LILIHIP (1979-)

An almost legendary band from Pula recognised and pretty popular in the whole Yugoslavia, featuring the time-to-time Atomsko Skloniste keyboardist Paul Bilandzic, along with his brother Romeo (on drums) and a variable guitarist. The band passed through three phases in their carreer, the first is their Yugoslavian phase until 1990, with a major label contract and three albums released, then the second phase during the 90s, where they continued in their rock style just going more towards pop and releasing a cassette album for a local label, and the third phase, during the 2k`s with a totally weird style which is completely unrecognisable as comedy or something serious. I strongly hope it is the first possibility...

End of the first phase:

Second phase:

And the third phase:

album "Obavezan Smjer" 1980

album "Lutke Sad Su Skupe" 1984

album "Lilihip" 1985

cassette "Ja Sam Decko Naviknut Na Bol" 1996

CD "Bambino In Cappello" 2010

NOVI PUT (1980-1983)

Novi Put was a Progressive Rock band mainly formed around the drummer Zoran Djordjevic-Djole. In the years of their existence they changed a huge number of members, of which only Djole remained a constant.

In 1982 they almost got a record deal with the Yugoslavian biggest record label Jugoton, but the thing broke again because of a member departing to serve the army.

In 1983 the band splits for good.



demo 16.08.1983.

FOXXY LADY (2002-2003)

Foxxy Lady was actually a Josipa Lisac (Croatian famous and legendary female vocal icon) cover band. They lasted few years playing very powerful covers of Josipa, and the most important is that the band had her personal permission to play and cover her songs. 

)-: NO VIDEO AVAILABLE :-(

demo+live "Playing Josipa Lisac" 2002

demo "Po Prvi Put" 2003

MARIETTO (1997-2003)

Marietto Dobric is a guy from Pula, living in US for a long time now. He used to play with KUD Idijoti at their very beginnings, and before he left for the US for good. Every while he comes back to Pula, and gathers some old and new friends-musicians and records some material.

Until now, he recorded two materials, the first released as an official Bonaca Records cassette  release.

cassette with I.R.A."Istarska Renesansna Avantura" 1997

demo with Mobitelli "Happy Holidays" 2003

FAKOFBOLAN (1993-)

After KUD Idijoti, undoubtly the best Punk band from Pula, recognised widely across the ex-Yu and beyond, Formed in the middle of the bellic years in the Balkans, they had the misfortune to have a restricted zone for manouvering, otherwise they would be as big as KUD Idijoti. The band had a longer pause after 2006, but they are fully vital again and continuing with playing shows and prepairing new stuff.

split LP FAKOFBOLAN / DARK BUSTERS , 1996

LP "Jedini Dokaz" 1998

LP "Provincija Uzvraca Udarac" 2002

live in Ljubljana, Slovenia 2003

CD "...ako ne mozes napraviti sam bar pokvari drugome..." 2013

TRAUMA (1991-1997)

Trauma was not a band from Pula, they were from Porec. At the beginnings they played a sort of melodic Thrash Power Metal, but through time they evolved into a more melodic kind of Metal. In 1995 they released a single cassette for the biggest croatian major label Croatia Records, and just a step before become bigger than a demo band, the band splits.

demo "Zivjela Komercijala" 1992

demo "U Ratu Ideologije" 1993

demo "Vrijeme Figura" 1995

cassette single "Vladar" 1996

ISTARSKI ROCK 1986 - compilation cassette 1986

This is a very rare cassette compilation (released only in 200 copies!!) featuring three bands from Pula and one from Pazin (the so-called istrian capital town),

The band from Pazin is called HTB which featured a members which will later play in The Spoons.While for the Pula bands, there are CASTEL (unknown to me), then a very interesting band SUMSKI PJEVACI GORTANOVE UVALE featuring the 90s Pula`s most succesful underground producers Sandro Perocevic and Goran Curic-Cotka. And finally, one of the biggest bands that ever emerged from Pula, the legendary KUD IDIJOTI.

A great document.

cassette "Istarski Rock 1986" 1986

JUNKERS 5 (2009-2011)

Junkers 5 is another band carrying the signature of Miro Kusacic (Messerschmitt) , containing also members from other bands as Messerschmitt, Sake and VIS Thunderbirds. Junkers 5 started playing occasionally but became a strong and steady band with an album released in 2009, containing cover songs. he band is prepairing their second album which will contain their own songs.

Update 2020: the band disbanded in 2011.

CD "Junkers 5" 2009

DILBER BEND (1999-2003)

A great project by Pula HC fans, inspired by the worst ex-yu turbo-folk music (a sleazy derivate of folk music). This utterly fun project is invented by Jule from Bolesno Grinje (and a ton of other bands) and other members of Bolesno Grinje and K15. They did all this just for fun, but this project is something created almost ten years before all the similiar bands that are playing and kinda "popularising" this unique musical expression.

Again, Pula was first.

Demo 1999

cd "Kafana Fakultet" 2002

FUNKY JUNKY (1991-1996)

Funky Junky were a Power Funk Punk band with many other influences from Metal to Alternative music. One of the rare Pula bands with a female vocalist, in the first line-up Roberta, and in the second Lara. They recorded two demo tapes and released a semi-official cassette. They are also featured on the Art & Music 1994 cd with one song.

The first vocalist Roberta became a successful electronic music DJ performer.

Demo 1992

cassette "Funky Junky" 1993

Demo 1994

DARK BUSTERS (1995-1997)

Dark Busters were an interesting HardCore band with many Jazz influences. They lasted just  few years, and beside one demo, they shared an excellent vinyl-release with their fellow-brothers from Fakofbolan. The drummer later played with KUD Idijoti, as well as with Wuollahee.

Demo 1996

Fakofbolan / Dark Busters split LP 1996

UDAV (2008-2016)

Udav is a Noise/Hc/Experimental quartet and is one of the most successful band from Pula this very moment. They have just one studio recording so far, but there are big expectations in the nearest future !

Update 2020: disbanded in 2016.

Live Radio Pula 17.12.2010.

EP 2012

CD "Creepy New Carreer" 2014

CRONOS (1984-1986)

Cronos was a Hard Rock band, the follow-up of Zablja Perspektiva, with most of the members continuing with the same songs. Many members passed through the band with the drummer Zoran Djordjevic-Djole as the only constant. No proper studio recording left, except two live/studio recordings, one from 1985 with Debac on vocals (own songs) and from 1986 with Alex (me) on vocals, playing mostly covers.

The band later continued a brief time as Lepi Djole and later as Rak-rock.

Radio Pula 01.11.1985.

Rehearsal May 1986

ORACLE ENCOUNTER (2010-)

Oracle Encounter is a relatively new band playing a kind of modern melodic Metal. The main person in this band is the ex-Blockade Runner vocalist and guitarist Tomo. So far they recorded one demo recording.

demo "The Art Of Projection" 2011

HAZE (1992-1996)

Haze was a stoner-rock band made mostly from ex-Pneumonia members, with a lot of line-up changes in the 5 years existence. They recorded just one demo, later released as cassette edition on Bonaca label. The band played a succesful performance at the Art & Music Festival   1995, and soon after they split-up.

cassette "Nation Of Halussy" 1994

PS: thanx to Marino Bursic for info!