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Pankrti | |
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 Pankrti performing at the 2009 Nisomnia festival. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Ljubljana,SR Slovenia,Yugoslavia |
| Genres | Punk rock |
| Years active | 1977–1987, 2007–present |
Pankrti (TheBastards inSlovene) are apunk rock band fromLjubljana,Slovenia, active in the late 1970s and 1980s. They were known for provocative and political songs. They billed themselves asThe First Punk Band Behind TheIron Curtain (one of their songs was titled,Behind the iron curtain oldbroads pull redbeet). They are one of the most important formerYugoslav punk groups and one of the first punk rock bands ever formed in acommunist country.
Gregor Tomc andPeter Lovšin, two young men from the Ljubljana suburb ofKodeljevo, came up with the idea of forming a band in 1977. From the start, the band was heavily influenced by the UK punk scene. Tomc and Lovšin were the primary songwriters. Lovšin was the lead singer in the band, while Tomc came up with the band name and was the band's manager.
The band started playing in the fall of 1977, practicing in the basement ofKodeljevo's music school, and held their first concert at Moste General middle School. Initially, they played covers of established punk bands, including theSex Pistols,The Clash andNew York Dolls. Some of the first original songs by the band that became popular were: "Za železno zaveso" (Behind the Iron Curtain), "Anarhist" (Anarchist), and "Lublana je bulana" (Ljubljana is Sick). They were included in theNovi Punk Val compilation album. They released their debut studio album "Dolgcajt" (Boredom) in 1980 and gained the status of acult band all overformer Yugoslavia.
Their second studio album“Državni ljubimci” (State Lovers) was highly acclaimed by the public and gained an award for best Yugoslav album of the year.
In 1984, they released their third studio album,Rdeči album (Red Album). The title is apun onThe Beatles'White Album, with the colour red usedas a symbol of communism. The album featured a cover version of the famous Italiancommunist revolutionary songBandiera Rossa (Red Flag), which is one of their most famous tracks.
The last Album was Sexpok (1987, ZKP RTVLJ) produced byTomo in der Muhlen atSIM studio,Zagreb
One of their last concerts was in Tivoli Hall in Ljubljana in 1987, namedZadnji pogo (The Last Pogo Dance).
In 1996, the group temporarily reunited to perform as asupport act for the Sex Pistols concert in Ljubljana during theirFilthy Lucre Tour. In 2003, Pankrti were included in the 2003Yugonostalgic CroatianrockumentarySretno dijete, which deals with the formerYugoslav punk andnew wave scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
On December 1st, 2007, the band's founding members, Gregor Tomc and Peter Lovšin, who is now a solo artist backed by the bandŠpanski borci (Spanish Fighters, referring to Yugoslavs who fought for theRepublicans theSpanish Civil War), announced Pankrti's reunion concert in the Hall Tivoli . The reunion was announced as a celebration of their 30th anniversary. The concert in which they returned immediately sold out.[1][2] This show was followed by performances in Serbia and Croatia. These events coincided with the 2007Sex Pistols reunion for the 30th anniversary ofNever Mind The Bollocks.[3][4]
Pankrti also played in 2017 at their 40th anniversary in sold-outArena Stožice where the guestGlen Matlock. The venue was opened by all-women hard rock/heavy metal bandHellcats.
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