Obojeni Program
Obojeni Program | |
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 Obojeni Program performing live at the 2007 VIP INmusic festival in Zagreb | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Program, OP, Coloured Program, oBOYEni Program |
| Origin | Novi Sad, Serbia |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1980 – present |
| Labels | Search & Enjoy, Sorabia, Exit Music, Odličan Hrčak |
| Members | Branislav Babić Ilija Vlaisavljević Ljubomir Pejić Vladimir Cinkocki |
| Past members | see the members section |
| Website | www.obojeniprogram.rs |
Obojeni Program (
History
Early career (1980–1988)
Before forming the band, vocalist Branislav Babić "Kebra" was a member of the two minor Novi Sad
Lasting only for six months, the band was transformed into a quintet featuring Babić, Bora Oslovčan, Pera Telarov, Aleksandar Koledin "Kole" and Aleksandar Jocić "Cana", who used to change instruments during their performances. Moving towards a more post-punk oriented sound, influenced by the Manchester bands The Fall and Magazine, Babić renamed the group to Program, with the lineup which besides him featured Aleksandar Jocić "Cana" (guitar), Zoran Geratović "Gera" (bass) and Edi Keler (drums). Having performed for a year, the band renamed itself to Obojeni Program.
The first live appearance the band had in 1981, at the Novi Sad's club Bronx, performing their songs only, with Babić singing with his back towards the crowd, which became a part of his stage performance for a while. During the same year, at the first Novi Sad private studio Meta Sound, the band recorded four tracks, "Kad bi malo (7x) mozak stao" ("If the (7x) Brain Could Stop a Little"), "O, da li?" ("Oh, Is It?"), "Obojeni program" ("Coloured Program"), and "Ulični kerovi" ("Street Dogs"), produced by the former member Bora Oslovčan. The recordings were often broadcast on
After the media presentation, the band started performing across the
After the song recording, the band refused to perform at the Festival Omladina, due to the mainstream popularity of the festival. At the time, bassist Geratović left the band, moving to Australia, being replaced by the former Pečat member Miroslav Bedov "Micke". However, the band went on an eighteen-months hiatus soon after this due to Babić's army obligations. Having returned from the army, in June 1985, Babić reformed the band as a trio, featuring bassist Bedov and Edi Keler on drums. Zoran Lekić "Leki", guitar player of Ove Sezone Vedri Tonovi who has been playing saxophone with Obojeni Program since 1982, occasionally performed as an additional member. During the same year, the band performed at the Split Alternative rock festival. For the following four years, the band had performed across the country, but with frequent member changes, which was the reason why the band did not record any material during the period.
Alternative period (1989–1998)
In 1989, the lineup which lasted for a while, featuring Branislav Babić "Kebra" (vocals), Robert Radić (drums), Branislav Bukurov (guitar), Miroslav Bedov (bass) and Maša Žilnik (backing vocals) performed at the Subotica Youth festival, winning the second place. The song "Kad bi malo (7x) mozak stao" performed at the Festival Omladina appeared on the festival official compilation. The band also performed at the YURM festival where they entered the finals and in Zagreb where they won the first place. At the festival, the band met Zagreb journalists Aleksandar Dragaš and Ante Čikara who founded the independent record label Search & Enjoy only to release the material recorded by the band. Having finished the album recordings, Bukurov left the band, and Zoran Lekić became the new guitarist.
In May 1990, the band released
The followup, Ovaj zid stoji krivo (On the Side is this Wall Bended), recorded at the Guru Sound studio during August and September 1991,[2] was released during the late 1991 and once again produced by Kojić. It featured the notable "Nebo, nebo plavo je" ("The Sky, the Sky Is Blue"), inspired by the outbreak of the Yugoslav Wars, "Čudan glas te poziva" ("A Strange Voice Is Calling You"), "Pozivamo tople reke" ("We Are Inviting Warm Rivers"), "981", and "Dejvi" ("Davy"), the latter two being recorded for the first album but were omitted, presented as an array of Babić's claustrophobic visions. Guest appearances on the album featured the producer Kojić, who played the guitar on several songs, the members of the Novi Sad band Boye, who did backing vocals, and Disciplina Kičme member Zoran Erkman "Zerkman", who played the trumpet. The band was pronounced the album of the year at the TV Revija magazine, and the gained popularity of the band provided album sales in former Yugoslav republics. By the end of 1991, the band had suddenly disbanded.
In early 1992, Babić reformed the band in the lineup featuring Danica Milovanov "Daca" (backing vocals), Dragan Knežević (guitar), Ljubomir Pejić (drums) and Boye bassist Ilija Vasiljević "Bebec" as a temporary member, promoting live the second album, for the first time in Serbian cities Kragujevac, Užice and Niš. On April, the band had performed at the Belgrade Republic Square in front of a crowd of fifty thousand people at an antiwar concert Ne računajte na nas (Do Not Count on Us), also featuring Rambo Amadeus, Boye, Električni Orgazam, and Rimtutituki, and on December, the band performed at the Subotica antiwar concert Muzika mira (The Music of Peace).
The recording of the Belgrade KST performance on August 1, 1992, was released the live album
In 1994, the band released the album
The following album, the 1996
Electronic period (1999–2010)
The fifth studio album Sva sreća general voli decu (Such Good Fortune, the General Loves Children), released in 1999 by B92 and produced by Boye bassist Ilija Vasiljević "Bebec", for which the album cover was designed by the painter Saša Stojanović, featuring an ironical drawing of a child displaying Serbian three-finger salute. The album, consisting of twenty four songs, brought a modernized sound, including samples and dance music remix of the Boye song "Fudbal" ("Football"). The lineup which recorded the album featured the new bassist Zoran Geratović "Gera", backing vocalist Tamara Dobler and drummer Slobodan Levakov "Coba". The album also featured two remixed songs, "Srce srce srce" ("Heart Heart Heart") and "Autobran" ("Cardefence"), done by Smokin' J.[6]
In 2002, the album
The seventh studio album
After a four-year discography break, the band, featuring Babić, Vladimir Cinkocki (drums), Ilija Vasiljević "Bebec" (bass) and Ljubomir Pejić (bass),
Back to basics (2011–present)
The band's latest studio album, Kako to misliš: mi (What Do You Mean: We), was released on 6 April 2012. The album was released for download from the Exit music record label, and on CD through Odličan Hrčak record label.[13] It contains a rerecording of the song "Ja sam idiot" from Najvažnije je biti zdrav.[13] In 2013, the band's first guitarist, Aleksandar Jocić "Cana" returned to the band, the starting to perform in the lineup consisting of Branislav Babić (vocals), Ilija Vlaisavljević (bass guitar), Ljubomir Pejić (bass guitar) and Vladimir Cinkoski (drums).[14] On June 19, 2015, the band celebrated 35 years of activity with a concert in Belgrade's Miskalište. The concert featured the band Virvel as special guests.[15]
On May 2, 2016, the band released the single "Vrlo jednostavno" ("Very Simple"),
Legacy
The song "Nebo, nebo plavo je" ("The Sky, the Sky Is Blue") appeared on the 45th place of the B92 Top 100 Domestic Songs, polled by the Radio B92 listeners in 2006.[19]
The lyrics of 4 songs by the band were featured in Petar Janjatović's book Pesme bratstva, detinjstva & potomstva: Antologija ex YU rok poezije 1967 - 2007 (Songs of Brotherhood, Childhood & Offspring: Anthology of Ex YU Rock Poetry 1967 - 2007).[20]
Members
Current members
- Branislav Babić "Kebra" – vocals (1980–present)
- Ilija Vlaisavljević "Bebec" – bass guitar, production (1992, 2011–present)
- Milorad Ristic "Miki" – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Vladimir Cinkocki "Cina" – drums, backing vocals (1994-1997, 2009–present)
Former members
- Edi Keler – drums (1980, 1981–1985, 1991)
- Goran Ivčić "Tukša" – bass guitar (1980)
- Bora Oslovčan – bass guitar, drums, guitar (1980)
- Pera Telarov – guitar, drums, bass guitar (1980)
- Aleksandar Koledin "Kole" – drums, guitar, bass guitar (1980)
- Zoran Geratović "Gera" – bass guitar (1981-1983, 1997–2004)
- Miroslav Bedov "Micke" – bass guitar (1983-1985, 1989–1992, 2001–2004)
- Robert Radić – drums (1988-1990, 2005)
- Branislav Bukurov "Koča" – guitar (1988-1990)
- Maša Žilnik – vocals, backing vocals (1988-1990)
- Zoran Lekić "Leki" – guitar (1991)
- Danica Milovanov "Daca" – vocals, backing vocals (1992-1996)
- Jovan Pejić – drums (1992)
- Dragan Knežević "Gagi" – guitar, backing vocals (1992-2010)
- Jovanka Ilić – vocals, backing vocals (1993-1994)
- Tamara Dobler – vocals, backing vocals (1997-2006)
- Slobodan Levakov "Coba" – drums (1997-1999)
- Mirko Topalski – drums (1999-2005)
- Miloš Romić – groove box (2000-2010)
- Miloš Rašković "Raša" – bass guitar (2004-2007)
Discography
- Najvažnije je biti zdrav (1990)
- Ovaj zid stoji krivo (1991)
- Verujem ti jer smo isti (1994)
- Ili 5 minuta ispred tebe (1996)
- Sva sreća general voli decu (1999)
- Ako nisam dobra, šta ćemo onda?(2002)
- Da li je to čovek ili je mašina (2005)
- Kako to misliš: mi (2012)
Videography
- Drugi talas (1983)
- Prvo tromesečje Pavla Hromiša (1983)
- Tako se kalio čelik (1988)
- Kad se neko nečem dobrom nada (2001)
- Da li je to čovek ili je mašina (2005)
- Bilo jednom... (2006)
References
- ^ Obojeni Program - Najvažnije Je Biti Zdrav (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs
- ^ Obojeni Program - Ovaj Zid Stoji Krivo (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs
- ^ Various - Radio Utopia (B92: 1989-1994) (CD) at Discogs
- ^ a b Various - Компилација : Metropolis Vol.2 (CD) at Discogs
- ^ Various - Ovo Je Zemlja Za Nas?!? Radio Boom 93 (1992-1997) (CD) at Discogs
- ^ Obojeni Program - Sva Sreća General Voli Decu (Cassette, Album) at Discogs
- ^ produkcija ...i27!... production
- ^ "Obojeni Program". Obojeniprogram.rs. Archived from the original on 2009-07-01. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
- ^ a b Obojeni Program - Kosmos u tvom srcu / Igračke se voze levom rukom (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs
- ^ Hello Bing - CDs and Vinyl at Discogs
- ^ Obojeni Program - Ja Hoću Te / 982 (Vinyl) at Discogs
- ^ "Jelen Pivo LIVE". Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ a b "Obojeni Program - Kako to misliš: mi (2012)"
- ^ "Branislav Babić Kebra (Obojeni Program): “Ako nešto može da spase svet, onda je to lepota života”", balkanrock.com
- ^ "35 godina Obojenog Programa na Miksalištu", balkanrock.com
- ^ "Obojeni Program - Vrlo jednostavno"
- ^ "Obojeni Program: Pogledajte ‘Danas će se desiti nešto lepo’", Rockomotiva.com
- ^ "Obojeni program: ‘Kako ja to ne primećujem’ – prvi singl sa live albuma", Rockomotiva.com
- ^ [1] Archived March 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Janjatović, Petar (2008). Pesme bratstva, detinjstva & potomstva: Antologija ex YU rok poezije 1967 - 2007. Belgrade: Vega media.
- EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006, Janjatović Petar; ISBN 978-86-905317-1-4
- NS rockopedija, novosadska rock scena 1963-2003, Mijatović Bogomir, SWITCH, 2005
External links
- Official website Archived 2009-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
- Obojeni Program at Myspace
- Obojeni Program at YouTube
- Obojeni Program at Discogs
- Obojeni Program at Rateyourmusic
- Obojeni Program at Last.fm
- Obojeni Program at B92.fm
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