Dead Ideas
| Company type | Band |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1990 in Belgrade, Serbia |
| Founder | Darko Marković |
| Headquarters | Belgrade , Serbia |
| Products | Music albums, EPs, music videos |
Dead Ideas was a hardcore punk and crossover thrash ensemble originating from Belgrade, Serbia.
History
The band was established in 1990 by bassist and vocalist Darko Marković but disbanded shortly after their inaugural live performance. In January 1991, Marković revived the lineup by adding vocalist Jelena Komnenić and guitarist Nemanja Kojić, with drummer Igor Škoro joining soon after. By April, the group had recorded four tracks at Focus studio in Belgrade, which were released as their first 7" EP titled Welcome To The Abyss through the independent label Start Today Records.
In May 1992, Dead Ideas laid down eight songs at Novi Sad’s M studio. Without label backing, they independently issued these recordings as the Dead Ideas Promo Tape on cassette. One of these tracks was included on the compilation Tito Nikada Više!, while two additional songs were featured as bonus content on their self-released debut album Where To? in 1993.
Following a well-received festival appearance, the band recorded the track "Wrong" at Radio B92’s studio in January 1994. This song was later featured on the compilation Radio Utopia (B92: 1989-1994) and on Silver Cross Records’ reissued version of Where To?. The majority of the album's production was handled by Zoran Đuroski from Svarog (band) at DA studio located in Banovci.
Throughout 1994, Dead Ideas took part in an Italian festival aimed at supporting the restoration of Sarajevo’s city library and embarked on tours across Slovenia and Greece. Their music was also included on various international compilations such as Croatia's No Border, Greece's Independent Vibrations, and the Dutch release Women against the war.
The band appeared in the 1995 film Geto, which depicted Belgrade’s underground rock culture. That same winter, they released a four-track EP called Rejection available on 12" vinyl and cassette through Silver Cross Records. After Kojić departed to create Eyesburn, guitarist Ninoslav Filipović joined Dead Ideas; however, the group dissolved shortly thereafter.
On September 20, 2023, Dead Ideas unveiled a remastered version of the "Wrong" video, which was restored and color-corrected by producer and filmmaker Mihajlo Kitevski. Concurrently, they released a video for "War Games," an anti-war track originally from their 1993 album Where To?, filmed during a live performance at Belgrade’s underground venue BUNKER.
Studio albums
- Where To? (1993)
Extended plays
- Welcome To The Abyss (1991)
- Rejection (1995)
Other appearances
- Tito nikada više! (1992)
- It's Up To You... (1994)
- No Border compilation (1994)
- Independent Vibrations (1994)
- Radio Utopia (B92: 1989-1994) (1994)
- Sretna mladost (1994)
- Mi za mir (1995)
- It's All So Quiet On The Eastern Front (1996)
- Nećemo i nedamo (1997)
Videography
- Geto (1995)