Ramirez (band)
Encyclopedia
Ramirez is a rock
band from Zagreb
, Croatia
. They are considered one of the most prominent Croatian bands of the so-called "new new wave" movement, which also includes bands such as Vatra.
The band was founded in 2000 and achieved notable success on several festivals even before being signed to a label. Their eponymous debut album, produced by Denis Mujadžić-Denyken, was released in October 2004. It received critical acclaim, sold well and went on to become one of the most successful Croatian albums that year. The first single off the album was Iste cipele (The same shoes), still one of the band's signature songs to date. Fueled by this success, the band followed it up with a series of concerts, performing with the hip-pop band Elemental
and opening for Hladno Pivo
, among others.
In 2006, the band released their second album, Copy/Paste, also produced by Denyken and characterized by a much heavier sound.
Lead singer and frontman Aljoša Šerić started an acoustic-oriented side project, Pavel, and released an album of the same name in 2007.
Their third album, Divovi i kamikaze, came out in 2009. A single off it, Sedam, was used in a campaign to help raise public awareness about HIV
(in collaboration with HUHIV - the Croatian Association for HIV).
The band's last single from the album, Fantastično, bezobrazno, was the subject of some controversy after its video was censored and banned from Croatian national television (HRT
) due to scenes of violence and alcohol abuse.
The band has finished recording their forth studio effort in the fall od 2010., and the first single, Ti i ja (You and me) has been performing well on Croatian mainstream charts as of November 2010. The new album, named Svijet je lijep (The world is beautiful) was released on the 21st of March, 2011. Ramirez also recently released their new single, Da li me voli (Does she love me).
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band 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...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. They are considered one of the most prominent Croatian bands of the so-called "new new wave" movement, which also includes bands such as Vatra.
The band was founded in 2000 and achieved notable success on several festivals even before being signed to a label. Their eponymous debut album, produced by Denis Mujadžić-Denyken, was released in October 2004. It received critical acclaim, sold well and went on to become one of the most successful Croatian albums that year. The first single off the album was Iste cipele (The same shoes), still one of the band's signature songs to date. Fueled by this success, the band followed it up with a series of concerts, performing with the hip-pop band Elemental
Elemental (music group)
Elemental is a hip-hop group from Zagreb, Croatia, featuring one of Croatia's few female rappers.-Discography:* Vertigo 2010 * Pod pritiskom 2008 * Male stvari, 2004...
and opening for Hladno Pivo
Hladno pivo
Hladno pivo is a Croatian punk rock band. It is one of most popular rock bands in Croatia.-Early history:The band was formed in Zagreb. It initially consisted of four members: Zok, Tedi, Suba, Mile...
, among others.
In 2006, the band released their second album, Copy/Paste, also produced by Denyken and characterized by a much heavier sound.
Lead singer and frontman Aljoša Šerić started an acoustic-oriented side project, Pavel, and released an album of the same name in 2007.
Their third album, Divovi i kamikaze, came out in 2009. A single off it, Sedam, was used in a campaign to help raise public awareness about HIV
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
(in collaboration with HUHIV - the Croatian Association for HIV).
The band's last single from the album, Fantastično, bezobrazno, was the subject of some controversy after its video was censored and banned from Croatian national television (HRT
Croatian Radiotelevision
Croatian Radiotelevision is a Croatian public broadcasting company. It operates several radio and television channels, over a domestic transmitter network as well as satellite...
) due to scenes of violence and alcohol abuse.
The band has finished recording their forth studio effort in the fall od 2010., and the first single, Ti i ja (You and me) has been performing well on Croatian mainstream charts as of November 2010. The new album, named Svijet je lijep (The world is beautiful) was released on the 21st of March, 2011. Ramirez also recently released their new single, Da li me voli (Does she love me).
Members
- Aljoša Šerić - vocals, acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
- Saša Jungić - electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, vocals - Goran Leka - drumsDrum kitA 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 ....
- Tomislav Šušak - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals - Ozren Ratković - formerly bass
Albums
- Ramirez, MenartMenartMenart Records is a full-service record label with partner companies in Croatia and Serbia.-Activities:Menart Records is the exclusive Sony Music licensee for the territories of Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Montenegro...
, 2004 - Copy/Paste, Menart, 2006
- Divovi i kamikaze (Giants and kamikazes), Menart, 2009
- Svijet je lijep (The world is beautiful), Menart, 2011
Singles
- Iste cipele (The same shoes), 2004
- Sve je OK (Everything is OK), 2004
- Otjeraj me (Chase me away), 2005
- Barcelona, 2005
- Ništa posebno (Nothing special), 2006
- Loš (treća) (Bad (the third)), 2006
- Copy/Paste, 2006
- Učini nešto danas (Do something today), 2009
- Sedam (Seven), 2009
- Fantastično, bezobrazno (Fantastic, rude), 2009
- Ti i ja (You and me), 2010
- Da li me voli (Does she love me), 2011