Pop Mašina

Pop Mašina was formed in early 1972 in Belgrade, Serbia, by Robert Nemeček (bass, vocal), Zoran Božinović (guitar, vocal), Raša Đelmaš (drums) and Sava Bojić (guitar, vocal). By the end of that year, Bojić left while Đelmaš was replaced by Mihajlo Popović, thus forming the best known power trio line-up. During 1972/73 they built a reputation of a concert attraction, playing extended “progressive heavy rock” jams for free. Debut album Kiselina was recorded in 1973. It presented a conceptual work dealing with themes of drugs and psychedelic trips (the title “Kiselina” is a literal translation of English “Acid”). Until the end of 1976 Pop Mašina released two more albums: studio album Na izvoru svetlosti and live album Put ka suncu, the latter being the first full-fledged live rock album by a single artist (earlier live albums were usually recorded on festivals, with various artists) issued in Yugoslavia. Prior to this, only Korni Grupa had released double LP Mrtvo More, which was half-live and half-studio singles collection. In late 1976 the group split-up leaving Zoran Božinović as the sole original member, who then re-assembled the band with Dušan Petrović (bass), Dušan Đukić (drums) and Zoran’s brother Vidoja “Ginger” Božinović (guitar). They tried to change the style, approaching jazz-rock territory, but after one unsuccessful single the group finally disbanded in late 1977. Robert Nemeček renewed the band under the name Rok Mašina in early 1980s. Pop Mašina was an influential band in ex Yugoslavia and one of the pioneers of heavy, “acid-rock”. Their music was similar to classic heavy blues-rock giants such as Black Sabbath, Cream or Led Zeppelin, joining early 1970s heavy metal roots with post-hippie psychedelic ballads. Loud solo guitars and wild shouting of Zoran Božinović was matched with mellow, acoustic ballads of Robert Nemeček sometimes containing flute and organ. Both studio albums, Kiselina and Na izvoru svetlosti are favoured rarities among the classic prog rock aficionados. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.