''Perpetuum Fritule'' is the fifth album by the
Croatian
hip hop /
rap rock
Rap rock is a fusion genre that fuses vocal and instrumental elements of hip hop with various forms of rock. Rap rock's most popular subgenres include rap metal and rapcore, which include heavy metal and hardcore punk-oriented influences, resp ...
band
The Beat Fleet and their first live album. It was recorded at the ''Močvara'' club in
Zagreb on 7 November 2009 and the album was released in July 2010.
It was their first release for
Dallas Records label, after they left
Menart Records
Menart Records is a Slovenian full-service record label with partner companies also in Croatia and Serbia.
History
Menart Records started in 1996 in Slovenia only, founded by Boštjan Menart.
Activities
Menart Records is the exclusive Sony Music ...
and signed for Dallas in 2009.
The album's title is a humorous pun on the musical term ''
Perpetuum mobile'' (literally meaning "perpetual motion"), in which the second word is replaced by ''
fritule'' (also known as "fritula" in singular), a type of traditional sweet pastry popular in
Dalmatia
Dalmatia (; hr, Dalmacija ; it, Dalmazia; see #Name, names in other languages) is one of the four historical region, historical regions of Croatia, alongside Croatia proper, Slavonia, and Istria. Dalmatia is a narrow belt of the east shore of ...
. In line with the pun, the album cover depicts a drawing of a fritula and the CD notes include a recipe for preparing ''fritule''.
This albums is TBF-s most successful album with more than 75,000 copies sold.
The album serves as a kind of greatest hits compilation recorded
unplugged and was released in two versions - a double CD release with 21 tracks and a single CD version containing 13 tracks.
It was met with considerable critical acclaim, with Marko Podrug of
Nova TV giving it 10/10,
D. Jagatić of T-Portal website giving it 9/10,
and
Zlatko Gall
Zlatko Gall (born December 1, 1954) is a Croatian journalist, commentator and rock critic.
Gall was born in Split, and he graduated in art history and archeology at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Zagreb. Gall wo ...
of ''
Slobodna Dalmacija'' giving it four and a half stars out of possible five.
''Perpetuum Fritule'' won the 2011
Porin Award
Porin is a Croatian music award founded by Croatian Phonographic Association, Croatian Musicians Union, Croatian Radiotelevision and Croatian Composers' Society.
Special awards Lifetime Achievement Award
The following individuals have received Li ...
for the Best Concert Album.
Track listing
The following is the track list as they appear on the double CD version. Tracks marked with † are excluded from the single CD release.
#"Slobodni stil" †
#"Fantastična"
#"Tobogan"
#"Ye'n, dva" †
#"Malo san maka"
#"Data"
#"Pljačka"
#"Nostalgična"
#"3logija"
#"Heroyix"
#"Bog i zemljani" †
#"Lud za njom" †
#"Šareni artikal"
#"Guzice i sise"
#"Papilova"
#"Alles gut" †
#"Smak svita"
#"Život je lijep" †
#"Genije" †
#"Odjeb je lansiran" †
#"ST stanje uma"
References
External links
Article about ''Perpetuum Fritule''at MTV Croatia
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2010 albums
The Beat Fleet albums