Reader would be forgiven if he remembers Neca Falk mainly from her angry, rock days - though those early 1980s recordings still sound fresh and inspired, Falk had recorded lot of music before and after that. Her early steps into pop music of Slovenia are documented on compilation "Dravski Most" where smorgasbord of genres reflects what was going on trough the 1970s, while later work includes very successful excursion into children's music and some genuinely beautiful acoustic work. "Portreti" and "Življenja Krog" are twin albums that work perfectly together as a comfort music for a rainy day - they show different, gentler and reflective side of this multi-talented artist who might have been unjustly dismissed for her attention-grabbing single.
If young Neca was angry and experimental, on these acoustic albums she tones down - in fact, they are both decidedly unconcerned with following any potential trends, therefore they actually sound timeless. On both of them she works with classical musician Jani Golob and guitarist Primož Grašič who give her music a soothing atmosphere and frame her (still surprisingly youthful) voice with lovely acoustic instruments - I might have slight preference for this particular album because it starts with haunting "Bela Pravljica" (that I know from Majda Sepe) and the title song is actually a cover of "The Circle Game" by Joni Mitchell. This actually might be my all-time favourite Neca Falk album - not only as artistic statement of mature musician, but also as something that resonates with me, where music soothes and comforts, heals and beautify. There are some days when I just need to curl up and listen something tender.
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