Čovek Bez Sluha

Čovek Bez Sluha
Čovek Bez Sluha performing in Kragujevac in 2007
Background information
Also known as	ČBS, ChBS
Origin	Kragujevac, Serbia
Genres	Punk rock, pop punk, power pop, post-grunge
Years active	1994 – present
Labels	Češnjak Records, Mettletvica Alien Noise, Millenium Records, ČBS Records, Automatik Records, Long Play
Associated acts	Six Pack, Osvajači, Van Gogh
Website	Official myspace
Members	Mikica Zdravković Milan Radojević Zoran Lazarević Vladimir Lazarević
Past members	Aleksandar Marković Dejan Ilić Nemanja Obradović Radomir Mirković Željko Maksimović

Čovek Bez Sluha (Serbian Cyrillic: Човек Без Слуха; trans. A Tone-deaf Man) is a Serbian punk rock band from Kragujevac.

The band was formed in late 1994 by Mikica Zdravković (guitar, bass guitar) and Aleksandar Marković "Coa" (vocals) with Željko Maksimović "Maks" (drums) and Radomir Mirković (vocals). The band was soon joined by the former Van Gogh bassist Dejan Ilić "Cvika". Having performed as an opening act for numerous acts, and changing several lineups including a saxophone introduction, the band got its default lineup: Mirković, Zdravković, Maksimović and guitarist Zoran Lazarević "Laza". The band got the chance to present their work at the Kragujevac local festival Šraf 95, and soon after recorded their first demo entitled Sat (Hour).

The following year the band recorded the song "Problem", a cover version of the Idoli track "Zašto su danas devojke ljute" ("Why are the Girls Angry Today") featuring altered lyrics, which appeared on the various artists compilation KG United. The song also appeared on their debut album Mrzim ovaj grad (I Hate This Town), recorded at the Kragujevac Češnjak studio with the producer Saša Vujić of KBO!, released by Metletvica Alien Noise and Češnjak Records in 1998. During the same year, the band also appeared on the various artists compilation Volim ovaj grad (I Love This Town) with the track "Himna radničkom" ("Radnički Anthem".

In 1999, the band appeared on the festival in Kladij, Bosnia and Herzegovina, organized by SFOR, and won the third place. During the same year, the band released their second album Sećanje na zadnjeg klovna (Memory of the Last Clown), featuring the single "Paranoik" ("Paranoid"). The album, recorded at the Češnjak studio in November 1999, also featured cover versions of the Kim Carnes song "I'll Be Here Where the Heart Is", originally released on her 1983 album Café Racers, and the song "Davitelj" ("The Strangler"), a cover version of the VIS Simboli song "Bejbi, bejbi" ("Baby, Baby") from the movie Strangler vs. Strangler.