TUD IMBJECILI (1989)

TUD Imbjecili was a one-off project of 3 members of Devastation (Chriss, Elizabeta and me), planned for playing Punk and Hardcore covers. We rehearsed more or less around 70 songs spanning from Exploited and GBH to Raw Power and Finnish Hardcore. The project played only one show together with Pneumonia. We never recorded any audio trace, but videotaped that only gig (and not even complete!).

MONAH (1985-)

Monah are veterans of the Pula`s Hard Rock scene. Formed in 1982, with numerous line-up changes and long pauses, they still play after almost 30 years, continuing their Hard Rocking with great live shows.

Demo 1987

Demo 1989

Demo 1996

Demo 1998

Demo "Za Kim Zvona Zvone" 2005

VIVA LA POLA! FESTIVAL (2004-)

Every year, the weekend after Monteparadiso Festival is reserved for another cool festival, the Viva La Pola Festival.

VLP started in 2004. Almost every year was held at the Uljanik Club, except for 2007. when it was held at the Monumenti abandoned army barracks. In 10 years and on their 11th edition, the festival hosted a lot of great bands such as Toy Dolls, Vice Squad, The 69 Eyes, Anti-Nowhere League, Vibrators, Peter And The Test Tube Babies, Disciplina Kicme, KUD Idijoti and many more.

This year`s edition features one informative evening on the past of the festival plus a DJ program the 9th of  August, and on Saturday 10th a big live show, featuring many bands, with Eyesburn from Serbia and Zanamari & J`Animals from Croatia 

co-headlining.

If you are in Pula, you surely won`t miss that!

THIS YEAR`S EDITION IS DEDICATED TO BRANKO CRNAC - TUSTA (KUD IDIJOTI) !!!

R.I.P. DEAREST FRIEND

MONTE PARADISO COMMUNITY (1992-)

Monte Paradiso is the name of a non-profit community/collective formed by a group of Punk/Hc enthusiasts from Pula, successfully functioning almost 22 years now. Except for organising concerts of more or less known Punk bands from all over the world, the community helds the southern Europe`s most important Punk festival "Monte Paradiso" (at its 21st edition this year!!) as well as a great AntiFa festival in autumn every year.

As I said, by now the Punk festival "Monte Paradiso" came to its 21st edition, and it will be held next weekend in Pula, with headliners such as the legendary Sweden`s masters of fast Hardcore MOB 47 and britains RESTARTS. By now, many known names played at this festival, such as Subhumans (UK), Extinction Of Mankind, Conflict, Rattus, Avskum, Nabat, Visions Of War, Skitsystem, Impact, Warfare (I), Argies, Spermbirds and many more.

Monte Paradiso is featured in the movie "Monte Paradiso 20", a documentary about the history of the community.

Live 1993, compilation

compilation LP "Monte Paradiso 1997", 1997

AEON (1993-1997)

Undoubtely one of the best, and surely the very first Death Metal band in Croatia, Aeon was practicly the same band as Dissection (they changed name to Aeon because of the existence of the swedish band with the same name), only with a keyboardist added, which amplified the innovative sound of the band. Existed until 1997.

demo "Afterlife" December 1993

2 tracks "Live in Sisak" 17.11.1994.

demo "Clean Hands Of The Eternal God" 1995

cassette "Ephemeral" February 1996

DIY CD compilation "Discography" 200x

TRACELESS BANDS pt.4

Here are four more bands that left no audible and video traces, except for some pics..

FLORIJAN (1981)

LEPI DJOLE (1986)

LUDA KUCA (end of 70s)

NEGATIV (1981)

THE SPOONS (1987-2000)

The Spoons is undoubtely one of the greatest and most successful bands from Pula`s Rock scene. Born at the end of the 80s and leaded by one of the most important figure of the scene, Romeo Djomlija (ex-Visoki Napon, ex-Torpedo, ex-Besposlicari), the band played the most uncompromising 60s Garage Rock that ever came out of Croatia. Took in time by the "Slusaj Najglasnije" label (Majke, Satan Panonski, Messerschmitt, SKOL, etc.), The Spoons overgrowth the undergroundness and became a known name in the whole world, concerning the Garage Rock scene. Lasted with line-up changes until the beginning of the 21st century, but remained a name of the Pula Rock scene.

... and I cannot avoid to put my favourite Spoons tune !! Baby Blue..

Demo 1 1987

Demo 2 1987

LP "Take The World As It Comes" 1988

LP "Voxxin`" 1990

LP "Web Of Fuzz" 1991

CD "Supervoxin`" 1995

CD "Here Are The Spoons" 1999

NEWS from GOLA JAJA !

Wow ! Another world release from the Pula scene! 

This time, the swedish label NERECORDS released the first LP of a trilogy dedicated to the Pula`s cult band Gola Jaja (translated Naked Bollocks). The trilogy will consist of three releases, the first one is the one you see in the pic, the album "Naked Bollocks", which contain the bands 1984 demo, remastered and digitally processed.The album is already distributed worldwide, and the first pressing is released in black and three coloured vinyls (I got the yellow one). The cover is NOT a rip off of the greatest Punk album ever, it is a hommage of the band to their biggest influence, the Sex Pistols. I find it beautiful.

Last weekend I had an extensive talk to Kruno, ex-Gola Jaja and ex-Crnacki Znoj drummer, he gave me a ton of informations that are a fantastic introduction to what will soon happen, and what will make all the Pula scene and especially Pula Punk scene followers extremely happy and unpatient.

After this one, very soon will follow the next  release, a double vinyl album containing demos from 1981 and 1982, and finally the third release, a vinyl album with the last 1990 demo on. I decided not to unveil the covers for those two releases, I am giving you just a hint: they will also be a hommage to two other albums very important for the history of Punk.

Of course, if you like, you can order a copy from:

NE RECORDS

Besides that, Kruno gave me news about a project on which the main figures of the Punk scene of the 70s/80s from Pula are working.

The project will be called "Pulska Punk Rock Poezija 78-82" (Pula`s Punk Rock Poetry 78-82) with a sub-name "Momak ti si lud" (Boy, you are crazy).

It is an extensive project which will thoroughly describe the period of the scene in Pula between 1978 and 1982. It will be extended to 4 projects : a band S.O.U.R. (Slozena Organizacija Udruzenog Rada), a book, a movie and a vinyl record.

The band will be made of exclusive musicians from the most known bands from Pula`s Punk scene : Kruno (drums-Crnacki Znoj), Miro Kusacic (bass-Pusteni S Lanca), Elvis Radin (vocal-77), Semijan (guitar-Gola Jaja), Sale (KUD Idijoti), Romeo (guitar-Visoki Napon/Besposlicari). There will be guest which will join the nucleus of the band; Pero (guitar-Problemi), Bagar (Guitar-Pusteni S Lanca), Markovic (vocal-KUD Idijoti) and Suzy (The Spoons). Plus two more guests on vocals, Beli and Vladimir.

16 songs from that period will be played, representing a Best Of of Pula Punk  between the mentioned years. I will not write down all those songs, but as a trivia I can unveil that the songs by Pusteni S Lanca will be recorded for the FIRST TIME EVER (30 years later !!!).

It will be an incredibly exciting project, so I myself can`t wait on it.

You will be informed about any news about the project.

PUSTENI S LANCA 

(I was right in front of the vocalist at that concert, and I remember how great they sounded.. :) )

COMPILATION - PULA GRINDCORE 1992-2002, CD 2003

A rich compilation of noisy bands from the Pula scene from 1992 to 2002, as you can see it is a home made compilation by Rio, the most active guy in that part of the scene (no wonder he is member in each and every band featured here !!!). Eight bands and 34 tracks. A must for all Grindcore fans.

compilation CD "PULA GRINDCORE 1992-2002" 2003

FAST MOVING DODGERS aka F.M.D. (1987-1988)

FAST MOVING DODGERS, also known as F.M.D. were a very talented but shortlived Alternative Dark band, which left us only one demo recording which is practicly a must-have. They also appeared on the cassette compilation "Ovo je Pula, ne Rijeka".

Demo March 1988.