"One of the most influential guitarists of our time, which is an amazing success for a musician of his age"
(Jure Potokar, Pogledi, Slovenia)
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Rare Ebb

SAMO SALAMO, ARILD ANDERSEN & RA KALAM BOB MOSES:
Pure and Simple 
(Samo Records, 2022)


Samo Salamon – guitar
Arild Andersen – bass
Ra Kalam Bob Moses – drums

Bandcamp

Tell Yourself
Rooms of Clouds
The Golden Light of Evening
You Take My Arm
Something Unusual
The Moon Departing After a Night With Us
Little Song
Pure and Simple Being
Ghosts





Rare Ebb

SAMO SALAMON & NEW FREEQUESTRA: Free Distance, Vol. 2: Poems are Opening
(Fundacja Sluchaj, 2022)

Emanuele Marsico – trumpet
Alberto Mandarini - trumpet
Mirko Cisilino – trumpet
Luis Vicente – trumpet
Emanuele Parrini – violin
Marco Colonna – baritone and sopranino sax
Achille Succi – alto sax and bass clarinet
Albert Cirera – sax
Fredrik Ljungkvist – sax
Christoph Irniger – sax
Alberto Pinton – sax
Beppe Scardino – sax
Martin Küchen – sax
Samo Salamon – guitar
Marcelo dos Reis – guitar
Silvia Bolognesi – bass
Vasco Trilla – drums

Bandcamp

all in green
went my love riding
on a great horse of love
into the silver dawn
four lean hounds
crouched low
and smiling
the merry deer
run before
fleeter be they than dappled dreams





Rare Ebb

SAMO ŠALAMON & SABIR MATEEN: 
Joy and Sorrow
(Klopotec Records, 2022)

Sabir Mateen - tenor saxophone, Bb & alto clarinet
Samo Šalamon - electric guitar

Bandcamp

Joy
Sorrow
Motion
That Was It 

Rare Ebb

SAMO ŠALAMON:
Dolphyology: Complete Eric Dolphy for Solo Guitar
(Samo Records, 2022)

Samo Šalamon - 6 and 12-string acoustic guitar, mandolin

Bandcamp

Miss Movement
Serene
The Prophet
Miss Ann
Lady E
17 West
April Fool
Something Sweet, Something Tender
Springtime
Hat and Beard
The Baron
Iron Man
South Street Exit
Inner Flight I
245
Les
Lotsa Potsa
Straight Up and Down
Burning Spear
G.W.
Strength With Unity
Out to Lunch
Mandrake
Far Cry
In the Blues
Red Planet
Gazzelloni
Inner Flight II

Rare Ebb

SAMO ŠALAMON, CENE RESNIK & BOJAN KRHLANKO:
Timelessness
(Samo Records, 2021)

Cene Resnik - tenor saxophone
Samo Šalamon - 6 and 12-string acoustic guitar
Bojan Krhlanko - drums

Bandcamp

Calm
The Applauding Wind
Let You Stay
Open
Tiny Paws
Without Face
Each Moment is a Place
Away Mad
Blurp
We, Humans
Timelessness
Close

Rare Ebb

SAMO ŠALAMON & HASSE POULSEN:
String Dancers
(Samo Records, 2021)

Hasse Poulsen - acoustic guitar
Samo Šalamon - 6 and 12-string acoustic guitar

Bandcamp

Ultra Serieux
Austrian Lake
Coverless
Two Sides of a Mountain
Sometimes a Bird
Free Noses
Soft Grass
String Dancers
Mind Fuel
Cornering
The Scent of Rain
A Word We Heard

Rare Ebb

SAMO ŠALAMON & FRIENDS:
Almost Alone Vol. 3  
(Samo Records, 2021)

Samo Salamon - electric and acoustic guitars, mandoline, bass, moog, synths
Susanna Risberg - electric guitar
Maxime Delpierre - electric guitars
Ronny Graupe - electric guitars
Francesco Diodati - electric and acoustic guitars Saso Popovski - electric guitar
Mikkel Ploug - electric guitar
Igor Osypov - electric guitars
Vincent Koning - electric guitar
Sandro Zerafa - electric guitar
Michal Bugala - electric guitar
Taulant Mehmeti - electric guitar

Bandcamp

Sing
Home
All Mice Gone
Surrender
Hebe
The Young Hair
Ode to a Broken Pencil
Fall Memories
There's a Gekko in the House
Sunny Days
Moonless

Rare Ebb

SAMO ŠALAMON & FRANCOIS HOULE:
Unobservable Mysteries
(Afterday Records, 2021)

Francois Houle - clarinet
Samo Šalamon - 6 and 12-string acoustic guitar

Bandcamp

Secret Pools
Roots and Seeds
Common Sense Mutters
Cradles
Garden of Dust
Island of Shade
Hum and Sway
Juh of Breath
Unobservable Mysteries
The Wanderings of Water
Longing Leaving Staying

All compositions by Samo Salamon and Francois Houle.
Rare Ebb

SAMO ŠALAMON & FRIENDS:
Almost Alone Vol. 2
(Samo Records, 2021)

Samo Šalamon - 6 and 12-string acoustic guitars, mandolin, moog
Ben MacDonald - guitar (1)
Elvis Stanič - guitar (2)
Greg Lamy - guitar (3) 
Andres Thor - guitar (4)
Mikael Mani Asmundsson - guitar (4)
Christy Doran  - guitar (5)
George Dumitriu - guitar (6)
Mindaugas Stumbras - guitar (7)
Ludmil Krumov - guitar (8)
Gellert Szabo - guitar (9)
David Doruzka - guitar (10)
Mark Wingfield - guitar (11) 

Bandcamp

Remy
Looking Forward
Yogarhythms
Barren
Little Places
White Herons on Green Meadows
Almost Almond
Dvojka Makedonska
Freeze
Animals as Followers
Pyramid

All compositions by Samo Salamon.   

SAMO SALAMON & NEW FREEQUESTRA:
Free Distance, Vol. 1: Love is More Thicker
(Samo Records, 2020)


Emanuele Marsico – trumpet
Alberto Mandarini - trumpet
Mirko Cisilino – trumpet
Luis Vicente – trumpet
Emanuele Parrini – violin
Marco Colonna – baritone and sopranino sax
Achille Succi – alto sax and bass clarinet
Albert Cirera – sax
Fredrik Ljungkvist – sax
Christoph Irniger – sax
Alberto Pinton – sax
Beppe Scardino – sax
Martin Küchen – sax
Samo Salamon – guitar
Marcelo dos Reis – guitar
Silvia Bolognesi – bass
Vasco Trilla – drums

Bandcamp

love is more
thicker than forget
more thinner
than recall
more seldom
than a wave is wet
more frequent
than to fail
it is most mad
and moonly

All compositions improvised.

SAMO ŠALAMON & FRIENDS:
Almost Alone Vol. 1
(Samo Records, 2020)


Samo Šalamon – electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin, moog
Alex Machacek – electric and acoustic guitars (1)
Rafal Sarnecki – electric guitars (2)
Cenk Erdogan – fretless guitar (3)
Andre Fernandes – electric guitar (4)
Kalle Kalima – electric guitars (5)
Jacob Young – electric guitar (6))
Albert Vila – electric guitar (7)
Dušan Jevtović – electric guitars (8)
Lorenzo Di Maio – electric guitars (9)
Philipp Schaufelberger – electic guitar (10)
Spiros Exaras – electric guitars (11)

Bandcamp

Miss Sarcasm
Nightmare
Crooswijk
Awkwardly Placed
Coalition of the Mistaken
Looking Back
Seagulls in Maine
Seven Cats
Not Too Late, Not Too Soon
Monked
Northern Wind

All compositions by Samo Salamon.
Rare Ebb

SAMO ŠALAMON, IGOR MATKOVIĆ & KRISTIJAN KRAJNČAN: Rare Ebb
(Samo Records, 2020)


Igor Matković - trumpet
Samo Šalamon - electric bass
Kristijan Krajnčan - cello

Bandcamp

#7
Crooswijk
Burmonster
Dunes
Sandstorm
Here
Same
Dutchie
Floating
Serenity
Another Rain

All compositions by Samo Salamon.
Common Flow

SAMO ŠALAMON, IGOR MATKOVIĆ & KRISTIJAN KRAJNČAN: Common Flow
(Samo Records, 2020)


Igor Matković - trumpet
Samo Šalamon - acoustic guitar
Kristijan Krajnčan - drums

Bandcamp



Crooswijk
Burmonster
Dunes
Sandstorm
Serenity
#7
Same
Floating
Here
Dutchie
Another Rain

All compositions by Samo Salamon.
Rotten ROTTEN GIRLZ: Punk You
(Samo Records, 2019)

Eva Poženel - vocals
Achille Succi - alto sax, bass clarinet
Samo Salamon - electric bass
Bojan Krhlanko - drums

Bandcamp

Ego Trip
My Furry Little Friend
Mr. Stewie
Gotta Love
Home
Punk'd
Mind Fuck
Motions of Tenderness
Soft Paw
Black Saturday

All compositions by Samo Salamon.
SAMO SALAMON, SZILARD MEZEI & JAKA BERGER: Swirling Blind Unstilled
(Klopotec Records, 2019)

Szilard Mezei - viola
Samo Salamon - 6 and 12-string acoustic guitars
Jaka Berger - drums



Bandcamp

 

Twelve Cats
Wasabi Mood
Rise and Fall
The Seventh Hour
Mr. Ornette
Free Piece

All compositions by Samo Salamon.

SAMO SALAMON & FREEQUESTRA:
Free Sessions, Vol. 2: Freequestra

(Klopotec Records, 2019)

Matija Krecic – violin
Bostjan Simon – tenor saxophone, electronics
Achille Succi – bass clarinet, alto
Ziga Murko – trombone, electronics
Samo Salamon – guitar, conductor
Domen Gnezda – guitar, electronics
Vitja Balzalorsky – guitar, electronics
Marko Crncec – piano
Goran Krmac - tuba
Bojan Krhlanko – drums, electronics
Jaka Berger – drums, electronics

Bandcamp

Opening
Lost in Rhythm
Evolution
Rise and Fall
The Free Suite – Part I
The Free Suite – Part II
The Free Suite – Part III

All compositions by Samo Salamon.
SAMO SALAMON & STEFANO BATTAGLIA:
Pure Magic

(Alessa Records, 2018)

Samo Salamon - guitar
Stefano Battaglia - piano

Bandcamp
The Beauty of Kei
Slick
The Seventh Seal
The Fifth Element
Burja's World
Pure Magic
Useless Squabbles
Octaves
Disturbances
Androidream

All compositions by Samo Salamon and Stefano Battaglia.
SAMO SALAMON, TONY MALABY & ROBERTO DANI: Traveling Moving Breathing
(Clean Feed Records, 2018)

Tony Malaby - tenor and soprano saxophone
Samo Salamon - guitar
Roberto Dani - drums

Bandcamp
Dephony
Moving Target
Breathing
Grey Matter
Traveling Without Motion
Too Much
Kei's Dream
Arnold
Pedro Is Clean

All compositions by Samo Salamon.
SAMO SALAMON & HOWARD LEVY:
Peaks of Light

(Samo Records, 2018)

Samo Salamon - guitar
Howard Levy - harmonica

Bandcamp
Devil's Darling
Chaplin Walks
Barren
Sleepy Burja
Our Tune
Riding the Urban Range
Para Para
The Harmonica Suite - I
The Harmonica Suite - II
The Harmonica Suite - III
Freeze

All compositions by Samo Salamon, except Riding the Urban Range by HL and Our Tune by SS and HL.
SAMO SALAMON & SZILARD MEZEI & ACHILLE SUCCI: Planets of Kei
(Not Two Records, 2017)

Samo Salamon - acoustic guitar
Szilard Mezei - viola
Achille Succi - alto sax, bass clarinet

Bandcamp
Trio I
Duo Achille & Samo
Trio II
Duo Samo & Szilard
Trio III
Trio IV
Trio V
Duo Samo & Szilard II
Trio VI
Duo Achille & Szilard
Trio VII
Trio Suite

All compositions improvised.
SAMO SALAMON SEXTET:
The Colours Suite

(Clean Feed Records, 2017)

Achille Succi - bass clarinet
Julian Arguelles - tenor sax
Samo Salamon - guitar
Pascal Niggenkemper - bass
Roberto Dani - drums
Christian Lillinger - drums

Bandcamp
Yellow
Black
Green
Red
White
Brown
Blue
Grey

All compositions by Samo Salamon.
SAMO SALAMON & TAKT ARS GUITAR ORCHESTRA: Takt Ars Suite
(Samo Records, 2016)

Samo Salamon - solo guitar, conductor
Vasko Atanasovski - alto sax
Achille Succi - alto sax

TAKT ARS ORCHESTRA:
Filip Džankič, Niki Fišer, Filip Gornik, Jure Gračner, Urban Kolarič - solo guitars

Ana Blažič, Vito Brigadir, Aleksej Čosić, Adrian Čurin, Nina Dobaj, Matevž Fišer, Tine Gergič, Tibor Ivanecz, Dunja Jaušovec, Timotej Lubej, Nejc Miklošič, Primož Perko, Niko Poštrak, Alja Rojko, Jaka Topič, Til Trinkaus, Marko Vaupotič, Tilen Vodenik, Bine Zgaga, Matej Žnidarič - rhythm guitars

Jakša Vranjican, Erik Vuga, Mitja Žužek - bass

Denis Jančič, Bojan Krhlanko - drums

Vasja Bajde - section conductor

Bandcamp
Open Cage
Devil's Darling
Embrace the Chaos
Dvojka Makedonska
Salty
Trial & Error
Walter on the Smoke

All compositions by Samo Salamon.
SAMO SALAMON & STEFANO BATTAGLIA: windS
(Klopotec Records, 2016)


Samo Salamon - guitar
Stefano Battaglia - piano

Bandcamp
Rain Forest
Hammer
Girl With a Nicotine Kiss
Betty O
Sleepy Burja
SAMO SALAMON BASSLESS TRIO feat. JULIAN ARGUELLES & JOHN HOLLENBECK: Unity
(Samo Records, 2016)


Julian Arguelles - tenor & soprano sax
Samo Salamon - guitar
John Hollenbeck - drums


Bandcamp
Asking For a Break
Dawn
Kei's Venice
Holla Back
Soundgarden
Moonless
Seagulls In Maine
Drop the D
Pif
Kei's Secret

All compositions by Samo Salamon.
SAMO SALAMON BASSLESS TRIO feat. PAUL McCANDLESS & ROBERTO DANI: Little River
(Samo Records, 2015)

Paul McCandless - oboe,
bass clarinet, soprano sax
Samo Salamon - guitar
Roberto Dani - drums

Bandcamp
Hebe
Little River
Blown Away
Kei's Garden
Asking For a Break
Remy
Northern Wind
Nantucket
Summer Strawberries

All compositions by Samo Salamon.
SAMO SALAMON, MANU CODJIA & MIKKEL PLOUG: Ives
(Samo Records, 2014)

Samo Salamon - guitar
Manu Codjia - guitar
Mikkel Ploug - guitar



Bandcamp
 
Ives (take 1)
Devil's Darling
Barren
1000 Bears (Short Version)
There's a Gheko In the House
Perplexity 1
Seagulls In Maine
Ives (take 2)
Kei's Secret Revealed
Al Blade
1000 Bears (Long Version)
Duo
Logicunlogic
Perplexity 2
SAMO SALAMON BASSLESS QUARTET:
2 Alto

(Steeplechase Records, 2014)

Samo Salamon - guitar
Loren Stillman - alto sax
John O'Gallagher - alto sax
Roberto Dani - drums


 
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Fairytale
Monder Bag
Mr. Cynical
Second Rain
Flux of Silver
Winter Ponds
Man of Mystery
Moonless
Imperfections
Snail Road
SAMO SALAMON & SLOVENE PHILHARMONIC STRING CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: Orchestrology
(KGOSF Records, 2014)

Samo Salamon - guitar
Slovene Philharmonic String Chamber Orchestra
Roberto Dani - drums

Bandcamp
 
Hebe
Seagulls In Maine
Three Stories
Dutilleux
White Herons On Green Meadows
Miss Sarcasm
Rhapsody
Moonless
Number of Circles
Fall Memories
Mea Culpa
Kei's Secret
Devil's Darling
SAMO SALAMON QUARTETS: Stretching Out
(Samo Records, 2013)

Donny McCaslin - tenor sax (CD 1)
Dominique Pifarely - violin (CD 2)
Samo Salamon - guitar
John Hebert - bass (CD 1)
Bruno Chevillon - bass (CD 2)
Gerald Cleaver - drums (CD 1)
Roberto Dani - drums (CD 2)

Bandcamp
My Rain / Kei's Blues
Swamp Area
Ice Storm

The Puffins We Never Saw
Drizzle
Erdeven
The Land Of Artichokes
Molene
No Photos
Oyster Picnic
Pointe Du Raz
SAMO SALAMON TRIO feat. MICHEL GODARD & ROBERTO DANI: Eleven Stories
(Samo Records, 2012)

Samo Salamon - guitar
Michel Godard - tuba, electric bass
Roberto Dani - drums


Bandcamp
Preface
Sour
Cold Feet
Ducks On Ice
Three
Dark Road
Chinese Bath
White Herons On Green Meadows
Garlic And Olives
Kei's Melody
Sundays
SAMO SALAMON BASSLESS TRIOS: Duality
(Samo Records, 2011)

Samo Salamon - guitar
Tim Berne - alto sax
Achille Succi - alto sax
Tom Rainey - drums
Roberto Dani - drums

Bandcamp
 
Blistering
Flying Potatoes
Mea Culpa
Twists And Turns
Falcon's Flight
Roofs in the City
Kei's Garden
Road to Nantucket
Nantucket
The Weight of One Daisy
Asking For a Break
SAMO SALAMON TRIO feat. DREW GRESS & TOM RAINEY: Almost Almond
(Sanje Recordings, 2011)

Samo Salamon - guitar
Drew Gress - bass
Tom Rainey - drums


Bandcamp
 
Monkey Hands
Lastovo
My Amusing Muse
Dutilleux
Pleiades
Too Emotional For This World
Drewish
The Small Buddhist
The Ladybird Is Yawning
Monderous
Almond Almond
SAMO SALAMON TRIO feat. MICHEL GODARD & ROBERTO DANI: Live!
(Samo Records, 2009)

Samo Salamon - guitar
Michel Godard - tuba, electric bass
Roberto Dani - drums


Bandcamp
Hebe
Catch the Train
Kei's Secret
My Rain
Miss Sarcasm
Girl With A Nicotine Kiss
Happy Girl
My Amusing Muse
Fall Memories
Spring Forest
SAMO SALAMON & ALJOSA JERIC QUARTET: Mamasaal feat. Mark Turner
(Dometra Records, 2008)

Mark Turner - tenor sax
Samo Salamon - guitar
Matt Brewer - bass
Aljosa Jeric - drums

Bandcamp
 
Flying Serpents
High Heels
Little Eva
Night Thoughts
Internal Affairs
Pale But Beautiful
Make The Duck Sound
Elephants On Holidays
Happy Girl
The Shy One
SAMO SALAMON EUROPEAN QUARTET: Fall Memories
(Splasc(h) Records, 2007)

Michel Godard - tuba
Samo Salamon - guitar
Luciano Biondini - accordion
Roberto Dani - drums


Bandcamp
The Crocodile Is Crazy
Grace
Fall Memories
Lady Grey
Number Of Circles
For The Leaves
Our 76th Breakfast
Kei's Suite – Parts I-V
E.E. Cummings
SAMO SALAMON EUROPEAN QUARTET: Nano
(Goga Records, 2007)

Julian Arguelles - tenor and soprano saxophone
Michel Godard - tuba
Samo Salamon - guitar
Roberto Dani - drums

Bandcamp
A Tune For Michel
Is That Tuba?
Excuse Me, Mr. Frisell?
Yellow Chocolate
Nano
Thematics
Black Tears
Hebe
Kolibri
SAMO SALAMON NYC QUINTET: Government Cheese
(Fresh Sound New Talent, 2006)

David Binney - alto sax
Josh Roseman - trombone
Samo Salamon - guitar
Mark Helias - bass
Gerald Cleaver - drums

 
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How They Washed My Brain
The Bee And The Knee
Her Name
Eat The Monster
It Rains When It Falls
The Last Goodbye
Up And Down
SAMO SALAMON NEW QUARTET: Kei' Secret
(Splasc(h) Records, 2006)

Achille Succi - alto sax, bass clarinet
Samo Salamon - guitar
Carlo DeRosa - bass
Tyshawn Sorey - drums


Bandcamp
 
When We Go Away
Catch The Train
The Return To X-Land
Miss Sarcasm
Kei's Secret
A Step Back
The Gig Of Josh
Dancing Dust
My Rain
The Girl With A Nicotine Kiss
Pyramid
SAMO SALAMON QUARTET: Two Hours
(Fresh Sound New Talent, 2006)

Tony Malaby - tenor sax
Samo Salamon - guitar
Mark Helias - bass
Tom Rainey - drums


 
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Empty Heart
One For Steve Lacy
A Melody For Her
Does David Know He's Not Brown
Where's The Bill
Silence Of The Poets
Mind Breezer
Blink
The Lonely Tune
Coffee With A Girl
SAMO SALAMON SEXTET: Ela's Dream
(Splasc(h) Records, 2005)


Kyle Gregory - trumpet, piccolo trumpet
Dave Binney - alto sax
Achille Succi - alto sax, bass clarinet
Samo Salamon - guitar
Paolino Dalla Porta - bass
Zlatko Kaucic - drums

Bandcamp
Coffee With A Girl
Emotional Playground
There's Still Dog Food Left In It
Ela's Dream
Broken Windows
SAMO SALAMON QUARTET: Ornethology
(Samo Records, 2003)

Achille Succi - alto sax, bass clarinet
Samo Salamon - guitar
Salvatore Maiore - bass
Zlatko Kaucic - drums

Bandcamp
A Fake Monk
Alien Child
The Creative Force
Does Your Girlfriend Know You Play Free Jazz?
Out For A Walk
Uncork The Bottle
Where’s The Bill?
Achille
Two Poles
Major Salva
Something Ology
Samoel
Tribeca
Jaka The Dog
Humpty Dumpty
Aguri – The Birthday Party

ANSASA TRIO: Arabian Picnic
(Samo Records, 2002)

Samo Salamon - guitar
Vasko Atanasovski - flute, soprano saxophone
Zmago Turica - violin
Samo Pecar - bass
Andrej Hrvatin - percussion
Nino Mureskic - percussion

Bandcamp

Leeloo
Fat Pakistani
Ten Camels
Arabian Picnic
On A Sunday Afternoon
At 3 PM
Strange Logic Of A
Strange Logic
The Judgement Tower

 

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2003 SITI HLAPCI: Tukaj in zdaj with Tadej Tratnik, Samo Pečar, Matej Horvat...
2005 SITI HLAPCI: Si ti hlapec? with Tadej Tratnik, Samo Pečar, Matej Horvat...
2005 KOMBO: Skriti kotički svetlobe with Zlatko Kaučič, Vid Drašler, Marko Lasič, Marek Fakuč...
2006 BRGS TIME: Bas Trio with Achille Succi, Jaka Berger
2010 BRGS TIME: Planetarium Sequence with Achille Succi, Aya Shimura, Jaka Berger
2016 KROKAR: Strat & Sphere with Vasja Bajde, Danijel Rajh, Denis Jančič
2017 BREST feat. VESNA ZORNIK: Nemi film with Vesna Zornik, Kristina Kočan, Samo Pečar, Bojan Krhlanko...
2019 KRISTINA KOČAN: Impro sprehod with Vasko Atanasovski, Denis Jančič...
2020 BREST feat. VESNA ZORNIK: V polsnu with Vesna Zornik, Kristina Kočan, Samo Pečar, Bojan Krhlanko...

 

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