Pasta ZZ
| Company type | Musical group |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Founder | Đorđe "Rahaja" Lukić, Branislav "Banana" Petrović, Srđan Debeljković, Višeslav Orinčić, Dragoslav Radojković |
| Defunct | 1982 |
| Headquarters | Belgrade , Yugoslavia (now Serbia) |
| Products | Music recordings |
Pasta ZZ was a new wave ensemble originating from Belgrade during the era of the former Yugoslavia. They gained recognition primarily through their involvement in the pivotal 1981 project Artistička Radna Akcija.
History
The group was established by lead vocalist Đorđe "Rahaja" Lukić, guitarists Branislav "Banana" Petrović and Srđan Debeljković, bassist Višeslav Orinčić, alongside drummer Dragoslav Radojković. Their recorded output consisted of two tracks: "F.G. & Acreppy" (composed by Petrović and Lukić) and "Drakula" ("Dracula") (written by Petrović). Both songs appeared on the Artistička radna akcija compilation, which highlighted Belgrade's emerging second wave of punk and new wave bands in 1981.
Shortly after this compilation was issued, Pasta ZZ ceased activity. Dragan Petrović proceeded to become part of Slomljena Stakla. Branislav Petrović transitioned to Bezobrazno Zeleno, contributing to their first album BZ1. Following that band's breakup in 1985, he joined Električni Orgazam, where he has remained active. Additionally, Petrović lent his talents as a guest musician on several prominent projects: playing harmonica on the initial two Partibrejkers albums; providing backing vocals on Ledeno doba and Sloboda ili ništa; performing guitar on Srđan Gojković’s solo work Evo sada vidiš da može; and singing backing vocals for Disciplina Kičme’s records Svi za mnom! and Kada kažeš muzika, na šta tačno misliš, reci mi?.
Drago Radojković became a member of Kazimirov Kazneni Korpus, participating in their only split release Kazimirov Kazneni Korpus / Profili Profili. He was also featured on Laibach’s debut studio album. In 1986, he co-founded Plaćenici with Nebojša Antonijević "Anton" (guitarist of Partibrejkers), Srđan Marković "Đile" (bassist of Urbana Gerila), and Miodrag "Čeza" Stojanović (associated with Profili Profili/Kazimirov Kazneni Korpus). Plaćenici recorded four tracks for the Beogradski grafiti compilation before disbanding. In 2006, Radojković contributed drums as a guest on Supernaut’s fourth studio album, Eli.
A live rendition of Pasta ZZ’s track "Moje mladosti" ("My Youths") was included in the Croatian compilation Tutti Pazzi Vol. 11 released in 2004.
Legacy
In the Serbian-dubbed version of the SpongeBob SquarePants episode titled "Missing Identity," the character Patrick finds a record discarded in a dumpster by Sting Ray 5000, whose name is translated as Pasta ZZ.
Discography
- "FG & Acreppy" / "Drakula" (featured on Artistička radna akcija, 1981)
- "Moje mladosti (Live)" (appeared on Tutti Pazzi Vol. 11, 2004)