Čao pičke
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Čao pičke was a Slovenian post-punk band from Ljubljana, active between 1981 and 1984.[1] The band members were singer Alenka "Marsa" Marsenič (who also collaborated with the groups Berlinski zid, Tožibabe and Borghesia), bassist Ljubomir "Kope" Kopač, guitarist (later bassist) Iztok Vidmar (who collaborated with Orkester Titanic and was the bassist in Lolita) and drummer Jani Sever.[2][3]
The band is said to have found its name after its members wrote a greeting, "Hi Cunts" on a piece of paper intended for the three organizers of a punk concert they were participating in, which the organizers understood as the name of the group. [4]
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Biography
Singer Alenka Marsenič once said that the band was formed in parallel with the well known punk club FV. Fourteen-year-old Alenka was very young at the time, especially compared to the other members of the group. [5] They rehearsed in the former rehearsal space of the Bulldozer group, next to the Student Disc (later called the FV club - after the takeover of the FV-112/15 theater group, from which Borghesia later emerged).
Their first songs were recorded in Radio Študent's studio, and the released material was released in 1983 on the cassette "Via Ofenziva / Čao pičke", which was shared with the group Via Ofenziva.[6] Čao pičke's songs were on the B side of the tape. The album was published by ŠKUC (Student Cultural Center), which also released records by Laibach and various punk groups. In the fall of 1983, they performed at the Novi Rock Festival.
In 1984, the songs "Song B" and "What I Tell You" were published on RTV Ljubljana's 84-48 compilation. That same year, the group disbanded.
In 2014, Swedish label No! Records released a new album by the group with remastered versions of 17 songs from when they were active, called The Sun in the Eyes. [4][7]
Members
- Alenka "Marsa" Marsenič - vocals
- Iztok Vidmar - guitar, bass guitar
- Jani Sever - drums
- Ljubomir Kopač - Kope - bass guitar
Discography
- Via Ofenziva / Čao pičke (1983, ŠKUC, deljen s skupino Via Ofenziva)
- Sonce v očeh (2014, Ne! Records)
Compilations
- 84-48 (1984, ZKP RTV , compilation with songs by several groups)
References
- "Čao Pičke". Discogs. Pridobljeno dne 20. februar 2016.
- Žerdin, Ali (28. oktober 1997). "20 let punka: Ofenziva proti dolgcasu". Mladina. Ljubljana. Pridobljeno dne 20. februar 2016.
- "Lublanski psi se vračajo". RockOnNet. 2004. Pridobljeno dne 20. februar 2016.
- Poberžnik, Polona. "ČAO PIČKE – SONCE V OČEH 12 + CD (NE019)". NeRecords.se. Pridobljeno dne 20. februar 2016.
- Ozmec, Sebastijan (2006). "Združba iz kleti". Mladina. Pridobljeno dne 20. februar 2016.
- "Via Ofenziva / Čao Pičke – Via Ofenziva / Čao Pičke". Discogs. Pridobljeno dne 20. februar 2016.
- "Čao Pičke - Sonce v očeh". Slovenski punk rock portal. 2014. Pridobljeno dne 20. februar 2016.