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Novembar Also known as Studeni Studeni, Glas Amerike Origin Niš, Serbia Genres Punk rock, power pop, New Wave revival Years active 1992 – 2002
2005 – presentLabels No Man's Land, B92, SIIC, SKC Novi Sad, Circle Records, B Pop Založba Associated acts Atheist Rap, Dead Carrington, Deliverance Inc, Fleke, Lore Lei Website Official Myspace page
Official Facebook pageMembers Aleksandar Đokić
Bojan Ranđelović
Goran Kostić
Milan Vidaković
Nenad PejčićPast members Dragan Stojiljković
Goran Savić
Milan Stanimirović
Saša Jablanović
Toni Kostadinov
Zoran Ranđelović
Zoran VidakovićNovembar (Serbian Cyrillic: Новембар; trans. November) is a Serbian punk rock band from Niš.
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History
Studeni Studeni, band formation (1986–1991)
During the late 1980s, one of the most perspective former Yugoslav bands from Zagreb, Studeni Studeni (trans. Cold November), were formed in 1986. The band recorded only an EP, Čisto kao suza (Bright as a Teardrop), released in 1990,[1] before disbanding in the early 1990s, due to the outbreak of the Yugoslav wars. The band's frontman, guitarist and vocalist Goran Kostić moved to Niš, during the Summer of 1991, and immediately started playing bass guitar in a band called Glas Amerike. A month later, Kostić switched to guitar, and the band changed the name to Novembar (November), consisting of Kostić, guitarist Aleksandar Đokić, drummer Goran Savić, and bassist Toni Kostadinov.
Nationwide breakthrough, disbandment (1992–2002)
The following year, the band performed at Palilula Culture Olympics in Belgrade as guests, as Studeni Studeni won the festival the previous year. The band also performed at the Niš club Underground and the Belgrade KST. At the time, the band changed the lineup: bassist Zoran Ranđelović, who previously played with a number of Karlovac bands, including the Boris Novković's Noćna Straža, replaced Kostadinov, drummer Savić switched to guitar, and the new drummer became Zoran Vidaković.
The band recorded their debut album Deguelo, released in 1994, featuring guest appearance by Milan Mladenović, who played the guitar solo for the track "Gledaj kako ljubav umire" ("Watch as Love Is Dying"), a song from the Studeni Studeni period. The album was entirely written by Kostić except for the tracks "Rođendan" ("Birthday"), written by Zvonko Karanović, and "Ja sam je volio" ("I Used to Love Her"), written by the Zagreb rock band Sin Albert guitarist Denis Romac. The album, recorded at the Belgrade Go Go Studio, was released by the independent record label No Man's Land, founded by the band themselves with the poet Zvonko Karanović and Milan Jelenković. The song "Irena" ("Irene") from the album appeared on the B92 various artists compilation Radio Utopia (B92: 1989-1994) in 1994.[2]
The band promoted the material with the appearances at the Urban Rock festival, held in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, with the bands from Croatia, Albania, Slovenia and Greece, the No Man's Land festival in Niš, performing with the bands Suns (from Skopje), Blind (from Netherlands), KBO! (from Kragujevac), Obojeni Program (from Novi Sad) and Džukele (from Subotica), and the performance at the Belgrade club Prostor, on September 1994. The following year, the band continued their concert activities, playing across Serbia, including the Aranđelovac alternative rock festival FAR, with the bands Goblini, Block Out, and Atheist Rap.
In August 1996, the band entered the Go Go Studio to record their second album, released by B92. Blues južne pruge (Southern Railway Blues), produced by Kostić, featured cover versions of "Baby, baby" by the Niš band Fleke, and "Mjesto pod Suncem" ("A Spot under the Sun") by the Zagreb band Zvijezde. The album also featured the song "Posle svega kiša" ("After Everything, Rain"), for which the song lyrics were written by Zvonko Karanović. During 1996, the band performed at the ZGAGA rock festival at Hotič pri Litji near Ljubljana in Slovenia, with the bands KUD Idijoti, Majke and Goblini. The band also performed at the Zaječar Gitarijada festival.
The third album, Licem prema zemlji (Face towards the Ground), released in 2000, produced by Marinko Vukomanović, featured guest appearances by the Atheist Rap members Vladimir Radusinović "Radule" and Zoran Lekić "Leki" on backing vocals. The album was recorded by a new lineup including new guitarist Saša Jablanović, drummer Dragan Stojiljković, rhythm guitarist Dragan Stojiljković, and bassist Milan Stanimirović. In 2002, the band participated the Milan Mladenović tribute album Kao da je bilo nekad... Posvećeno Milanu Mladenoviću (As if It Had Happened Sometime... (Dedicated to Milan Mladenović)) with the cover version of the track "O, O, O...", originally released on the Šarlo Akrobata album Bistriji ili tuplji čovek biva kad... (Brighter or Dumber a Man Becomes When...).[3] During the same year, Novembar disbanded.
Reformation (2005–present)
In 2005, the band consisting of Goran Kostić (bass, vocals), Aleksandar Đokić (guitar), Bojan Ranđelović (guitar), and Milan Vidaković (drums), performed at the Nisomnia festival held at the Niš Fortress.[4] The band also appeared on the Pankrti tribute album Pankrti 06 with the cover version of the song "Kdo so ti ljudje" ("Who Are These People"), originally released on the 1983 album Svoboda '82 (Freedom '82).[5] The song, with the previously released cover versions of "O, O, O...", "Baby, baby", and "Mjesto pod Suncem" appeared on the cover album Radulizam (Radulism, by the Atheist Rap member Vladimir Radusinović "Radule"), released in 2008 by Studentski kulturni centar Novi Sad.[6] The album also featured cover versions of songs by Petar i Zli Vuci, Termiti, La Strada, Azra and KBO!. Originally intending to include the cover version of Prljavo Kazalište song "Neka te ništa ne brine" ("May Nothing Make You Worry"), the band did not get the approval to release it, so the track was left out of the release.[7]
In 2007, the band released the compilation Ko je Sunce ubio (Who Killed the Sun), featuring the material from the Studeni Studeni period and the unreleased Novembar demo and live recordings.[8] In 2009, Multimedia Records released a live various artists compilation Groovanje devedesete uživo featuring the band's song "Irena", recorded live at the Belgrade club Prostor on September 2, 1994.[9]
Discography
Extended plays
Title Released Čisto kao suza
(as Studeni Studeni)1990 Studio albums
Title Released Deguelo 1994 Blues južne pruge 1996 Licem prema zemlji 2000 Radulizam 2008 Compilation albums
Title Released Ko je Sunce ubio 2007 Singles
Title Released "Irena" 1994< "O, O, O..." 2002 "Kdo so ti ljudje" 2006 "Irena" 2009< References
- ^ "Некомпатибилан читач | Facebook". Sr-rs.facebook.com. http://sr-rs.facebook.com/pages/Novembar/119492187034?v=info#. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ^ "Various - Radio Utopia (B92: 1989-1994) (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/Various-Radio-Utopia-B92-1989-1994/release/1432097. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ^ "Various - Kao Da Je Bilo Nekad ... (Posvećeno Milanu Mladenoviću) (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/Various-Kao-Da-Je-Bilo-Nekad--Posve%C4%87eno-Milanu-Mladenovi%C4%87u/release/1520464. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ^ Predrag Damnjanovic. "Nisomnija 2005 :: MyCity". Mycity.rs. http://www.mycity.rs/Najave-koncerata/Nisomnija-2005.html. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ^ "Various - Pankrti 06 (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/Various-Pankrti-06/release/1291033. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ^ "Novembar - Radulizam (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/Novembar-Radulizam/release/1572478. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ^ "Houra neće obradu Novembra / Vesti". POPBOKS.com. http://www.popboks.com/vest.php?ID=8335. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ^ "Studeni Studeni / Novembar - Ko Je Sunce Ubio? (CDr) at Discogs". Discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/Studeni-Studeni-Novembar-Ko-Je-Sunce-Ubio/release/1164815. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ^ "Various - Groovanje Devedesete Uživo (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/Various-Groovanje-Devedesete-U%C5%BEivo/release/2285777. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006, Janjatović Petar; ISBN 978-86-905317-1-4
- Enciklopedija niškog Rock 'n' Rolla 1962 - 2000, Stanojević Vladan; ISBN 86-902517-1-5
External links
- Novembar at Myspace
- Novembar at Facebook
- Novembar at Discogs
- Novembar at Youtube
- Novembar at Last.fm
See also
- Punk in Yugoslavia
Pop and rock music of Serbia Main Record labels Categories:- Serbian punk rock groups
- Serbian power pop groups
- Musical groups established in 1992
- Musical groups disestablished in 2002
- Musical groups reestablished in 2005
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