Non Aligned Records

jazz / funk / soul / bossa nova / gypsy / prog / psych / disco

about

Unearthing forgotten sounds from Yugoslavia —
the West of the East.

Non Aligned Records is a small and independent record label with a focus on releasing old music from the territory of ex-Yugoslavia. We are a band of primarily DJs, dedicated crate diggers and music lovers turned editors and music detectives.

We find recordings that were never released, or that were pressed in limited runs a long time ago — that have cultural significance and meaning to us — and try to give them contemporary contexts, especially on dancefloors. We work with artists, families, and private collections from the region.

Our editions are released in small runs with real research and liner notes written with heart and soul. Mastering is done from original tapes whenever we can get to them — but we don't stop at any source. Detective work is what we do and leads are gold nuggets, waiting to be unearthed from the rich musical heritage of the Balkans.

What we look for: unreleased studio sessions, lost masters, private pressings, radio archive recordings, live tapes — real live artifacts of another life from another time.

catalogue

Releases

Soon to be released
Inventions, Projections and Conjectures
Meta sekcija
Lost Yugoslav Jazz-Funk Sessions — LP (rec. 1978)
2026
previously unreleased
My Jazz Way
Aleksandar Dujin
Jazz — LP (rec. 2016)
2026
previously unreleased
Otpisani — Originalna muzika iz filma i TV serije
Milivoje Mića Marković
Original Soundtrack Recording — LP (rec. 1974–1978)
2026
previously unreleased
In production
Dr. Smeđi Šećer & Mr.S
Ex-Yugoslav compilation
TBA
Dr. Smeđi Šećer
Compilation
TBA
DJ D-Gree
Compilation
TBA

the people

Team

Dr. Smeđi Šećer
David Blažević
Founder, Researcher, Curator
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DJ Borovich
Nenad Borović
Researcher, Curator
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DJ D-Gree
Leo Hekman
Researcher, Curator
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Mr.S
Saša Ivanišević
Researcher, Curator
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audio

Izgubljene trake

The Lost Tapes — interviews about forgotten recordings, new releases and reissues from the ex-Yugoslav space. Hosted by Dr. Smeđi Šećer.

Jovan Maljoković — Six Decades of Yugoslav Jazz-Funk 1:03:09 Gerhart Frei — 70s Library Music Sound Engineer, Sonoton, Colorsound 21:09 Meta Sekcija (Novi Sad) — Yugo Jazz Funk 1978 1:18:00 Mladen Franko — Composer, Pianist, Library Music Legend 55:52

roots

In the family

Some of us came up through Everland Records — an international reissue label that helped shape how we think about this music. A debt worth acknowledging.
get in touch

Contact

info@nonalignedrecords.com
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