La Strada (band)
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La Strada was a Serbia
n and former Yugoslav New Wave
/alternative rock
band from Novi Sad
.
movie La strada
. The rest of the band consisted of Danijel Stari (bass guitar, arrangements), Boris Oslovčan "Bora" (bass guitar), Siniša Ilić "Siki" (guitar) and Dragan Nastasić "Gane" (guitar) and a temporary drummer Siniša Sekulić "Sekula". The band functioned with two bassists because Stari did not want to perform live and his live replacement was Oslovčan and drummer Sekulić also did not perform live so they used a rhythm machine instead.
The lineup made their first recordings in the Vranešević brothers
studio, which consisted of three songs "On", "Sat" and "Narcis" which were often broadcast on radio Novi Sad's shows Yu Pop Scena and Novi Vidici hosted by Dragan Gojković "Goja", who was monitoring the fast growing New Wave scene
at that time. After the recording of the tracks both of the band's guitarists left the band and were replaced by Predrag Ostojić "Preža" (guitar) and Ivan Fece "Firchie" (full-time drummer). The band made their first live appearance in 1980, in Novi Sad's club No. 1. The lineup Tišma, Oslovčan, Firchie and Ostojić also played as an opening act for Električni Orgazam
.
In May 1981, the band performed at Subotica
Youth Festival and at the Danube
park handball playground in Novi Sad as an opening act for the band Film. The last appearance the band made at the Belgrade
's KST in June 1981. Due to a misunderstanding, bassist Oslovčan left the band and was replaced by Zoran Bulatović "Bale", a former Pekinška Patka
member, and Ostojić also left, so Tišma remained the only guitar player. Even though the band was well accepted at Štrand
and Pančevo
both opening for Lačni Franz
, La Strada ceased to exist. Tišma, Fece and Bulatović, with Marinko Vukomanović of Pekinška Patka
formed a new band called Luna
.
disbanded in 1985, Tišma and Stari, along with former Luna
keyboard player and bassist Jasmina Mitrušić "Mina", Žolt Horvat (guitar) and Robert Radić (drums) (both from Kontratitam and Gomila G) reformed La Strada. In Džuboks magazine's poll La Strada was pronounced as the greatest expectation of 1985. After performing in Belgrade
, Novi Sad
, Zagreb
and other venues, the band entered the studio and recorded material for their debut album, produced by Mitar Subotić "Suba" which was released in 1987 through radio Novi Sad's M Production. The recording and release of the record was financed by radio Novi Sad and the record was released in 500 copies. Unlike Luna
's sound, La strada
presented a diverse combination of classic pop and rock elements combined with Tišma's poetry.
in 1987.
Tišma pursued a career as a poet and released two poetry books. The first entitled Mairizmi released in 1995, and two years later the second called Vrt kao to, which was a collection of poems published in Polja and Index magazines and in Letopis Matice Srpske
during the 1970s. Vlaisavljević became a Boye
member and Lekić went to Obojeni Program
.
n bands have covered La Strada songs. The alternative rock
band Veliki Prezir
recorded a cover version of "Okean" on the 1999 cover various artists cover album
Korak napred 2 koraka nazad
, punk rock
band Novembar
recorded a cover of "Mlad i radostan" on their 2008 cover album
Radulizam, and the alternative music group Horkestar, performs the song "Neautentičan sneg" on their live appearances.
The song "Okean" was ranked on the #39 on the B92 Top 100 Domestic Songs, polled by the Radio B92 listeners in 2006.
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 and former Yugoslav New Wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
/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 from 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....
.
New Wave era
The band was formed by Slobodan Tišma (guitar, lead vocals) also known as "Deda" ("Grandpa"), a rock veteran and poet, and called it La Strada by the Federico FelliniFederico Fellini
Federico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI , was an Italian film director and scriptwriter. Known for a distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images, he is considered one of the most influential and widely revered filmmakers of the 20th century...
movie La strada
La Strada
La Strada is a 1954 Italian neorealist drama directed by Federico Fellini in which a naïve young woman is sold to a brutish man and goes on the road as a part of his itinerant show....
. The rest of the band consisted of Danijel Stari (bass guitar, arrangements), Boris Oslovčan "Bora" (bass guitar), Siniša Ilić "Siki" (guitar) and Dragan Nastasić "Gane" (guitar) and a temporary drummer Siniša Sekulić "Sekula". The band functioned with two bassists because Stari did not want to perform live and his live replacement was Oslovčan and drummer Sekulić also did not perform live so they used a rhythm machine instead.
The lineup made their first recordings in the Vranešević brothers
Laboratorija Zvuka
Laboratorija Zvuka , sometimes credited as Laboratorija only, was a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band...
studio, which consisted of three songs "On", "Sat" and "Narcis" which were often broadcast on radio Novi Sad's shows Yu Pop Scena and Novi Vidici hosted by Dragan Gojković "Goja", who was monitoring the fast growing New Wave scene
Yugoslav New Wave
New Wave in Yugoslavia was the New Wave music scene of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
at that time. After the recording of the tracks both of the band's guitarists left the band and were replaced by Predrag Ostojić "Preža" (guitar) and Ivan Fece "Firchie" (full-time drummer). The band made their first live appearance in 1980, in Novi Sad's club No. 1. The lineup Tišma, Oslovčan, Firchie and Ostojić also played as an opening act for Električni Orgazam
Električni Orgazam
Električni Orgazam is a Serbian rock band from Belgrade. Originally starting as a combination of New Wave, punk rock and post-punk, the band later slowly changed their style, becoming a mainstream rock act.- New Wave years :...
.
In May 1981, the band performed at Subotica
Subotica
Subotica is a city and municipality in northern Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina...
Youth Festival and at the Danube
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
park handball playground in Novi Sad as an opening act for the band Film. The last appearance the band made 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...
's KST in June 1981. Due to a misunderstanding, bassist Oslovčan left the band and was replaced by Zoran Bulatović "Bale", a former Pekinška Patka
Pekinška Patka
Pekinška Patka is an eminent Serbian and former Yugoslav punk rock band from Novi Sad. Their debut album, Plitka poezija, released in 1980, is considered the first punk rock album by a band coming from Serbia...
member, and Ostojić also left, so Tišma remained the only guitar player. Even though the band was well accepted at Štrand
Štrand
Štrand is a popular beach on the Danube river in Novi Sad, Serbia. It is located near the Freedom Bridge, in the city quarter known as Liman....
and Pančevo
Pancevo
Pančevo is a city and municipality located in the southern part of Serbian province of Vojvodina, 15 km northeast from Belgrade. In 2002, the city had a total population of 77,087, while municipality of Pančevo had 127,162 inhabitants. It is the administrative center of the South Banat...
both opening for Lačni Franz
Lacni Franz
Lačni Franz was a rock band from Slovenia. The band was formed in Maribor in June 1979. Their name, meaning hungry Franz, is a pun on the name of a character from the novel Catch-22, Hungry Joe, and describes hunger for rock music....
, La Strada ceased to exist. Tišma, Fece and Bulatović, with Marinko Vukomanović of Pekinška Patka
Pekinška Patka
Pekinška Patka is an eminent Serbian and former Yugoslav punk rock band from Novi Sad. Their debut album, Plitka poezija, released in 1980, is considered the first punk rock album by a band coming from Serbia...
formed a new band called Luna
Luna (Novi Sad band)
Luna was a Serbian and former Yugoslav post-punk/gothic rock band from Novi Sad.Formed on the ashes of the New Wave band La Strada and getting the name by the Bernardo Bertolucci film La Luna, Luna quickly gained the public's attention and established a cult status...
.
Reformation
When LunaLuna (Novi Sad band)
Luna was a Serbian and former Yugoslav post-punk/gothic rock band from Novi Sad.Formed on the ashes of the New Wave band La Strada and getting the name by the Bernardo Bertolucci film La Luna, Luna quickly gained the public's attention and established a cult status...
disbanded in 1985, Tišma and Stari, along with former Luna
Luna (Novi Sad band)
Luna was a Serbian and former Yugoslav post-punk/gothic rock band from Novi Sad.Formed on the ashes of the New Wave band La Strada and getting the name by the Bernardo Bertolucci film La Luna, Luna quickly gained the public's attention and established a cult status...
keyboard player and bassist Jasmina Mitrušić "Mina", Žolt Horvat (guitar) and Robert Radić (drums) (both from Kontratitam and Gomila G) reformed La Strada. In Džuboks magazine's poll La Strada was pronounced as the greatest expectation of 1985. After performing in 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...
, 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....
, 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...
and other venues, the band entered the studio and recorded material for their debut album, produced by Mitar Subotić "Suba" which was released in 1987 through radio Novi Sad's M Production. The recording and release of the record was financed by radio Novi Sad and the record was released in 500 copies. Unlike Luna
Luna (Novi Sad band)
Luna was a Serbian and former Yugoslav post-punk/gothic rock band from Novi Sad.Formed on the ashes of the New Wave band La Strada and getting the name by the Bernardo Bertolucci film La Luna, Luna quickly gained the public's attention and established a cult status...
's sound, La strada
La strada (album)
- Personnel :* Daniel Stari — bass* Robert Radić — drums* Žolt Horvat — guitar* Jasmina Mitrušić — keyboards* Slobodan Tišma — vocals* Rex Ilusivii — producer* Jan Šaš — sound engineer* Boro Popržan — artwork by [design]- Cover versions :...
presented a diverse combination of classic pop and rock elements combined with Tišma's poetry.
Breakup and post-breakup
After the release of the album, Horvat, Stari and Mina left the band and were replaced by Zoran Lekić "Leki" (guitar) and Ilija Vlaisavljević "Bebec" (bass). This lineup entered the studio to record six new studio tracks which were never released, and after performing at several venues, the band held their last concert in SuboticaSubotica
Subotica is a city and municipality in northern Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina...
in 1987.
Tišma pursued a career as a poet and released two poetry books. The first entitled Mairizmi released in 1995, and two years later the second called Vrt kao to, which was a collection of poems published in Polja and Index magazines and in Letopis Matice Srpske
Matica srpska
The Matica srpska is the oldest cultural-scientific institution of Serbia. Matica srpska was founded in 1826 in Budapest and moved to Novi Sad in 1864....
during the 1970s. Vlaisavljević became a Boye
Boye (band)
Boye were a Serbian New Wave/alternative rock band from Novi Sad. Until the late 1980s Boye were an all-female band, but later lineups also featured male members.- 1980s :...
member and Lekić went to 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...
.
Legacy
Several SerbiaSerbia
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 bands have covered La Strada songs. The 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 Veliki Prezir
Veliki Prezir
Veliki Prezir is a Serbian britpop/alternative rock band from Vrbas.- 1990s :...
recorded a cover version of "Okean" on the 1999 cover various artists cover album
Cover Album
-Tracklisting:#Misono to Utaou! Animedley I # #...
Korak napred 2 koraka nazad
Korak napred 2 koraka nazad
- Additional personnel :* Škart — album cover [design]* Velja Mijanović — engineer [post-producer], mastered by- References :* * EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006, Janjatović Petar; ISBN 978-86-905317-1-43...
, 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 Novembar
Novembar
Novembar is a Serbian punk rock band from Niš.- Studeni Studeni, band formation :...
recorded a cover of "Mlad i radostan" on their 2008 cover album
Cover Album
-Tracklisting:#Misono to Utaou! Animedley I # #...
Radulizam, and the alternative music group Horkestar, performs the song "Neautentičan sneg" on their live appearances.
The song "Okean" was ranked on the #39 on the B92 Top 100 Domestic Songs, polled by the Radio B92 listeners in 2006.