Goblini
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Goblini are a Serbia
n punk rock
band from Šabac
.
, 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.
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 Slovenia
n 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
.
club Močvara on June 7, 2001, before parting their ways. The following year, One Records
reissued the album U magnovenju
.
In 2003, Alen Jovanović formed the band Starfuckers featuring members from Plexus, Midgard and CBS. 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
.
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". During the same year, Milan Arnautović formed the band Siempre Peligroso, and in 2008, he formed Eleven, with whom he released the album A Moment of Silence.
In 2009 Golubović released a book of his Afghanistan memoirs Pisma iz Avganistana (Letters from Afghanistan). 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.
production and a music video for the comeback single.
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. The single had been released on August 10, 2010, three days before the band performed the first reunion tour show. 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.
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. 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. Popov also did vocals on the last track of the performance, "Anja, volim te". After the Zrenjanin
, Belgrade
, Kočevje
, Ljubljana
and Banja Luka
performances, the reunion tour ended and the band disbanded once again.
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. A month later, the single "Luna" appeared on the sixth place of the Jelen Top 10 list and remained on the Top 10 list for four weeks. 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.
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. 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. 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.
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. 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. 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.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n 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...
band from Šabac
Šabac
Šabac is a city and municipality in western Serbia, along the Sava river, in the historic region of Mačva. It is the administrative center of the Mačva District. The city has a population of 52,822 , while population of the municipality is 115,347...
.
Formation, rise to prominence (1992–1999)
Guitarist Alen Jovanović and Vladislav Kokotović "Vlada", who lived in KarlovacKarlovac
Karlovac is a city and municipality in central Croatia. The city proper has a population of 49,082, while the municipality has a population of 59,395 inhabitants .Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County...
, played in the band Lorelei until 1991 when they disbanded. Having played with numerous bands from Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, 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
Goblini (album)
Goblini is the debut album by the Serbian punk rock band Goblini released by Music YUser independent record label in 1994...
(The Goblins), released on compact cassette
Compact Cassette
The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...
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
Istinite priče I deo
- Bonus tracks on the 1998 CD reissue :- Personnel :* Vlada Kokotović — bass, backing vocals* Nedeljko Nedić "Meketa" — drums, backing vocals* Nenad Divnić "Kića" — drums * Alen Jovanović — guitar, backing vocals...
(True Stories Part I), also released on cassette only. The album featured "Ciponjka", "eLeSDi se vraca kući" ("LSD
LSD
Lysergic acid diethylamide, abbreviated LSD or LSD-25, also known as lysergide and colloquially as acid, is a semisynthetic psychedelic drug of the ergoline family, well known for its psychological effects which can include altered thinking processes, closed and open eye visuals, synaesthesia, an...
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
Džukele
Džukele were a Serbian punk rock band from Subotica.- History :The band Phoenix was formed in 1991 by Dragan Neorčić , Slobodan Vukosavljević , and Rudolf Aleksijević...
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
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
and was replaced by Zoran Jević "Fric".
During the same year, the band released their first live album, KST Live 31.08.'95
KST Live 31.08.'95
- Personnel :* Vlada Kokotović — bass* Zoran Jević "Fric" — drums* Alen Jovanović — guitar* Leo fon Punkerstain — guitar, vocals on track 18* Branko Golubović "Golub" — vocals* Z. Ivetić — producer, recorded by* Fića KST — recorded by...
, a live cassette of their performance at the Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
KST on August 31, 1995. Among the songs, the band played cover versions of KUD Idijoti
KUD Idijoti
KUD Idijoti is a punk-rock band from Pula, Croatia. The band was formed on February 2, 1981 and released their first album in 1986...
songs "Pisma o ribaru Marinu, Mari i moru" ("Song about the Fisherman Marin, Mara and the Sea") and "Minijatura" ("A Miniature"), Ramones
Ramones
The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group...
songs "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker
Sheena is a Punk Rocker
"Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" is a song by the punk rock group The Ramones. It first appeared on their third LP, Rocket to Russia, in 1977, and was also included on later pressings of the group's second album, Leave Home...
" and "Commando" and a version of The Clash
The Clash
The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...
cover of "I Fought the Law", with lyrics in Serbian language
Serbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
entitled "Ne mogu više" ("I Cannot Bear It"), which were regularly performed on concerts. "Ne mogu više" was dedicated to the president Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević was President of Serbia and Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Republic of Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000...
and the last part of the song featured the chorus of the Talking Heads
Talking Heads
Talking Heads were an American New Wave and avant-garde band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991. The band comprised David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison...
's track "Road to Nowhere
Road to Nowhere
"Road to Nowhere" is a song by Talking Heads, from the 1985 album Little Creatures. It also appeared on Best of Talking Heads, Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites, the Once in a Lifetime box set and the Brick box set...
". The band also played Boris Novković
Boris Novkovic
Boris Novković is a Croatian pop singer. Born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina in the former Yugoslavia, his interest in a musical career was cultivated by his family background, with a mother who taught music, and a father, Đorđe Novković, who was a leading Croatian songwriter and music manager...
's song "Tamara" since Jovanović was for a time a part of Novković's backing band, and the cover of Demolition 23
Demolition 23
Demolition 23. was a rock band formed in 1993 in New York by former Hanoi Rocks frontman Michael Monroe and ex-Star Star guitarist Jay Hening, following the ending of Monroe's Jerusalem Slim project with Steve Stevens....
track "Same Shit, Different Day", featuring Pilipović on lead vocals.
With the producer Aca Radosavljević the band recorded the CD U magnovenju
U magnovenju
- Personnel :* Vlada Kokotović — bass, backing vocals* Zoran Jević "Fric" — drums* Alen Jovanović — guitar, backing vocals* Leo Fon Punkerstain — guitar, backing vocals* Branko Golubović "Golub" — vocals* Aleksandar Radosavljević — producer- References :*...
(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
Videosex
Videosex was a prominent synthpop group based in Yugoslavia . The group was led by the singer Anja Rupel. They recorded four albums. Their debut album, Videosex 84 appeared in 1983 and they played with bands such as Ekatarina Velika and Otroci socializma in Belgrade...
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
Anja Rupel
Anja Rupel is a Slovene pop singer, songwriter, radio announcer, and journalist. Her father Fedja Rupel is a flautist and a professor at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana, and her uncle is the politician and diplomat Dimitrij Rupel....
. During May 1996, with the bands Svarog
Svarog (band)
Svarog was a Serbian sludge/doom metal band from Belgrade, notable as one of the first representatives of the genres in Serbia.- History :...
, Love Hunters
Love Hunters
-1987—2004:The band was formed in 1987 by Milan Mumin and Aleksandar Medan . The first lineup of the band also featured Lazar Malešević and Siniša Lučić . In the beginning, the band had several lineup changes, before the first consistent lineup was formed...
and Ništa Ali Logopedi
Ništa Ali Logopedi
Ništa Ali Logopedi were a Serbian alternative rock band from Šabac.- History :...
, Goblini went on a Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
n tour. In June, they got the call to perform at the Zgaga Rock festival at the place Hotič pri Litiji
Litija
Litija is a town and a municipality in central Slovenia. It is located in the valley of the river Sava, to the east of the capital Ljubljana. Traditionally, the area was situated on the border between the historical provinces of Carniola and Styria. Most of the municipality belonged to the...
near Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
, 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
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
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
Obojeni Program
Obojeni Program is a Serbian alternative rock band from Novi Sad. The band are pioneers of the Serbian alternative rock scene. The band is also famous for giving strange names to their albums, which is explained by the fact that the first letters of all the studio albums form an acronym of their...
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
Ilirska Bistrica
Ilirska Bistrica is a town and a municipality in Slovenia. It belongs to the traditional region of Primorska.The town of Ilirska Bistrica is the major economic centre of the district of the same name...
performance in 1996. On August 1997, the band performed as an opening act for Motörhead in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
.
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
Turneja u magnovenju 96/97
- Personnel :* Vlada Kokotović — bass* Zoran Jević "Fric" — drums* Alen Jovanović — guitar* Branko Golubović "Golub" — vocals* Saša Šetka — guitar* Leo Fon Punkerstain — guitar * D. Vartabedijan — artwork by [design]...
(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
Re Contra
- The band :* Vladislav Kokotović — bass, backing vocals* Milan Arnautović "Firca" — drums* Alen Jovanović — guitar, backing vocals* Saša Šetka — guitar, backing vocals* Branko Golubović "Golub" — vocals- Additional personnel :...
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
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
and Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
.
Breakup and post-breakup (2000–2009)
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 ZagrebZagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
club Močvara on June 7, 2001, before parting their ways. The following year, One Records
One Records (Serbia)
One Records is a record label based in Belgrade, Serbia.Formed in 1999, its catalogue covers a fairly wide musical spectrum - from younger hard rock and heavy metal bands such as Alogia, Cactus Jack, Dargoron, Stratus, and others, to young Irish folk/Celtic rock bands Tir na n'Og and Irish Stew of...
reissued the album U magnovenju
U magnovenju
- Personnel :* Vlada Kokotović — bass, backing vocals* Zoran Jević "Fric" — drums* Alen Jovanović — guitar, backing vocals* Leo Fon Punkerstain — guitar, backing vocals* Branko Golubović "Golub" — vocals* Aleksandar Radosavljević — producer- References :*...
.
In 2003, Alen Jovanović formed the band Starfuckers featuring members from Plexus, Midgard and CBS. During the same year, Golubović, as a member of the Italian humanitarian organization INTERSOS went to Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
in order to work as a volunteer, and in 2007 he moved to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
.
In 2004, Multimedia Records released Najbolje priče
Najbolje priče
- Personnel :* Vlada Kokotović — bass* Zoran Jević "Fric" — drums* Alen Jovanović — guitar* Branko Golubović "Golub" — vocals* Saša Šetka — guitar* Leo Fon Punkerstain — guitar* Milan Arnautović "Firca" — drums- References :* *...
(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". During the same year, Milan Arnautović formed the band Siempre Peligroso, and in 2008, he formed Eleven, with whom he released the album A Moment of Silence.
In 2009 Golubović released a book of his Afghanistan memoirs Pisma iz Avganistana (Letters from Afghanistan). 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.
Reformation (2010–present)
On June 21, 2010, the band announced the reunion of the lineup which nine years before had performed the last concert, 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. 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 VojvodinaRadio Television of Vojvodina
Radio Television of Vojvodina is the public broadcaster in the Serbian province of Vojvodina...
production and a music video for the comeback single.
On August 3, 2010, it was announced that the band was to release the CD single entitled Crno na belo
Crno na belo
- References :* *...
(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
Drug abuse
Substance abuse, also known as drug abuse, refers to a maladaptive pattern of use of a substance that is not considered dependent. The term "drug abuse" does not exclude dependency, but is otherwise used in a similar manner in nonmedical contexts...
problems, and the song "Kao da" ("As If") as the B-side, written during the 1996 U magnovenju recording sessions. The single had been released on August 10, 2010, three days before the band performed the first reunion tour show. It was also stated that the planned tour was to have six dates only, since Golubović, currently living in Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
, is to go on a humanitarian mission to Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, but left the possibility of reuniting again during the following year.
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. The encore, opened by the new track "Luna", featured cover versions of the Ramones
Ramones
The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group...
songs "Bonzo Goest To Bitburg
My Brain is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)
"Bonzo Goes to Bitburg" is a song by American punk rock band the Ramones. Initially issued as a single in Great Britain by Beggars Banquet Records in 1985, it did not receive an American single release. An emotionally charged protest of the visit by U.S. president Ronald Reagan to a German cemetery...
" and "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker
Sheena is a Punk Rocker
"Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" is a song by the punk rock group The Ramones. It first appeared on their third LP, Rocket to Russia, in 1977, and was also included on later pressings of the group's second album, Leave Home...
" and Demolition 23
Demolition 23
Demolition 23. was a rock band formed in 1993 in New York by former Hanoi Rocks frontman Michael Monroe and ex-Star Star guitarist Jay Hening, following the ending of Monroe's Jerusalem Slim project with Steve Stevens....
song "Same Shit, Different Day", often performed by the band throughout their career, after which the band performed Boris Novković
Boris Novkovic
Boris Novković is a Croatian pop singer. Born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina in the former Yugoslavia, his interest in a musical career was cultivated by his family background, with a mother who taught music, and a father, Đorđe Novković, who was a leading Croatian songwriter and music manager...
's "Tamara", with Atheist Rap
Atheist Rap
Atheist Rap is a Serbian punk rock band from Novi Sad.- 1980s :The idea of forming Atheist Rap came to vocalists Aleksandar Popov, also known as "Dr. Pop", and Vladimir Kozbašić, also known as "Pećinko" at the Rambo Amadeus concert, which took place on November 29, 1988 at the local club Mašinac,...
vocalist Aleksandar Popov "Dr. Pop" and the former member Nedeljko Nedić "Meketa" on drums. Popov also did vocals on the last track of the performance, "Anja, volim te". After the Zrenjanin
Zrenjanin
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, Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Kočevje
Kocevje
Kočevje is a city and a municipality in southern Slovenia. In terms of area it is the largest municipality in Slovenia. It is located between the rivers Krka and Kolpa and is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Jugovzhodna Slovenija statistical region...
, Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
and Banja Luka
Banja Luka
-History:The name "Banja Luka" was first mentioned in a document dated February 6, 1494, but Banja Luka's history dates back to ancient times. There is a substantial evidence of the Roman presence in the region during the first few centuries A.D., including an old fort "Kastel" in the centre of...
performances, the reunion tour ended and the band disbanded once again.
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. A month later, the single "Luna" appeared on the sixth place of the Jelen Top 10 list and remained on the Top 10 list for four weeks. 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.
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
Music download
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at the station's official website. 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. 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.
In April, Golubović confirmed the performances for the upcoming tour at Banja Lula, Zadar
Zadar
Zadar is a city in Croatia on the Adriatic Sea. It is the centre of Zadar county and the wider northern Dalmatian region. Population of the city is 75,082 citizens...
, Ljubljana, Kragujevac
Kragujevac
Kragujevac is the fourth largest city in Serbia, the main city of the Šumadija region and the administrative centre of Šumadija District. It is situated on the banks of the Lepenica River...
, Novi Sad
Novi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
and Belgrade for the upcoming tour at the band's official Facebook
Facebook
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page, leaving an opportunity for the tour to continue during August. 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. In August, the band announced a seven-date tour, including the performances at the Belgrade Beer Fest
Belgrade Beer Fest
Belgrade Beer Fest is an annual festival of beer in Belgrade, Serbia. Started in 2003, the festival is held annually over 4 to 5 days as a showcase event for various beer producers. In addition to domestic and foreign brews, the festival features live music performances each evening...
and Pula
Pula
Pula is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, situated at the southern tip of the Istria peninsula, with a population of 62,080 .Like the rest of the region, it is known for its mild climate, smooth sea, and unspoiled nature. The city has a long tradition of winemaking, fishing,...
Viva La Pola! festival, and released a single "U odbrani zla" ("In Defense of Evil"), featuring guest appearances by Grate
Grate (band)
Grate is a Serbian modern alternative rock band formed in the end of 2006. in Novi Sad. Current band members are Goran Beg, Dragan Alimpijević , Robert Moldvaji and Vladislav Kokotović.- 2006–2010 :...
and Plug'n'play
Plug'n'play (band)
- History :Plug’n’ Play band was formed in Novi Sad, in November, 2002. Initial band members were guitarist/vocalist Goran Beg, bassist Zoran Mandić and drummer Predrag Novković...
member Goran Beg, Grate member Dragan Alimpijević "Pik" and Pero Defformero
Pero Defformero
Pero Defformero are a Serbian band from Novi Sad. The band is known by its unique style, combining turbo-folk and progressive metal.- Formation and breakup :...
member Goran Biševac "Biške" on backing vocals, available for free digital download
Music download
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at the Nocturne magazine official website.
Discography
- GobliniGoblini (album)Goblini is the debut album by the Serbian punk rock band Goblini released by Music YUser independent record label in 1994...
(1994) - Istinite priče I deoIstinite priče I deo- Bonus tracks on the 1998 CD reissue :- Personnel :* Vlada Kokotović — bass, backing vocals* Nedeljko Nedić "Meketa" — drums, backing vocals* Nenad Divnić "Kića" — drums * Alen Jovanović — guitar, backing vocals...
(1994) - U magnovenjuU magnovenju- Personnel :* Vlada Kokotović — bass, backing vocals* Zoran Jević "Fric" — drums* Alen Jovanović — guitar, backing vocals* Leo Fon Punkerstain — guitar, backing vocals* Branko Golubović "Golub" — vocals* Aleksandar Radosavljević — producer- References :*...
(1996) - Re ContraRe Contra- The band :* Vladislav Kokotović — bass, backing vocals* Milan Arnautović "Firca" — drums* Alen Jovanović — guitar, backing vocals* Saša Šetka — guitar, backing vocals* Branko Golubović "Golub" — vocals- Additional personnel :...
(1999)
External links
- Official website
- Fan website
- Goblini at MyspaceMyspaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- Goblini at FacebookFacebookFacebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
- Goblini at YoutubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- Goblini at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
- Goblini at Rateyourmusic
- Goblini at Last.fmLast.fmLast.fm is a music website, founded in the United Kingdom in 2002. It has claimed 30 million active users in March 2009. On 30 May 2007, CBS Interactive acquired Last.fm for UK£140m ....
- Goblini at B92.fm