Veliki Prezir
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Veliki Prezir is a Serbia
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 britpop
Britpop
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/alternative rock
Alternative rock
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 band from Vrbas
Vrbas (town)
Vrbas is a city and municipality located in Serbia at , in the South Bačka District in the province of Vojvodina. In 2002 the city had a total population of 25,887, while the municipality had 45,839.-Name:...

.

1990s

Veliki Prezir was formed on June 1994 by a former Holidays member Vladimir Kolarić "Kole" (vocals, guitar), Slavko Kontra (guitar), Predrag Ilčešin (bass guitar) and Dušan Kuzmanović (drums), choosing the band name by the Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard
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 film Le Mépris
Contempt (film)
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. Soon afterward, they entered the studio and recorded a demo featuring the song "Samo tebe znam" ("You Are The Only One I Know"), at the 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....

 Do-Re-Mi studio, and during the spring of the following year, a promotional video was recorded for the track, making it an immediate hit on television and radio stations.

During June 1996, the lineup recorded their eponymous debut album, Veliki prezir
Veliki prezir (album)
- Veliki Prezir :* Vladimir Kolarić — guitar, vocals* Slavko Kontra — guitar* Predrag Ilčešin — bass* Dušan Kuzmanović — drums- Additional personnel :* Ivana Gordić — backing vocals on "Minesota"* Milan Jovanović — artwork by [design]...

, released in autumn by Metropolis Records
Metropolis Records (Serbia)
Metropolis Records is a record label based in Belgrade, Serbia.Formed in 1994, the label is mainly oriented towards rock music, and has released albums by a numerous notable acts of the Serbian rock scene.- Artists :...

 on compact cassette
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 only, from which promotional videos were recorded for the songs "Ne znam" ("I Don't Know"), "Dobro je" ("It Is Alright") and "Samo tebe znam", directed by the Serbian director Aca Ilić. After the album release, the band went on an extensive promotional tour all over the FR Yugoslavia, including the appearances at several charity concerts, as well as the performances at the Belgrade
Belgrade
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 clubs KST, Dom Omladine
Belgrade Youth Center
Belgrade Youth Center, or Dom omladine Beograda , is a cultural center in Belgrade, dedicated primarily to youth. It organises numerous programs in the area of modern art and culture, as well as educational-debate programs: around 1,000 different programs per year, visited by over 180,000 youth...

 and Studentski Kulturni Centar
Studentski kulturni centar
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 and the Novi Sad
Novi Sad
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 clubs Mačka and NS Plus.

On June 28, 1997, the band performance at the Novi Sad
Novi Sad
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 Studio M, was recorded for the live album 1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4 (album)
- Veliki Prezir :* Vladimir Kolarić — guitar, vocals* Slavko Kontra — guitar* Predrag Ilčešin — bass* Dušan Kuzmanović — drums- References :* * EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006, Janjatović Petar; ISBN 978-86-905317-1-4...

, mixed and produced by Dušan Ševarlić and released on CD
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 by Automatik records. Beside the live versions of ten songs which appeared on the debut, the album also featured the instrumental track "Intro" and the previously unreleased song "Udica" ("The Hook"). After the album release, the lineup changed, featuring Oružjem Protivu Otmičara
Oružjem Protivu Otmičara
Oružjem Protivu Otmičara is a Serbian pop punk/power pop band from Zrenjanin.- 1990s :...

 bassist and vocalist Draga Antov, guitarist Robert Telčer, who previously had played with Intima, Katarza and 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 :...

, and drummer Boris Mandić. The lineup appeared on the 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...

(A Step Forward 2 Steps Backwards), released in 1999, with the cover of La Strada
La Strada (band)
La Strada was a Serbian and former Yugoslav New Wave/alternative rock band from Novi Sad.- New Wave era :The band was formed by Slobodan Tišma also known as "Deda" , a rock veteran and poet, and called it La Strada by the Federico Fellini movie La strada...

 song "Okean
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 :...

" ("The Ocean").

2000s

On March 21, 2001, the band released their second studio album, Brazde
Brazde
- Veliki Prezir :* Vladimir Kolarić — guitar, vocals, acoustic guitar* Robert Telčer — guitar* Draga Antov — bass* Boris Mandić — drums- Additional personnel :* Alan Smithee Dots — artwork by...

(Furrows), recorded during the Summer of 1999 at the Belgrade Akademija studio and on Spring of 2000 at the Novi Sad M studio, released by B92. Once again the band hired the producer Dušan Ševarlić, who also participated the bass sections recording. Guest appearances featured Slobodan Misailović on keyboards and the Tajj string quartet. During the same year, Metropolis reissued the debut album was on CD with Guarda Toma!, Kanda Kodža i Nebojša debut album, as a split album
Split album
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. Also, the song "Neobična sumnja" ("An Unusual Suspicion") appeared on the soundtrack for the film Apsolutnih 100 (Absolute 100), released by Komuna
Komuna Belgrade
Komuna is a Serbian record label and media production house. Established in 1985, its headquarters are in Belgrade, Serbia with a branch office Budva, Montenegro...

 in 2001. A promotional video was created for the song, featuring scenes from the film.

In 2005, the band, featuring the lineup Kolarić, Telčer, Dušan Ševarlić (bass, synthesizer), and former La Strada
La Strada (band)
La Strada was a Serbian and former Yugoslav New Wave/alternative rock band from Novi Sad.- New Wave era :The band was formed by Slobodan Tišma also known as "Deda" , a rock veteran and poet, and called it La Strada by the Federico Fellini movie La strada...

 and 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...

 member Robert Radić (drums), recorded the third studio album, Ruka bez povratka
Ruka bez povratka
- Veliki Prezir :* Vladimir Kolarić — guitar, vocals, synthesizer [Dx7], synthesizer [moog]* Robert Telčer — guitar, backing vocals, synthesizer [moog]* Dušan Ševarlić — bass, synthesizer [Dx7], producer [track 6 & 10]* Robert Radić — drums...

(A Hand With No Return), released by B92. The album was produced by Jarboli
Jarboli
Jarboli is a Serbian alternative rock band from Belgrade.- 1990s :The band was formed in 1991 by Daniel Kovač , Boris Mladenović , Žolt Kovač , and Nemanja Aćimović whom, influenced by garage rock and punk rock, started to compose their own material and to perform in Belgrade clubs,...

 member Boris Mladenović, who also appeared as guitarist, keyboard player and co-author, and guest appearances on the album featured Draga Antov, who did lead vocals on the title track, and Darkwood Dub
Darkwood Dub
Darkwood Dub are an alternative rock band from Belgrade, Serbia, which, formed in 1988, gradually grew to prominence on the Serbian rock scene. Their music is characterized by gentle bass lines, a mixture of live drumming and electronic percussion, along with frequent use of slide guitar,...

 frontman Dejan Vučetić "Vuča", who played synthesizer on the track "To je dovoljno" ("It Is Enough"). The webzine Popboks enlisted the album as one of the best studio albums of the year 2005. During the same year, the band made a guest appearance on the Autopark song "Ne pričam o sebi" ("I Am Not Talking About Myself"), released as a B-side of the 2005 single "8 godina" ("8 Years"). The following year, the song "Moram da znam" ("I Must Know") appeared on the various artists compilation Sigurno najbolji (Certainly The Best), released by B92.

In 2009, the band released their fourth studio album Nikadjekraj
Nikadjekraj
- Veliki Prezir :* Vladimir Kolarić — vocals, guitar, electric piano, bass, tambourine, harmonica* Robert Telčer — guitar, backing vocals, synthesizer [moog]* Boris Mladenović — bass, synthesizer, vocals, drums, mixed by [tracks: 3, 8], producer, recorded by...

(Neveristheend), released by B92, featuring Boris Mladenović as the new bass guitarist and album co-producer with Saša Janković. Part of the material, recorded and mixed at the Belgrade Digimedia studio and Vrbas Kombinat Record studio, featured the tracks from Kolarević's side project Izgubljeni Vikend (The Lost Weekend). The album featured guest appearances by percussionist Feđa Frenklin on the track "No, No", Dušan Kuzmanović who did drums on the track "Zakopavam" ("I Am Burying"), and Dušan Ševarlić who played bass on "Pomozi sebi" ("Help Yourself"). Special guest appearance featured the American musician Ken Stringfellow
Ken Stringfellow
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, best known for his work with The Posies
The Posies
The Posies are an alternative rock/power pop group. The band was formed in 1987 in Bellingham, Washington by primary songwriters Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow. They are best known for their radio hits "Golden Blunders" , as well as "Dream All Day", "Solar Sister" and "Flavor of the Month"...

, R.E.M.
R.E.M.
R.E.M. was an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry. One of the first popular alternative rock bands, R.E.M. gained early attention due to Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style and Stipe's...

 and the re-formed Big Star, who played electric piano, synthesizer and did electric percussion and vocals on most of the album tracks. The album was voted the album of the year 2009 by the webzine Popboks. After the album release, the band started a live promotion of the album, performing at the Košutnjak
Košutnjak
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 Supernatural Festival
Supernatural Festival
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.

2010s

In February 2010, the band released a promotional video for the track "No, No", reaching the first place for two weeks on Jelen Top 10 list, and in March, the band released a video for the track "Svi se spustite na pod" ("Everybody, Get Down To The Floor"), directed by Aca Ilić, also appearing on the first place on the top list. In March and April, the band held a six-date mini tour, including the March 24 performance at the Belgrade Dom Omladine, being available for live streaming via Live-e Internet television site. Other performances on the tour included Bečej
Becej
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, Zrenjanin
Zrenjanin
Zrenjanin is a city and municipality located in the eastern part of Serbian province of Vojvodina. It is the administrative centre of the Central Banat District of Serbia...

, Mostar
Mostar
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, and the performance at the Subotica
Subotica
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 Trenchtown festival. The band also performed at the 2010 Novi Sad
Novi Sad
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 Exit festival on July 10, before which in an interview Kolarević stated that the band had started writing new material for the upcoming studio album. In September 2010, it was announced that the band is to enter the studio during the following month in order to record the newly written material. In late September, at the Belgrade Gun club performance, the band marked the end of the tour promoting Nikadjekraj and started performing the songs from the upcoming album.

On January 2, 2011, the band appeared at the New Year's edition of the RTS 2 show Bunt (Rebellion), performing the song "Svi se spustite na pod" and the upcoming single "To" ("It"). At the time, on the webzine Popboks annual lists, "Svi se spustite na pod" appeared at the 7th according to the readers and 3rd place according to the critics on the best domestic song/singles list. On the same lists, promotional videos for the songs "No no" appeared at the 5th and "Svi se spustite na pod" at the 7th place on the best music video list. The following month, the critics of the webzine had made a list of the best domestic studio albums released in the previous decade on which Nikadjekraj appeared at the 2nd and Brazde at the 23rd place. On March 8 of the same year, the band appeared on the Bunt television show, performing six songs: "Ne znam", "Reke teku brodovima", "Konj", "Promene", "Probudi se sine" and "Pomozi sebi". The following day, the band released the first single from the upcoming album "To" for free digital download
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 at the site B92.fm
B92
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.
On March 12, 2011, the band performed at the Belgrade Dom Omladine and the entire concert was being broadcast by Radio B92.

In June 2011, the band Eva Braun
Eva Braun
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 released the album Playback and Kolarević appeared as guest vocalist on the track "Primenjena ljubav" ("Aplied Love"), which featured the lines "Svaka te linija zna, kao u pesmi Velikog prezira" ("Every line knows you, like in a Veliki Prezir song") in the song lyrics.

Discography

  • Veliki prezir
    Veliki prezir (album)
    - Veliki Prezir :* Vladimir Kolarić — guitar, vocals* Slavko Kontra — guitar* Predrag Ilčešin — bass* Dušan Kuzmanović — drums- Additional personnel :* Ivana Gordić — backing vocals on "Minesota"* Milan Jovanović — artwork by [design]...

    (1996)
  • Brazde
    Brazde
    - Veliki Prezir :* Vladimir Kolarić — guitar, vocals, acoustic guitar* Robert Telčer — guitar* Draga Antov — bass* Boris Mandić — drums- Additional personnel :* Alan Smithee Dots — artwork by...

    (2001)
  • Ruka bez povratka
    Ruka bez povratka
    - Veliki Prezir :* Vladimir Kolarić — guitar, vocals, synthesizer [Dx7], synthesizer [moog]* Robert Telčer — guitar, backing vocals, synthesizer [moog]* Dušan Ševarlić — bass, synthesizer [Dx7], producer [track 6 & 10]* Robert Radić — drums...

    (2005)
  • Nikadjekraj
    Nikadjekraj
    - Veliki Prezir :* Vladimir Kolarić — vocals, guitar, electric piano, bass, tambourine, harmonica* Robert Telčer — guitar, backing vocals, synthesizer [moog]* Boris Mladenović — bass, synthesizer, vocals, drums, mixed by [tracks: 3, 8], producer, recorded by...

    (2009)


External links

  • Official website
  • Veliki Prezir at Myspace
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  • Veliki Prezir at Facebook
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  • Veliki Prezir at Youtube
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  • Veliki Prezir at Discogs
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  • Veliki Prezir at Rateyourmusic
  • Veliki Prezir at Last.fm
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  • Veliki Prezir at B92.fm
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