Kozmetika (album)

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Kozmetika
Studio album by
Kozmetika
Released7 March 1983
Recorded1979-1982
StudioJovanova St. 56, Jevremova St. 45, and MS studio, Belgrade
Genre
Length34:24
ZKP RTLJ
ProducerKozmetika

Kozmetika (trans. Cosmetics) is the only album by the

Yugoslav new wave/art rock band Kozmetika
, released in 1983.

The album Kozmetika was polled in 1998 as the 98th on the list of 100 Greatest Yugoslav Popular Music Albums in the book YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike (YU 100: The Best Albums of Yugoslav Pop and Rock Music).[1]

Background and recording

Kozmetika was officially formed in 1978 by Vladimir Jovanović (guitar, vocals), Marko Pešić (synthesizer), Slobodan Konjević (bass guitar) and Miško Mihajlovski (rhythm machine programming), although Jovanović, Pešić and Konjević had been working together since 1974, first in the band Dijamantski Psi (

percussion).[2] Inspired by the works of Brian Eno as well as the current musical trends, the band used a technique in album production similar to the one which would later be known as sampling, creating their own vision of art rock.[2] However, due to uncommunicative sound, the album failed to reach much feedback from the audience.[2] After the album release, the band did not perform often, and soon ended their activity.[2]

Track listing

All songs credited to Kozmetika.

Side A

No.TitleLength
1."Utisci" ("Impressions")4:17
2."Jedne noći na terasi na moru" ("On a Night on a Seaside Terrace")3:43
3."Kundalini" ("Kundalini")1:06
4."Ona hoće sve da zna" ("She Wants to Know Everything")4:15
5."Belzebub" ("Beelzebub")2:30
6."12-erac" ("Dodecasyllable")0:46

Side B

No.TitleLength
1."Zanatlija" ("Craftsman")2:54
2."Ne da/ne nego i/ili" ("Not Yes/No, but And/Or")4:34
3."Bluz kontrolora letenja" ("An Air Traffic Controller's Blues")2:37
4."Gaja" ("Gaia")7:37

Personnel

Guest musicians and additional personnel

  • Nebojša Krstić - vocals (on track A1), backing vocals (on track A4)
  • Dragana Šarić
    - vocals (on track B2)
  • Goran Vejvoda - guitar (on tracks: A1, A4, A5, A6, B4), electric piano (on track A5)
  • Zlatko Manojlović - guitar (on track A4)
  • Goran Bregović - guitar (on track B2)
  • Raša Đelmaš - drums (on tracks: A1, A2, A5)
  • Bora Pavićević - drums (on tracks: A4, B1, B2), congas, percussion (on track B4)
  • Zoran Radetić - electric piano (on track A4)
  • Žarko Kalmić - synthesizer (on trackS: B1, B2)
  • Vuk Vujačić - saxophone (on tracks: A2, A5)
  • Đorđe Ilijin - flute (on track B5)
  • Srđan Šaper - backing vocals (on track A4)
  • Biljana Trifunović - voice (on track B2)
  • Vlada Nikodijević - vocoder effects (on track B4)
  • Boban Petrović - engineer
  • Rade Ercegovac - engineer
  • Jugoslav Jovanović - design

Legacy

Kozmetika was polled in 1998 as the 98th on the list of 100 Greatest Yugoslav Popular Music Albums in the book YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike (YU 100: The Best Albums of Yugoslav Pop and Rock Music).[3]

In 2006 the song "Utisci" ("Impressions"), featuring

Nova S.[5] For the 20th anniversary of the talk show the Viva Vox Choir from Belgrade covered "Utisci" and the version has become the new theme song for the show.[6]

In 2015 Kozmetika album cover, designed by Jugoslav Jovanović, was ranked 47th on the list of 100 Greatest Album Covers of Yugoslav Rock published by

web magazine Balkanrock.[7]

References

  1. ^ Antonić, Duško; Štrbac, Danilo (1998). YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike. Belgrade: YU Rock Press. p. 59.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Janjatović, Petar (2007). EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006. Belgrade: self-released. p. 120.
  3. ^ Antonić, Duško; Štrbac, Danilo (1998). YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike. Belgrade: YU Rock Press. p. 59.
  4. ^ The List on the B92 official website Archived 2007-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Retro: Kozmetika - Kozmetika (ZKP RTVLJ, 1983.)". plastelin.com. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
  6. ^ "Viva Vox Choir - Utisaka Puna Glava". YouTube. 2011-09-28. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
  7. ^ "100 najboljih omota YU rocka", Balkanrock.com

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