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The band's roots go back to the end 1970s and the start of 80s, when in the rural and partly proletarian outskirts of Maribor an alternative cultural scene was growing. The short lived punk rock bands Masaker, Džumbus and Butli were bred out of it, and out of their remains, the much more persistent band CZD was formed. Besides actively taking part in the scene, the band started recording and self-releasing music that was provocatively addressing the at once turbulent and narrow social climate of that time. Music-wise, they soon strayed from standard punk patterns, incorporating samplers, synthesisers and other electronic equipment into their innovative rendition of punk music. For all of this, in 1987 CZD received the [[Golden Bird Award]], a distinguished Slovene award for young creativity.
 
The band's roots go back to the end 1970s and the start of 80s, when in the rural and partly proletarian outskirts of Maribor an alternative cultural scene was growing. The short lived punk rock bands Masaker, Džumbus and Butli were bred out of it, and out of their remains, the much more persistent band CZD was formed. Besides actively taking part in the scene, the band started recording and self-releasing music that was provocatively addressing the at once turbulent and narrow social climate of that time. Music-wise, they soon strayed from standard punk patterns, incorporating samplers, synthesisers and other electronic equipment into their innovative rendition of punk music. For all of this, in 1987 CZD received the [[Golden Bird Award]], a distinguished Slovene award for young creativity.
  
The band's leader, guitarist, singer and lyricist [[Dušan Hedl]] has been active in all fields of cultural activism since the end of the 70s, when he got involved in managing ''Mladinski in rock klub Trate'' [Youth and rock club Trate]. He soon razširil his involvism towards organising likovne exhibitons, directing videos, publicistic and editoprial delovanje, writing articles etc. He founded the Front Rock label, the non-governmental cultural institution Subkulturni azil Maribor and Studi at the Border and is also heading the festivals Festival at the Border and No Border Jam Festival and other musical cycles, festivals, ahppenings and led a number of other projeczts and institutions. Is somewhat less divje active, other (past and present) members have also made their mark in a variety of cultural and artistic fields.
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The band's leader, guitarist, singer and lyricist [[Dušan Hedl]] has been active in all fields of cultural activism since the end of the 70s, when he got involved in managing ''Mladinski in rock klub Trate'' [Youth and rock club Trate]. He soon razširil his involvism towards organising likovne exhibitons, directing videos, publicistic and editoprial delovanje, writing articles etc. He founded the [[Front Rock label]], the non-governmental cultural institution [[Subkulturni azil Maribor]] and [[Studio at the Border]] and is also heading the festivals [[Festival at the Border]] and [[No Border Jam Festival]] and other musical cycles, festivals, ahppenings and led a number of other projeczts and institutions. Is somewhat less rabidly creative and producitve, other (past and present) members of CZD have also made their mark in a variety of cultural and artistic fields.
  
 
== CZD discography, performances and side projects ==
 
== CZD discography, performances and side projects ==
  
1986 when CZD's first album was released, he band performed together with the groups [[Lačni Franz]], [[Pankrti]], [[Gastrbajtrs]] and [[Masaker]] as the first punk initiative at the Ljubljana Student Residency. Sledili so številni koncerti po Sloveniji, drugih jugoslovanskih republikah in po Avstriji. S skupino Pridigarji so razen Avstrije obredli tudi Nemčijo in Nizozemsko. (in kar nekaj kaset)  It then embarked upon numerous concerts around Slovenia and the then Yugoslav republics and toured to Austria, Germany and the Netherlands.  
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In 1986, when CZD's first album was released, the band performed together with the groups [[Lačni Franz]], [[Pankrti]], [[Gastrbajtrs]] and [[Masaker]] as the first punk initiative at the Ljubljana Student Residency. A number of concerts followed, and besides througrough touring of Slovenia they also played a lot in other Yugoslavian countries and in Austria, Germany and Netherlands. They also continued with recording and since 1989 all of their albums were released by the label Front Rock. As videos were an integral part of hteir artistic approach, a video casette called "Center za dehumanizacijo 1985-1991" was also released in 1991.
  
In 1989, 1989 z nekaj ploščami (založba Front Rock, ki jo ustanovi frontman skupine) in video spoti. Video kaseta "Center za dehumanizacijo 1985-1991" izide tik pred nastankom slovenske države. do 1995 kar nekaj kset, malojh plošč in lp, en iuzdan tudi v torontu. he record Ajajajajajajajaja was released in 1995 in Maribor - Front rock (and in 2002 tranferred into digital form), combining punk roots with experimental music patterns. It features the CZD punk'n'roll at its most, very fast, very engaged lyrics. e next CD, ''Slepa vera'' ('Blind Faith'), featured further punk and hard core developments. On the band's 2003 album ''Gverilci brez mej'' ('No Border Guerillas'), it was accompanied by the [[Tamburaški orkester Cirkovce]] (within the 'Unplugged' version broadcast on [[Radio Sovenia]]). The next CD, ''Forma živa'' ('Form Alive'), included the e-Book ''I Saw them in My Dream''. xyxy All their albums are recorded at the Studio at the Border.  
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The 80s saw approximately 5 of their music releases and a slightly greater number of them followed in 1990s. The latter decade was for them creatively very productive and they strayed and developed deeper an deeper into musical experiments. A cult album of that time is their album ''Ajajajajajajajaja'' from 1995. Since the year 2000 the have concentrated on
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released a lot previously unreleased material from previous times and also re-released into digital form some of their work.
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istematičnega pospravljanja, sortiranja in digitaliziranja hišnih arhivov. (Maske, Forma Živa, DemoNstracije '87). In a somewhat slower tempo theri new work was also coming out. Worth a mention is their 2003 album ''Gverilci brez mej'' ('No Border Guerillas'). It was accompanied by the [[Tamburaški orkester Cirkovce]] and recorded and broadcast at the Izštekani 'Unplugged' show on [[Radio Sovenia]]). All their albums have been recorded at the [[Studio at the Border]]. They are also featjured on numeros compilations and in the last three decades, CZD appeared on most of the relevant festivals in Slovenia and in many the Ex-Yu countries, and have also toured a number of European countries. Graz
  
ZD played an important role at the [[No Border Jam Festival]] and then released compilations. The band was invited to the first Zgaga Rock Festival and subsequently performed at the legendary Novi rock concert.
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In 2004, the American-Slovene avant-garde music project [[Punkappella]] was formed by ([[Dušan Hedl]], [[Bojan Tomažič]], Mike Pride and Jessica Pavone. It was launched and presented in Germany and New York. Some of the [[Punkappella]] songs have also been interpreted by CZD and one of them, ''I am Broke'' (translated into ''Nimama dnara''), was even a music video hit on [[Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)]].
 
 
2004 saw a new initiative, the American-Slovene avant-garde music project [[Punkappella]] ([[Dušan Hedl]], [[Bojan Tomažič]], Mike Pride, Jessica Pavone), which was launched and presented in Germany and New York. Some [[Punkappella]] songs have been interpreted by CZD, for example, ''I am Broke'' was a music video hit on [[Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)]].
 
  
 
== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
  
In 1996 the new CD ''Pokozlane trate'' and the book ''CZD: Ethnologic Outline'' of the rock group by [[Rajko Muršič]] appeared.  
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CZD have also had a dedicated chronist in the person of [[Rajko Muršič]], a proffersor at the [[Faculty of Arts]] and a well known ethologist and musicologist. His first book about them, called Center za dehumanizacijo: Etnološki oris rock skupine [CZD: Ethnologic Outline of a rock group], was published in 1995. Another followed in 1999. Both of them were dealing with the band in the context of the regional artistic scene (which was also a theme of his Ph.D. thesis) and were published by the Subkulturni Azil Maribor - also set up by Dušan Hedl managed book založbo Frontier.
  
Two books featruing their lyrics Veselje in radost se budita (1993) in Prvi člen 2007. + artwork, photos..
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They also published their lyrics in two books, the first one coming out in 1993 and the second one in 2007. They also featured photos and some other artwork.
  
Center za dehumanizacijo: Etnološki oris rock skupine
 
Rajko MURŠIČ 1995
 
V SEN SEM JIH VIDEL 1999
 
Dinamika medkulturnega stika; odnos med rokovsko podkulturo in lokalno kulturo na Tratah v Slovenskih goricah.muršič
 
  
All by the Subkulturni Azil Maribor - also set up by Dušan Hedl managed book založbo Frontier
 
  
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{{YouTube|oLv1r4zCmvk}}kupi gonja
CZD song ''Nimama dnara'' [I have no money] with a video by the artist [[Neven Korda]].  
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CZD song ''Nimama dnara'' [I have no money] from the album Kupi gnoja [Piles of shit] with a video by the artist [[Neven Korda]].  
  
 
==Line-up==
 
==Line-up==
The Center za dehumanizacijo line-up consists of: [[Dušan Hedl]] (guitar, vocals), [[Boštjan Imenšek]] (guitar, vocals), [[Franci Novak]] (drums), [[Bojan Tomažič]] (sampler, effects, vocals) and [[Silvo Zemljič]] (bass, vocals). All their albums are recorded at the [[Studio at the Border]].
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The Center za dehumanizacijo line-up consists of: [[Dušan Hedl]] (guitar, vocals), [[Boštjan Imenšek]] (guitar, vocals), [[Franci Novak]] (drums), [[Bojan Tomažič]] (sampler, effects, vocals) and [[Silvo Zemljič]] (bass, vocals).
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==

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Formed as a punk rock trio in 1984 in Maribor, Center za dehumanizacijo (CZD) [Centre for dehumanisation] has since then developed its own variation of punk rock music, characterised by a strong inclination towards experimentation. Integrating and adapting a variety of directions like industrial, electro pop, a capella singing, hard core and other musical forms, CZD are also distinctive for strong lyrics and their stage presence. Their artistic path is not limited to music only and the CZD collective has (both separately as individuals and together as a band) also worked and collaborated in fields of written word, video artistry, political activism and cultural infrastructure; thus, CZD has for the last three decades contributed greatly to the cultural scene of (especially Nort Eastern) Slovenia.


Background - CZD in the 1980s

The band's roots go back to the end 1970s and the start of 80s, when in the rural and partly proletarian outskirts of Maribor an alternative cultural scene was growing. The short lived punk rock bands Masaker, Džumbus and Butli were bred out of it, and out of their remains, the much more persistent band CZD was formed. Besides actively taking part in the scene, the band started recording and self-releasing music that was provocatively addressing the at once turbulent and narrow social climate of that time. Music-wise, they soon strayed from standard punk patterns, incorporating samplers, synthesisers and other electronic equipment into their innovative rendition of punk music. For all of this, in 1987 CZD received the Golden Bird Award, a distinguished Slovene award for young creativity.

The band's leader, guitarist, singer and lyricist Dušan Hedl has been active in all fields of cultural activism since the end of the 70s, when he got involved in managing Mladinski in rock klub Trate [Youth and rock club Trate]. He soon razširil his involvism towards organising likovne exhibitons, directing videos, publicistic and editoprial delovanje, writing articles etc. He founded the Front Rock label, the non-governmental cultural institution Subkulturni azil Maribor and Studio at the Border and is also heading the festivals Festival at the Border and No Border Jam Festival and other musical cycles, festivals, ahppenings and led a number of other projeczts and institutions. Is somewhat less rabidly creative and producitve, other (past and present) members of CZD have also made their mark in a variety of cultural and artistic fields.

CZD discography, performances and side projects

In 1986, when CZD's first album was released, the band performed together with the groups Lačni Franz, Pankrti, Gastrbajtrs and Masaker as the first punk initiative at the Ljubljana Student Residency. A number of concerts followed, and besides througrough touring of Slovenia they also played a lot in other Yugoslavian countries and in Austria, Germany and Netherlands. They also continued with recording and since 1989 all of their albums were released by the label Front Rock. As videos were an integral part of hteir artistic approach, a video casette called "Center za dehumanizacijo 1985-1991" was also released in 1991.

The 80s saw approximately 5 of their music releases and a slightly greater number of them followed in 1990s. The latter decade was for them creatively very productive and they strayed and developed deeper an deeper into musical experiments. A cult album of that time is their album Ajajajajajajajaja from 1995. Since the year 2000 the have concentrated on released a lot previously unreleased material from previous times and also re-released into digital form some of their work.

istematičnega pospravljanja, sortiranja in digitaliziranja hišnih arhivov. (Maske, Forma Živa, DemoNstracije '87). In a somewhat slower tempo theri new work was also coming out. Worth a mention is their 2003 album Gverilci brez mej ('No Border Guerillas'). It was accompanied by the Tamburaški orkester Cirkovce and recorded and broadcast at the Izštekani 'Unplugged' show on Radio Sovenia). All their albums have been recorded at the Studio at the Border. They are also featjured on numeros compilations and in the last three decades, CZD appeared on most of the relevant festivals in Slovenia and in many the Ex-Yu countries, and have also toured a number of European countries. Graz

In 2004, the American-Slovene avant-garde music project Punkappella was formed by (Dušan Hedl, Bojan Tomažič, Mike Pride and Jessica Pavone. It was launched and presented in Germany and New York. Some of the Punkappella songs have also been interpreted by CZD and one of them, I am Broke (translated into Nimama dnara), was even a music video hit on Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia).

Bibliography

CZD have also had a dedicated chronist in the person of Rajko Muršič, a proffersor at the Faculty of Arts and a well known ethologist and musicologist. His first book about them, called Center za dehumanizacijo: Etnološki oris rock skupine [CZD: Ethnologic Outline of a rock group], was published in 1995. Another followed in 1999. Both of them were dealing with the band in the context of the regional artistic scene (which was also a theme of his Ph.D. thesis) and were published by the Subkulturni Azil Maribor - also set up by Dušan Hedl managed book založbo Frontier.

They also published their lyrics in two books, the first one coming out in 1993 and the second one in 2007. They also featured photos and some other artwork.


kupi gonja

CZD song Nimama dnara [I have no money] from the album Kupi gnoja [Piles of shit] with a video by the artist Neven Korda.

Line-up

The Center za dehumanizacijo line-up consists of: Dušan Hedl (guitar, vocals), Boštjan Imenšek (guitar, vocals), Franci Novak (drums), Bojan Tomažič (sampler, effects, vocals) and Silvo Zemljič (bass, vocals).

See also

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