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Kazna Za Uši performing live in Belgrade in 2010
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Background information | |
Also known as | KZU |
Origin | Belgrade, Serbia |
Genres | Garage rock, punk rock, funk rock |
Years active | 1986 – 1999 2006 2009 – present |
Labels | Nova Aleksandrija, Sorabia Disk, Red Luna Records, PGP-RTS, City Records, B92 |
Associated acts | Euforia, Presing, Klajberi, Robna Kuca, Kanda, Kodža i Nebojša, Eyesburn, Darkwood Dub, Partibrejkers, Disciplina Kičme, Ekatarina Velika, Električni Orgazam, |
Website | Official Myspace |
Members | Ivan Đorđević Rudolf Cibulski Vladimir Markoski Boris Eftovski |
Past members | Aleksandar Glišić Dejan Utvar Goran Markovski Ivan Cezek Manja Đorđević Milan Popović Nebojsa Dragojlović Srđan Radmilović Milan Bjedov Srđan Todorović |
Kazna Za Uši (Serbian Cyrillic: Казна За Уши; trans. Ear Punishment) is a Serbian garage rock band from Belgrade.
The band was formed in Autumn 1986 by lead guitarist and vocalist Ivan Đorđević "Ivek", having their first live appearance during the same year. Four years after, during the Autumn of 1990, the band's first recordings were released on the Nova Aleksandrija various artists compilation Želim jahati do ekstaze, featuring two of the band's songs, "Teleći pogled" ("Calf-like look") and "Nune Papa", along with the songs by newly formed acts such as Darkwood Dub, Euforia, Presing and Klajberi. In January of the following year, the band released their debut single "Deri kamen" ("Gride the Rock"), with "Moj drug" ("My Friend") as the B-side, describing their musical style as "extreme garage rock". Even though the band had many lineup changes, bassist Rudolf Cibulski and drummer Dejan Utvar became the default band members.
During the summer of 1992, the band released their debut album Ispod zemlje (Under the Ground), produced by former Električni Orgazam member Ljubomir Jovanović "Jovec", featuring the prominent tracks "Koska" ("The Bone"), "Rođen lud" ("Born Mad") and "Kad budeš mrtav i beo" ("When You Become Dead and White"). The band also performed at the Gitarijada festival in Zaječar, winning the Audience Award for the best act of the year, and Brzi Bendovi Srbije where Đorđević won the best guitarist award and the band's song "Koska" was pronounced the "Rock 'n' roll anthem of Serbia". During the following year, the band often performed at the Belgrade's SKC where, on April 9 and 10, with an expanded lineup featuring percussion and saxophone and Srđan Todorović on drums, were joined as guests by Električni Orgazam and Partibrejkers members. The band also performed in Skopje and Kumanovo.