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Pop Mašina (Serbian Cyrillic: Поп Машина; trans. ''Pop Machine'') was a former Yugoslav progressive rock band from Belgrade. Pop Mašina was formed in 1972, and released two studio albums and one live album before disbanding in 1978. After Pop Mašina disbanded, the band's former members formed a short-lasting hard rock band Rok Mašina. ==Band history== The band was formed in Belgrade in 1972 by Robert Nemeček (a former Dogovor Iz 1804, Džentlmeni, and Intro member, bass guitar, vocals), Zoran Božinović (a former Excellent, Rokeri, Džentlmeni, and Intro member, guitar, vocals), Ratislav Đelmaš (drums), and Sava Bojić (guitar, vocals). Bojić soon left the band (he would join the band Tako in 1974), and soon after Đelmaš also left (and joined YU grupa). Đelmaš was replaced by a former Intro and Siluete member Mihajlo "Bata" Popović, and Pop Mašina continued as a trio. Pop Mašina was one of the first bands on the former Yugoslav rock scene that moved from the 1960s rhythm and blues towards harder sound. They often organized free concerts, and in 1972 they organized a free open-air concert at Hajdučka česma. The concert also featured bands S Vremena Na Vreme, Porodična Manufaktura Crnog Hleba, and others. In May 1973, they organized another free concert at Hajdučka česma, which featured bands Jutro, Grupa 220, Med, Vlada i Bajka, and others. In 1973, the band released their debut album ''Kiselina'' (''Acid'').〔(''Kiselina'' at Discogs )〕 The album featured hard rock sound, but also featured psychedelic and acid rock elements. The album also featured several acoustic songs composed by Nemeček. ''Kiselina'' featured Sloba Marković on keyboards, and three songs featured Miša Aleksić (at the time member of SOS) on bass guitar. The album also featured S Vremena Na Vreme members Ljuba Ninković and Vojislav Đukić, Drago Mlinarec, and DAG members on backing vocals.〔(''Kiselina'' at Discogs )〕 Pop Mašina and S Vremena Na Vreme continued to cooperate in studio and on live appearances, and in 1975 Nemeček would appeare as a guest on S Vremena Na Vreme debut self-titled album.〔(''S Vremena Na Vreme'' at Discogs )〕 After ''Kiselina'' was released, Pop Mašina held a large number of concerts. They often performed in Belgrade Sports' Hall. These concerts were organized with the help of Aleksandar Tijanić, at the time a journalism student, and other Yugoslav progressive rock bands were often invited to perform. Pop Mašina had an attractive on-stage appearance: Božinović was one of the first former Yugoslav guitarists that played long guitar solos, played guitar with a bow and behind his back. At the beginning of 1975, in Akademik Studio in Ljubljana, the band recorded their second studio album ''Na izvoru svetlosti'' (''At the Spring of Light'').〔(''Na izvoru svetlosti'' at Discogs )〕 The album was produced by Ivo Umek and Nemeček. It featured Ljuba Ninković and Sloba Marković as guest musicians.〔(''Na izvoru svetlosti'' at Discogs )〕 The album featured live blues track "Negde daleko" ("Somewhere Far Away") recorded in Belgrade Sports Hall on January 2, 1974,〔(''Na izvoru svetlosti'' at Discogs )〕 and the song "Rekvijem za prijatelja" ("Requiem for a Friend"), with lyrics written by Ninković, dedicated to Predrag Jovičić, the former singer of the band San, who died from an electric shock on a concert in Čair Sports Center in Niš. The album also featured a new version of the song "Zemlja svetlosti" ("Land of Light"), previously released on a 7" single. After the album release, the band was joined by the keyboardist Oliver Mandić. However, he left the band after only several performances. In 1976, the band released the live album ''Put ka Suncu'' (''Road to Sun''), becoming the first former Yugoslav band to release a live album. At the end of 1976, Nemeček left the band due to his army obligations, and the bass guitarist Dušan Petrović, the drummer Dušan Đukić (a former Innamorata member), and the guitarist Vidoja "Džindžer" Božinović (Zoran Božinović's brother, a former Dim Bez Vatre member) joined the band. After Nemeček returned from the army, he moved to London, where he started working in the music instruments company Toma & Co. From London he also wrote for Yugoslav magazines ''RTV revija'' and ''YU video''. The new Pop Mašina lineup moved towards jazz rock. The band recorded the single with the songs "Moja pesma" ("My Song") and "Uspomena" ("Memory").〔("Moja pesma" / "Uspomena" at Discogs )〕 In 1977, Petrović left the band and joined Generacija 5, and was replaced by Miroslav "Cvele" Cvetković (a former Tilt member). This lineup announced the recording of a new album. However, in 1978, Pop Mašina disbanded. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pop Mašina」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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