Supernaut | |
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Supernaut performing live in 2010:
Srđan Marković (left) and Saša Radić (right) |
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Background information | |
Also known as | DDT |
Origin | Belgrade, Serbia |
Genres | Alternative rock, industrial rock, minimal music, indie rock, art punk, post-punk revival, psychobilly, hard rock, garage rock |
Years active | 1989 – 1992 1992 – present |
Labels | Zvona Records, Urbazona Trotorock, Supernaut Records, Beograund, Automatik Records |
Associated acts | Disciplina Kičme, Doktor Spira i Ljudska Bića, Katarina II, Kazimirov Kazneni Korpus, Profili Profili, Radnička Kontrola, Suncokret, Šarlo Akrobata |
Website | Official Myspace page |
Members | Srđan Marković Saša Radić |
Past members | Aleksandra Arizanović Dejana Jovanović Ivan Vdović Miodrag Stojanović Svetolik Trifunović Vlada Burić |
Supernaut (Serbian Cyrillic: Супернаут) is a Serbian alternative rock band from Belgrade.
Having performed as DDT, formed in 1989 by former Šarlo Akrobata member Ivan Vdović "VD" (drums, rhythm machine), with Srđan Marković "Đile" (vocals) and Miodrag Stojanović "Čeza" (rhythm machine), the band changed the name to Supernaut, after Vdović's death in 1992. Influenced by the band Suicide, the rest of the band continued working in the same musical direction as on their previous efforts with DDT, explained by the band members as the "social art and its reflections on theatre, painting, film, and rock music". At the time, the band became a support for the Sonja Savić alternative theatre troupe, performing at various alternative theater festivals.
The debut studio album, Budućnost sada (The Future Now), released in 1993 by the independent record label Zvono Records, featured an experimental form of industrial rock, crossed with diverse musical influences, including the 1960s acid rock acts such as the 13th Floor Elevators. The album, available on compact cassette only, featuring the prominent tracks "Ja sam jedini" ("I Am The Only One") and "Čaj" ("Tea"), provided the band with the title "the most non-commercial band in Belgrade". The cover for the album was designed by Marković, which was also the case with all their later releases.