Veliki Prezir

Veliki Prezir
Veliki Prezir performing live at EXIT festival in 2010: Robert Telčer, Boris Mladenović, Robert Radić and Vladimir Kolarić
Background information
Also known as	VP
Origin	Vrbas, Serbia
Genres	alternative rock, indie rock, pop rock, garage rock, alternative country, experimental music, neo-psychedelia
Years active	1994 – present
Labels	Metropolis Records, B92, Komuna, Automatik
Associated acts	Boye, Jarboli, Kontraritam, La Strada, Lira Vega, Love Hunters, Muzika Poludelih, Neočekivana Sila, Oružjem Protivu Otmičara
Website	Official website
Members	Boris Mladenović Robert Radić Robert Telčer Vladimir Kolarić
Past members	Boris Mandić Draga Antov Dušan Kuzmanović Dušan Ševarlić Predrag Ilčešin Slavko Kontra

Veliki Prezir (Serbian Cyrillic: Велики Презир; trans. The Great Contempt) is a Serbian alternative rock band from Vrbas.

Veliki Prezir was formed on June 1994 by a former Holidays member Vladimir Kolarić "Kole" (vocals, guitar), Slavko Kontra (guitar), Predrag Ilčešin (bass guitar) and Dušan Kuzmanović (drums), choosing the band name by the Jean-Luc Godard film Le Mépris. Soon afterward, they entered the studio and recorded a demo featuring the song "Samo tebe znam" ("You Are The Only One I Know"), at the Novi Sad Do-Re-Mi studio, and during the spring of the following year, a promotional video was recorded for the track, making it an immediate hit on television and radio stations.

During June 1996, the lineup recorded their eponymous debut album, Veliki prezir, released in autumn by Metropolis Records on compact cassette only, from which promotional videos were recorded for the songs "Ne znam" ("I Don't Know"), "Dobro je" ("It Is Alright") and "Samo tebe znam", directed by the Serbian director Aca Ilić. After the album release, the band went on an extensive promotional tour all over the FR Yugoslavia, including the appearances at several charity concerts, as well as the performances at the Belgrade clubs KST, Dom Omladine and Studentski Kulturni Centar and the Novi Sad clubs Mačka and NS Plus.

On June 28, 1997, the band performance at the Novi Sad Studio M, was recorded for the live album 1 2 3 4, mixed and produced by Dušan Ševarlić and released on CD by Automatik records. Beside the live versions of ten songs which appeared on the debut, the album also featured the instrumental track "Intro" and the previously unreleased song "Udica" ("The Hook"). After the album release, the lineup changed, featuring Oružjem Protivu Otmičara bassist and vocalist Draga Antov, guitarist Robert Telčer, who previously had played with Intima, Katarza and Boye, and drummer Boris Mandić. The lineup appeared on the various artists cover album Korak napred 2 koraka nazad (A Step Forward 2 Steps Backwards), released in 1999, with the cover of La Strada song "Okean" ("The Ocean").