Dogovor iz 1804. ( sr-cyr, Договор из 1804., trans. ''The 1804 Agreement'') was a Yugoslav

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band formed in

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in 1968. Although short-lived, the band is notable as one of the pioneers of the Yugoslav

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and

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scenes.

History

1968-1970

The band was formed in November 1968 by Nebojša "Nebe" Ignjatović (acoustic guitar, piano, flute, vocals), Robert Nemeček (bass guitar), Branislav Markovic (sitar, flute, guitar), Aleksandar Stajić (guitar, flue), Dejan Vasiljević (

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), Stevan Milutinović (drums) and Aleksandar Farebnaher (

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). Their name alluded to the beginning of the

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in 1804. Dogovor iz 1804. was one of the first Yugoslav bands to move away from

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and

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towards more progressive sound with influences of music from various cultures. They were also one of the first Yugoslav bands to perform their own material exclusively. The largest part of the material was composed by Nebojša Ignjatović. The band had notable performances on the 1969 Subotica Youth Festival and Belgrade Guitar Festival. Their song "Sećanje na san" ("Memory of a Dream") was released on the

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''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. The band recorded demos for the songs "Krug" ("The Circle"), "Vetar" ("The Wind"), "S one strane oblika" ("On the Other Side of Shapes"), today awailable on

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, but never officially released. Having one of their last performances at the 1970 Belgrade Spring festival, the band ended their activity in 1970.

Post breakup

After the group disbanded Robert Nemeček moved to

Džentlmeni Džentlmeni ( sr-Cyrl, Џентлмени, lit=The Gentlemen) were a Yugoslav rock band formed in Belgrade in 1966. A year after the formation, the band split into two factions. The first faction featured original rhythm guitarist Milan Buza, a ...

, and in 1972 was among the forming members of the progressive/

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band

Pop Mašina Pop Mašina ( sr-cyr, Поп Машина; trans. ''Pop Machine'') was a Yugoslav progressive rock band formed in Belgrade in 1972. Pop Mašina was one of the most notable bands of the Yugoslav rock scene in the 1970s. Pop Mašina was formed by ...

, with which he achieved large popularity. Nebojša Ignjatović graduated and later got a

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from the Belgrade Faculty of Music Arts. He worked as a professor on the Faculty of Music Arts and played double bass in the

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. In the 1990s he took part in the

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. Stevan Milutinović would play in the bands Dah and Gordi. 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 retROCKspektiva'' (trans. ''YU retROCKspektive'') is a compilation album series released by Serbian record label Komuna in 1994. The discs, compiled by Serbian music critics Bogoljub Mijatović and Peca Popović, feature songs by artists fro ...

'' (''YU RetROCKspective'') album series.

Discography

*"Sećanje na san" (''Gitarijada 69'', 1969)

References

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External links

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