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History

The band was formed in 1990 by bassist and vocalist Darko Marković, however, after their first live appearance, the band disbanded. The following year, on January, with the female vocalist Jelena Komnenić and guitarist Nemanja Kojić, Marković reformed the band, soon being joined by the drummer Igor Škoro. On April of the same year, the band recorded four songs at the Belgrade Focus studio, released on their debut 7"

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''Welcome To The Abyss'' by the

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Start Today Records. During May 1992, the band recorded eight new songs at the ''M'' studio in Novi Sad,Dead Ideas - Where To? (Cassette, Album) at Discogs
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. One of the songs from the recorded material appeared on the various artists compilation ''Tito Nikada Više!'', and two appeared as bonus tracks on their debut album ''Where To?'', again self-released by the band in 1993. In January 1994, the band recorded the song "Wrong" in the

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studio after having a successful performance at the Palilula Culture Olympics, released on the various artists compilation ''Radio Utopia (B92: 1989-1994)''. The song appeared on the reissue of the debut album ''Where To?'' by Silver Cross Records in 1994. With the exception of the track, and two tracks from the promo tape, the band recorded the material at the DA studio in Banovci, produced by the

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member Zoran Đuroski. During 1994, the band performed at a festival held in the

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, organized to raise funds for restoring the

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city library. The band also toured

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. Dead Ideas recordings also appeared on several international various artists compilations, including the

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''Women against the war''. The band also participated the recording of the movie ''Geto'' (''Ghetto''), starring the

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drummer Goran Čavajda "Čavke", about the Belgrade underground rock scene, which was premiered in 1995. During the Winter of the same year, the band released the ''Rejection'' EP, available on both 12" LP and compact cassette, featuring four tracks, released by Silver Cross Records. In the meantime, the band got a new guitar player, Ninoslav Filipović "Nino", as Kojić left the band, forming

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. Soon after, the band disbanded.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Where To?'' (1993)

Extended plays

* ''Welcome To The Abyss'' (1991) * ''Rejection'' (1995)

Other appearances

* ''Tito nikada više !'' (1992) * ''It's Up To You...'' (1994) * ''No Border compilation'' (1994), * ''Independent Vibrations'' (1994) * ''Radio Utopia (B92: 1989-1994)'' (1994) * ''Sretna mladost'' (1994) * ''Mi za mir'' (1995) * ''It's All So Quiet On The Eastern Front'' (1996) * ''Nećemo i nedamo'' (1997)

Videography

* ''Geto'' (1995)

References

* ''EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-1997'', Janjatović Petar;
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