Aleksandar Makedonski
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Aleksandar Makedonski was a notable Macedonian
rock band
.
, then Socialist Republic of Macedonia
as an offshoot of the prominent punk rock
group Badmingtons
, and it included the frontman Vladimir Petrovski - Karter (guitar
, vocals
), Dejan Škartov-Deko (keyboards
), Zoran Janković - Bajo (bass guitar
), Vladimir Dimovski (drums
) and the female singer Melita Stefanovska (backing vocals
).
Unlike Badmingtons, who were a punk band, Aleksandar Makedonski was initially a more pop-rock oriented act.
The third former Badmingtons member, the drummer Boris Georgiev decided to join the gothic rock
cult band Mizar
and played on their first self-titled
album released in 1988.
Aleksandar Makedonski recorded several songs for the national Macedonian Radio-Television
music production and soon became popular across the country. The group released its debut album Za heroje i princeze in 1988 for Jugodisk
record label in 1988. Unlike their previous material, the album was in Serbo-Croatian
, because it was the most widespread language in the multilingual former Yugoslav market.
The line-up soon changed. Melita Stefanovska left and joined the all-female alternative rock
band Royal Albert Hall, while Dimovski joined the psychedelic rock
group Kleržo together with Škartov, who later moved to Italy
in 1991. Karter continued to work with a new bass player Mite Brljamov, but with a different musical style. In 1991, they recorded songs for the second album at the studio of Nikola Kokan Dimuševski of Leb i sol
, however it was never released.
After a long pause, they recorded a new material throughout 1996, which was finally released as the Aleksandar Makedonski's second album Moeto carstvo for the Makoton label in 1997.
The group finally disbanded, and Karter switched to studio and film work. Later he formed a new group called Opstrukcija which released an album in 1999. In the 2007 he joined the rest of Badmingtons for a reunion.
Macedonians (ethnic group)
The Macedonians also referred to as Macedonian Slavs: "... the term Slavomacedonian was introduced and was accepted by the community itself, which at the time had a much more widespread non-Greek Macedonian ethnic consciousness...
rock band
Rock Band
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.
Biography
Aleksandar Makedonski was formed in 1986 in SkopjeSkopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
, then Socialist Republic of Macedonia
Socialist Republic of Macedonia
The Socialist Republic of Macedonia was a socialist state that was a constituent country of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
as an offshoot of the prominent punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
group Badmingtons
Badmingtons
Badmingtons is a prominent Macedonian punk rock band in Macedonia.-Biography:The group was formed in the 1980s in Skopje, then SR Macedonia with the unconventional line-up: Vladimir Petrovski- Karter , Dean Škartov - Deko and Boris Georgiev- But .Previously, Karter played in one...
, and it included the frontman Vladimir Petrovski - Karter (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...
, vocals
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
), Dejan Škartov-Deko (keyboards
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
), Zoran Janković - Bajo (bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
), Vladimir Dimovski (drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
) and the female singer Melita Stefanovska (backing vocals
Backing vocalist
A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
).
Unlike Badmingtons, who were a punk band, Aleksandar Makedonski was initially a more pop-rock oriented act.
The third former Badmingtons member, the drummer Boris Georgiev decided to join the gothic rock
Gothic rock
Gothic rock is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes...
cult band Mizar
Mizar (band)
Mizar is a Macedonian rock band from Skopje. They achieved a status of a cult band, especially in Macedonia and across the former Yugoslavia....
and played on their first self-titled
Mizar (album)
Mizar was released in 1988, and is the eponymous debut album released by the group Mizar.- Track listing :# "Devojka od bronza"# "Doždot"# "Magla"# "Iljada i šeeset leta"# "Uninije"# "Stoj"# "Gradot e nem"...
album released in 1988.
Aleksandar Makedonski recorded several songs for the national Macedonian Radio-Television
Macedonian Radio-Television
Macedonian Radio Television is the public broadcasting organization of the Republic of Macedonia. It was founded in 1993 by the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia...
music production and soon became popular across the country. The group released its debut album Za heroje i princeze in 1988 for Jugodisk
Jugodisk
-History:There were two recording labels in Yugoslavia named Jugodisk. The first Jugodisk started in 1950s and issued 78rpm records with Yugoslav folk and popular music...
record label in 1988. Unlike their previous material, the album was in Serbo-Croatian
Serbo-Croatian
Serbo-Croatian or Serbo-Croat, less commonly Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian , is a South Slavic language with multiple standards and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro...
, because it was the most widespread language in the multilingual former Yugoslav market.
The line-up soon changed. Melita Stefanovska left and joined the all-female alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band Royal Albert Hall, while Dimovski joined the psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in United States and the United Kingdom...
group Kleržo together with Škartov, who later moved to Italy
Italy
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in 1991. Karter continued to work with a new bass player Mite Brljamov, but with a different musical style. In 1991, they recorded songs for the second album at the studio of Nikola Kokan Dimuševski of Leb i sol
Leb i sol
Leb i sol is a Macedonian rock group founded in the 1970s by Vlatko Stefanovski , Bodan Arsovski , Nikola Kokan Dimuševski and Garabet Tavitjan . Tavitjan ceded the drumwork to Dragoljub Đuričić for some of the albums, while Kiril Džajkovski replaced Kokan on Kao Kakao and Putujemo...
, however it was never released.
After a long pause, they recorded a new material throughout 1996, which was finally released as the Aleksandar Makedonski's second album Moeto carstvo for the Makoton label in 1997.
The group finally disbanded, and Karter switched to studio and film work. Later he formed a new group called Opstrukcija which released an album in 1999. In the 2007 he joined the rest of Badmingtons for a reunion.