Atheist Rap
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Atheist Rap is a Serbia
n punk rock
band from Novi Sad
.
concert, which took place on November 29, 1988 at the local club Mašinac, but the band was officially formed on January 1, 1989. They merged with members of Fluorel Tatchkash, Vladimir Radusinović "Radule" on guitar, and Zoran Zarić "Zare", on bass, and Stevan Gojkov "Goja" (from Kapetan Leshi, Fear of Dog, A Better Life Zine), took over the drums.
The first live appearance the band made in late 1988 at the Petrovaradin Fortress
' Beogradska kapija. After the appearance, the band, with the repertoire consisting of two songs, had another performance, on May 22, 1989, with several local acts. Before the appearance, Popov wrote the song "O.R.A.", which was performed by Popov on vocals, Kozbašić on backing vocals, with the band improvising to the lyrics. The performance provided the band a cult status, despite not having any recordings released. The band also got invitations to perform at several Novi Sad clubs, while writing new material. At the time, the band had rehearsals and partially lived at the Yellow House in Novi Sad, until it was bulldozed by the local authorities.
at the beginning of the 1990s stopped the band from releasing the first CD release in the region. It was a 4-song EP
, recorded at the Barba studio in Bukovac
, entitled Compact Disc, consisting of the songs "Gusti sok" ("Thick Juice"), "Stomak eliminator" ("Belly Eliminator"), "Novosadski vašar" ("Novi Sad Fair") and "Gril 13" ("Grill 13"), that Croatia
n label Jugoton
never put out of press, and, as a result, the material was never released in this format. One of the songs from the EP, "Gusti sok" appeared on the various artists compilation Novi Sad Vol. 2. The EP was also to be released by the Novi Sad record label Start Today Records. Despite the EP not being released, the band promoted the recordings through radio and television broadcasts, which increased their popularity. At the end of 1990, Flourel Tatchkash and Elba drummer Aleksandar Milanov "Atzke", joined the group with versatile Gojkov switching to guitar, and the new lineup had the first live appearance at the KUD Sonja Marinković.
It was at the insisting of Tetcha Morales (manager, guitar) and Voja Žugić (Scorned Records, Three Pals Zine) that the band recorded their debut album Maori i Crni Gonzales
(Māori and Black Gonzales), recorded at the Do-Re-Mi Studio in Novi Sad by the end of 1992, and released it in 1993. Despite the humorous lyrics of the songs "Ljubav" ("Love"), featuring the sampled speech of Josip Broz Tito
, "Wartburg limuzina" ("Wartburg Limousine"), "Blu Trabant" ("Blue Trabant
") and "Plitka poezija" ("Shallow Poetry", named after the first Pekinška patka album
, and a a mixture of cover versions by Pekinška Patka
), the album had low sales. However, the band received the Album of the Year Award at the Brzi Bendovi Srbije (Fast Bands of Serbia) festival, where they occasionally performed under pseudonymous names Božidara Starog Punk (Old Božidar's Punk) and Električni Jurica (Electric Jurica). "Wartburg limuzina" and "Blu Trabant" became hits in Serbia and Republic of Macedonia
. The latter appeared on the American compilation Delite Elite, featuring indie bands from the USA and Europe. Maori i Crni Gonzales was rereleased by Take It Or Leave It Records in 1994, and again in 1996 by the same record label, featuring four bonus tracks from the never released EP Compact Disc. The album also featured live versions of "Ljubav", "ORA je pravi način da..." (YWA
Is the Real Way To...") and "Ritam" ("Rhythm"). Despite the political and economic situation in the country, the band presented the release at live performances in major cities.
By the time the band released their second studio album Ja eventualno bih ako njega eliminišete
(I Possibly Would if You Eliminate Him), released in 1995 through PGP-RTS
, guitarist Gojkov had already left the band. The album was named by an acronym "Jebanje" ("Fucking") and featured fourteen songs, including "Ovca" ("Sheep") and "Ćurka" ("Turkey") which the band recorded for the Fazoni i fore children's TV show and for which the lyrics were written by poet Ljubivoje Ršumović
, and "Tetoviranje" ("Tattooing"), which featured a lyrical parody of Ekatarina Velika
song "Tattoo". The band's lyrical style was based on the rap
dialectics backed with heavy punk rock
riffs crossed with rockabilly
and ska
elements. The lyrics for the songs featured quotations from acts such as Kićo Slabinac
, KUD Idijoti
, Ekatarina Velika
, The Clash
and Soundgarden
. Between the songs the band inserted recordings from the Nacionalna klasa movie and sampled speech sections. The album was produced by the band themselves with Vojislav Aralica.
A series of successful concerts in Serbia, Republic of Macedonia and Republika Srpska
, which followed the release of the album, had been stopped by the illness of Zarić who soon after died of lung cancer on February 14, 1997. He was replaced by Zoran Lekić "Leki", who previously worked with Ove Sezone Vedri Tonovi, Telegram Sam, Naučnici, Luna
, La Strada
, Obojeni Program
, Love Hunters
, Plavi Ptičić Prepeličić, and worked with the group on the release of Ja eventualno bih ako njega eliminišete in 1995. The band set off on a previously arranged tour of Slovenia
and, having returned, started working a new album, entitled Druga liga zapad (Second League West), released by Hi-Fi Centar
. The album, produced by Marinko Vukomanović, featured cover versions of Paraf
song "Narodna pjesma" ("Folk Song") and The Clash
single "Tommy Gun
", with lyrics in Serbian language
entitled "Tomi Gan", and miniatures "Atheist Rap II" and "Atheist hor" ("Atheist Choir"), dedicated to the deceased basist Zarić.
In the meantime, Hi-Fi Centar rereleased the band's second album on CD. The band also appeared on the various artists compilation Punk You All with a cover version of Paraf "Narodna pjesma" and Dead Kennedys
"Too Drunk to Fuck
", released by Hi-Fi Centar in 1998, and recorded live at KST in Belgrade
on October 26, 1996. During 1998, the band performed at the Gitarijada
festival in Zaječar
with a new member, guitarist Slobodan Fekete "Barbun", and on Autumn, with KUD Idijoti
, Goblini
and Sikter, the band performed in Sarajevo
at the ruined hall of the city train station. They also had successful appearances on several times in Rijeka
, Pula
and Zagreb
.
on the upcoming elections. On October of the same year band went on a Croatia
n tour, playing at Močvara (Zagreb), Uljanik (Pula) and Palah (Rijeka). In the meantime, Hi-Fi Centar released a various artists compilation YU Rock 2000 featuring two of the band's songs, "Atheist Rap II" and "Letnji hit" (Summer Hit"). The following year the band released the compiation Predsednici Predsedništva Predsednika
(Presidents of the Presidency of the President), which featured a newly recorded version of the song "Sarajevo", and a new song "Lopovi i žace" ("Cops and Robbers").
The compilation album release was followed by absence of concert activities as Kozbašić and Fekete left the band and Radusinović started playing bass in Bonebreaker. Fekete was replaced by Dušan Ječmenica "Dulles", who played with KNO, Mitesers, Out Of Control, Bonebreaker, Generacija Bez Budućnosti and Boye
. Together the band recorded their fifth album Osveta Crnog Gonzalesa
(Revenge of Black Gonzales), released through Multimedia Records in 2005. The album was recorded and produced by the band themselves. The album featured new songs "Pritilend" ("Prettyland"), "Bluz južne pruge" ("Southern Rail Blues"), "Elit luk i voda" ("Elite Onion and Water") and the previously released song "Lopovi i žace". In the meantime, the band performed at several festivals, Nisomnia in Niš
, EXIT 03
in Novi Sad, Zagreb Open-Air, and club concerts in Močvara in Zagreb, Monte Paradiso in Pula and Baraka in Kutina
.
By the end of March, 2005, the band started touring, performing at about thirty concerts, including the performances at the Split
Gripe and the concerts at NS Time club, and in 2006, the band appeared in the Jovan Đerić documentary Bilo jednom...
(Once upon a Time...). Atheist Rap also appeared on the Pankrti
tribute album Pankrti 06 with the cover of the song "Modro nebo" ("Livid Sky"), Ljubiša Georgijević tribute album, with the song "Delfin" ("Dolphin"), and the Novi Sad SKC compilation Novosadska punk verzija 1978 – 2005 (Novi Sad Punk Version 1978 – 2005) with the song "Atheist Rap". The following year, the band performed at the Exit festival and released a DVD featuring a live performance the band held at KST in Belgrade and promotional videos for the tracks "Pritilend", "Igraš grubo" ("You're Playing Rough"), "Dve žrtve godišnje" ("Two Sacrifices a Year") and "Audio Pula Video Split". In 2007, the band performed at the Niš Beer Fest and the following year at the Belgrade Beer Fest
and Alternative Rock festival in Belgrade.
In 2009, the band started a 20th anniversary tour, performing at various venues, including the June 6 performance in Novi Sad, where as guest appeared Canadian actor, Rob Stewart. Stewart, having heard the about the popularity of his former TV show Tropical Heat
had in Serbia and being a symbol of the Students protests in 1996 and 1997, came to Serbia and appeared as guest on the band's song "Slaughteru Nietzsche" (from the album II liga zapad) dedicated to him.
The band released their fifth studio album Priče matorih pokvarenjaka
(Tales of Old Perverts) on November 30, in two formats, the mp3 version, available for free digital download
at the band and the Serbia
n Converse official sites, and a limited edition CD released by SKC Novi Sad, featuring four bonus tracks. During the first twenty four hours, the album was downloaded in 7500 copies.
with their performance on the Main Stage. In August, the band performed in England, in Barfly
club in London on August 5, and on Rebellion Festival in Blackpool
on August 7.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band from Novi Sad
Novi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
.
1980s
The idea of forming Atheist Rap came to vocalists Aleksandar Popov, also known as "Dr. Pop", and Vladimir Kozbašić, also known as "Pećinko" ("Caveman") at the Rambo AmadeusRambo Amadeus
Rambo Amadeus is the stage name of the Belgrade-based Montenegrin singer-songwriter Antonije Pušić, popular all over the former Yugoslavia...
concert, which took place on November 29, 1988 at the local club Mašinac, but the band was officially formed on January 1, 1989. They merged with members of Fluorel Tatchkash, Vladimir Radusinović "Radule" on guitar, and Zoran Zarić "Zare", on bass, and Stevan Gojkov "Goja" (from Kapetan Leshi, Fear of Dog, A Better Life Zine), took over the drums.
The first live appearance the band made in late 1988 at the Petrovaradin Fortress
Petrovaradin fortress
Petrovaradin Fortress is a fortress in Novi Sad, Serbia. It is located in the province of Vojvodina, on the right bank of the Danube river. The cornerstone of the present-day southern part of the fortress was laid on October 18, 1692, by Charles Eugène de Croÿ...
' Beogradska kapija. After the appearance, the band, with the repertoire consisting of two songs, had another performance, on May 22, 1989, with several local acts. Before the appearance, Popov wrote the song "O.R.A.", which was performed by Popov on vocals, Kozbašić on backing vocals, with the band improvising to the lyrics. The performance provided the band a cult status, despite not having any recordings released. The band also got invitations to perform at several Novi Sad clubs, while writing new material. At the time, the band had rehearsals and partially lived at the Yellow House in Novi Sad, until it was bulldozed by the local authorities.
1990s
On January 1990, the band performed at the alternative music festival called Bolje uživo nego u mrtvo (Better Live Than Dead), and made first recordings on June 1990, but the beginning of the Yugoslav warsYugoslav wars
The Yugoslav Wars were a series of wars, fought throughout the former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 1995. The wars were complex: characterized by bitter ethnic conflicts among the peoples of the former Yugoslavia, mostly between Serbs on the one side and Croats and Bosniaks on the other; but also...
at the beginning of the 1990s stopped the band from releasing the first CD release in the region. It was a 4-song EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, recorded at the Barba studio in Bukovac
Bukovac
Bukovac is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Petrovaradin urban municipality , in the Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population is 3,595 .-The name:The name Bukovac is thought to be derived from the word for a tree - 'bukva'...
, entitled Compact Disc, consisting of the songs "Gusti sok" ("Thick Juice"), "Stomak eliminator" ("Belly Eliminator"), "Novosadski vašar" ("Novi Sad Fair") and "Gril 13" ("Grill 13"), that Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n label Jugoton
Jugoton
Jugoton was the largest record label and chain record store in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia based in Zagreb, Socialist Republic of Croatia. After the breakup of Yugoslavia the company continued to work in independent Republic of Croatia under the name Croatia...
never put out of press, and, as a result, the material was never released in this format. One of the songs from the EP, "Gusti sok" appeared on the various artists compilation Novi Sad Vol. 2. The EP was also to be released by the Novi Sad record label Start Today Records. Despite the EP not being released, the band promoted the recordings through radio and television broadcasts, which increased their popularity. At the end of 1990, Flourel Tatchkash and Elba drummer Aleksandar Milanov "Atzke", joined the group with versatile Gojkov switching to guitar, and the new lineup had the first live appearance at the KUD Sonja Marinković.
It was at the insisting of Tetcha Morales (manager, guitar) and Voja Žugić (Scorned Records, Three Pals Zine) that the band recorded their debut album Maori i Crni Gonzales
Maori i Crni Gonzales
- Bonus tracks on the 1996 reissue :- Personnel :* Zare * Acke * Goja * Radule * Dr...
(Māori and Black Gonzales), recorded at the Do-Re-Mi Studio in Novi Sad by the end of 1992, and released it in 1993. Despite the humorous lyrics of the songs "Ljubav" ("Love"), featuring the sampled speech of Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz Tito
Marshal Josip Broz Tito – 4 May 1980) was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman. While his presidency has been criticized as authoritarian, Tito was a popular public figure both in Yugoslavia and abroad, viewed as a unifying symbol for the nations of the Yugoslav federation...
, "Wartburg limuzina" ("Wartburg Limousine"), "Blu Trabant" ("Blue Trabant
Trabant
The Trabant is a car that was produced by former East German auto maker VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke Zwickau in Zwickau, Sachsen. It was the most common vehicle in East Germany, and was also exported to countries both inside and outside the communist bloc...
") and "Plitka poezija" ("Shallow Poetry", named after the first Pekinška patka album
Plitka poezija
- The band :* Boris Oslovčan "Bora" — bass, backing vocals* Laslo Pihler "Laci" — drums, backing vocals* Sreten Kovačević "Srele" — guitar, backing vocals* Nebojša Čonkić "Čonta" — vocals- Additional personnel :* Marko Pešić — photography...
, and a a mixture of cover versions by Pekinška Patka
Pekinška Patka
Pekinška Patka is an eminent Serbian and former Yugoslav punk rock band from Novi Sad. Their debut album, Plitka poezija, released in 1980, is considered the first punk rock album by a band coming from Serbia...
), the album had low sales. However, the band received the Album of the Year Award at the Brzi Bendovi Srbije (Fast Bands of Serbia) festival, where they occasionally performed under pseudonymous names Božidara Starog Punk (Old Božidar's Punk) and Električni Jurica (Electric Jurica). "Wartburg limuzina" and "Blu Trabant" became hits in Serbia and Republic of Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
. The latter appeared on the American compilation Delite Elite, featuring indie bands from the USA and Europe. Maori i Crni Gonzales was rereleased by Take It Or Leave It Records in 1994, and again in 1996 by the same record label, featuring four bonus tracks from the never released EP Compact Disc. The album also featured live versions of "Ljubav", "ORA je pravi način da..." (YWA
Youth work actions
Youth work actions were organized voluntary labor activities of young people in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The actions were used to build public infrastructure such as roads, railways, and public buildings, as well as industrial infrastructure...
Is the Real Way To...") and "Ritam" ("Rhythm"). Despite the political and economic situation in the country, the band presented the release at live performances in major cities.
By the time the band released their second studio album Ja eventualno bih ako njega eliminišete
Ja eventualno bih ako njega eliminišete
- 1998 reissue tracklisting :- Atheist Rap :* Zare * Acke * Goja * Radule * Dr...
(I Possibly Would if You Eliminate Him), released in 1995 through PGP-RTS
PGP-RTS
PGP-RTS is a major record label based in Belgrade, Serbia. It is a successor of PGP-RTB which was established in 1958 in Belgrade, then capital of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia....
, guitarist Gojkov had already left the band. The album was named by an acronym "Jebanje" ("Fucking") and featured fourteen songs, including "Ovca" ("Sheep") and "Ćurka" ("Turkey") which the band recorded for the Fazoni i fore children's TV show and for which the lyrics were written by poet Ljubivoje Ršumović
Ljubivoje Ršumović
Ljubivoje Ršumović is a poet from Serbia. Ršumović is predominantly a writer and poet for children; however, a significant body of his work is literature for adults....
, and "Tetoviranje" ("Tattooing"), which featured a lyrical parody of Ekatarina Velika
Ekatarina Velika
Ekatarina Velika , sometimes referred to as EKV for short, was a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock group from Belgrade, being one of the most successful and influential music acts coming out of former Yugoslavia....
song "Tattoo". The band's lyrical style was based on the rap
Rap
Rap may refer to:*Rapping, performance in which rhyming lyrics are used, with or without musical accompaniment ; while an MC performs spoken verses in time to a beat/ melody**Hip hop subculture**Hip hop music...
dialectics backed with heavy punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
riffs crossed with rockabilly
Rockabilly
Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating to the early 1950s.The term rockabilly is a portmanteau of rock and hillbilly, the latter a reference to the country music that contributed strongly to the style's development...
and ska
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
elements. The lyrics for the songs featured quotations from acts such as Kićo Slabinac
Kico Slabinac
Krunoslav "Kićo" Slabinac is a Croatian folk singer. His specialties are the songs inspired by folk music of Slavonia region of Croatia, and the uses of traditional instruments such as the tamburica...
, KUD Idijoti
KUD Idijoti
KUD Idijoti is a punk-rock band from Pula, Croatia. The band was formed on February 2, 1981 and released their first album in 1986...
, Ekatarina Velika
Ekatarina Velika
Ekatarina Velika , sometimes referred to as EKV for short, was a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock group from Belgrade, being one of the most successful and influential music acts coming out of former Yugoslavia....
, The Clash
The Clash
The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...
and Soundgarden
Soundgarden
Soundgarden is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984 by singer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto...
. Between the songs the band inserted recordings from the Nacionalna klasa movie and sampled speech sections. The album was produced by the band themselves with Vojislav Aralica.
A series of successful concerts in Serbia, Republic of Macedonia and Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska is one of two main political entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
, which followed the release of the album, had been stopped by the illness of Zarić who soon after died of lung cancer on February 14, 1997. He was replaced by Zoran Lekić "Leki", who previously worked with Ove Sezone Vedri Tonovi, Telegram Sam, Naučnici, Luna
Luna (Novi Sad band)
Luna was a Serbian and former Yugoslav post-punk/gothic rock band from Novi Sad.Formed on the ashes of the New Wave band La Strada and getting the name by the Bernardo Bertolucci film La Luna, Luna quickly gained the public's attention and established a cult status...
, La Strada
La Strada (band)
La Strada was a Serbian and former Yugoslav New Wave/alternative rock band from Novi Sad.- New Wave era :The band was formed by Slobodan Tišma also known as "Deda" , a rock veteran and poet, and called it La Strada by the Federico Fellini movie La strada...
, Obojeni Program
Obojeni Program
Obojeni Program is a Serbian alternative rock band from Novi Sad. The band are pioneers of the Serbian alternative rock scene. The band is also famous for giving strange names to their albums, which is explained by the fact that the first letters of all the studio albums form an acronym of their...
, Love Hunters
Love Hunters
-1987—2004:The band was formed in 1987 by Milan Mumin and Aleksandar Medan . The first lineup of the band also featured Lazar Malešević and Siniša Lučić . In the beginning, the band had several lineup changes, before the first consistent lineup was formed...
, Plavi Ptičić Prepeličić, and worked with the group on the release of Ja eventualno bih ako njega eliminišete in 1995. The band set off on a previously arranged tour of Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
and, having returned, started working a new album, entitled Druga liga zapad (Second League West), released by Hi-Fi Centar
Hi-Fi Centar
Hi-Fi Centar was a record label based in Belgrade, Serbia.The company was originally formed in 1987 as a music store and was originally named Audio Klub Centar. In 1993 it changed the name to Hi-Fi Centar and moved to record publishing...
. The album, produced by Marinko Vukomanović, featured cover versions of Paraf
Paraf
Paraf is a punk rock and later post-punk band from Rijeka, Croatia, known as one of the pioneers of punk rock in the former Yugoslavia.- Punk rock years :...
song "Narodna pjesma" ("Folk Song") and The Clash
The Clash
The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...
single "Tommy Gun
Tommy Gun (song)
"Tommy Gun" is a song by the British punk rock band The Clash, released as the first single from their second album Give 'Em Enough Rope ....
", with lyrics in Serbian language
Serbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
entitled "Tomi Gan", and miniatures "Atheist Rap II" and "Atheist hor" ("Atheist Choir"), dedicated to the deceased basist Zarić.
In the meantime, Hi-Fi Centar rereleased the band's second album on CD. The band also appeared on the various artists compilation Punk You All with a cover version of Paraf "Narodna pjesma" and Dead Kennedys
Dead Kennedys
Dead Kennedys are an American punk rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1978. The band became part of the American hardcore punk movement of the early 1980s. They gained a large underground fanbase in the international punk music scene....
"Too Drunk to Fuck
Too Drunk to Fuck
"Too Drunk to Fuck" was the fourth single by the Dead Kennedys. The record was released in May 1981 on Cherry Red Records with "The Prey" as the b-side...
", released by Hi-Fi Centar in 1998, and recorded live at KST in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
on October 26, 1996. During 1998, the band performed at the Gitarijada
Gitarijada
Gitarijada is a musical festival held in Zaječar, Serbia in order to promote demo bands. Held since 1969, Gitarijada is one of the longest lasting festivals in Serbia and in South Eastern Europe and the largest festival of young and unsinged bands in South Eastern Europe...
festival in Zaječar
Zajecar
Zaječar is a city and municipality in the eastern part of Serbia. According to the 2011 census the town has a population of 36,830, and its coordinates are 43.91° North, 22.30° East...
with a new member, guitarist Slobodan Fekete "Barbun", and on Autumn, with KUD Idijoti
KUD Idijoti
KUD Idijoti is a punk-rock band from Pula, Croatia. The band was formed on February 2, 1981 and released their first album in 1986...
, Goblini
Goblini
Goblini are a Serbian punk rock band from Šabac.- Formation, rise to prominence :...
and Sikter, the band performed in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
at the ruined hall of the city train station. They also had successful appearances on several times in Rijeka
Rijeka
Rijeka is the principal seaport and the third largest city in Croatia . It is located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and has a population of 128,735 inhabitants...
, Pula
Pula
Pula is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, situated at the southern tip of the Istria peninsula, with a population of 62,080 .Like the rest of the region, it is known for its mild climate, smooth sea, and unspoiled nature. The city has a long tradition of winemaking, fishing,...
and Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
.
2000s
In 2000 the band took part in the campaign Vreme je... Izađi na crtu (It's Time... Get Out There) whose aim was to motivate the people to vote against Slobodan MiloševićSlobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević was President of Serbia and Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Republic of Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000...
on the upcoming elections. On October of the same year band went on a Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n tour, playing at Močvara (Zagreb), Uljanik (Pula) and Palah (Rijeka). In the meantime, Hi-Fi Centar released a various artists compilation YU Rock 2000 featuring two of the band's songs, "Atheist Rap II" and "Letnji hit" (Summer Hit"). The following year the band released the compiation Predsednici Predsedništva Predsednika
Predsednici Predsedništva Predsednika
- External references :* EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006, Janjatović Petar; ISBN 978-86-905317-1-4* *...
(Presidents of the Presidency of the President), which featured a newly recorded version of the song "Sarajevo", and a new song "Lopovi i žace" ("Cops and Robbers").
The compilation album release was followed by absence of concert activities as Kozbašić and Fekete left the band and Radusinović started playing bass in Bonebreaker. Fekete was replaced by Dušan Ječmenica "Dulles", who played with KNO, Mitesers, Out Of Control, Bonebreaker, Generacija Bez Budućnosti and Boye
Boye (band)
Boye were a Serbian New Wave/alternative rock band from Novi Sad. Until the late 1980s Boye were an all-female band, but later lineups also featured male members.- 1980s :...
. Together the band recorded their fifth album Osveta Crnog Gonzalesa
Osveta Crnog Gonzalesa
- Personnel :* Leki * Atzke * Dulles * Radule * Dr...
(Revenge of Black Gonzales), released through Multimedia Records in 2005. The album was recorded and produced by the band themselves. The album featured new songs "Pritilend" ("Prettyland"), "Bluz južne pruge" ("Southern Rail Blues"), "Elit luk i voda" ("Elite Onion and Water") and the previously released song "Lopovi i žace". In the meantime, the band performed at several festivals, Nisomnia in Niš
Niš
Niš is the largest city of southern Serbia and third-largest city in Serbia . According to the data from 2011, the city of Niš has a population of 177,972 inhabitants, while the city municipality has a population of 257,867. The city covers an area of about 597 km2, including the urban area,...
, EXIT 03
EXIT (festival)
Exit is an annual summer music festival in the Petrovaradin Fortress of Novi Sad, Serbia. It is staged annually since 2000 and usually lasts four days ....
in Novi Sad, Zagreb Open-Air, and club concerts in Močvara in Zagreb, Monte Paradiso in Pula and Baraka in Kutina
Kutina
Kutina is a small city in central Croatia, the largest settlement in the hilly region of Moslavina, in the Sisak-Moslavina county. The town proper has a population of 14,814 , while the total municipality population is 22,815....
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By the end of March, 2005, the band started touring, performing at about thirty concerts, including the performances at the Split
Split (city)
Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and...
Gripe and the concerts at NS Time club, and in 2006, the band appeared in the Jovan Đerić documentary Bilo jednom...
Bilo jednom...
Bilo jednom... is a 2006 rockumentary by Serbian filmmakerJovan Đerić. The film's premiere in a packed Arena cinema, was followed by live sets from punk-rock bands Mitesers and Generacija bez budućnosti. The film is about the punk-rock scene of Serbia's second city, Novi Sad, in the first half of...
(Once upon a Time...). Atheist Rap also appeared on the Pankrti
Pankrti
Pankrti were a punk rock band from Ljubljana, Slovenia, active in the late 1970s and during the 1980s. They were known for provocative and politically engaged songs and billed themselves "The First Punk Band Behind The Iron Curtain"...
tribute album Pankrti 06 with the cover of the song "Modro nebo" ("Livid Sky"), Ljubiša Georgijević tribute album, with the song "Delfin" ("Dolphin"), and the Novi Sad SKC compilation Novosadska punk verzija 1978 – 2005 (Novi Sad Punk Version 1978 – 2005) with the song "Atheist Rap". The following year, the band performed at the Exit festival and released a DVD featuring a live performance the band held at KST in Belgrade and promotional videos for the tracks "Pritilend", "Igraš grubo" ("You're Playing Rough"), "Dve žrtve godišnje" ("Two Sacrifices a Year") and "Audio Pula Video Split". In 2007, the band performed at the Niš Beer Fest and the following year at the Belgrade Beer Fest
Belgrade Beer Fest
Belgrade Beer Fest is an annual festival of beer in Belgrade, Serbia. Started in 2003, the festival is held annually over 4 to 5 days as a showcase event for various beer producers. In addition to domestic and foreign brews, the festival features live music performances each evening...
and Alternative Rock festival in Belgrade.
In 2009, the band started a 20th anniversary tour, performing at various venues, including the June 6 performance in Novi Sad, where as guest appeared Canadian actor, Rob Stewart. Stewart, having heard the about the popularity of his former TV show Tropical Heat
Tropical Heat
Tropical Heat was a Canadian TV series produced in cooperation with Mexico and Israel that aired between 1991 and 1993 ....
had in Serbia and being a symbol of the Students protests in 1996 and 1997, came to Serbia and appeared as guest on the band's song "Slaughteru Nietzsche" (from the album II liga zapad) dedicated to him.
The band released their fifth studio album Priče matorih pokvarenjaka
Priče matorih pokvarenjaka
Priče matorih pokvarenjaka is the fifth album by the Serbian punk rock band Atheist Rap, released by the band themselves as a free download album, available at the Serbian official site of Converse as well as at the band's official site. During the first twenty four hours, the album was downloaded...
(Tales of Old Perverts) on November 30, in two formats, the mp3 version, available for free digital download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
at the band and the Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n Converse official sites, and a limited edition CD released by SKC Novi Sad, featuring four bonus tracks. During the first twenty four hours, the album was downloaded in 7500 copies.
2010s
On July 7, 2011, the band opened the twelfth Exit FestivalEXIT (festival)
Exit is an annual summer music festival in the Petrovaradin Fortress of Novi Sad, Serbia. It is staged annually since 2000 and usually lasts four days ....
with their performance on the Main Stage. In August, the band performed in England, in Barfly
Barfly (club)
Barfly is a chain of live music venues nightclubs in the UK operating as part of the MAMA Group. It has venues in Brighton, London & York. They regularly feature live music. Their club nights tend to feature rock, alternative and independent music...
club in London on August 5, and on Rebellion Festival in Blackpool
Blackpool
Blackpool is a borough, seaside town, and unitary authority area of Lancashire, in North West England. It is situated along England's west coast by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries, northwest of Preston, north of Liverpool, and northwest of Manchester...
on August 7.
Studio albums
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| Maori i Crni Gonzales - Bonus tracks on the 1996 reissue :- Personnel :* Zare * Acke * Goja * Radule * Dr... |
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| Ja eventualno bih ako njega eliminišete - 1998 reissue tracklisting :- Atheist Rap :* Zare * Acke * Goja * Radule * Dr... |
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| II liga zapad - Personnel :* Leki * Acke * Goja * Radule * Dr. Pop * Pećinko - External references :... |
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| Osveta Crnog Gonzalesa - Personnel :* Leki * Atzke * Dulles * Radule * Dr... |
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| Priče matorih pokvarenjaka Priče matorih pokvarenjaka is the fifth album by the Serbian punk rock band Atheist Rap, released by the band themselves as a free download album, available at the Serbian official site of Converse as well as at the band's official site. During the first twenty four hours, the album was downloaded... |
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Compilation albums
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| Predsednici Predsedništva Predsednika - External references :* EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006, Janjatović Petar; ISBN 978-86-905317-1-4* *... |
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Videography
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| Bilo jednom... Bilo jednom... is a 2006 rockumentary by Serbian filmmakerJovan Đerić. The film's premiere in a packed Arena cinema, was followed by live sets from punk-rock bands Mitesers and Generacija bez budućnosti. The film is about the punk-rock scene of Serbia's second city, Novi Sad, in the first half of... |
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External links
- Official site
- Atheist Rap at Youtube
- Atheist Rap at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...