Lucijan Kodermac (second from left in the photo above), a drummer and percussionist whose skill and talent left a mark on numerous albums by Slovenian artists, especially in the eighties and nineties, has passed away.
The sad news of the musician’s death was posted today on the Facebook page of Avtomobili (you can find the original below).
Lucijan Kodermac made his biggest mark during his time with Nova Gorica art rock icons Avtomobili. He joined them in the mid-eighties and, up until 2000, recorded the albums “Dugo Toplo Ljeto” (1985), “Krenimo” (1988), “Mraz” (1992), “Skozi leta” (1994), “Drugi svet” (1995), “Navaden dan” (1997) and “Enakonočje” (2000). In 1998 he put out the compilation “Največji zadetki” with Avtomobili. In that stretch, Avtomobili racked up a pile of unforgettable evergreens that became big favorites with the Slovenian public and make up a solid chunk of Slovenian mainstream music from those days. In 2006, Avtomobili released the album “Mesta železniških postaj”, on which Lucijan Kodermac appeared as a guest musician.
Lucijan Kodermac was also active as part of the backing bands of Zoran Predin, Miran Rudan and Tomaž Domicelj. He drummed for Pop Design too, and played on the only album by the experimental rock outfit Devil Doll, “The Girl Who Was… Death”, released in 1994 and packed with a lineup of musical aces, which only confirms just how versatile and respected his drumming was. Before joining Avtomobili, he played in the band Go together with Alan Jakin. It was with Jakin that he later joined Avtomobili, too.
Later on, through his company Zvok in oblikovanje, he also worked as a mentor. He was especially active in that role at Mostovna (Solkan near Nova Gorica), where he discovered fresh drumming talent and helped young drumming enthusiasts take their first steps into the colorful world of drums.
On behalf of the Rockline team, we offer our sincere condolences to Avtomobili as well as to Lucijan’s nearest and dearest.
