Jarboli

Jarboli
Jarboli performing in 2010
Background information
Also known as	Džo i Jarboli
Origin	Belgrade, Serbia
Genres	Alternative rock, indie rock, garage rock, art rock, dance-rock, electronic music, experimental music, post-punk revival, neo-psychedelia
Years active	1991 – present
Labels	B92, Beopolis, Circle Records, L.V.O. Records, Radio BOOM 93, Odličan Hrčak, Exit Music
Associated acts	Crni Zub i Nova Moćna Organizacija, E-Play, Lira Vega, Neočekivana Sila, Veliki Prezir
Members	Boris Mladenović Daniel Kovač Nemanja Aćimović Sonja Lončar Žolt Kovač

Jarboli (Serbian Cyrillic: Јарболи; trans. The Masts) is a Serbian alternative rock band from Belgrade.

The band was formed in 1991 by Daniel Kovač (guitar, vocals), Boris Mladenović (guitar, vocals), Žolt Kovač (bass guitar), and Nemanja Aćimović (drums) who, influenced by garage rock and punk rock, started to compose their own material and to perform in Belgrade clubs, mainly the club Bunker, Ljudmila Stratimirović fashion shows, and as a frequent opening act for Obojeni Program and Instant Karma. The performances featured strange stage decorations, costumes and behavior not typical for a rock band, which might be described as dadaistic. In 1993, they performed at the Palilula Culture Olympics as Džo i Jarboli (Joe and the Masts).

The following year, the band made studio recordings for the tracks "Industrija oko nas" ("The Industry around Us"), "Uticaj puteva na novi talas" ("The Influence of the Roads on New Wave"), "Ja opet biću tvoj" ("I Will Be Yours Again"), and "Da li u stvari ona nije bila oprezna?" ("Wasn't She Actually Careful?") at the Belgrade Akademija studio. During the Spring of 1996, the previously recorded material appeared on the compilation album Čizmanoga (literal translation for Bootleg), released independently by the band on compact cassette only in 50 copies. Beside the studio tracks, the compilation featured live recordings made at the Belgrade N.U. Božidar Adžija, KST club, and Radio B92. In 1997, the band performed at a festival held in the German city Erfurt.