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Električni Orgazam performing at the Jelen Pivo Live festival in 2008
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Background information | |
Also known as | El. Org., Elektryczny Orgazm |
Origin | Belgrade, Serbia |
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Years active | 1980–1989 1991–present |
Labels | Jugoton, PGP-RTB, PGP-RTS, B92, City Records, Automatik, Mascom |
Associated acts | Petar i Zli Vuci, Idoli, Šarlo Akrobata, Grupa I, Siluete, Riblja Čorba, Bezobrazno Zeleno, Pasta ZZ, Katarina II, Du-Du-A, Rimtutituki, Revolveri, Babe, Vlada Divljan & Old Stars Band |
Website | www.elektricniorgazam.com |
Members | Srđan Gojković Ljubomir Đukić Zoran Radomirović Blagoje Nedeljković Branislav Petrović |
Past members | see the members section |
Električni Orgazam (Serbian Cyrillic: Електрични Оргазам, meaning Electric Orgasm) is a Serbian rock band from Belgrade. Originally starting as a combination of new wave, punk rock and post-punk, the band later slowly changed their style, becoming a mainstream rock act. They were one of the most notable acts of the former Yugoslav rock scene.
The melodic hard rock band Hipnotisano Pile (Hypnotized Chicken), formed in 1979, which got the name by the line from the Iggy Pop song "Lust For Life", consisted of Srđan Gojković "Gile" (drums), Ljubomir Jovanović "Jovec" (guitar), Bojan Banović (vocals), Vladan Stepanović (guitar), "Džo" Otašević (keyboards). The band performed their own material, mainly written by Banović, on Guitar festivals in Belgrade.
In mid-January 1980, at the Mornar bistro, after a Leb i Sol concert held at the Belgrade Dom Sindikata, Hipnotisano Pile members, drummer Gojković and guitarist Jovanović, were sitting with organ player Ljubomir Đukić "Ljuba", and planning to form an ad hoc punk rock group, in which Gojković was to play guitar and sing lead vocals, and Jovanović to switch to playing drums. The band was to play as an opening act for Hipnotisano Pile. The idea for the band name came from Gojković, and, while they were waiting for the waiter, Đukić wrote the lyrics for the song "Konobar" ("The Waiter"). Soon after, Gojković wrote a few more songs, "Krokodili dolaze" ("Crocodiles Are Coming"), "Zlatni papagaj" ("Golden Parrotbill"), and "Vi" ("You"). The band was officially formed on 13 January 1980 and was completed with guitarist Goran Sinadinović and bassist Marina Vulić.
The band members then went to Momčilo Rajin and Nebojša Pajkić, both of them in charge of the SKC program, asking for the rehearsal room and booking their first live appearance. In June 1980, the band played as an opening act for Hipnotisano Pile in front of the crowd of about 300 people. Dissatisfied with the Hipnotisano Pile performance, more than half of the audience left the hall. After the performance, Hipnotisano Pile disbanded. Sinadinović also left Električni Orgazam, and with Bojan Banović formed the band Petar i Zli Vuci. Jovanović returned to playing guitar, and the drummer became former Butik drummer Goran Čavajda "Čavke", whom Gojković asked on several occasions to join the band.