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Portrait of Goran Šalamon, Demolition Group frontman, 2011

Demolition Group was formed in 1983 under the name Gastarbeiters (also Gast'r'bajtr's). They were the noisiest and hardest-working funky band during the 1980s and 1990s in Slovenia. At first they started – together with Silver Baracudas – as a studio faction group of the then well-known and witty pop group Gastrbajtrs, playing their own variation of white funk. As Gastarbajtrs, the group released two LPs in the former Yugoslavia.

In 1986 Gastarbajtrs transformed its music into a fusion of heavy rock, funk and electronic rhythms and changed its name to Demolition Group. In 2011 the veteran band held a concert in Ljubljana's Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture to release their newest and long-awaited album Planet starcev [Planet of old men].

Demolition Group - Planet starcev, Kino Šiška 12.5.2011 by 666Spasky on YouTube

History and releases

Demolition Group has performed at many important European festivals, including Druga Godba Festival (1986), San Remo Rock (1988), Biennial of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean in Barcelona (1987), Berlin Independence Days (1989), and others. Soon after its appearances in 1986 the group was signed to the Italian label Cruisin' Hiara Records (Modena), for which it released two albums, both of which were promoted in most European countries. Demolition Group's music has been an energetic fusion of electronic and acoustic drums, rock and funk-oriented guitars, neurotic saxophone and distinctive vocals of the singer/songwriter Goran Šalamon.

For a short period of time, the band members Pegam brothers, Jože (saxophone, clarinet and trumpet) and Matjaž (drums) were hired as musicians by Laibach. Later this role was fulfilled by the group's bass player Nikola Sekulović.

In 1993 the group released a hit CD entitled Bad Gag 2. Six months later it released a mini CD called Demolition Group plays Gastarbeiters. With these albums coupled with its appearance on the compilation CD of Kraftwerk remakes Trans Slovenia Express (Mute Records, London), Demolition Group again confirmed that it belongs to the first class of modern Slovene popular music. The album Deep True Love, released in 1995, was a collaboration between Demolition Group and Mladinsko Theatre, where the band wrote music for three plays directed by Matjaž Pograjc. The album was voted Record of the Year in Slovenia and Demolition Group was declared Band of the Year 1995 in Slovenia.

In January 1999 Demolition Group made a feature film called Dark Angels, directed by Sašo Podgoršek, who has also directed all of the group's videos. The band wrote the script, played the main roles and wrote the music score. Neovangelij was released in April 1999 and the remixes for this album were done by the Random Logic. Bič Luč+Upanje, released in 2001, focuses on the voice of Šalamon.

External links

Gallery

Goran Šalamon, Demolition Group, taking a cigarette break at the concert on the Trnfest Festival, organised by KUD France Prešeren Arts and Culture Association, 2013.

Portrait of Goran Šalamon, Demolition Group frontman, 2011

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-[[Demolition Group]] was formed in 1983 under the name Gastarbeiters, playing its own variation of white funk. As Gastarbeiters, the group released two LPs in the former Yugoslavia. In 1986 Gastarbeiters transformed its music into a fusion of heavy metal, funk and electronic rhythms and changed its name to Demolition Group. It has since performed at many important European festivals, including San Remo Rock 88, Barcelona Bienal 87, Berlin Independence Days 89, [[Druga Godba Festival]] 86 and others. Soon after its appearances in 1986 the group was signed to the Italian label Cruisin' Hiara Records (Modena), for which it released two albums, both of which were promoted in most European countries. Demolition Group's music is an energetic fusion of electronic and acoustic drums, rock and funk-oriented guitars, neurotic saxophone and vocals. In 1993 the group released a CD entitled Bad Gag 2, which immediately became a hit record. Six months later it released a mini CD called Demolition Group plays Gastarbeiters. With these albums coupled with its appearance on the compilation Kraftwerk remakes Trans Slovenia Express (Mute Records, London), Demolition Group again confirmed that it belongs to the first class of Slovene contemporary music. The album Deep True Love, released in 1995, was a collaboration between Demolition Group and [[Mladinsko Theatre]], where the band wrote music for three plays directed by Matjaž Pograjc. Two songs from the album (which is by no means classical in scope) are based on Puccini's famous arias Dovunque al' mondo and Un bel di vedremo. Deep True Love was voted Record of the Year in Slovenia and Demolition Group was declared Band of the Year 1995 in Slovenia. Its videos In Your Eyes and You Never Cry gained the top spot on the national TV 'Top 10', and for the second time it was awarded the [[Golden Bird Award]]. In January 1999 Demolition Group made a feature film called Dark Angels, directed by Sašo Podgoršek who has also directed all of its videos. The band wrote the script, played the main roles and wrote the music score. Neovangelij was released in April 1999 and the remixes for this album were done by the [[Random Logic]]. Bič Luč+Upanje, released in 2001, focuses on the voice of singer Goran Šalamon. Two of the songs featured on the album, Sladke Sanje ('Sweet Dreams') and Twist (with a video featuring Josef Nagy and Davor Janjić, September 2001), have been created especially for the film Sweet Dreams by Sašo Podgoršek and were performed by V I S MESEČINA.
+{{image|Goran Salamon 2011 photo Simon Pintar - Madpixel.jpg}}
+[[Demolition Group]] was formed in 1983 under the name Gastarbeiters (also Gast'r'bajtr's). They were the noisiest and hardest-working funky band during the 1980s and 1990s in Slovenia.
+At first they started &ndash; together with Silver Baracudas &ndash; as a studio faction group of the then well-known and witty pop group Gastrbajtrs, playing their own variation of white funk. As Gastarbajtrs, the group released two LPs in the former Yugoslavia.
+In 1986 Gastarbajtrs transformed its music into a fusion of heavy rock, funk and electronic rhythms and changed its name to Demolition Group. In 2011 the veteran band held a concert in Ljubljana's [[Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture]] to release their newest and long-awaited album ''Planet starcev'' [Planet of old men].
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+{{YouTube|BikdiFvVEDg}}
+==History and releases==
+Demolition Group has performed at many important European festivals, including [[Druga Godba Festival]] (1986), San Remo Rock (1988), Biennial of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean in Barcelona (1987), Berlin Independence Days (1989), and others. Soon after its appearances in 1986 the group was signed to the Italian label Cruisin' Hiara Records (Modena), for which it released two albums, both of which were promoted in most European countries. Demolition Group's music has been an energetic fusion of electronic and acoustic drums, rock and funk-oriented guitars, neurotic saxophone and distinctive vocals of the singer/songwriter [[Goran Šalamon]].
+For a short period of time, the band members Pegam brothers, [[Jože Pegam|Jože]] (saxophone, clarinet and trumpet) and [[Matjaž Pegam|Matjaž]] (drums) were hired as musicians by [[Laibach]]. Later this role was fulfilled by the group's bass player [[Nikola Sekulović]].
+In 1993 the group released a hit CD entitled ''Bad Gag 2''. Six months later it released a mini CD called ''Demolition Group plays Gastarbeiters''. With these albums coupled with its appearance on the compilation CD of Kraftwerk remakes ''Trans Slovenia Express'' (Mute Records, London), Demolition Group again confirmed that it belongs to the first class of modern Slovene popular music. The album ''Deep True Love'', released in 1995, was a collaboration between Demolition Group and [[Mladinsko Theatre]], where the band wrote music for three plays directed by [[Matjaž Pograjc]]. The album was voted Record of the Year in Slovenia and Demolition Group was declared Band of the Year 1995 in Slovenia.
+In January 1999 Demolition Group made a feature film called ''Dark Angels'', directed by [[Sašo Podgoršek]], who has also directed all of the group's videos. The band wrote the script, played the main roles and wrote the music score. ''Neovangelij'' was released in April 1999 and the remixes for this album were done by the [[Random Logic]]. ''Bič Luč+Upanje'', released in 2001, focuses on the voice of [[Goran Šalamon|Šalamon]].
+== See also ==
+* [[Dallas Records]]
+== External links ==
+*[http://www.demolitiongroup.si/eng/index.html Demolition Group website]
+*[http://www.rtvslo.si/zabava/glasba/demolition-group-vsak-koncert-je-najpomembnejsi-v-zivljenju/257307 Interview with Demolition Group on RTV Slovenia website] (in Slovenian)
+* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BikdiFvVEDg Demolition Group in concert at Kino Šiška, May 2011 on YouTube]
+{{gallery}}
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+[[Category:Music]]
+[[Category:Music groups, ensembles and orchestras]]

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