Luna (1980s Serbian band)

Luna
Luna, from left to right: Zoran Bulatović, Ivan Fece, Jasmina Mitrušić and Slobodan Tišma
Background information
Origin	Novi Sad, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Genres	New wave, post-punk, gothic rock, dark wave, minimal music
Years active	1981 – 1984 (reunions: 1992, 2004)
Labels	Helidon, Fatalamanga Records
Associated acts	Atheist Rap, Čista Proza, Ekatarina Velika, Griva, Jakarta, Katarina II, Kontraritam, La Strada, Laboratorija Zvuka, Love Hunters, Obojeni Program, Pekinška Patka, Veliki Prezir
Past members	Zoran Bulatović Slobodan Tišma Ivan Fece Jasmina Mitrušić Marinko Vukmanović Robert Radić Zoran Lekić

Luna (Serbian Cyrillic: Луна; trans. The Moon) was a Serbian and former Yugoslav post-punk/gothic rock band from Novi Sad.

Formed on the ashes of the new wave band La Strada and getting the name by the Bernardo Bertolucci film La Luna, Luna quickly gained the public's attention and established a cult status. Owing to Marko Brecelj, a former Buldožer member, who had approached them after a performance in Rijeka, Zoran Bulatović "Bale" (guitar), Slobodan Tišma (vocals), Ivan Fece "Firchie" (drums) and Jasmina Mitrušić "Mina" (keyboards, vocals) got the opportunity to release their debut album. However, their debut and only album Nestvarne stvari (Unreal Things) was released after the band disbanded. The album was critically well acclaimed and is considered one of the finest releases of the former Yugoslav rock scene. Twenty years after the album release, in 2004, the band reunited for a one-off performance at the Novi Sad Exit festival.

During the mid-1981, following a dispute between the band members of the band La Strada and the departure of the bassist Boris Oslovčan "Bora" and guitarist Predrag Ostojić, the band, at the time featuring Slobodan Tišma (guitar, vocals) and Ivan Fece "Firchie" (drums), was joined by the former Pekinška Patka member Zoran Bulatović "Bale" as the new bassist. At the time, the band was preparing for a three-date mini tour, including Novi Sad, Pančevo and Belgrade, organized by the Muzička Omladina concert agency, with the bands Lačni Franz, Čista Proza and Fotomodeli. Despite being well accepted at the performances, the band ceased to exist.