Kontraritam (The Counterbeat) is the first and only studio album by the Serbian 2 tone ska band Kontraritam, released by Jugoton in 1982. The album is the first ska studio album in former Yugoslavia. It was never rereleased and is today considered a rarity and a collector's item. The track from the album, "Žožo, vrati se ", appeared on the Jugoton various artists compilation Vrući dani i vrele noći, and the track "Sretne noge" appeared on the various artists compilation Niko kao ja - jugoslovenski novi talas in 1994.
| Kontraritam | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Recorded | Meta Sound studio, Novi Sad January 1982 | |||
| Genre | New Wave Ska 2 Tone Reggae | |||
| Length | 30:41 | |||
| Label | Jugoton LSY 61671 | |||
| Producer | Sreten Kovačević | |||
| Kontraritam chronology | ||||
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Tracklsiting
edit| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Sretne noge" (Happy legs) | 2:39 |
| 2. | "Drugačija" (Different) | 2:20 |
| 3. | "Obojeni grad" (Colored city) | 2:08 |
| 4. | "Bruce Lee" (Bruce Lee) | 2:16 |
| 5. | "Pesma bez imena" (Untitled song) | 3:58 |
| 6. | "Miss Ska-Kulation" (Miss Ska-culation) | 2:25 |
| 7. | "Žožo, vrati se" (Žoža, come back) | 3:00 |
| 8. | "Dečaci" (Boys) | 2:25 |
| 9. | "Slobodna devojka" (Free girl) | 2:10 |
| 10. | "Oko i duh" (The eye and the spirit) | 4:55 |
| 11. | "Predstava" (Show) | 2:25 |
Personnel
edit- Boris Oslovčan — bass guitar
- Dimitrije Radulović — bass guitar, backing vocals -
- Robert Radić — drums
- Horvat Žolt — guitar
- Sreten Kovačević — producer, alto saxophone, guitar, backing vocals
- Jan Pavlov — vocals, organ
- Srđan Vejvoda — photography
- Ivan Vlatković — recorded by
References
edit- Kontraritam self-titled LP at Discogs
- Bogomir Mijatović, NS rockopedija, novosadska rock scena 1963-2003, SWITCH, 2005