Fecal Feedback - Live OKS 1996

 

Here's another long lost recording from the 90's Osijek scene: the sole recorded trace of a band called Fecal Feedback, with Struga from the later semi-notorious band Bud Spencer on guitar and vocals. It's noise-rock in the vein of "ekstreme guitar noise" by local heroes Why stakla and Cog (both found elsewhere on this blog), well liked during the time the band was active, however it was lost to the digital age up until now - everyone I know who used to have a copy of the tape had lost it (at least five people, myself included), so I was overjoyed when I finally located a copy in a friend's possession. It is a soundboard recording and the sound quality is pretty good, however this was never meant to be an official representation of the band, and it shows in the constant problems with the equipment, the offhand jokes and so on. Still, for want of a real studio demo, it's a good listen and a thing of importance - at least for a microscopic segment of the worldwide listening population!

Track listing:

1. Intro (1:25)
2. Isto (3:39)
3. Alright (2:24)
4. Mrak (2:55)
5. Zasto places oce (3:47)
6. Screwdriver (2:45)
7. Klekni pred mene (3:00)

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Various - "Pogonsko gorivo" po prvi put zajedno

Osijek, my hometown, has in certain circles a reputation of something of a "rock city", and its supposedly great tradition of rock bands is often (somewhat annoyingly) shoved down your throat if you're in the company of people nostalgic for their '70s or '80s youth. Since I am too young to remember those times, I have only the vinyl legacy of Osijek bands to judge by, and I must say I'm not, and have never been, impressed. Off the top of my head, I can remember several national stars who've started out, but not remained, in Osijek (Kico Slabinac, who was once a rock'n'roller, some decades ago), some shoddy Yugo-folk types bafflingly associated with rock (Zlatko Pejakovic), and only a handful of releases by true Osijek bands. The only one I know of who managed to score an LP in Yugoslavia is a band called Valter, and apart from their (two?) LP's, the Osijek vinyl legacy ends with this compilation. To my ears, it's all generic Yugoslav pop-rock confection (except for Roderick, who explored a little more alternative waters, but not in a way I'd find very enjoyable), and not even repeated hearing of some of these songs on local radio stations throughout my childhood made me like them any more. In my opinion, the true quality music from Osijek began with the '80s underground bands and remained in the underground, only occasionally managing to be documented on (mostly limited-run) LP's, CD's or tapes. That's the stuff I usually try to document here, but as I've come across a copy of this LP, which is unavailable elsewhere on the 'net, I decided to put it up here for posterity. Enjoy, if you feel so inclined.

Track listing:

1. OK Band - Vrata Zapada (Kadilak) (3:33)
2. Nove igre - Rodjeni u prvoj liniji (3:59)
3. Don Marcel - Uvijek kada nisi tu (5:16)
4. Bangkok - Veceras su zvijezde (4:23)
5. Roderick - Lovac (4:41)
6. Bangkok - Ljubav je sve (3:12)
7. Don Marcel - Za suncani dan (4:14)
8. Nove igre - Za tebe andjele (4:41)
9. OK Band - Tebi priznam sve (3:29)
10. Roderick - Letzte Dance (5:07)

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Die Hausers - Live

This is Die Hausers' other official release, a live tape recorded somewhere in/around the Osijek Student Centre in the early (or mid-?) Nineties. Sound quality isn't great, but the music is. Enjoy!

Track listing:

1. Nininananananunu (2:27)
2. Mozak (2:54)
3. Ubiti (2:18)
4. Normalan (3:27)
5. Ruke (3:06)
6. Ljudi (2:26)
7. Kontroliram se (3:04)
8. Svatko mora biti svoj (4:18)
9. Zasto posvuda lete samo ti crni crvi (3:43)

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Noise Slawonische Kunst - Noise Slawonische Kunst + Live OKS

This record is a cult document from the 1990's war in Croatia, or more precisely its Slavonija region and my hometown Osijek. The musicians who comprised this ad-hoc band came from several different Osijek bands of the time, some of which I have shared or will share on this blog (Die Hausers, No Passaran, Glad, Nahson Booz); the conditions in which these recordings were made are hard to understand to me, since I was a 10-year old kid while this was happening, but I did spend those ugly war years in the midst of it all so I can at least imagine. I don't feel really competent to retell this story, which can be found on the Internet (only in Croatian, though: here and here), so I will just throw in a few facts - the LP was recorded in November 1991 in the "Pauk" hall in Zagreb, while the live recording is from Osijek, probably around the same time in 1991, from - again, probably - the OKS club. The vinyl rip is not the greatest you could imagine, but it's good enough, and the live show sounds amazing. The extra track, a cover of "Lily Marlene", is of unknown origin (to me at least). Recently, a documentary movie was made about these recordings; it was directed by the singer, File, so I believe it is as truthful an account as possible - but unfortunately I haven't had a chance to see it yet.

I have actually owned a copy of this VERY rare record, but was foolish enough to exchange it for the triple LP "Sandinista!" by the Clash - now, after hearing it again after some years, I'm really sad I haven't kept it, because it is an important - perhaps THE most important - artifact of my city's alternative music scene. The music varies from dark synth-pop to angry noise-rock, but to my ears it comes closest to what Die Hausers were doing - unsurprisingly, as the vocalist, guitar and bass players came from that band, and many of these songs were later (perhaps previously, too?) performed and recorded by them. The lyrics, even with all the dark imagery, are actually quite life-affirming, considering the bleak times they were written in - see picture below.

I'm not quite sure, but I do believe this photo was taken right in front of the place where the live show was recorded, and in the same year. It's my (broader) neighbourhood, too.

"Noise Slawonische Kunst"

Track listing:

1. Krecemo na vas (2:42)
2. Shoot Me Down (2:50)
3. Throughout Darkness (4:29)
4. Ti si tu (4:13)
5. Pusti me (3:11)
6. Krecemo na vas (3:02)
7. Svatko mora biti svoj (4:10)
8. Zasto posvuda lete samo ti crni crvi (3:40)
9. Imam rijec (4:13)
10. Mogu poci u smrt, to upamti (1:22)
11. Gljiva (1:58)
12. Lily Marlene (bonus) (2:49)

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"Live OKS"

Track listing:

1. Lesinari (2:06)
2. Gljiva (2:05)
3. Krecemo na vas (2:38)
4. Kao u izlogu (1:53)
5. Shoot Me Down (2:59)
6. Pusti me (2:59)
7. Throughout Darkness (4:15)
8. Ti si tu (3:58)
9. Heroin (4:02)
10. Imam rijec (4:30)
11. Krecemo na vas (3:08)
12. Mogu poci u smrt, to upamti (1:43)
13. Svatko mora biti svoj (4:02)
14. Zasto posvuda lete samo ti crni crvi (3:22)
15. Krecemo na vas (3:56)
16. Ti si tu (4:27)
17. Shoot Me Down (2:48)
18. Krecemo na vas (nije cijela) (1:17)

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Bajaga i instruktori - Live in Osijek 14.07.1985.

Momcilo Bajagic wearing a Ramones shirt at a recent show. If only he'd LISTENED to them more...

This here bootleg is not something I'll enjoy listening to very often - Momcilo Bajagic "Bajaga" is a (then) Yugoslavian, (now) Serbian mainstream pop-rock musician whose songs, although quite popular round these parts, don't really do anything for me; and this recording, although coming from the soundboard, suffers due to a faulty connection somewhere between the mix and the tape recorder (or between the tape and the computer used for ripping), resulting in varying sound levels and loud clicks and pops. HOWEVER, this show does hold tremendous historical significance for me personally, because it was THE FIRST SHOW I EVER WENT TO. I was four years old and have no recollection of this happening at all, but my Dad (who is a fan) told me about taking me there, so I have no reason not to believe him. (I returned the favour some 25-odd years later when I took him to see Eddie and the Hot Rods; with the wrong singer and all, but that's what seeing a band 30 years after their prime will do to you). As far as I can remember my Dad telling me (and I don't want to ask him again because he has by now probably forgotten all about this and would therefore make me question the fact that I WAS THERE), the show took place in the field in front of the Osijek Student Centre (where I later saw much better bands, such as Overflow or Why stakla), it was free, and perhaps even happened during the daytime - I kind of remember that it was supposed to be a Sunday afternoon? (A quick check in the Windows calendar says that July 14th, 1985 really WAS a Sunday!) So anyway, I'm very happy to have it here, and if anyone wants to download it and have a listen to my first exposure to music with guitars, please do!

Track listing:

1. Sa druge strane jastuka (3:17)
2. Tekila gerila (3:42)
3. Nemoj da se zezas sa mnom (2:06)
4. Marlena (3:54)
5. Nemoj da budes nja nja (3:55)
6. Dobro jutro, dzezeri (3:09)
7. Poljubi me (3:35)
8. Dvadeseti vek (3:54)
9. Francuska ljubavna revolucija (3:06)
10. Sarene pilule za li-lu-le (2:48)
11. Limene trube (2:43)
12. Zazmuri (4:37)
13. Tamara (4:01)
14. Vidi, sta sam ti uradio od pesme, mama (3:02)

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Galebovi - Two Little Girls

This 1989 tape by alternative rockers Galebovi ("Seagulls") from Osijek has been floating around the Internets for a while, but it seems to me that all the other links where it could previously be found are now dead, so I am sharing it here. It's nice enough late-80s rock, quite Serbian sounding to my ears, featuring lyrics by Osijek writer Delimir Resicki; fans of YU-alternative rock might like it.

Track listing:

1. Sjene na vodi (2:13)
2. Bulevar sumraka (4:39)
3. Rekla si (2:53)
4. Kraljica spava (3:56)
5. Kapela (3:47)
6. Tko je (2:01)
7. Zastave (2:02)
8. I Wanna Be Your Dog (1:46)

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Various - Tribute to Igich

Here is a compilation of early material by two bands fronted by my friend Igich. It includes two EP's and an album by This Day Will Burn, who have recently added a new singer, and an album by Learning English, who don't exist anymore. I guess TDWB play music that could be called post-hardcore or maybe even screamo (although I normally try to avoid screamo so I wouldn't really know); Learning English were closer to early hardcore, melodic and a bit childish, but hey, we all had to start somewhere. Actually, Igich started in a few even earlier bands, the first of which embarrassingly included yours truly, but I don't have those recordings so they will remain obscure for the time being. You're not missing out on much, although we were probably the first band ever to cover both Big Black and NOFX during the same show, so I guess that counts for something, too?

Track listing:

1. This Day Will Burn - Alpha Romeo (2:43)
2. This Day Will Burn - Whereabouts of Mrs. Niries (3:02)
3. This Day Will Burn - Story of Odette (0:52)
4. This Day Will Burn - Princess Lightning (2:35)
5. This Day Will Burn - Fingers (3:11)
6. This Day Will Burn - Houston You Have a Problem (3:03)
7. This Day Will Burn - Hey Big Jack (3:50)
8. This Day Will Burn - Bloodshot (3:28)
9. This Day Will Burn - As Long As I Keep My Eyes Open (3:27)
10. This Day Will Burn - Who Defines Our Pictures of Life (2:54)
11. This Day Will Burn - Reconsidering the Inevitable (2:37)
12. This Day Will Burn - Kiss on the Forehead (2:44)
13. This Day Will Burn - After the Nightmare (3:02)
14. This Day Will Burn - Imitation of Twisted Nature (2:48)
15. This Day Will Burn - Empty Fields (2:50)
16. This Day Will Burn - Another Fallen Hero (2:45)
17. This Day Will Burn - The Missing Piece of a Puzzle (3:02)
18. This Day Will Burn - Break the Silence (2:56)
19. Learning English - Broken Promises (2:07)
20. Learning English - Just a Bad Dream (0:54)
21. Learning English - Pandora's Box (1:25)
22. Learning English - Dedicated to... (1:59)
23. Learning English - Them (1:49)
24. Learning English - Another Fight Without a Reason (1:38)
25. Learning English - Dead End (1:09)
26. Learning English - Things on My Mind (1:34)
27. Learning English - Dying (1:16)
28. Learning English - Falling in Love (1:30)
29. Learning English - Take Control (1:51)
30. Learning English - The Flame (1:43)
31. Learning English - Let Me Know (1:01)
32. Learning English - Disaster Coming (1:35)
33. Learning English - I Don't Wanna Hear It - Straight Edge (1:56)

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Cog - Live Guranje s litice 29.04.2006

Here's a great-sounding (except for an unfortunately low level of the vocals) show by the great Cog, recorded and preserved by the guy who probably did the most for archiving Croatian '90s underground scene (and beyond), Igor Mihovilovic. It's from the latter part of their career, but it does feature two early "hits", "Belly Dancer" and "Puppet Play", which the bastards never played whenever I saw them past 1998 or so. The legend has it that they have even written a song in English called "Stare" so they could play it when somebody from the crowd yelled "Sviraj stare!" (play the old stuff) - but I haven't come across a recording of that song, and if they did play it, I don't remember (there was usually drinking involved). Thank you, Igor!

Track listing:

1. Intro (0:56)
2. Boombar (2:57)
3. 101 (3:26)
4. Darryl (Tech-Marvel) (4:11)
5. Argo (4:03)
6. Butcher Shop (4:45)
7. Micrographia (3:30)
8. Queen Ann's Revenge (3:45)
9. Puppet Play (2:16)
10. Belly Dancer (1:40)
11. Onvolvo (3:01)
12. Gambler (4:17)
13. Up Anchors, Down Sails (4:36)
14. Truckers and Rrivers (3:42)
15. Level (2:36)
16. These Robes Are Worn By Strangers and Strangers' Sons (3:50)
17. Puppet Play (Soundcheck) (2:03)

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Leave - Demo

Photo by Zoran Jaćimović.

Leave were an all-girl dark pop band from the early 90's Osijek. I know next to nothing about them as this was several years before my time; everything I have related to them is one photograph and three songs, so I'll share those here. Enjoy!

Track listing:

1. Go (2:51)
2. Softly Sun (3:59)
3. Homeway (4:27)

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Various - 4. Feistritz Hard Core Fest Live

Still scanner-less, sorry.

Another Croatian/Slovenian punk artifact from the Nineties. A four-way split tape containing live material by Debeli precjednik (including an otherwise unreleased song), Kislo grozdje (a great Slovenian noise-post-punk-hardcore-whatever band I never heard of before but enjoyed a lot while listening to this tape), Valter brani Sarajevo and Absent Minded (two melodic punk/hardcore bands with some good songs but nothing that knocked me over). I haven't seen this recording anywhere on the Internet so I hope someone will find it useful...

Track listing:

1. Kislo grozdje - Sam (2:36)
2. Kislo grozdje - Way (1:54)
3. Kislo grozdje - Plave rozice (2:24)
4. Kislo grozdje - No (2:18)
5. Kislo grozdje - Nebesna kletka (2:57)
6. Kislo grozdje - Pot brez pomena (1:44)
7. Kislo grozdje - In My World (1:23)
8. Kislo grozdje - I'm Falling (1:25)
9. Kislo grozdje - X (2:28)
10. Debeli precjednik - Old Days (2:15)
11. Debeli precjednik - Let Her Go (2:15)
12. Debeli precjednik - 4 U I Stopped P-Sing in the Sink (2:04)
13. Debeli precjednik - Fat Defect (3:05)
14. Debeli precjednik - EMHB (2:59)
15. Debeli precjednik - Neca (0:34)
16. Debeli precjednik - Remember (1:57)
17. Debeli precjednik - Secrets (1:19)
18. Debeli precjednik - Twist & Shout (2:21)
19. Debeli precjednik - Goodbye (2:24)
20. Debeli precjednik - Subforce (2:23)
21. Debeli precjednik - Will You Show Me the Sun When I Grow Old (1:59)
22. Valter brani Sarajevo - Your Pride Is Sick (1:55)
23. Valter brani Sarajevo - My Friend (3:11)
24. Valter brani Sarajevo - Don't Tell Me About Conformation (2:30)
25. Valter brani Sarajevo - Johnny Ramadani (2:31)
26. Valter brani Sarajevo - Barba Duje (3:03)
27. Valter brani Sarajevo - Cecilia (3:03)
28. Valter brani Sarajevo - Johnny Bakerman (3:14)
29. Valter brani Sarajevo - It Wasn't Me (1:44)
30. Absent Minded - Moja mama (Videosex) (2:41)
31. Absent Minded - Sm bu pejen (2:18)
32. Absent Minded - Rihmbercan (2:00)
33. Absent Minded - Noc (2:13)
34. Absent Minded - Two Lips, Two Lungs and One Tongue (Nomeansno) (1:57)
35. Absent Minded - Vsak dan (2:38)
36. Absent Minded - Cak Beri (3:14)
37. Absent Minded - Oveneli kamen (V17.K) (3:11)
38. Absent Minded - Luna in mrak (3:18)

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Vokalni kvartet ''Rebus'' - Pjesma Pivovare Osijek

Kad žarko sunce obasja grad
Vrućina jaka, što ćemo sad?
Na nebu nema oblaka
Sparina guši nas!

U rijeci Dravi tražimo spas
Upalih kola dodajem gas
Za piće što ćemo podnijeti
Osječke pivare pivo je najbolje za nas sve!

Osječko pivo piti je spas
Proizvod dobar, svaka mu čast!
Osječko pivo dobar je lijek
Pijmo ga braćo, gasi nam žeđ!

Ako si tužan, umoran ti
Otvori bocu, nek pivo vri
Natoči čašu, ispij do dna
Nestat će umor, tuga i jad!

Čašicu Zrinskog pred ručak popij
A i kad ručaš pivo ti godi
Godi, godi - ajd pogodi!
Godi, godi - ajd pogodi!
Godi, pogodi čije je pivo najbolje?
Osječke pivare pivo je najbolje za nas sve!

Osječko pivo traži se svud
Kvalitet dobar, ovdje trebam pomoć
Pije ga narod, pije ga svijet
Pijte ga braćo, o dobar vam tek
Pijte ga braćo, o dobar vam tek

Pijte ga braćo, o dobar vam tek!

Track listing:

1. Pjesma Pivovare Osijek (2:22)
2. Zrinsko Frankopanka (2:46)

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Bitch Magnet - Live in OKS, Osijek, 1990

Picture stolen from this blog. Get another BM live recording there.

This here recording means A LOT to me. It is a recording of a show by an important, influential and well-known American band - held in the little student's club of my hometown, the place where I spent much of my early youth, and even played with two of my crappy bands. I was only nine at the time when foreign bands actually visited Osijek (the same year Cows and God Bullies played the same venue), and the war that started in 1991 killed all "alternative" momentum that was building up throughout the Eighties. When I came of age and started going to shows roundabouts 1996/1997, OKS was still a place punk bands could play, but the roster went down a few levels - out-of-town acts were limited to Croatian demo or DIY-tape-level punk bands, while the local ones went from excellent, yet forever underground bands like Cog, to high school punk-as-fuck excuses for getting drunk, all the way down to guys from nearby villages in their thirties playing rock standards, local pop underachievers, and a vomit-inducing Hare Krishna-type hippie bullshit called Tattva (these last three types of bands tried their best to ruin my childhood and I hate them all for this). After a few years, at the beginning of the 21st century, the place managed to go even lower, and is now a mecca for local "Golden Youth", a term which I can't even begin to describe without wasting tons of precious black ink on my monitor, so here are a few pictures which might give you an idea of how a Bitch Magnet show in OKS in 2011 would look:

The owner, a local mogul and martial arts enthusiast.

Some kind of tit-fest, I guess a beauty pageant.

Bosnian folk singer Mile Kitic (roughly translated as "Lovable Little Cock"), being a bitch magnet.

Anyway, let's get back to the topic, that is, this Bitch Magnet show. This is a soundboard recording, meaning that aside from some clipping due to a too high volume setting, it's pretty excellent-sounding. It was obviously recorded on a 60 min tape, and therefore features most of the show, sans the better part of "Valmead", and I'd say about half of the Mission of Burma cover "Dirt", after tape sides ran out (which is sad because this is the only recording of this cover I know of). Instead of that, you get a three-and-a-half minute bass string replacement, including a pointless drum solo, a failed Albini-style Q&A-session, and lots of nerdy voices (check out the most inappropriate "Born to rock!" ever). A fun detail is how Sooyoung keeps making remarks about the audience being incredibly quiet - well, if he'd come to play Osijek these days, there'd be fifteen people in the venue, with another hundred outside, complaining at the shocking door price of roughly three beers. But I digress - all in all, this is a really nice piece of local history for my friends from Osijek, and a quite good live document for any Bitch Magnet fan, to get you through the waiting for their reunion later this year (confirming my long-time prediction that we are nearing the moment when every band that ever existed, will reunite and play shows. Can't wait for that Robert Johnson gig at Pitchfork Festival 2036!)

Track listing:

1. Dragoon (12:02)
2. Punch and Judy (2:40)
3. Big Pining (5:23)
4. Motor (4:17)
5. Lookin' at the Devil (4:14)
6. Valmead (cut) (1:13)
7. Ducks and Drakes (5:50)
8. Mesentery (3:34)
9. Goat-Legged Country God (3:07)
10. Drum Improvisation (3:31)
11. Americruiser (7:56)
12. Sea of Pearls (4:05)
13. Dirt (Mission of Burma - cut) (2:42)

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Debeli precjednik - Demos, Comps, EPs 1996-2001

Bubi didn't jump. Poseur.

Debeli precjednik/Fat Prezident is probably the biggest and most popular punk rock band in Croatia to willingly stay firmly in the underground - a highly respectful band composed of highly disrespectful individuals, so to say. Here's a compilation of their early material which you can mostly find in other places online, but not all together in a single file - so that's my contribution to the Scene. It contains their first and second demo tapes, two live songs from this compilation, two more songs from a compilation I'll put up some other time (thanks to Istva for the rip), the "Tribute to Zli Farmeri" EP, and a live cover from a show in KSET. "Pobuna" from the first demo is my favourite song of theirs, as it has only three short parts, but every one of them could have easily been a whole great song in its own right - shoving them all together in just two minutes makes a totally over-the-top melodic punk hit for the ages. The rest of their career is shit but what can you do? :)

Track listing:

1. Ne (2:09)
2. Pobuna (2:13)
3. Zajedno (1:36)
4. Superstar - Another Day (2:20)
5. San manje (2:45)
6. Bez mozga (1:10)
7. Subforce (2:02)
8. I'll Never Fall in Love (1:32)
9. Neca (0:28)
10. Remember (2:03)
11. Secrets (1:11)
12. Inside (1:50)
13. Let Her Go (2:01)
14. When the Sun Comes Down (1:46)
15. Blown Away (2:11)
16. Subforce (live) (1:54)
17. 4 O (live) (3:30)
18. Old Days (2:19)
19. Always (2:33)
20. Farmersko srce (2:05)
21. Farmersko srce (alt. version) (2:05)
22. I've Turned into a Pastir (1:24)
23. Bon Jovi Straight Outta Mental Care Institution (0:30)
24. Anal Boys (live - Why stakla) (2:17)

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Here's me having fun at a DP/FP show in Sisak (nikada nece biti Cucak).

Die Hausers - Promo Tape

Another legendary (at least in local circles) band from Osijek, Die Hausers played a very unique style of post-punk/noise rock during the Nineties; they still play live from time to time, but this tape, released by the M/F Scum label, is their only official recording. I don't own the cassette anymore so I am sharing a rip which I got from Soulseek, which originated from this blog; however their link is dead (may Rapidshare rot in hell), so here it is again, hopefully on a more permanent location.

Die Hausers in 1996.

Track listing:

1. Normalan (3:19)
2. Kontrola (3:05)
3. Nininananananunu (2:28)
4. Mozak (2:54)
5. U biti (2:03)
6. Normalan (3:13)
7. Ruke (2:51)
8. Ljudi (2:18)
9. Kontrola (2:59)
10. Slobodan (4:13)
11. Crvi (3:37)
12. Takav sam, kakav sam (2:02)
13. Imas rijec (2:05)
14. To upamti (1:18)

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Rangoraks/Narcisi - Nula bodova! + Astro-Core

Another old band from Osijek, Rangoraks were playing fun melodic punk rock for several years before slowly fading away at the turn of the century. They had one "official" release, a split tape with Narcisi from Nasice released by the "M/F Scum" label, and a short CD EP, released after they stopped playing, if memory serves. During their time as an active band, we considered them to be equals with Debeli precjednik/Fat Prezident; however DP/FP are still playing, releasing records and are probably the most popular "underground" punk rock band in Croatia, while Rangoraks has fallen into obscurity. Here's a small reminder then - and if anyone has the M/F Scum tape, you probably know me and know how to reach me, so send a copy my way...  updated with their side of the split tape thanks to Ćoske.

Track listing:

1. Mysterious Letter (1:15)
2. Homeless (2:41)
3. Final Fight (2:32)
4. No Fun (1:53)
5. Sve svejedno je (2:17)
6. You (2:19)
7. Fighting for the Truth (2:22)
8. Electricity (2:09)
9. Everybody (Drugboy) (2:40)
10. Resist (2:46)
11. Can't Believe It (2:16)
12. Big Difference (2:49)
13. Cocaine (2:10)

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Narcisi track listing:

1. Betmen (1:16)
2. Daj mi da zivim (1:25)
3. Novi svijet (1:35)
4. Prica (1:19)
5. Skupo pivo (obrada) (1:27)
6. Proslo je (1:46)
7. Epidemija (2:38)
8. Sve sto imam ja (1:40)
9. Koliko (2:06)
10. Grad (1:56)
11. On nju voli, a ona njega ne (2:46)
12. Blame (1:22)
13. Lagana (2:25)

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Borci protiv pokvarenog sistema - Diskografija

I've been away from the blog for a while, so this is sort of a "comeback" post - and what should a punk rock comeback be like? Judging by most historical examples, it should be... shitty. Hence, my band from the turn of the century, Fighters Against the Rotten System, or Borci protiv pokvarenog sistema. I played bass, wrote lyrics, sang a little, and masterminded the whole shenanigan, and the story goes something like this...

Back in 1998, Croatian punk rock scene consisted almost exclusively of anarcho bands, who were mostly nice people and had completely laudable goals; however, in mine and my friends' opinion, they played generic music and wrote inept, naive and boring lyrics, aimed at people who already knew and agreed with everything they sang about. That's why we decided to start the most retarded and generic anarcho band there ever was, probably hoping to prove something, and to master our instruments enough to start a "real" band someday. The real band never came to be, my bass guitar got sold for 100 deutsch mark when money ran out on a summer vacation, and all that remains of my musical career are two demo recordings, two atrocious live shows*, one sadly prophetic song title, and fun memories. Here for the first time (and I know you've been craving this since you first heard about this strange thing called "punk rock") is the complete B.P.P.S. recorded legacy, for the whole world to see, hear, and dismiss as stupid childish prattle that it was. What the hell, we've had fun!

You can find the complete lyrics at the B.P.P.S. web site, proudly not updated since 2001, here. They're not great but they certainly beat the music - and that approach worked wonders for Anal Cunt, didn't it? There's also a completely fictitious band history, which a surprisingly large number of people took seriously - I guess you really can't make a parody obvious enough.

And yeah, if you can't speak Croatian, forget about the whole thing. Did I mention the music was shitty?

"Anarhija uzvraca udarac" - full band demo + assorted bonus tracks

1. Intro - PMS (Ramones) (1:33)
2. Najbolji hrvatski pankeri (Psihomodo pop) (1:42)
3. Ne jedite zivotinje (1:41)
4. Revolucija kao nacin tvoga razmisljanja (1:35)
5. Homoseksualci su dobri (1:43)
6. Nalocimo se alkohola (1:20)
7. Moja mater pece langose (1:39)
8. Zelim biti skinhed (2:24)
9. Moras slijediti Fistru (2:31)
10. Bojkotirajmo proklete multinacionale (2:36)
11. Outro - PMS (Ramones) (0:53)
12. Tucimo sminkere (2:25)
13. Blues mlade pankerice (1:26)
14. Ne jedite brze zivotinje (0:53)
15. Borci luda vojska (live) (The Exploited) (2:44)
16. Can't Truss Da Pozeurz (Public Enemy) (2:18)
17. Hajde da pogujemo (Tatjana Matejas-Tajci) (1:30)
18. Moras slijediti Fistru (super anarcho mix 2000) (3:58)
19. Green Power (Skrewdriver) (1:43) **
20. McDonald's Blues (Traditional) (3:39)

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"Rarities" - original acoustic demo + live shows

1. Nalocimo se alkohola (1:22)
2. Najbolji hrvatski pankeri (1:42)
3. Homoseksualci su dobri (1:35)
4. Moras slijediti Fistru (2:19)
5. Bojkotirajmo proklete multinacionale (1:00)
6. Blues male pankerice (1:27)
7. Policija ne voli Gigu (1:40)
8. Tucimo sminkere (2:27)
9. Lale seljacino (2:59)
10. Intro (live) (1:25)
11. Nalocimo se alkohola (live) (2:08)
12. Najbolji hrvatski pankeri (live) (2:30)
13. Revolucija kao nacin tvoga razmisljanja (live) (3:15)
14. Borci luda vojska (live) (2:46)
15. Ne jedite zivotinje (live) (3:07)
16. Zelim biti skinhed (live) (2:27)
17. Moja mater pece langose (live) (2:06)
18. Bojkotirajmo proklete multinacionale (live) (5:07)
19. Intro (live) (1:13)
20. Revolucija kao nacin tvoga razmisljanja (live) (1:56)
21. Ne jedite zivotinje (live) (2:40)
22. Zelim biti skinhed (live) (2:23)
23. Homoseksualci su dobri (live) (3:35)
24. Najbolji hrvatski pankeri (live) (2:20)
25. Moja mater pece langose (live) (2:47)
26. Nalocimo se alkohola (live) (2:30)
27. Bojkotirajmo proklete multinacionale (live) (0:42)
28. Green Power (demo) (2:18)

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* The first show was delayed for a week because our president/dictator died on the day of the show. How punk rock is that?
** I must admit that even after all these years, I'm still a bit proud of writing a pro-vegan cover of a Skrewdriver song. If we don't free our cattle, indeed!

Dusevna kataklizma - Demo

This is the first band I had friends in, back when I was in my second year at high school, so that was a big deal for me then. The whole trip of listening to a song my friends wrote or watching them onstage playing - I was completely starstruck. Years passed, the band fell apart without accomplishing much, my cassette which contained their demo got lost, and it was a full decade before a friend unexpectedly found the demo on Soulseek, downloaded it and gave it to me. Listening to it now, well, I don't enjoy it nearly as much as I did then - it sounded much better back when I didn't have many other punk rock tapes to compare it to. Still, it does hold some historical significance for my friends who I went to shows with, and a cool punk rock riff will pop out now and then... Listen and decide for yourself.

Track listing:

1. Prezir (1:18)
2. Buka (2:02)
3. Rupe u tijelu (1:53)
4. Greska (0:48)
5. Noz (1:36)
6. Malena stvar (1:14)
7. Samoubojstvo (2:28)
8. Bitka (2:20)
9. Mi imamos mnogos problemos (1:35)
10. Kraj (0:13)

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Why stakla - Live

Here are four live recordings by the amazing Why stakla, the greatest "ekstreme guitar noise" rock band from Osijek, whose debut "Daj, dodji!" is one of my favourite albums of all time. Among these recordings is the complete show they played with Hammerhead in Ilirska Bistrica in 1995, and this is now my second favourite recording of theirs. It features a great cover of Big Black's "Fists of Love" (shame the channels get mixed up towards the end of the song but you can't have everything - where would you put it?). There are also three otherwise unreleased songs here, the sound quality is good to excellent, and all in all it's a great hour of music. Oh and by the way, the 1995 recording is their supporting show for the wonderful Hammerhead. They have also played with Killdozer and the Melvins so that should give you an idea of where they were coming from musically. Geographically they were coming from a place where people are much more likely to be Killdozer subject matter than Killdozer fans. I know, I grew up there. :D 

Track listing:

1. Struja (Ilirska Bistrica 20.11.1993.) (2:46)
2. Vrag (Ilirska Bistrica 20.11.1993.) (0:56)
3. Nemas (Ilirska Bistrica 20.11.1993.) (3:37)
4. Stara obecanja (STUC Osijek 1993.) (2:58)
5. Udi (STUC Osijek 1993.) (2:27)
6. Dodji (STUC Osijek 1993.) (2:40)
7. Kratko i jasno (STUC Osijek 1993.) (0:28)
8. Anal Boys (STUC Osijek 1993.) (3:02)
9. Konj macka magarac (STUC Osijek 1993.) (2:59)
10. Sah (STUC Osijek 17.5.1994.) (2:16)
11. nepoznata (STUC Osijek 17.5.1994.) (2:27)
12. Hrpa (STUC Osijek 17.5.1994.) (3:38)
13. Nemas (Ilirska Bistrica 1995.) (2:54)
14. Rekla si (Ilirska Bistrica 1995.) (2:15)
15. Dan poslije (Ilirska Bistrica 1995.) (2:04)
16. Pas je alkohol (Ilirska Bistrica 1995.) (2:04)
17. Britva (Ilirska Bistrica 1995.) (2:07)
18. Autopusenje (Ilirska Bistrica 1995.) (3:24)
19. Farewell (Ilirska Bistrica 1995.) (2:16)
20. Cist sam (Ilirska Bistrica 1995.) (2:37)
21. Sah (Ilirska Bistrica 1995.) (1:56)
22. Anal Boys (Ilirska Bistrica 1995.) (2:37)
23. Dodji (Ilirska Bistrica 1995.) (4:20)
24. Fists of Love (Big Black) (Ilirska Bistrica 1995.) (3:57)
25. Vrag (Ilirska Bistrica 1995.) (1:15)

Tracks 13.-25. have been removed from the archive as they will be officially released by this nice label, hopefully soon.

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Komunalni otpad - Demo + live

This is my best friends' punk band from the nineties. I haven't listened to this stuff for almost ten years, and listening to it now, I have to admit that it sounded much better IN the nineties. The playing on the demo is all over the place, the sound quality of the later live tracks is rather poor, and the earlier live tracks have both of those problems. Still, I can find enjoyment in these songs, especially the best ones, like "Siromastvo", "Kisna glista" or "Demokracija". This band is a part of the history of Osijek punk scene and its music should be available, so here it is.

Oh and by the way, the photos for the cover were taken by me, so thanks for not crediting me, FRIENDS.

Track listing:

1. Dzungla od asfalta (0:55)
2. Svijet u lancima (0:48)
3. Gitarist (1:18)
4. Kad si sretan (1:42)
5. Sindikalci (1:15)
6. 1-2-3 (1:18)
7. Kisna glista (1:26)
8. La Bamba (1:32)
9. Demokracija (1:20)
10. Siromastvo (1:49)
11. Meso je najbolja hrana (1:43)
12. Gadovi (1:31)
13. Cenzura (1:03)
14. Svijet u lancima (live) (0:51)
15. Kisna glista (live) (1:52)
16. Dragi sine moj (live) (2:24)
17. Siromastvo (live) (2:05)
18. R'n'r (live) (1:30)
19. Demokracija (live) (1:27)
20. Lesevi (live) (1:16)
21. Siromastvo (live) (1:50)
22. Mirko Fodor je peder (live) (1:16)
23. Odmakni se (live) (1:43)
24. Ne ostavljaj me (live) (1:46)
25. Rodjen na tlu (live) (1:23)
26. Meso je najbolja hrana (live) (1:41)
27. Ranovej (live) (1:49)
28. MDC (live) (1:46)
29. Rodjen na tlu (live) (1:32)
30. Kisna glista (live) (1:20)

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Pucka kuhinja - Demo + Live in Djakovo

Unfortunately I don't have access to a working scanner, so this is the best I could do with a digital camera.

Pucka kuhinja were a fun punk rock band from Osijek. They played during the mid- to late nineties, then stopped, then started playing again a few years ago with a couple replacement members. They play much better now, which makes them a less great band in my opinion - I like this more amateurish stuff much better. They have a new CD titled "Jel karas ti sta?" which you can probably get somewhere, but this is the original demo tape and a short live recording from 1996, taken from old cassettes. The songs' subject matter ranges from losing one's liver to homemade brandy to rewriting the Lord's prayer as a call to glue sniffing, with a few stops in between at diseases, shit, and old women selling their prosthetic limbs so they could afford combat boots and mohawk haircuts. Why can't the Arcade Fire write about such worthy topics?

Track listing:

1. Baba (3:31)
2. Dan kad sam ostao bez jetre (2:01)
3. Glad (1:17)
4. Klinika za krpanje (2:17)
5. Govno opet napada (2:15)
6. Trilogija o babama (2:22)
7. (skontavanje) (live) (0:55)
8. Baba (live) (3:14)
9. Klinika za krpanje (live) (2:09)
10. Dan kad sam ostao bez jetre (live) (2:12)
11. Molitva (live) (2:15)

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