECORDING, DEVIN TOWNSEND’S STUDIO MASTERY, AND “COLOURS ON HORMONES” Skillfully guided by Craig E. Bacon for American magasine Music Tap, the interview is touching on the different dimensions of Ana’s analog recording experience, from the creation process to the actual performance, first-hand insights and studio interaction with music personalities such […]
“All my work, passion, energy, creativity and pennies went into this project while witnessing the twisted way in which expectations turn into a reality one would have never guessed, while getting rid of misconceptions, ignorance and even tendency to control things that are bound to be bigger than you, and instead learn to be a […]
“I am still on my way to music and will hopefully always be” is the undertitle of this article (in German) of a concert review and a discussion after the concert with the team from Musik Muss Mit. The interview part also contains an entertaining story about Ana’s musical beginnings, the (dis)advantages of being part of […]
Ana’s music is slowly spreading over the territory of the ex-Yugoslavian countries through the music magasine, website and radio post spellt Barikada, which has been providing much treasured support over more than a decade. The article (in English) is announcing the new single “General Conspiracy”, introducing Ana Patan’s album in the works “Spice, Gold and […]
Two things were bound to happen when Ana met up with prestigious Indian singer Mahesh Vinayakram. First, by the responsible way Mahesh proceeded to bringing out all his special blends of Indian spices, that they will cook! And eat! Oh, and truth be told, each one of them can eat… But their ravishing apetite is […]
