Kottarashky & The Rain Dogs is an Ethno Folk, and Electronica band from Bulgaria. In 2009 Kottarashky (aka Nikola Gruev) amased the music scene with debut album ‘Opa Hey!’, combining authentic field recordings from the Bulgarian countryside, to samples of modern electronica. The success of ‘Opa Hey’ stimulated Kottarashky’s innovative and profound style, to transform his tracks into live performances. Kottarashky decided

not to take the easy way out by playing as one-man laptop band, he searched for musical companions who had both the skills to transform his sound sketches into a live experience and the curiosity to attempt new experiments. Influenced by artists such as Tom Waits, Jimi Hendrix and Dr.John, they formed a weird band combining Kottarashky’s sampler tools and keyboard with traditional clarinet, guitar, bass and drum set.

Kottarashky & The Rain Dogs have attracted so many people that the band has become the most booked serious live band performing in Bulgaria today. New album ‘Demoni’ only features one track from first album ‘Opa Hey!’. Kottarashky & The Rain Dogs recorded eleven fresh tracks that take us into a whole new universe of advanced Balkan Funk and Blues. The compositions still carry the unique Kottarashky sound from the field recordings and his authentic samples. Yet as all the songs have been recorded as band studio sessions, they now feature the pure impact emanating from the clarinet improvisations and the groovy combination of programmed tribal loops with funky drum play.