Petar i Zli Vuci

Petar i Zli Vuci
Company type	Band
Industry	Music
Founded	1980
Defunct	1983
Headquarters	Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Products	New wave, ska music

Petar i Zli Vuci (; translated as Peter and the Wolf Pack) was a Yugoslav band from Belgrade, known for their contributions to the new wave and ska movements, and notably featured in the Artistička radna akcija compilation.

History

At the dawn of the 1980s, Petar i Zli Vuci was established by Bojan Banović, formerly the vocalist for Hipnotisano Pile, alongside Goran Sinadinović, who had previously played guitar for Električni Orgazam. The band's name, reflecting the style of 1960s group names, originated from Sinadinović. Soon after, vocalists Saša Lukić and Milan Popović joined, as did guitarist Vojin Jovanović "Voja," bassist Siniša Nojković, and drummer Relja Obrenović. Most of these musicians were classmates from Eleventh Belgrade High School.

Their energetic live performances and distinctive ska sound helped them build a following in clubs across Belgrade and Zagreb. In May 1981, they won the Festival Omladina with their song "Ogledalo" ("Mirror"). That summer, Jugoton released this track as a single, accompanied by B-sides "Ubica" ("Killer") and "Na plaži" ("On the Beach"). The recording took place at Druga Maca Studio under the production of Enco Lesić, featuring saxophonist Saša Stojanović "Sax" from The End Band.

Both "Ogledalo" and "Kozaci" ("Cossacks") were included on the pivotal Artistička radna akcija compilation, which highlighted Belgrade's vibrant new wave and punk scenes. Following this release, Lukić, Popović, and Jovanović left the group. They were replaced by Dragoljub Ljubičić "Mićko," who contributed guitar and vocals. This revised lineup recorded "Moroni" ("Morons"), which appeared on PGP-RTB's Ventilator 202 Demo Top 10 compilation released in April 1983. The band ultimately dissolved later that same year.

In 1994, Komuna issued the compilation Yu retrospektiva - Jugoslovenski novi talas, featuring "Ogledalo" as the group's only track available on CD.

Post-breakup

After the band's dissolution, drummer Relja Obrenović became part of Rambo Amadeus' backing ensemble, contributing to the 1989 album Hoćemo gusle, and later appeared as a guest musician on Partibrejkers' 2007 album Sloboda ili ništa.

Bojan Banović spent four years collaborating with Indexovo radio pozorište, completed his studies in Architecture, and earned a master's degree in the United States. Goran Sinadinović made a guest appearance on the title track of Point Blank's 1991 release Južnjačka uteha.

Dragoljub Ljubičić also worked with Indexovo radio pozorište. In 1993, he featured in director Želimir Žilnik's semi-documentary film Tito po drugi put među Srbima. Since 1985, Ljubičić has led the Tim Talenata (Talents Team) marketing agency and participated in numerous productions and radio programs. He authored the book Nacionalni park Srbija and launched a solo album titled Truba... i druge priče in 2005, which included Banović as co-writer on the track "Kiše".

Legacy

The song "Moroni" was included in the 1998 compilation Ventilator 202 vol. 1, which was ranked number 100 in the book YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike, listing top Yugoslav rock and pop albums. In 2006, "Ogledalo" secured the No. 90 spot on B92's Top 100 Domestic Songs chart.

Serbian punk band Novembar covered "Ogledalo" on their 2008 tribute album Radulizam, while hard rock/heavy metal group Trigger recorded their version for the 2011 cover album EX.

The lyrics of "Ogledalo" were also featured in Petar Janjatović's anthology Pesme bratstva, detinjstva & potomstva: Antologija ex YU rok poezije 1967 - 2007.

Singles

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Other appearances

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References

EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006, Janjatović Petar;

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