Atheist Rap

Genre:Punk Rock,Hardcore Punk,Pop Punk


Atheist Rap is a punk rock band from Novi Sad, Serbia. Their lyrics are usually criticism of society and politics and are often humorous accounts of every day events.The idea of forming Atheist Rap came to vocalists Aleksandar Popov, also known as Dr. Pop, and Vladimir Kozbašić, also known as Pećinko at the Rambo Amadeus concert, which took place on November 29, 1988 at the local club Mašinac, but officially the band was formed on January 1, 1989. They merged with members of Fluorel Tatchkash, Vladimir Radusinović, also known as Radule, on guitar and Zoran Zarić, also known as Zare, on bass, and Stevan Gojkov, also knowns as Goja (from Kapetan Leshi, Fear Of Dog, A Better Life Zine), took over the drums.
The first live appearance the band made in late 1988 at the Petrovaradin Fortress gate called Beogradska kapija. After the appearance, the band, with the repertoire consisting of two songs, had another performance, on May 22, 1989, with several local acts. Before the appearance, Popov wrote the song "O.R.A.", which was performed by Popov on vocals, Kozbašić on backing vocals, with the band improvising to the lyrics. The performance provided the band a cult status, despite not having any recordings released. The band also got invitations to perform at several Novi Sad clubs, while writing new material.


 

At the time, the band had rehearsals and partially lived at the Žuta Kuća in Novi Sad, until it was bulldozed by the local authorities.On January 1990, the band performed at the alternative music festival called Bolje uživo nego u mrtvo, and made first recordings on June 1990, but the beginning of the Yugoslav wars at the beginning of the 1990s stopped the band from releasing the first CD release in the region. It was a 4-song EP, recorded at the Barba studio in Bukovac, entitled Compact Disc, consisting of the songs "Gusti sok", "Stomak eliminator", "Novosadski vašar" and "Gril 13", that Croatian label Jugoton never put out of press, and, as a result, the material was never released in this format. One of the songs from the EP, "Gusti sok" appeared on the various artists compilation Novi Sad Vol. 2. The EP was also to be released by the Novi Sad record label Start Today Records. Despite the EP not being released, the band promoted the recordings through radio and television broadcasts, which increased their popularity.
At the end of 1990, Flourel Tatchkash and Elba drummer Aleksandar Milanov, also known as Atzke, joined the group with versatile Gojkov switching to guitar, and the new lineup had the first live appearance at the KUD Sonja Marinković.
It was at the insisting of Tetcha Morales (manager, guitar, wheels) and Voja Žugić (Scorned Records, Three Pals Zine) that the band recorded their debut album Maori i Crni Gonzales, recorded at the Do-Re-Mi studio in Novi Sad by the end of 1992, and released it in 1993. Despite the funny lyrics of the songs "Ljubav", featuring the sampled speech of Josip Broz Tito, "Wartburg limuzina", "Blu Trabant" and "Plitka poezija", a mixture of cover versions by Pekinška Patka, the album had low sales. However, the band received the album of the year award at the Brzi Bendovi Srbije festival, where they occasionally performed under pseudonymous names Božidara Starog Punk and Električni Jurica. "Wartburg limuzina" and "Blu Trabant" became hits in Serbia and Republic of Macedonia. The latter appeared on the American compilation Delite Elite, featuring indie bands from the USA and Europe. Maori i Crni Gonzales was rereleased by TIOLI in 1994, and again in 1996 by Take It Or Leave It records, featuring four bonus tracks from the never released EP Compact Disc. The album also featured live versions of "Ljubav", "ORA je pravi način da..." and "Ritam". Despite the political and economic situation in the country, the band presented the release at live performances in major Yugoslav cities.