Dogovor iz 1804. (Serbian Cyrillic: Договор из 1804., trans. The 1804 Agreement) was a Yugoslav rock band formed in Belgrade in 1968. Although short-lived, the band is notable as one of the pioneers of the Yugoslav progressive and psychedelic rock scenes and for being formed by later-prominent musicians Nebojša Ignjatović and Robert Nemeček.[1]
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
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| Years active | 1968-1970 |
| Labels | Beograd Disk |
| Past members | Nebojša Ignjatović Robert Nemeček Aleksandar Stojić Dejan Vasiljević Ljuba Sedlar Aleksandar Farebnaher Predrag Simić Stevan Milutinović Dragan Janjić |
History
edit1968-1970
editThe band was formed in November 1968 by Nebojša "Nebe" Ignjatović (acoustic guitar, piano, flute, vocals) and Robert Nemeček (bass guitar).[1] Their name alluded to the beginning of the First Serbian Uprising in 1804.[1] During the following two years, a number of musicians were members of the band: Aleksandar Stojić (guitar, flue), Dejan Vasiljević (double bass), Ljuba Sedlar (guitar), Aleksandar Farebnaher (tabla), Predrag Simić (sitar), Stevan Milutinović (drums), and Dragan Janjić (drums).[1]
Dogovor iz 1804. was one of the first Yugoslav bands to move away from beat and rhythm and blues towards a more progressive sound with influences of music from various cultures.[1][2] They were also one of the first Yugoslav bands not to perform any covers and to perform only their material.[1][2] The largest part of the material was composed by Nebojša Ignjatović.[1] The band had notable performances on the 1969 Subotica Youth Festival and Belgrade Guitar Festival.[1] Their song "Sećanje na san" ("Memory of a Dream") was released on the 7-inch single Gitarijada 69 (Guitar Festival 69) by Beograd Disk, alongside the song "Tužan sam kad kiša pada" ("I'm Sad when It Rains") by the band Exodusi.[1] The band recorded the songs "Krug" ("The Circle"), "Vetar" ("The Wind"), "S one strane oblika" ("On the Other Side of Shapes"), today available on YouTube, but never officially released.[1] Having one of their last performances at the 1970 Belgrade Spring festival,[2] the band ended their activity in 1970.[1]
Post breakup
editAfter the group disbanded, Robert Nemeček moved to Džentlmeni, and in 1972 was among the forming members of the progressive/hard rock band Pop Mašina, with which he achieved large popularity.[1]
Nebojša Ignjatović graduated and later got a magister degree from the Belgrade Faculty of Music Arts.[1] He worked as a professor on the Faculty of Music Arts and played double bass in the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra.[1] He was also a member of the orchestra Skovran, the group Renesans, the band Secondhaders, and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.[1] In the 1990s, he took part in the Rubber Soul Project.[1] In 2001, he self-released the album Beatless, featuring covers of The Beatles' songs in various genres.[1] He composed music for theatre, short films and animated films.[1] He wrote five books: Da li su rotkvice male crvene životinje (Are Radishes Little Red Animals), Uputstvo za ponašanje građana u II svetskom ratu (Manual for the Behavior of Citizens during World War II), Zašto umiru kan-kan igračice (Why Do Can-can Dancers Die), Kako se čita ovaj tekst (How to Read This Text), and Manifest snobizma (Snobbism Manifesto).[1] The books were all part of the Minut i po (Minute and a Half) series, named after the average attention span of a 21st century reader,[1] and illustrated by Rastko Ćirić.[1] Ignjatović composed music for Ćirić's short animated film Lights and Shadows, and it was released in 2020 on the album Svetlosti i senke (Lights and Shadows).[1]
Stevan Milutinović would play in the bands Dah and Gordi.[3]
The song "Sećanje na san" was released in 1994 on the Komuna compilation album Plima: Progresivna muzika (The Tide: Progressive Music) as a part of the YU retROCKspektiva (YU RetROCKspective) album series.[1]
Discography
edit- "Sećanje na san" (Gitarijada 69, 1969)
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Janjatović, Petar (2024). Ex YU rock enciklopedija 1960–2023. Belgrade: self-released / Makart. p. 89.
- ^ a b c Fajfrić, Željko; Nenad, Milan (2009). Istorija YU rock muzike od početaka do 1970. Sremska Mitrovica: Tabernakl. p. 174.
- ^ Janjatović, Petar (2024). Ex YU rock enciklopedija 1960–2023. Belgrade: self-released. p. 69.