Punk rock in Yugoslavia

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Punk rock in Yugoslavia was the

Pekinška patka, KUD Idijoti, Niet, Patareni and KBO!
.

History

Although a

punkzine
scene also began to develop. The Yugoslav punk rock bands were the first ones formed in a communist country.

Punk rock spread across Yugoslavia in northwest–southeast direction, finding its earliest supporters in:

Pekinška patka
emerged.

The late-1970s and early 1980s bands from

Artistička Radna Akcija
compilation.

punkabilly artist Toni Montano emerged, first as a vocalist of the band Radost Evrope, but later became a solo artist. Also, the punk writer Ivan Glišić from Šabac
emerged in this period.

The first punk band in

post punk and gothic rock and together formed the bands Padot na Vizantija and Anastasia
.

In

New Primitives
movement.

In the late 1970s, some punk bands were affiliated with the

Paket Aranžman
.

The 1980s saw the emergence of

Slavonska Požega); The Dissidents (Prijedor) and Ženevski Dekret (Mostar); Solunski front, Distress, Necrophilia, Crist and Mrgudi (all from Belgrade); KBO! (Kragujevac); Nade iz Inkubatora, Giuseppe Carabino, Marselyeza and Process (all from Subotica); Incest (Novi Bečej); Napred U Prošlost (Banatsko Novo Selo); and the Oi! or streetpunk bands Dva minuta mržnje and Vrisak generacije (both from Novi Sad
).

A notable

Psihomodo pop from Zagreb, which was very much influenced by the Ramones
.

Many foreign punk bands played concerts in former Yugoslavia in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s:

The Anti-Nowhere League, Discharge, Youth Brigade and Amebix. In 1983 The Anti-Nowhere League released their album Live in Yugoslavia
, while Angelic Upstarts released a live album of the same title in 1985.

Punk ideology

Although the Yugoslav punk musicians were working in a

apolitical acts, whose songs dealt with personal subjects, humour, substance abuse, sex
, or just innocent youth rebellion.

A significant scandal emerged in communist Yugoslavia when the authorities arrested a

nazi skinhead group called The Fourth Reich in Ljubljana, in 1981. Though largely obscure, the band was put on trial and its members were imprisoned before having a chance to release any recordings or play live, hence leaving no legacy. They were also once turned down by the notable promoter and Pankrti's manager Igor Vidmar, who refused to sign them as he disapproved of their lyrics.[2][3]

Although punk rock was tolerated in Yugoslavia, the system still viewed it with suspicion. The authorities used this scandal as an opportunity to label the movement as

.

The scandal led to

Nazi Punks Fuck Off! badge with a swastika crossed out.[4]
That anti-fascist badge was misinterpreted as a "nazi provocation" and Vidmar was detained.

After the scandal faded, the Yugoslav punk scene continued to exist, albeit with less mainstream media coverage. While the first generation of bands such as:

ZKP RTL, the bands that came afterwards, faced problems and gained prominence only in the underground
circles.

Also, some media considered punk rock outdated, so they turned their attention to other genres, leaving much of the new punk generation underestimated or unnoticed. This opinion was shared by some musicians, so for example, Paraf and Pekinška patka went post-punk, while Prljavo kazalište and Električni orgazam became conventional rock bands.

The late 1980s and early 1990s saw transition to

breakup of SFR Yugoslavia
.

Despite the problems that Igor Vidmar once had with the Yugoslav communist system, in an interview published in the

SFRY's communism".[5]

The breakup of Yugoslavia

With the violent

anti-fascist
activities and were attacked by the nationalists in the independent countries that emerged after the breakup of Yugoslavia. Some musicians were forcibly mobilized and sent to the war, but others embraced nationalistic views (in their opinion, patriotic views) and voluntarily joined the armed forces and even saw active combat.

In 1992, the supergroup

activists
.

In Croatia, some musicians joined the Croatian forces. A notable example was Ivica Čuljak, better known as

football hooligans
expressed nationalistic views.

The local punk scenes in the independent countries that emerged after the breakup of Yugoslavia continued to exist, some of them heavily suffering during the war. The

Sarajevo siege
, and a compilation album, Rock under siege (Radio Zid Sarajevo, Stichting Popmuziek Nederland), was released in 1995.

After

.

2000s and later

After the end of the war and the departure of nationalist leaders such as

rockumentary Sretno dijete (Happy Child), named after a song by Prljavo kazalište. The movie covers the early Yugoslav Punk and new wave scene featuring artists from Zagreb, Ljubljana, and Belgrade. Inspired by "Sretno dijete", the rockumentary "Bilo jednom..." was made in 2006, featuring punk-rockers from Novi Sad
who were active during the first half of the 1990s.

Current notable acts in the former Yugoslav countries include: Niet, Scuffy Dogs, Aktivna Propaganda, GUB,

Republic of Macedonia; Red Union, Zbogom Brus Li, Atheist Rap, Six Pack, Vox Populi, SMF, BOL, Ritam Nereda, Šaht, Miki Pirs, Birtija, Prilično Prazni, KBO!, Potres, Gavrilo Princip, Zvoncekova Bilježnica, Mitesers, Pogon BGD, Hitman, Nor, Concrete Worms, Ringišpil, The Bayonets, The Bomber from Serbia
, and others.

Reunions

Exit festival in Novi Sad on July 13, 2008, Pekinška Patka played a reunion concert, sharing the stage with the Sex Pistols
, who played afterwards that evening.

Related movies

See also

References

  1. ^ geopoetika.com
  2. ^ "members.iinet". Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
  3. ^ mladina.si
  4. ^ hartford.com
  5. ^ Glas javnosti.rs
  6. ^ bim.ba
  7. ^ Glas Slavonije Darko Jerković: Podrumski pakao u sjeni vjetrova rata!, Feb 12, 2016, accessed Oct 26, 2018 (in Croatian)
  8. ^ vojvodina.com
  9. ^ "popbooks.com". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2007-11-11.

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