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Bastion was a synth-pop band formed in 1983 in Skopje, Macedonia (ex-Yugoslavia) by Kiril Džajkovski (keyboards), Ana Kostovska (vocals), and Ljubomir Stojsavljević (bass). Their debut and only album featured lyrics by film director Milčo Mančevski, who also directed the video for their song "Hot Day In Mexico." The band disbanded shortly after the album's release. Kiril Džajkovski, after the band's dissolution, played with the renowned Macedonian band Leb i sol, recording two albums and touring extensively across the Balkans and Europe. In the 1990s, he moved to Australia and began experimenting with music that blended ethnic Macedonian sounds with electronic beats, resulting in his first solo EP, Synthetic Theatre, which was well-received by Australian independent radio. In 2000, his album Homebound was released by American label Tone Casualties, continuing his exploration of Macedonian ethnic instrumentation and electronica. The album garnered excellent reviews worldwide and was voted the best album of the year from the former Yugoslavia by Croatian Playboy Magazine. Upon returning to Macedonia, Džajkovski composed film scores for Milčo Mančevski's Dust, Bal-Can-Can, and The Great Water, and performed concerts both in Macedonia and internationally, including at the Exit Festival. He also contributed additional music to the 2007 film Shadows

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