Haustor
Encyclopedia
Haustor was a rock band
from Zagreb
, SR Croatia, a member of the Novi val movement, and an important act of the former Yugoslav Rock scene.
met bassist
Srđan Sacher. Two years later they formed Haustor, together with Ozren Štiglić (guitar
) and Boris Leiner (drums
), who also played in another prominent Yugoslav rock band Azra
. During 1980 they added Zoran Vuletić (keyboard
) and a brass section
. The group was mostly influenced by the Caribbean music
.
Haustor released its self-titled debut album in 1981. All of the songs were written by either Sacher or Rundek. The Sacher's reggae
song "Moja prva ljubav" (My First Love) became a hit, and it still remains popular in the former Yugoslav
countries.
After a pause, which was caused by the members' conscription in the former Yugoslav People's Army
, their second album, titled Treći svijet (Third World
), was released in 1984. However, soon afterwards Sacher left the band, leaving Rundek as the sole composer and lyricist of the band.
Haustor released two more albums, Bolero (1985) and Tajni grad (1988), before breaking up in 1990. The group gathered again during the 1990s for a temporary reunion and later finally disbanded.
The group is featured in the 2003 Croatian rockumentary
Sretno dijete
along several other eminent former Yugoslav New Wave artists.
A cover version
of their song "Moja prva ljubav" in Polish language
is included in the 2001 tribute album
Yugoton
.
Rock Band
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from 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...
, SR Croatia, a member of the Novi val movement, and an important act of the former Yugoslav Rock scene.
Biography
The basis of the band was formed in 1977, when singer and occasional guitarist Darko RundekDarko Rundek
Darko Rundek is a Croatian rock singer, songwriter, poet, and actor. His music career started in the early '80s, as the frontman of the world music influenced rock band Haustor...
met bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
Srđan Sacher. Two years later they formed Haustor, together with Ozren Štiglić (guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
) and Boris Leiner (drums
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
), who also played in another prominent Yugoslav rock band Azra
Azra
Azra was a rock band from Zagreb that was popular across Yugoslavia in the 1980s. Azra was formed in 1977 by its frontman Branimir "Johnny" Štulić. The other two members of the original line-up were Mišo Hrnjak and Boris Leiner . The band is named after a verse from "Der Asra" by Heinrich Heine...
. During 1980 they added Zoran Vuletić (keyboard
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
) and a brass section
Brass instrument
A brass instrument is a musical instrument whose sound is produced by sympathetic vibration of air in a tubular resonator in sympathy with the vibration of the player's lips...
. The group was mostly influenced by the Caribbean music
Caribbean music
The music of the Caribbean is a diverse grouping of musical genres. They are each syntheses of African, European, Indian and native influences, largely created by descendants of African slaves...
.
Haustor released its self-titled debut album in 1981. All of the songs were written by either Sacher or Rundek. The Sacher's reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
song "Moja prva ljubav" (My First Love) became a hit, and it still remains popular in the former Yugoslav
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
countries.
After a pause, which was caused by the members' conscription in the former Yugoslav People's Army
Yugoslav People's Army
The Yugoslav People's Army , also referred to as the Yugoslav National Army , was the military of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.-Origins:The origins of the JNA can...
, their second album, titled Treći svijet (Third World
Third World
The term Third World arose during the Cold War to define countries that remained non-aligned with either capitalism and NATO , or communism and the Soviet Union...
), was released in 1984. However, soon afterwards Sacher left the band, leaving Rundek as the sole composer and lyricist of the band.
Haustor released two more albums, Bolero (1985) and Tajni grad (1988), before breaking up in 1990. The group gathered again during the 1990s for a temporary reunion and later finally disbanded.
The group is featured in the 2003 Croatian rockumentary
Rockumentary
The term rockumentary is a neologism denoting a documentary about rock music or its musicians. The term was used by Bill Drake in the 1969 History of Rock & Roll radio broadcast, and by Rob Reiner in the 1984 mockumentary film This Is Spinal Tap....
Sretno dijete
Sretno dijete
Sretno dijete is a documentary film directed by Igor Mirković, and produced by Rajko Grlić, an Ohio University professor of film, in 2003...
along several other eminent former Yugoslav New Wave artists.
A cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of their song "Moja prva ljubav" in Polish language
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
is included in the 2001 tribute album
Tribute album
A tribute album is a recorded collection of cover versions of songs or instrumental compositions. Its concept may be either various artists making a tribute to a single artist, a single artist making a tribute to various artists, or a single artist making a tribute to another single artist.There...
Yugoton
Yugoton
Yugoton is a tribute album to the former Yugoslav rock scene released in Poland by ZIC ZAC Music Company and BMG Poland in 2001.It features cover versions of eminent ex-Yugoslav artists performed in Polish language by the cover band named Yugoton, composed of several notable Polish...
.
Albums
- Haustor - 1981
- Radio,
- Mijenjam se,
- Tko je to,
- '60 - '65,
- Moja prva ljubav,
- Noć u gradu,
- Crni žbir,
- Duhovi,
- Lice
- Treći svijet - 1984
- Bolero - 1985
- Tajni grad - 1988
- Ulje je na vodi - 1995 - Live recording from 1982
Singles
- "Moja prva ljubav / Pogled u BB" - 1981
- "Radio / Crni žbir" - 1981
- "Zima / Majmuni i mjesec / Capri" - 1981
Compilations
- Svi marš na ples!Svi marš na ples!Svi marš na ples! is a compilation album released by Jugoton in 1981 in SFR Yugoslavia.The compilation features various pop and rock artists, mostly from the local new wave scene...
- JugotonJugotonJugoton 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...
, 1981 - Vrući dani i vrele noćiVruci dani i vrele nociVrući dani i vrele noći was a compilation album released by Jugoton in 1982 in the former SFR Yugoslavia....
- Jugoton, 1982