Pop Mašina
Pop Mašina | |
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SFR Yugoslavia | |
Genres | |
Years active | 1972–1978 |
Labels | Ratislav Đelmaš Sava Bojić Mihajlo Popović Oliver Mandić Vidoja Božinović Dušan Petrović Dušan Đukić Miroslav Cvetković |
Website | popmasina |
Pop Mašina (
Pop Mašina was formed by bass guitarist and vocalist
Band history
1972–1978
The band was formed in Belgrade in 1972 by
Pop Mašina was one of the first bands on the
In 1973 Pop Mašina released their debut album,
After the release of Kiselina, the band held a large number of concerts across Yugoslavia. They had numerous performances in Belgrade Sports Hall. These concerts were organized with the help of Aleksandar Tijanić, at the time a journalism student, and other Yugoslav progressive rock bands were often invited to perform.[1] Pop Mašina had an attractive on-stage appearance: Božinović was one of the first former Yugoslav guitarists that played long guitar solos and used to play guitar with a bow and behind his back.[1] On one of these concerts Nemeček smashed his bass guitar and threw it into the audience; it was caught by young musician Miroslav Cvetković, who fixed it and started playing it.[1] Cvetković would later himself become a member of Pop Mašina.[1]
At the beginning of 1975, in Akademik Studio in
At the end of 1976, Nemeček left the band to serve his mandatory stint in the
Post-breakup, Rok Mašina and post-Rok Mašina
After Pop Mašina disbanded, Vidoja Božinović and Dušan Đukić joined the band Dah. After Dah disbanded in 1979, Božinović joined the band Opus in which he spent only six months.[1] After he returned from London, Nemeček worked in Dadov Theatre as an editor of the theatre's rock program.[1] In 1980 Nemeček, Božinović brothers and drummer Vladan Dokić formed the hard rock and heavy metal band Rok Mašina, which released only one self-title album before disbanding in 1982.[1] Part of the material they recorded for their second album was released in 1983 on the EP Izrod na granici (Bastard on the Border).[1]
After Rok Mašina disbanded, Zoran Božinović retired from music.[1] In the 1990s he returned to performing, playing with the blues rock band Zona B.[1] He died in 2004.[4] Vidoja Božinovič dedicated himself to his studies of architecture, performed in blues clubs and with the jazz band Interactive before joining Riblja Čorba in 1984.[1] Nemeček became the film program editor at RTV Politika, and in the 1990s became the editor of film program on Television Pink.[1]
In 1994, a remastered version of Kiselina was released on CD by Serbian record label ITVMM. The release featured the songs "Put ka Suncu" and "Sjaj u očima" ("Glowing Eyes"), originally released on Pop Mašina's first 7-inch single, as bonus track.
In 2007, to celebrate 35 years since the release of Kiselina, Nemeček, in cooperation with Serbian label MCG records, released the CD Originalna Kiselina – 35 godina kasnije (Original Acid – 35 Years Later) in a limited number of 999 copies. The release featured original Kiselina track listing and different song mixes.[8] In 2008, Internut Music and Multimedia Records released the box set Antologija 1972 – 1976 (Anthology 1972 – 1976), which featured all the recordings released by Pop Mašina, 9 unreleased tracks, a recording of a concert in Belgrade Sports Hall, and a book about the band.[9]
The band's former bass guitarist Dušan Petrović died on 17 October 2003.[10] The band's forming member Ratislav "Raša" Đelmaš died in Belgrade on 28 October 2021.[11] Robert Nemeček died in Belgrade on 8 January 2024.[12]
Legacy
The song "Zemlja svetlosti" was covered by Serbian and Yugoslav
The album Kiselina was polled in 1998 as 60th 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).[16] The song "Put ka Suncu" was polled in 2000 as 92nd on Rock Express Top 100 Yugoslav Rock Songs of All Times list.[17]
On 5 October 2005, in Belgrade's Bard Club, a concert dedicated to Zoran Božinović was held. The musicians performing on the concert included his brother Vidoja, Miroslav Cvetković (of
Band members
- Robert Nemeček – bass guitar, vocals (1972–1976)
- Zoran Božinović – guitar, vocals (1972–1978)
- Ratislav "Raša" Đelmaš– drums (1972)
- Sava Bojić – guitar, vocals (1972)
- Mihajlo "Bata" Popović – drums, percussion (1972–1976)
- Oliver Mandić – keyboards, vocals (1975)
- Dušan "Duda" Petrović – bass guitar (1976–1977)
- Dušan "Đuka" Đukić – drums (1976–1978)
- Vidoja "Džindžer" Božinović – guitar (1976–1978)
- Miroslav "Cvele" Cvetković – bass guitar, vocals (1977–1978)
Discography
Studio albums
- Kiselina (1973)
- Na izvoru svetlosti (1975)
Live albums
- Put ka Suncu (1976)
Box sets
- Antologija 1972 – 1976 (2008)
Compilations
- Na drumu za haos 1972-2017 (2017)
Singles
- "Put ka Suncu" / "Sjaj u očima" (1972)
- "Promenićemo svet" / "Svemirska priča" (1973)
- "Zemlja svetlosti" / "Dugo lutanje kroz noć" (1974)
- "Sećanja" / "Rekvijem za prijatelja" (1975)
- "Moja pesma" / "Uspomena" (1977)
Other appearances
- "Sećanje" / "Moja pesma" (Pop Parada 1, 1977)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am Janjatović, Petar (2007). EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960–2006. Belgrade: self-released. p. 178.
- ^ Janjatović, Petar (2007). EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960–2006. Belgrade: self-released. p. 223.
- ^ a b c d "Pop mašina – Kako je pravljen prvi domaći LSD album". Aleksandar Arežina's blog. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2022. [unreliable source?]
- ^ "NAJAVA: NOĆ POSVEĆENA ZORANU BOŽINOVIĆU — Put ka suncu, popboks.com". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ Plima: Progresivna muzika at Discogs
- ^ Wydawnictwo 21 reissue at Discogs
- ^ Atlantide reissue at Discogs
- ^ Originalna Kiselina – 35 godina kasnije at Discogs
- ^ "Antologija 1972 – 1976 at Popboks". Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
- ^ Janjatović, Petar (2007). EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960–2006. Belgrade: self-released. p. 89.
- ^ "Preminuo Raša Đelmaš, nekadašnji bubnjar Yu grupe", N1
- ^ "Preminuo Robert Nemeček", Danas.rs
- ^ "Disciplina Kičme – Nova Iznenađenja Za Nova Pokoljenja at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ^ "Čutura ima novi album nakon šest godina", timemachinemusic.org Archived 10 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Texas Flood – Tražim ljude kao ja", Barikada.com
- ^ Antonić, Duško; Štrbac, Danilo (1998). YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike. Belgrade: YU Rock Press. p. 40.
- ^ "100 najboljih pesama svih vremena YU rocka". Rock Express (in Serbian) (25). Belgrade: 27.
- ^ ""NAJAVA: NOĆ POSVEĆENA ZORANU BOŽINOVIĆU - Put ka Suncu", popboks.com". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ Put ka Suncu – Noć posvećena Zoranu Božinoviću at One Records official site
External links
- Official website
- Pop Mašina at Discogs
- Pop Mašina at Prog Archives