Serbian instrumental Prog

I'll start with Tako from Belgrade, because they were, basicly, an instrumental band. http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=884 

Edited by Svetonio - November 23 2012 at 23:00

I like Tako, but my favorite is Fermata. Collegium Musicum is pretty good too.

Originally posted by CCVP AFAIK, Tako isn't completelly instrumental, at least not in their debut album.

Edited by Svetonio - June 20 2011 at 10:15

Originally posted by Svetonio Originally posted by CCVP AFAIK, Tako isn't completelly instrumental, at least not in their debut album. Yes, they were recorded few tracks with vocals and lyrics. Those tracks I don't like, I considered Tako as an instrumental band. Btw, at that time in ex Yugoslavia it wasn't possible that a record company agreed and make a contract for completly instrumental album of progrock band; I think that 1976 solo debut by Serbian guitarist R.M. Točak is the only one lp which is completly instrumental progrock.

That's a VERY interesting bit of information right there. Indeed, the songs with vocals are the minority, but isn't like that in most progressive rock bands? I mean, don't the vocals usually have a secondary place in prog rock? I thought that was about the same with this band.

Anyway, this really interesting. It goes to show that, despite giving ""liberties"" to their citizens, the Yugoslav State didn't go without intervening with the cultural aspects of society as in other dictatorial / totalitarian states of the time (such as happened here in Brasil).

B side of Smak' s/t debut album (1975) is an epic instrumental track "Put od balona" ("A Path of Balloons") :

Edited by Svetonio - November 23 2012 at 23:11

Originally posted by Todd [QUOTE=Todd] I absolutely love Korni Grupa!

Edited by Svetonio - June 22 2011 at 02:47

Yes, Yugoslavia had a more tolerant regime, and Romanian rock depended heavily on this. Most of the musical education of the youngsters that would form rock bands was done through Yugoslav radio (and to a lesser extent Hungarian radio). That's why so many Romanian bands came from Timisoara, the city from the border with Serbia. 

Edited by harmonium.ro - June 22 2011 at 07:08

Originally posted by harmonium.ro Yes, Yugoslavia had a more tolerant regime, and Romanian rock depended heavily on this. Most of the musical education of the youngsters that would form rock bands was done through Yugoslav radio (and to a lesser extent Hungarian radio). That's why so many Romanian bands came from Timisoara, the city from the border with Serbia.

my great grandmother is from TImisoara

Originally posted by aginor Originally posted by harmonium.ro Yes, Yugoslavia had a more tolerant regime, and Romanian rock depended heavily on this. Most of the musical education of the youngsters that would form rock bands was done through Yugoslav radio (and to a lesser extent Hungarian radio). That's why so many Romanian bands came from Timisoara, the city from the border with Serbia.  my great grandmother is from TImisoara

And now, for something completelly derailed from the thread . . . .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igra_Staklenih_Perli

Edited by Svetonio - June 24 2011 at 03:51