Goblini

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Goblini (Serbian Cyrillic: Гоблини; trans. The Goblins) were a famous Serbian post-punk / punk rock band from Šabac.

Goblini
Origin	Šabac, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Genre(s)	Post-punk Punk rock
Years active	1992 – 2001
Label(s)	Myusic Yuser Metropolis Records Mortal Combat Records Hi-Fi Centar Kulturni Centar Šabac
Associated acts	Lorelai Starfuckers Ništa Ali Logopedi Boris Novković
Website	Unofficial page Unofficial myspace
Members
Branko Golubović Alen Jovanović Saša Šetka Vlada Kokotović Milan Arnautović
Former members
Nenad Divinić Nedeljko Nedić Zoran Jević Leo Filipović Vladimir Cinklocki

1 History
2 Discography
3 References
4 External links
5 See also

[edit] History

The band was founded in March, 1992. Guitarist Alen Jovanović and Vlada Kokotović, who lived in Karlovac, played in the band Lorelai until 1991 when Lorelei disbanded. After playing with numerous bands from Zagreb, the two moved to Šabac and in 1992 with singer Branko Golubović formed the band Goblini inspired with post-punk. The band changed several drummers until Nenad Divinić came to the band. Their first album Goblini ("The Goblins") was released only on tape in small printing in April 1994. A-side of the tape included songs by Lorelei and the B-side featured new songs. A few months later Divinić went to the army and was replaced by Nedeljko Nedić also known as Meketa with whom the band recorded their second album Istinite priče I deo ("True Stories Part I") also released on tape. The album featured "Ciponjka", "eLeSDi se vraca kuci" ("LSD Is Coming Home") and "Za Lorenu" ("For Loreena") and five rerecorded tracks from the first album. Divinić recorded drum sections on one part of the material. Later that year the band was joined by Leo Filipović (also known as Leo fon Punkerstein) from Džukele since his band took a break because his band mates went to the army. In May 1995, Nedić left for Cyprus and was replaced by Zoran Jević Fric. Jovanović appeared also on Ništa Ali Logopedi album Ad Hoc Klića ("Ad Hoc Clitoris") singing backing vocals on two tracks. During the same year the band released a live tape of their appearance at Belgrade's KST on August 31st, 1995. Among their songs the band played cover versions of "Pisma o ribaru Marinu, Mari imoru" ("Song About The Fisherman Marin, Mara And The Sea") and "Minijatura" ("Miniature") by KUD Idijoti, Ramones' "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker" and "Commando" and a Serbian version of The Clash's "I Fought The Law" ("Ne mogu više") which were regularly performed on concerts. The band also played Boris Novković's "Tamara" since Jovanović was a part of Novković's band. "Ne mogu više" was dedicated to former president Slobodan Milošević and the last verse of the song is taken from the Talking Heads's track Road To Nowhere. With the producer Aca Radosavljević the band recorded the CD U magnovenju. During the promotional tour for the album Filipović was replaced by Saša Šetka. The album featured live classics "On je ona je" ("It Is Him It Is Her"), "Ima nas!" ("We Are Here"), "Petra", "Vođa" ("The Leader") and a Videosex "Kako bih volio da si tu" ("I Wish You Were Here") renamed "Anja, volim te" ("Anja, I Love You") dedicated to Anja Rupel, a Slovenian singer. During May, 1996 with the bands Svarog, Love Hunters and Ništa Ali Logopedi go on a Slovenian tour and on June got the call to perform at Zgaga rock festival at the place Hotič pri Litija near Ljubljana after which they toured Slovenia again (during autumn 1996). Live versions of their three songs were included on a various artists compilation Paket Aranžman - Svi protiv svih ("Package Deal - Everybody Against Everybody") recorded in Belgrade's KST held to celebrate the fifth birthday of the TV Politika show "Paket Aranžman". In June 1997, the band toured Slovenia and performed at the second Zgaga rock festival with a new drummer, Vladimir Cinklocki Cina (ex Generacija Bez Budućnosti, Obojeni Program). A double live various artists compilation No Border Jam 4 & 5 released in 1997, featured live versions of "Ona misli da zna" ("She Thinks She Knows"), "U magnovenju" and "eLeSDi se vraca kuci" ("LSD Is Coming Home") recorded at Ilirska Bistrica performance in 1996. In August, 1997, the band performed as an opening act for Motörhead on Budapest rock festival. Twenty recordings from thirteen cities made in Serbia and Slovenia from 1996 and 1997 were released on duble CD Turneja u magnovenju '96/97. The album featured a new studio track "Punk's Not Dead" and reissue of "Istinite priče I deo" ("True Stories Part I"). Cinklocki left the band when they were about to enter the studio in November 1998. The album "Re Contra" was finished on the day 1999 NATO bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia started. This was the reason the album was not released until December 1999. In the mean-time, the band went on a nine dates Italian tour including Milano, Rome, Bologna, Torino and other. On January 2000 until the spring of 2001, the band toured Serbia. After the tour the band took a break and started planing their next album, but the economic situation in the country led Branko Golubović, Alen Jovanović, Saša Šetka, Vlada Kokotović and drummer Milan Arnautović to part their ways. In 2003 Alen Jovanović formed a band called Star Fuckers featuring members from Plexus, Midgard and CBS. In 2004, Multimedia Records released Najbolje priče ("The Best Stories") a greatest hits compilation featuring live versions of songs performed at the bands peak. The album also features videos for "Voz" ("The Train") and "Pričaš" ("You Are Talking"). The later was an unreleased track recorded in 1997 which is also incuded on the album. In 2006 Živka Ivković from Šabac released a book called "Čivija Do Goblina" ("From The Machine Heads To The Goblins") with a subtitle "Illustrated Rock History Of Šabac 1963-1999-2006". The book contains biographies of Šabac's rock bands plus a CD containing recordings of the bands.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

Goblini ("The Goblins") (Myusic Yuser, 1994)
Istinite priče I deo ("True Stories Part I") (Metropolis Records, 1994)
U magnovenju (Metropolis Records, 1996)
Re Contra (Metropolis Records, 1999)

[edit] Live albums

KST Live 31.08.'95 (Mortal Combat Records, 1995)
Turneja u magnovenju '97/98 (double CD) ((Metropolis Records, 1998)
Najbolje priče (Multimedia Records, 2004)

[edit] Various artists compilations

No Border Jam 4 & 5 (Front Rock, 1997)
Paket Aranžman - Svi protiv svih ("Package Dealt - Everybody Against Everybody") (Hi-Fi Centar, 1996)
Od Čivija Do Goblina Volume One ("From The Machine Heads To The Goblins Volume One") (Kulturni Centar Šabac, 2006)