| Goblini | |
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Goblini in 2010, from left to right: Branko Golubović, Milan Arnautović, Vlada Kokotović, Alen Jovanović, Saša Šetka |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Šabac, Serbia |
| Genres | Punk rock, alternative rock |
| Years active | 1992 – 2001 2010 – present |
| Labels | Myusic YUser, Metropolis Records, Mortal Kombat, Hi-Fi Centar, Kulturni Centar Šabac, Multimedia Records |
| Associated acts | Džukele, Eleven, Generacija Bez Budućnosti, Ništa Ali Logopedi, Obojeni Program, Starfuckers |
| Website | www.goblini.com |
| Members | |
| Branko Golubović Alen Jovanović Saša Šetka Vladislav Kokotović Milan Arnautović |
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| Past members | |
| Nenad Divinić Nedeljko Nedić Zoran Jević Leonid Pilipović Vladimir Cinklocki Zoran Jovanović |
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Goblini (Serbian Cyrillic: Гоблини; trans. The Goblins) are a Serbian punk rock band from Šabac.
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Guitarist Alen Jovanović and Vladislav Kokotović "Vlada", who lived in Karlovac, played in the band Lorelei until 1991 when they disbanded. Having played with numerous bands from Zagreb, the two moved to Šabac, and in March 1992, with the vocalist Branko Golubović, formed Goblini. The band changed several drummers until Nenad Divnić came to the band. The lineup recorded the first album Goblini (The Goblins), released on compact cassette only, and released in small printing in April 1994. The A-side of the cassette included songs from the Lorelei period and the B-side featured new material.
A few months later Divnić went to the army and was replaced by Nedeljko Nedić "Meketa" with whom the band recorded the second album Istinite priče I deo (True Stories Part I), also released on cassette only. The album featured "Ciponjka", "eLeSDi se vraca kući" ("LSD Is Returning Home") and "Za Lorenu" ("For Loreena") and five rerecorded tracks from the first album. Divnić recorded drum sections for a part of the material. Later that year, the band was joined by Džukele guitarist Leonid Pilipović, also known as Leo fon Punkerstein, since his band took a work-break, as the band members went to serve the army. In May 1995, Nedić left for Cyprus and was replaced by Zoran Jević "Fric".
During the same year, the band released their first live album, KST Live 31.08.'95, a live cassette of their performance at the Belgrade KST on August 31, 1995. Among the songs, the band played cover versions of KUD Idijoti songs "Pisma o ribaru Marinu, Mari i moru" ("Song about the Fisherman Marin, Mara and the Sea") and "Minijatura" ("A Miniature"), Ramones songs "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" and "Commando" and a version of The Clash cover of "I Fought the Law", with lyrics in Serbian language entitled "Ne mogu više" ("I Cannot Bear It"), which were regularly performed on concerts. "Ne mogu više" was dedicated to the president Slobodan Milošević and the last part of the song featured the chorus of the Talking Heads's track "Road to Nowhere". The band also played Boris Novković's song "Tamara" since Jovanović was for a time a part of Novković's backing band, and the cover of Demolition 23 track "Same Shit, Different Day", featuring Pilipović on lead vocals.[1]
With the producer Aca Radosavljević the band recorded the CD U magnovenju (In the Flash) and during the promotional tour for the album Plipović returned to Džukele, being replaced by Saša Šetka. The album featured "On je ona je" ("It Is Him It Is Her"), "Ima nas!" ("There is a Lot of Us"), "Petra", "Vođa" ("The Leader") and a cover of Videosex song "Kako bih volio da si tu" ("How I Wish You Were Here"), renamed "Anja, volim te" ("Anja, I Love You"), dedicated to the Videosex vocalist Anja Rupel. During May 1996, with the bands Svarog, Love Hunters and Ništa Ali Logopedi, Goblini went on a Slovenian tour. In June, they got the call to perform at the Zgaga Rock festival at the place Hotič pri Litiji 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 Everyone) recorded at the Belgrade KST performance held to celebrate the fifth birthday of the TV Politika show Paket Aranžman. On June 1997, the band toured Slovenia and performed at the second Zgaga Rock festival with a new drummer, Vladimir Cinkocki "Cina", a former Generacija Bez Budućnosti and Obojeni Program member. The band's live recordings were also included on a double live various artists compilation No Border Jam 4 & 5 released in 1997, featuring "Ona misli da zna" ("She Thinks that She Knows"), "U magnovenju" and "eLeSDi se vraca kuci" recorded at Ilirska Bistrica performance in 1996. On August 1997, the band performed as an opening act for Motörhead in Budapest.
In 1998, twenty recordings from thirteen cities made in Serbia and Slovenia from 1996 and 1997 were released on a double CD Turneja u magnovenju 96/97 (In the Flash Tour 96/97). Beside the live recordings, the first CD featured a new studio track "Punk's Not Dead". The second CD was a reissued version of Istinite priče I deo, featuring a five-track bonus material released on the first studio album. On November of the same year, Cinklocki left the band when they were about to enter the studio to record the fourth studio album. The album Re Contra was finished on the day 1999 NATO bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia started, which was the reason why the album was not released until December 1999. In the meantime, the band went on a nine-date Italian tour including Milan, Rome, Bologna and Turin.
From January 2000 until the Spring of 2001, the band toured Serbia. After the tour, the band took a break and started preparing their next album, but the economic situation in the country lead Branko Golubović, Alen Jovanović, Saša Šetka, Vlada Kokotović and drummer Milan Arnautović to perform their last concert at the Zagreb club Močvara on June 7, 2001, before parting their ways.[2] The following year, One Records reissued the album U magnovenju.[3]
In 2003, Alen Jovanović formed the band Starfuckers featuring members from Plexus, Midgard and CBS.[4] During the same year, Golubović, as a member of the Italian humanitarian organization INTERSOS went to Afghanistan in order to work as a volunteer, and in 2007 he moved to Sri Lanka.[5]
In 2004, Multimedia Records released Najbolje priče (The Best Stories) a greatest hits compilation featuring live versions of songs performed at the band's peak. The compilation also featured the recording of "Pričaš" ("You Are Talking"), an unreleased track recorded in 1997. Promotional videos for the "Pričaš" and "Voz" ("Train") were also included on the release.
In 2006, Živko Ivković from Šabac released a book called Od Čivija do Goblina (From The Machine Heads to The Goblins) with a subtitle "Illustrated Rock History of Šabac 1963-1999-2006", featuring the band's biography and a CD compilation featuring the band's song "Daleki put".[6] During the same year, Milan Arnautović formed the band Siempre Peligroso,[7] and in 2008, he formed Eleven, with whom he released the album A Moment of Silence.[8]
In 2009 Golubović released a book of his Afghanistan memoirs Pisma iz Avganistana (Letters from Afghanistan).[2] During the same year, Multimedia Records released a various artists compilation Groovanje devedesete uživo featuring a live version of "Cipjonka" recorded at the Belgrade club Prostor on November 11, 1995.[9]
On June 21, 2010, the band announced the reunion of the lineup which nine years before had performed the last concert,[10] scheduling the first reunion performance at the Šabac Summer Festival on August 13, 2010, and a CD single release, featuring two new songs, under the festival record label.[11] Beside the Šabac performance, announced a short tour in August and September, as well as to record a documentary about the band in Radio Television of Vojvodina production[11] and a music video for the comeback single.[12]
On August 3, 2010, it was announced that the band was to release the CD single entitled Crno na belo (Black on White), featuring the song "Luna" ("Luna"), written during the first rehearsal the reunited lineup had made in May 2010 and dealing with drug abuse problems, and the song "Kao da" ("As If") as the B-side, written during the 1996 U magnovenju recording sessions.[13] The single had been released on August 10, 2010, three days before the band performed the first reunion tour show.[14] It was also stated that the planned tour was to have six dates only, since Golubović, currently living in Georgia, is to go on a humanitarian mission to Pakistan, but left the possibility of reuniting again during the following year.[13]
The Šabac performance featured a song selection spanning the whole career, including the song "Daleki put" during which a visitor had thrown a rock to the stage, hitting Golubović in the face and causing him minor injuries.[15] The encore, opened by the new track "Luna", featured cover versions of the Ramones songs "Bonzo Goest To Bitburg" and "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" and Demolition 23 song "Same Shit, Different Day", often performed by the band throughout their career, after which the band performed Boris Novković's "Tamara", with Atheist Rap vocalist Aleksandar Popov "Dr. Pop" and the former member Nedeljko Nedić "Meketa" on drums.[15] Popov also did vocals on the last track of the performance, "Anja, volim te".[15] After the Zrenjanin, Belgrade, Kočevje, Ljubljana and Banja Luka performances, the reunion tour ended and the band disbanded once again.[16]
On October 8, 2010, bassist Kokotović stated that the band are likely to reunite for at least two performances during the following year, but nonetheless leaving an opportunity for a whole tour.[17] A month later, the single "Luna" appeared on the sixth place of the Jelen Top 10 list[18] and remained on the Top 10 list for four weeks.[19] At the beginning of 2011, "Kao da" was voted #2 on the list of Best Domestic Songs in 2010, and the video for "Luna" was voted the Best Domestic Video in 2010 by the readers of the webzine Popboks.[20]
On January 2, 2011, a documentary about the band entitled Ima nas gomila (There Is A Buch Of Us) was premiered at RTV Vojvodina, also being available for free digital download at the station's official website.[21] The documentary, directed by Predrag Novković, was recorded from June until September 2010, and beside featuring almost the entire band personnel, it also featured the appearances of journalist, critics, concert promoters and other people related to the band's work throughout their active career.[22] Later that month, the band frontman Branko Golubović announced that in 2011 the band is to have a six-date tour between May 19 and May 29.[23]
In April, Golubović confirmed the performances for the upcoming tour at Banja Lula, Zadar, Ljubljana, Kragujevac, Novi Sad and Belgrade for the upcoming tour at the band's official Facebook page, leaving an opportunity for the tour to continue during August.[24] Later that month, in an interview, Golubović confirmed that the band are likely to play three to four dates in August and announced that during both returns, the band are to record several new studio tracks.[25] In August, the band announced a seven-date tour, including the performances at the Belgrade Beer Fest and Pula Viva La Pola! festival, and released a single "U odbrani zla" ("In Defense of Evil"), featuring guest appearances by Grate and Plug'n'play member Goran Beg, Grate member Dragan Alimpijević "Pik" and Pero Defformero member Goran Biševac "Biške" on backing vocals, available for free digital download at the Nocturne magazine official website.[26]
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