Laboratorija Zvuka
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| Also known as | Laboratorija |
| Origin | Novi Sad, Serbia, Yugoslavia |
| Genres | Rock, pop rock, new wave, alternative rock |
| Years active | 1977 – 1996 |
| Labels | PGP-RTB, Jugoton, Komuna |
| Associated acts | Luna, Pekinška Patka, Ekatarina Velika, Zemlja, Točak i Nebo |
| Website | www.laboratorijazvuka.com |
| Past members | Predrag Vranešević Mladen Vranešević Aleksandar Pejak Stevan Lukić Laslo Pihler Vera Lajko Dina Kurbatfinsky Vranešević Aleksandar Kravić Olah Vince Renata Vigi Ivan Kašik Deže Molnar Miroslav Cvetković Zoran Bulatović Ivan Fece Stojan Jovanović Senad Jašarević |
Laboratorija Zvuka (Serbian Cyrillic: Лабораторија Звука; trans. Sound Laboratory), sometimes credited as Laboratorija (Laboratory) only, was a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band. Noted for their eccentric style, erotic lyrics, unusual line ups and bizarre circus-inspired stage performances, Laboratorija Zvuka were one of the pioneers of the Serbian and former Yugoslav alternative rock scenes.
The band's history begins in 1977, when brothers Predrag (an architect and former film critic, formerly a member of The Best of Nothing and Med) and Mladen Vranešević (a former Falkoni and Neoplanti member) decided to form a band. The brothers previously worked together on music for films, theatre plays, radio and TV shows. They started working together in 1971, when they wrote music for Karpo Godina's short film Zdravi ljudi za razonodu (Healthy People for Recreation), on the lyrics of poet and musician Branko Andrić. For the music they were awarded on the Festival of Short and Documentary Film, which motivated them to continue composing, often receiving awards for their music in Yugoslavia and abroad. They wrote music for numerous films, including The Medusa Raft, Veštački raj (Artificial Paradise), Još ovaj put (One Last Time), Kraj rata (End of the War), Oktoberfest, The Original of the Forgery, Full Moon Over Belgrade, and numerous TV shows, including Poletarac, Priče iz Nepričave, Fore i fazoni, Čik pogodi ko sam, Lutkomedija.
The band, named Laboratorija Zvuka, featured musicians with whom the Vranešević brothers previously worked in studio: Aleksandar Pejak (guitar), Stevan Lukić (guitar), Laslo Pihler (drums), Vera Lajko (vocals, keyboards), Dina Kurbatfinsky Vranešević (Mladen Vranešević's wife, vocals), Aleksandar "Caki" Kravić (bass guitar), and Olah Vince (violin). With the song "Dok vam je još vreme" ("While You Still Can") they appeared on the Opatija Festival. After the success of the single, they recorded their debut album. Telo (The Body), released through Jugoton in 1980, was a concept album, with the A-side entitled Vrline (Virtues), featuring the songs which celebrated asceticism and healthy lifestyle, and the B-side, entitled Poroci (Vices), featuring songs about bodily pleasures. The album opens with an acted transmission from the bodybuilding competition in Bački Jarak, and is followed by new wave-oriented (but also featuring elements of other genres) songs "Suvarak" ("Spall"), "Lepo telo" ("Pretty Body", featuring a quotation from Oliver Dragojević's song "Oprosti mi, pape"), "Alkohol, žene i..." ("Alcohol, Women And...", featuring a quotation from the Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"), "Bajna mašina" ("Fabulous Machine"), and other songs.
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