Kontraritam
| Kontraritam | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Genres | New wave, ska, reggae, 2 Tone |
| Years active | 1980 – 1983 |
| Labels | Jugoton, Komuna |
| Associated acts | Gomila G, Pekinška Patka, La Strada, Luna, Love Hunters, Veliki Prezir, Obojeni Program |
| Past members | Boris Oslovčan Dimitrije Radulović Ivan Fece Žolt Horvat Jan Pavlov Predrag Janičić Robert Radić Sreten Kovačević |
Kontraritam (Serbian Cyrillic: Контраритам; trans. Counterrhythm) was a former Yugoslav 2 Tone/ska band from Novi Sad.
The band was formed in Autumn 1980 by former Gomila G members Žolt Horvat (guitar), Robert "Robi" Radić (drums), Jan Pavlov (keyboards, vocals), Dimitrije "Mita" Radulović (bass guitar, vocals). The band also featured guitarist Sreten "Srele" Kovačević who left his former band Pekinška Patka after the release of their debut album Plitka poezija. Beside the guitar, Kovačević played saxophone, which he took up playing a few months before joining the band. After a few club appearances and with the help of Vitomir "Vita" Simurdić, the band managed to appear on the Festival Omladina. Even though the band did not win the festival, it got positive reactions from the audience and critics.
In December 1980, the band appeared at the Grok Festival, held at the Novi Sad fair. They also played as an opening act for Haustor, Prljavo Kazalište and Idoli. With the help of the producer Aleksandar "Aca" Pražić, the band recorded a few songs, which provided the media presentation of the band. The following year, after the performance at the Hipodrom Festival, Radulović, who went to serve the Yugoslav People's Army, was replaced by Boris "Bora" Oslovčan, Kovačević's former Pekinška Patka bandmate. Soon after, the band signed a contract with the Beograd Disk record label, but the material recorded for the debut album was released by Jugoton in June 1982. Kontraritam was recorded in the "Meta Sound" studio and featured the recordings of both Radulović and Oslovčan on bass. The recording of the track "Zdravo, kako si" ("Hello, How Are You") which the band recorded did not appear on the album and has remained unreleased until today.
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