Kontraritam ( sr-cyr, Контраритам; trans. ''Counterrhythm'') was a

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band from

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History

The band was formed in Autumn 1980 by former Gomila G members Žolt Horvat (

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), Robert "Robi" Radić (

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), Jan Pavlov (

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), Dimitrije "Mita" Radulović (

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, vocals). The band also featured guitarist Sreten "Srele" Kovačević who left his former band

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after the release of their debut album ''

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''. Beside the guitar, Kovačević played

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, which he took up playing a few months before joining the band. After a few club appearances and with the help of Vitomir "Vita" Simurdić, the band managed to appear on the

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. Even though the band did not win the festival, it got positive reactions from the audience and critics. In December 1980, the band appeared at the Grok Festival, held at the

fair. They also played as an opening act for

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, Prljavo Kazalište and

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. With the help of the producer Aleksandar "Aca" Pražić, the band recorded a few songs, which provided the media presentation of the band. The following year, after the performance at the Hipodrom Festival, Radulović, who went to serve the

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, was replaced by Boris "Bora" Oslovčan, Kovačević's former Pekinška Patka bandmate. Soon after, the band signed a contract with the Beograd Disk record label, but the material recorded for the debut album was released by

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in June 1982. ''

Kontraritam Kontraritam ( sr-cyr, Контраритам; trans. ''Counterrhythm'') was a former Yugoslav 2 Tone/ska band from Novi Sad. History The band was formed in Autumn 1980 by former Gomila G members Žolt Horvat (guitar), Robert "Robi" Radić ( dru ...

'' was recorded in the "Meta Sound" studio and featured the recordings of both Radulović and Oslovčan on bass. The recording of the track "Zdravo, kako si" ("Hello, How Are You") which the band recorded did not appear on the album and has remained unreleased until today. In the meantime, the band changed several lineups, but frequently performed live. Their appearance with

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and Grad at Dadov in

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during September 1981 was one of their best performances with the band having three encore calls. During the early 1982 the band performed mainly in

, but at the time the lineup changed, as Horvat and Oslovčan went to serve the army, and the new band member had become

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drummer Ivan Fece "Firchie" as the new guitarist. Soon after, the band ceased to exist. The band was reformed by Kovačević, Pavlov, Radulović and the new drummer Predrag "Buca" Janičić and together they performed in local clubs until the Spring of 1983, when Kovačević went to serve the army and the band split up.

Post-breakup and legacy

Horvat moved to

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, Pavlov moved to

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and Oslovčan moved to

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, working as a chef in a restaurant in

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. Radić played with

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and

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and is currently the

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drummer. Radulović works in Elektrovojvodina and Kovačević formed his own company Audiokonstruktor. In 2008, Kovačević and Oslovčan performed a reunion show with their former band

at Exit festival. The song "Sretne noge" ("Happy Legs") appeared on the third place of Studio B ''Diskomer'' top ten list and the song "Žožo, vrati se" ("Žoža, come back") appeared on the ''

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'' various artists compilation. In 1994, the song "Sretne noge" appeared on the various artists compilation ''Niko kao ja - jugoslovenski novi talas''.''Niko kao ja - jugoslovenski novi talas'' at yu4you.com
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format as the self-titled album was never rereleased on CD.

Discography

Studio albums

Other appearances

References

*''EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006, Janjatović Petar''; {{ISBN, 978-86-905317-1-4 * ''NS rockopedija, novosadska rock scena 1963-2003'', Mijatović Bogomir, SWITCH, 2005

External links

Kontraritam at Discogs

Kontraritam at Youtube

Kontraritam at Last.fm

Kontraritam at Rateyourmusic